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  • nvm that guy is actually wearing a blue belt and lloyd said that man was a blue belt. my bad sorry bout that

  • nvm, my bad he's not wearing a black belt he's wearing blue belt, and Lloyd said he was blue belt. my bad. sorry

  • I'm sure I'll get alot of hate for posting this comment, but then again, I think I still have the right to my opinion. With all due respect, I do not believe this man is an actual black belt. I'm not saying I could do better, and he obviously has BJJ experience, but I think he is a blue belt wearing a black belt. His positioning isn't tight nor does he have his body positioned correctly as he makes transitions. He gives too much space for the bottom man to escape and counter.

  • bad ass... great technique... 

  • great move, great grappler, but it still tickles me how such a knowledgeable and disciplined grappler pronounces the kimura , "chimera", quite the chasm haha

  • Beautiful drill. Respect from Australia. I hope I get the chance to train at your school some day.

  • Hey Lloyd. Nice job cornering Brandon Vera at UFC 137! I was wondering do you also have a striking background as well? I know you are known for your BJJ but you also give some instructions/advice when you corner a MMA fight.

    I always wonder about these kinds of things in MMA. Sometimes I see 3 coaches in the corner (striking, wrestling, and bjj coaches). I have also seen some striking coaches give advice on the grappling aspect of the MMA fight. How do these things work?

  • Very nice post and explanation.  I wish it would've been taught to me this way.

  • Beautiful... just beautiful

  • Oh and by the way this is a beautiful technique. This kind of stuff isn't usually taught, even at a high level. Of course they teach Kimuras and Americanas, but the way in which you so seamlessly transition between them is just beautiful. It seems like someone is pretty much fucked once you get side control and have a good hold on their arm. I wouldn't wanna have you on top of me in side control.

  • Lloyd, why did you and Ryan split ways? I am just wondering, sorry if I am touching on a sour subject with you...

  • Roger Gracie World champ on basics this is bread and butter, i have been training 6 years and this lil mouse trap variation is awesome.

  • how much does it cost for adult classes

  • like I said this stuff is all over the internet for free.How do I know?Not only have I been in Martial Arts for 25 years, BJJ for 15.I watch as many videos I can on youtube unlike yourself as this video tells.Its not my fault .Its yours .What was that name again,fresh prince or something.True practitioners also spend time researching videos and not worrying about nicknames or taping themselves,but you already knew that ,Master pffffft.There is no blackbelt that will give you that arm anyway.

  • Great video, Master Lloyd. Do you know when you'll be back at BJJ United for a seminar? I never miss them :)

  • I think Lloyd is the only legit black belt that mispronounces "kimura". LOL just teasing Lloyd.

  • Ha! I was practising those kind of locks with no gi today... Damn, if I had only knew about your tricks, I would've done much better. :-)

    I will next time!

  • I love to see successful functional and knowledgeable martial art instructors. Congrats to you...

  • @bons10000 no it's not to late. "just showing up for class" isn't the answer. I'm glad that you realize that

  • its funny how im really good at this series already and learned something from this video, that being the way to stop the opponent from going to his belt/gi to stop the kimura. its just a small detail, and now it seems like common sense , but i feel like i will finish from this position 20% more of the time just due to that. i wish so bad i didnt live in missouri and could do some training with mr irvin. lol blue belt pipe dreams i guess....

  • i still think 1500 -2500 dollars an hour for private lessons are way too much, how many of those do you give anyway?

  • @nickname123321 i don't give away anything

  • Amazing tech Lloyd, you need to change your name to "Fucking Crazy" Lloyd Irvin!

  • @pchancey007 LOL thanks

  • @lloydirvin Im a judoka and i often catch the hand like this while im trying to pin by mount. Can this be done from the mount as effectively?

  • @AL93000 YES

  • Awesome technique, thank you!!

  • @luismelhernandez1974 You are very welcome

  • Ground work like BJJ is essential to a fighters skill set. I hold black belts in TaeKwonDo & Hapkido. Hapkido is very similar to Aikido in its flow of kinetic & potential energies on the feet. I had to rely on Judo & JuJitsu instructors for my ground game, however. BJJ is a great system, but was not created so much in Brazil as it was from Japan. I think the Gracie family takes too much credit, although they have proved to be some bad asses.

  • Black guy, black gi, black belt!

  • @jungenbum Black Glock, Black Rover and Black Aston also! ;-)

  • @lloydirvin He knew there was probably a black glock involved also. He just didn't include it.

  • @lloydirvin and mess with Master Lloyd and get a Black eye

  • enjoyed, will make a nice addition to training. Thanks

  • hey irvin i grappled you in vegas at wands gym, i gotta say you are definitly a master bro, u are very good. Im very impressed

  • More great stuff from Team LI. I saw Mike Fowler show these moves in Gracie Mag a few issues back. But here I see the detail about moving the arm with the underhook to avoid the belt-grab defense to the kimura. This is going into my practice gameplan immediately. Thanks!

  • This is great instruction. The kimura itself is basic, yes, but making it work and knowing about / being sensitive to the various escapes and counters is not basic: It's the secret of sucsess!  This type of instruction is helpful for every belt.

  • Ma man Lloyd,

    you must gettin' tired of all these brainless idiots

    who hide in their mama's pants smacktalkin'.

    i bet they ain't got balls to shittalk in front of you,

    and hell, Basics first! they're important,

    thanks for the awesome vid ma man!

  • hed be sooo good at gang signs

  • lloyd ivrvin is the ultimate pitch man. Sorry Billy.

  • excelent Master lloyd.

  • How many guys would you say Lloyd is training at once right now? Is he still there doing most of the training himself personally or has he gotten too big and has to use his former students and other trainers?

  • Who is Lloy'd black belt under?

  • @open3rdeye Master Leo Dalla

  • That pretty slick.

  • Excellent technique, Lloyd!

  • grazie....

  • very good flow drill. Mr. Irvin did an outstanding teaching job remember people its utube. Keep it up. Respect.

  • I can't believe someone thinks this is crap.. this is the bread and butter of Jiu-Jitsu man, i love the flow you have with these, deff be working on this, thx for sharing Lloyd!!

  • @grappler84 honestly I wonder how people believe the flashy stuff wins the most? If you do just the slightest bit of homework, you see that triangles, straight armbars, kimuras, and even CROSS CHOKES (up to Roger hehehe) WIN world championships! It's more rare to find someone using a twister to win their entrie division, then someone using the simple lapel chokes to win the Mundials! I couldn't agree more with your statement!

  • nice

  • great technique! im most definitely gona add it to my game.

  • MLI - parabens/congrats on your team's showing at the Mundials

  • Wow! This is gonna be a big help. I cant wait to try this out. Thanks for the post Master Irvin

  • Master Iloyd Irvin. It's always a pleasure to watch your videos. Your videos have been helping my BJJ game tremendously. Thank you very much for sharing your secrets. :D

  • great video and technique im only 2 and ahalf months into bjj. ive been here and couldnt finish i see now why thank you mr . grappling renegade will keep you posted. guaranteed i can finish in this posistion now.

  • stream episodes [dot] net - Watch just about all the hottest tv shows and movies that youtube do not allow!

    Lloyd Irvin shows his famous Kimura Mouse Trap Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Submission Series For Beginners

  • Every competitor I've seen wearing a Lloyd Irvin patch has been legit!!

  • Awesome!!

  • i like this. very similar to the set up we use in our team.

    but i think i will try this one.

    gotta love the basics.

  • Hi Lloyd, fantastic to see you showing this done so well. I'm sure you already use the strangle I am about to show you, but if not it has worked well for me and my students in the past. I am a Japanese Ju Jitsu instructor but we compete in the BJJ grappling tournaments in the UK. would love to see your take on the Thai Strangle. - Check out "Training the Thai Strangle", I'm sure it would work for you. JJA

  • got bjj made easy today, vids are great, no other product gives as specific instruction as yours.

  • Drills Are The Key to Muscle Memory...

  • Wow this takes me back. This was the 1st drill I ever learned and I learned it on those very mats. My entire side control game is based on that exact flow sequence. Even though I'm no longer part of Team Lloyd Irvin, Team Lloyd Irvin will always be part of me.

    Thanks so much.

    -Romeo Barnes

  • Yes, this is very basic jiu jitsu that works from white to black belt. It's a part of my beginner bjj training program.

    How many black belts have you tapped with this crap? My students and I have won a massive amount of matches with this crap.

    Thanks for your comments. Can you post some youtube links of your matches so I can check out your non crap techniques?

  • @lloydirvin lol nice one, some people just think they are really cool

  • @lloydirvin you really think he is going to show you anything? nahh man keep ur hopes low LOL...keep up the good work. by the way, i might open a gym in south of france for combat sports and specialise in Bjj. maybe u could teach there , hollar... pce.

  • @lloydirvin It's a very nice methodical list of techniques. You can't beat the basics. Thanks lloyd!

  • @lloydirvin LOL I love it Lloyd!! Keep up the great work and the techniques coming, PLEASE!!!

  • @lloydirvin i like this crap... bring more crap of this sort please :)

  • @lloydirvin This Works for me all the time I wish i was training with you.

  • the title clearly says "...series for beginners"

    What else would you expect in a video for beginners other than basic jiu-jitsu? The good thing about this type of video is it shows the flow between moves, and isn't just a huge collection of distinct moves taken out of context. The mousetrap shows the context of going from basic move to basic move. I like it.

  • @imajorhavoc are you a fool,everything good is basic,well most things.The tech itself wont catch anyone good ,its the set up and counters to his escapes that catch him.

  • @imajorhavoc not that it needs to be said but Lloyd Irvin is one of the best bjj coaches in the world. He has top notch, world class competitors as his students, he's won world championships himself in the executive category and he has legions of normal, self defense type students. imajorhavoc, this may be basic but the details are there to make it successful for yourself IF you practice it.

  • @imajorhavoc have you ever done any of those?

    have you even grappled a man for at least 5 mins?

    i bet you haven't,

    cause you hide in yo moma's tities and smacktalk,

    you ain't got balls to do that in front of Lloyd,

    Basics are important and you build from it, you mindless idiot!

  • @imajorhavoc wow! that's a bold statement ......how can you call this crap? every single piece of this so called crap as you put it all adds up to a great system that is proven..c'mon please at least act a little more intelligent

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  • NICE

  • Thanks for the great video!

  • This is just nice, I'm going to make sure to drill it in asap. Thanks!

  • can't wait for my bjj made easy dvd set!!

  • We have very specialized flow systems to counter 'every single' counter that is possible to escape this position. Even if the person makes it to their belt, we have a system to counter that. But if done correctly they won't make it to their belt.

    Make sure that when you open up to catch the kimura that you open up towards your opponents wrist and at first sign of a bump attempt, simply bring your elbow into their armpit and back out.

    Practice this slow in the beginning until you get it.

  • @lloydirvin

    professor lloyd, have you ever had the opportunity to train with any of the gracies?

  • @kingshahine I actually have the old Ralph/Ceasar Gracie orginal VHS set. Lloyd is the blue belt helping with their Vale Tudo techniques. I believe it even has his match at the Virginia state Vale Tudo tournament, if not mistaken.

  • Great vids as usual!

  • Thank you!

  • It's nice to get to see the master at work

  • Thanks

  • your the man mr irvin. simple as that

  • :) thanks

  • Master Lloyd - Who do you feel pound 4 pound is the best BJJ player today?

  • I don't know, hard to say. I have my favorites for sure. If you forced me to say, as of 2009 I would say cobrinha. I love it when a lighter guy can do his weight and the open.

    I've always built my top guys to be able to do the open division. At the highest level it's a risk for the light guys to do the open division because it's the day before their regular division.

    Cobrinha took that risk and is an animal.  He's also probably one of the nicer guys out, and not a fake type of nice.

  • NICE VID

  • finally some basics out of these guys.... thanks a lot!!!

  • Dear Mr. Irvin, great drills. I am a big fan. Quick question: how does one counter the opponent on the bottom from grabbing his leg (or gi pants) instead of the belt? What I mean is that in no-gi grappling we are taught to raise your leg to your hand if the opponent is preventing you from grabbing your shorts or leg. Thanks.

  • This may be hard to explain by writing only because there are lots of variations for me. FIrst 'if' they make it to their belt I have alot of counters for that. The belt is much tougher to deal with than the gi pants, but same principles apply.

    If they go for their leg in gi or no gi I have reverse triangle options, I can follow their arm to finish etc. "IF" they get around their leg, it just slows down the finish, but it all flows into the next submission and or counter before submission.

  • Cant wait to use it

  • We have very specialized flow systems to counter 'every single' counter that is possible to escape this position. Even if the person makes it to their belt, we have a system to counter that. But if done correctly they won't make it to their belt.

    Make sure that when you open up to catch the kimura that you open up towards your opponents wrist and at first sign of a bump attempt, simply bring your elbow into their armpit and back out.

    Practice this slow in the beginning until you get it.

  • Nice. Thanks.

  • I have taught this series for the last 10 years to my students, and every problem we ever had with these submissions you just solved. Thank you Professor Irving.

  • You're very welcome

  • cool video, but the over the top marketing is beyond annoying. Is it really necessary?

  • Yes, but don't let the messenger stop you from getting the message! If you don't like my marketing fine, if you don't like me fine, but what i'm teaching is the real deal. I'm not doing this to be liked, I"m doing it to try to help as many people in the grappling World get better and until someone comes up with a way to reach more people than I reach, I'm going to keep doing it this way.

    But I'm always open for ideas. Thanks for your honesty

  • WOW Thanks Master LLOYD

  • This works like crazy! I rolled with Lloyd a few months back and he got me in the same kimura about every 30 seconds for ten minutes straight. He showed me this drill and I've been killing it with shoulder locks since.

  • @gramero I just forwarded this to my instructor out here in West Sacramento. Looking forward to getting his thoughts and utilizing the flow in classes!!! :-) Thank you as always Team Lloyd Irvin!! Now, if I can find my Grappler's Gameplan, I'll be VERY happy! hehe

  • flow flow flow, nothing beats a solid sequence Coach. Great video. Please keep the great instruction coming. KK

  • Master Lloyd is the man.  Thank you sir for posting this. It makes me feel like I'm closer to home and training at your school. For everyone else...If you don't get it, you don't get it. Todd Margolis

  • Keep doing the you thing. It's good to see a brother getting money and producing quality BJJ instructionals.

  • Mr. Irvin is awesome. Plain and simple. Not for any other reason than his willingness to train people to be their best. Simply a good man. A good man for what he DOES and his willingness to help.

  • Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad that some people are seeing that!

  • Thanks

  • much appreciated.. great instruction!

  • Very cool, thanks Lloyd.

  • sick flows

  • awesome - rocking the new gameness elite i see

  • Great flow drill!

  • We have very specialized flow systems to counter 'every single' counter that is possible to escape this position. Even if the person makes it to their belt, we have a system to counter that. But if done correctly they won't make it to their belt.

    Make sure that when you open up to catch the kimura that you open up towards your opponents wrist and at first sign of a bump attempt, simply bring your elbow into their armpit and back out.

    Practice this slow in the beginning until you get it.

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