Beginner
Island Top Team BJJ core concepts 4- Base, Posture, Structure
Coach's take: Doesn't just define the terms - shows them being taken away from a real opponent step by step.
3.9
Posture and base
Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Popular
Stay upright and heavy so you are hard to sweep or submit.
What coaches agree on
- Keep real, weight-bearing contact with the ground — heavy knees or feet you can actually push off, not just resting there — so you always have a stable base to move and absorb pressure from.
- Keep your spine straight in one line from your head to your hips; letting it bend or twist under pressure is what makes you weak and easy to move.
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- Tuck your tailbone under instead of arching your lower back — that alone locks your posture in place so you don't need your hands to hold yourself up, leaving them free to control your opponent.
Common mistakes
- Dropping your head or looking down instead of keeping your eyes up and forward — that's exactly when your posture gets broken down or you get taken down.
Beginner
Invisible Structure That Makes a Good Posture
Coach's take: Outstanding -- explains the mechanics behind every detail, not just the positions themselves.
3.8
Beginner
East Van BJJ Seminar Intro: Base, Posture, Structure, Technical Standup.
Coach's take: Best kind of fundamentals video — you'll actually understand WHY, not just what.
3.8
Beginner
Jean Jacques Machado says "base" all the time. What is it? Finally explained.
Coach's take: If you only watch one video to understand what 'base' means, this is it.
3.7
Intermediate
Stop Getting Crushed In BJJ - POSTURE
Coach's take: Clean explanation and it's backed up with a live pressure test -- convincing stuff.
3.7
Beginner
Learn The Perfect Closed Guard Posture by Henry Akins
Coach's take: As clear and complete as guard posture teaching gets - explains the why behind every detail.
3.7
Beginner
Understanding Base, Posture, Connection and Pressure | BJJ Q&A With Matt Thornton
Coach's take: Shows you the wrong way first so the right way actually means something.
3.7
Beginner
How Base, Posture and Connection Work in BJJ
Coach's take: The analogy actually clarifies instead of just sounding nice - and he proves it live.
3.7
Advanced
BJJ Conceptual Basics - Breaking Your Opponent's Posture in Full Mount
Coach's take: Well-reasoned coaching that explains the risk/reward of every grip, not just the moves themselves.
3.5
Advanced
BJJ Conceptual Basics - How to Deny Your Opponent Base While in Side Control
Coach's take: Sharp, conceptual coaching -- explains the mechanics behind control, not just a move to copy.
3.5
Intermediate
Developing A Strong Base On Top
Coach's take: Explains WHY leaning forward gets you swept, not just that it does -- that's the part most instructors skip.
3.2
Intermediate
The Strongest Guys in The Gym Can't Stop This Posture Break
Coach's take: Clean mechanism, credited source, works exactly as explained - this is what good instruction looks like.
3.2
Beginner
Rickson Gracie teaches how to keep your posture
Coach's take: Great drill from an all-time authority, just wish it went on longer.
3.1
Beginner
Posture, structure, base-from bottom
Coach's take: Solid fundamentals, just wish we had more of the clip.
2.8
Beginner
Base, Posture, and Structure: The Foundation of Every Takedown
Coach's take: Best conceptual breakdown of WHY these three things matter, in this batch.
2.7
Beginner
Technical Stand up in BJJ - Base, Posture and Structure | Guard Retention
Coach's take: One good cue, clearly shown - just not much runtime to build on it.
2.7
Advanced
Concepts About Balance & Base With The Best On It - Lucas Lepri
Coach's take: Good idea about not fighting pressure head-on, but it's a rambling watch to extract it.
2.6
Intermediate
Very Good Posture Control From BJJ Closed Guard by Karel “Silver Fox” Pravec
Coach's take: Solid postural-control detail, just has to be mined out of an armbar lesson.
2.3
Beginner
BJJ Power Play - Posture Control while Standing - Jason Scully
Coach's take: Good nugget, but it's over before it really gets going -- no real depth to it.
2.2
Intermediate
Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Presents: Base and Posture
Coach's take: Good instinct in there but you have to dig for it through the small talk.
2.0
Advanced
Posture, Structure, Base Control
Coach's take: Useful if you already know what base and structure mean — not the place to learn them.
1.7
Beginner
Strong Grip from Full Guard to Control Posture (with Brabo Choke)
Coach's take: Decent grip concept, but not much depth on posture itself -- the choke finish is the real focus.
1.3
Beginner
How to do a Double Under Guard Pass (+Base and Posture in Close Guard)/ Gracie BJJ Berlin Class #1
Coach's take: What's here is correct fundamentals, there's just not much of it.
1.3