Craig Jones
Craig jones is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Lachlan Giles, he fights out of Austrailia and with the Absolute MMA Academy. Craig had an astounding year in 2017 and he took the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu community by storm. Although many people claim he had a rapid rise to stardom, there are early signs of his future success. For instance, Craig won the NoGi worlds as a purple belt in 2015. Craig is known for his vicious lower body attacks, aggressive style, and calm and collected demeanor.
Craig Jones Achievements
Craig has taken the BJJ community by storm but he has an extensive list of accolades. Below are some of Craig’s biggest accomplishments.
- IBJJF NoGi World Champion Purple Belt 2015
- AFBJJ Pan-Pacific Champion weight and absolute Purple Belt 2014
- EBI Absolute Finalist
- UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Pro Bronze Medalist Brown Belt
- Multiple time EBI veteran
- ADCC veteran
- 3x ADCC Trials Winner
Instructional DVDs by Craig Jones
Craig Jones put out our best-selling instructional DVD ever. This DVD was called down under leg attacks but he also has made several other instructional videos with fellow Australian BJJ superstar, Kit Dale.
Down Under Leg Attacks
In this DVD Craig goes over several of the positions that he used to defeat some of the best competitors in the entire world. He also discusses leg lock concepts and philosophies. If you are looking for a good lower body attack game, this is it.
Triangle Machine
In this DVD Craig is going to give you the highly detailed instruction our fans have come to expect from Down Under Leg Attacks, but this time, he's going to teach you how to finish the deadly triangle choke every single time.
How To Pass Guard Quickly and Easily Using Leg Attacks
Tons of happy fans have taken advantage of Craig's depth of leg lock knowledge with his Down Under Leg Attacks. In this instructional, he shows how to use the many leg lock set ups to keep the opponent on edge which will actually help with the guard pass.
Z Guard Master Class
In this instructional Craig works with fellow Australian Superstar to break down some of his best sweeps, and submissions from the Z Guard.
Craig Jones Biography
Craig Jones is the biggest name in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu right now. Whether or not he is the best is irrelevant, Craig is the newest name on the scene and has taken the BJJ community by storm. Many people have actually referred to Craig as the “new Eddie Bravo.” If you’re not familiar with whom Eddie Bravo is you may have been living under a rock. Eddie is infamous for going to the ADCC as an underdog with no name or reputation and tapping the biggest name, that being Royler Gracie. Nobody ever expected Eddie to be able to beat him; Royler had been winning everything to date. Eddie did not continue to win the ADCC but he had the biggest break out performance.
Craig has a similar story. Craig came into the ADCC in 2017 in Finland and virtually nobody had heard of him. Craig had what many consider one of the best performances of the tournament. He was able to catch some of the biggest names in his division. He actually was able to submit 5x Black Belt World Champion and favorite, Leandro Lo, and he submitted Unity BJJ coach and competitor, Murilo Santana.
This is no easy feat; Craig took the bjj world by storm with this breakout performance. There had not been an upset this big since Eddie competed at the ADCC against Royler. For somebody with minimal accolades when compared to someone like Leandro Lo to be able to accomplish this, it was unheard of. Craig had competed in EBI before and had won some prestigious events, but he was not famous among the mainstream bjj fans. The 26-year-old has earned submission victories over Leandro Lo, Murilo Santana, Nathan Orchard, Darrah Oconaill, and Chael Sonnen, and the future looks bright for Jones as the pro event invites keep coming. Jones has two sub victories in the Submission Underground promotion since May, one at SUG 4 over Micah Brakefield and another at SUG 6 against Ben Egli. He just recently competed in EBI 14 and made it to the finals against the red-hot Gordon Ryan, nearly tapping the ADCC Champ with a vicious armbar in overtime.
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