How to Get the Most from JIU-JITSU UNIVERSITY

Welcome to JIU-JITSU UNIVERSITY. This is not just a place to watch videos. It is a lab for improving your jiu-jitsu quickly. Use the steps below to get results.

1. The rule: work on one problem at a time

Starting with a big video library is like walking into a desert without a map.

  • Do not try to fix everything: As a white belt you will find a hundred things you want to learn. One problem at a time is enough.
  • Go deep on one: Put all your attention on solving that one problem. It is the fastest way to get better.

2. For beginners: start by showing us your game

Most beginners cannot tell what their problem is. That is what a Video Review from Tomoyuki Hashimoto is for.

1. Film your sparring

Record a round with a training partner, or a match.

Filming rules (please follow them)

  • Get permission: Tell your partner the footage may be shown on JIU-JITSU UNIVERSITY.
  • Check the gym: Make sure your gym allows filming. Do not get yourself in trouble.
  • Filming tips: Shoot in landscape. Whoever films should watch the screen and keep both people in frame, not get carried away cheering. Full HD is best, but lower quality is fine.

2. Send it to Tomoyuki Hashimoto

Upload your clip on the Video Review page, or email it to contact@hashimotobjjuni.com.

  • A video answer with voice-over: Tomoyuki Hashimoto records his voice over your footage and explains what happened and what to do next. You can see examples in the sparring and match reviews under Q&A.
  • A prescription: Sometimes the review comes with the videos you should watch next. Drill those first.

3. Keep asking questions

If you drill it and still get stopped in the same spot, email your question right away.

Most answers come back as text. An important question may become a new video.

3. For intermediate students: use the site as a dictionary

As you improve, you will start to diagnose yourself. You think, "I always get flattened in half guard, so the answer must be in there."

That is when the site really pays off.

  • One second to the answer: The moment you know your problem, use the search box. We designed the site so you reach the right video in about a second.

4. Run the cycle

  1. Find your problem with a review (your eyes or the coach's).
  2. Look it up in a second and watch the right video.
  3. Try it in class, then ask and fine-tune.
  4. Once it works, move on to the next problem.

Keep the cycle going and you will start to see the game the way Tomoyuki Hashimoto does. After that, you can analyze any instructional on your own and get better by yourself.

So take your phone to class and film one round.

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