Roy Dean Academy BJJ: Ellis Blue

[DeVillier50]

His tank was running on E.

[ricardoconstancio]

I really like Roy Dean belt exam video, but i really dont understand why he ask for leg locks? Becouse this kind of movement just allowed on purple or bronw/black belt in BJJ

[denadil]

Nicely done!

[YeahWeGame]

Geesh, what's it take to get a black belt? Fight 5 guys at the same time AND diffuse the bomb? xD Good stuff.

[nelsonwwefan10194]

how long would it take to get a blue belt if you train 7 days a week

[llli1illllll]

nelson, its not about how long you train, but how much knowledge you are able to retain and keep with you so you have the ability to use it under pressure. Styles like karate or taekwondo will tell you how long you need to be there to get a black belt, but bjj in my opinion is more realistic about their belt system

[DikkeShitRassengan]

@llli1illllll

So true. Plus, bjj is a sport that doesn't play the belt game like most martial arts. You have great blue belts and terrible brown belts. It all comes down to training. Even if you have a brown or black belt, you still have the same skills as if you were wearing a white one.

Simply: getting the belt isn't the goal, getting the system is.

[pipersmitty87]

great school.I am envious

[monsterchamp]

limpieza en el movimiento, excelente!

[Marc0427]

Is that Howie Mandel?

[josh6132003]

Anyone who trains at this school should be proud to practice there. Clearly they do alot more drilling then at my school. Somehow we seem to win all of the competitions but there are very few of us who can move like water.

[josh6132003]

to the guy who wanted to know what was at .28 seconds.... That looks like he escaped the mount and pulled guard lol. If you never seen that before u might have some problems.

[cholometralleta]

buena atmosfera de entrenamiento! saludos desde argentina

[ElPhantasm0]

When did Howie Mandel get his blue belt?

[robm2092]

God bless the you tube experts!!

All I've gotta say is I've been doing no-gi for over 5 years now and hold British and European titles in pro Mma but for some reason this vid made me wanna buy a gi! Got one now and I train in it at least twice a week.. Really brought my ground game on.

Thanks fella.

[mediumrarekrew]

whats the move at 0:28 ive never seen it

[4c00h]

@mediumrarekrew

dont know if it has a specific name but it's a mount to butterfly guard

[Khaos969]

They all have to let him win in the end..they cant go full out on him hes got to roll with multiple opponents...the black gi guy was just playin..

Very good tho for a blue belt they perfect every move and position before there allowed to move up.

Im liein in my bed now as i write this all beat abd bruised from my BJJ class today :)

[talos1510]

he is not a blue belt..his level is purple, congratulations, great job!!

[SuperSneakySteve]

The technique looked far beyond blue belt level. It wasn't until the rolling that the guy looked like a four stripe white belt. A little forced and awkward is all.

[briideiins494]

looks tough.

[quest808]

looks tiring. just listening to him breath makes me tired. good job.

[jaymont1984]

looks like you have great instructors my friend!

[Erae007]

long way to black belt .;; but dat white belt guy doing fine :) impressive

[RhodesLessTraveled]

This dude is a purple belt now.  Look for video called BJJ: Ellis Purple

[rodrigobjjj]

Well i agree to have a good roll with your student, but to let ur student make you tap, even if he just LET HIM TAP HIM , i dont AGREE with  that, but good video and good vibration.

Thanks

[TheGrappleman1]

1:13 my fav pass,no triangle chance really for ur apponant

[alanst18]

well earned blue belt

[davidonspecialk]

this is so clean!

[jiujitsuadeo]

meu deus que faixa preta é esse?

[TheRealHero1]

man that dojo is amazing, looks like a great place to train

[usascrappin]

This testing looks fun

[mmahoss]

Looks very sharp for a blue belt! I'm more impressed with the instructor's humility, there are very few instructors in BJJ that will let thier ego go like that so that you can get the best training. You're lucky to be training with such a humble instructor!

[Blackthought]

@mmahoss

Yeah its very humble of his instructor to allow that...

[warchild556]

@mmahoss Roy Dean is known for tapping to his students to help their confidence and help to make them as best as they can be. He would never lose to any of his students in a real match.

[enghave]

Is that a neck crank or an obscured collar/lapel choke at 2:14?

[IjumpGuard]

no its a guillotine(both arms in)

[cesarleal92]

BJJ is Brazilian jiu Jitsu!

[lovelikeabomb]

youre either referring to the palm up palm down choke or the guillotine.. both of which are quite common

[kRaZycHyNeSebOi]

is this japaense or brazilian style?

[YRivera1]

I can see why you might question the style. I looks like they practice out of an Aikido dojo. You can see a picture of Morihei Ueshiba, Aikido's founder, in the middle of the altar surrounded by the Japanese gate. There are also Aikido logos on the wall in frames. It's definitely BJJ though. Judo and Ju jitsu students dont learn those techniques till much later in the cirriculum.

[witegetobro]

i feel bad for the guy in blue.

[bernardo911]

Congratulations Rick ! I´m from Brazil and practice Ju - Jutsu. I sure we don´t have blue belts like you here. I´m a blue belt also and one day i wish the privilege to training with you !

Congratulations Roy !

[Musketman007]

A great white belt... or should i say blue? ; )

[nixation]

I don't attend a graded school (I attend a no-gi mma school) but the fact that I could do any and all of these with speed and accuracy make me smile. Thanks for the demo.

[booger808]

well deserved blue belt. good job.

[PalebobUK]

These vids of gradings make a great demo! I've been thinking about starting for a while and this has given me good insight....think i might get down the dojo next week! good job!

[nerdswers]

How long does it take (on average) to get your blue belt? I know this varies from one student to the next, but I'm looking for a rough/average estimate... respect to Dean!

[Future6114]

So far what I have seen about 1 1/2 to 2 years to learn and feel comfortable with the techniques. Also to have them programmed into muscle memory.

[Lejendary2]

1-2 years.

[nerdswers]

Note taken. Thanks!

[striker1224]

Great performance! I can't wait til I get my blue belt.

[jeffmoradel15]

ahhh cant wait for my blue belt!!!

[AtomicKinetic12]

That was beautiful... I almost cried... I can't wait for my test...seems like such an awesome experience to roll with your master and feel like you can hang, even though he probably lets you win after some time... lol

[yeee941]

lol Roy dean? he lets them win all the time,I wouldnt want to fight him on the street. :D

[allentate]

I'm so excited for this test myself.

I'm also extremely excited about seeing this kind of test and instruction. People like Roy Dean help keep the art alive.

[riseofthefall]

This makes me nervous to test for my Blue Belt...

[1g2dab1]

Roy Dean is the shit! That school is awesome! Wheres it at? I want to see Roy in competition with other black belts

[rockstar03lcd]

WOW thats was a really good video

[Shogun777]

wow, a lot of the same techniques we do for the blue belt test, good stuff

[judoboy0001]

verry similar to judo

[ShinStyles]

nice video, well done

[yanokid1234]

very nice. pretty rigorous test it looks like

[ijuh22]

haha the grasshopper gets to tap the master, very nice.

[retardno002]

I just realized that wearing a gi ot of the gym especially if you're planing to fight a bjj player would probably get you killed. LOL

[tb0wl3]

Is that howie mandell? lol

[valeriofreitas26]

Excellant! A very worthy blue belt!!

[memento18poker]

i was thinking the same thing. As much as i'd like to be able to say "i'm a black belt in bjj", i'm glad that the belts are a good indication of your level of ability. Its gotta be painful for all these mcdojo students to get schooled by people several belts below them

[6XstringXsamurai]

good job brother! i'm looking forward to but not looking forward to my blue belt test.

i don't do well with exhaustion. even in just regular rolling i usually end up puking before class is over.

[jim034]

Beautiful technique. Great job!

[kyanck]

great work and congrats!

i didn't know white belts were even taught leg submissions.

[AirBlaze]

are u an idiot

[matwizard]

He's not an idiot. at most(traditional) schools you dont learn knee bars and heel hooks til purple belt.

[jyakin]

YUP.

[sbm2000]

could we get a list of those techniques please? im one month into my training and a feel a bit clueless in sparring. id love to have a list like that to try and practice.

[goyneser1]

I'M A JKDC STYLIST under Paul Vunak & Dan Inosanto, but this vid has given me the respect I've been looking for the in the 'seriously technical' ground game of BJJ!! Enjoy & come get some my friends!!!

[michil75]

A jaw-dropper - i dream of that kind of ground work. Just beautiful

[fight4honor]

wow....the work ethic at that academy must be amazing...great job man keep up the good work...awesome technique...my hats off to you

[jscore55]

that purple belt completely dominated.

[6XstringXsamurai]

I applaud you sir! congratulations! I am just a 2nd degree white belt as of now. there's a vid of me when i first started like a year and a half ago on my page. I'm starving for my blue belt but i still have a lot of work ahead of me.

[jscore55]

that was awesome!!!

[dustedNdisgusted]

All of the videos I've seen from this academy show great technique and are a pleasure to watch.

[roachas06]

good job man gratz on your belt

[FAMARSHA]

He did great!

Frank (Renzo Gracie's NYC Academy)

[HamburgerJung82]

Wow! A strong blue belt has been born.

[Greatsocratesghost]

I like that there seem to be elements of traditional martial arts.

[AmsterdamVallon]

The most fluid BJJ I've seen. All of his students have a superior root knowledge of their techniques. You should notice there was emphasis on POSITIONAL DOMINANCE for this level and not tap, tap, tap. Great Judo infusion. Exeptional work!

[joshgates81]

at 540 the experienced guy works the handshake.

i hate that. its like when boxers sucker punch right after the glove tap.

great vid tho! nice moves. you deserve that BELT!!!!

[darqsaint]

I thought the same thing! Glad Im not the only one. I mean you work offense during the handshake you might as well be able to head butt your opponent to the nose the moment you are in full guard as well. But outstanding video and congratulations to all involved!

[cito423]

Great video. Rick great job man!

[Tianshanwarrior]

very nice

[loudenvier]

Very nice judo :-)

(just kidding...)

The thing that strike me as most unusual is the bowing... I don't remember a single BJJ academy that we use to bow to each other...

The throws were done with a higher degree of skill than even a judo white or blue-belt... although with many mistakes as it is expected from any white/blue belt (should try go lower, should not lift the elbow like that, and other minor errors)...

I liked the flow of the ground fighting too.

Congrats.

[kramercito]

I think it varies from school to school...I train at the Yamasaki Academy (Brazilian Jiujitsu School in Maryland) and we always bow...

[Submissions101]

Roy Dean has to have some of the smoothest BJJ I've seen and his students are a reflextion of that. This demo/test is just beautiful to watch. Well done. We also like that he teaches both JJJ and BJJ..a very good combo.

Ari Bolden

Submissions 101

[XKreoX]

I really like Japanese Jujutsu and I doubt that will ever chance, but after viewing Rick's demo, I have to say, that you do a VERY nice job in your techs. I like that you're aware, and use what seems natural to your opponent as a defence as an exploit that allows you to lock him into submission. VERY WELL DONE!

[masterlima]

Nice Video!!!!

Keep the Power!!!!

Andre Lima

TKD-BJJ(black belt)

California.

[joshgates81]

you have a black belt in tkd AND bjj?

[masterlima]

Yes!!

I'm black belt in Taekwondo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I own a big Martial Arts school (12 years) here in California. One of the Machado Brothers are my partner. Back in Brazil I also did Shotokan-Karate up to black belt but stop.

[joshgates81]

wow. sweet.

i thought you were just adding bjj in there for some street cred.

kudos! the machados rock! half guard for life. haha

[wongswingchun]

nice man!!!!

[oystersb]

Very nice. I especially like how the instructor allowed himself to be tapped at the end. It really takes the ego out of the equation and puts the focus on learning - well done.

[sisko7]

Bravo!!! It looks really good!

[LycanEduarth]

Coom siempre.,.. un gran dominio tecnico... Una gran academia.... felicitaciones!!!

[jmoney1941]

You guys put out quality. Nicely done! Roy Dean, you're the man, but what's with the black gi?