Fight With Old School, Bad Add Jiu-Jitsu

By Fanatics Authors, November 12, 2018

There is power in old school, simple and basic Jiu Jitsu

Chris Haueter is a one of the BJJ Dirty Dozen... what does that mean? That means he was one of the orignal 12 non brazilian practitioners to achieve their black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

He was awared in brazilian jiu jitsu black belt in 1996 ... yes, 1996. Before many of us even knew what Jiu Jitsu was, Chris Haueter already had a jiu jitsu black belt under Rigan Machado... now that is Old School.

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Chris Haueter is a former US Marine and known for his innovative teaching style and ability to teach the fundamental jiu jitsu concepts in a way that completely change your game.

Here are two jiu jitsu videos by Chris Haueter showing you the result of 30+ years as a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black Belt.

BJJ Fundamentals: Chris Haeuter and the The Closed Guard: less grips, more hips

In a land overrun by flashy modern Jiu Jitsu techniques and outrageous open guards, it can sometimes be a struggle to find good fundamental closed guard concepts that apply to sport as well as self defense or MMA.

If you are looking for down and dirty awesome old school Jiu Jitsu, Chris Haeuter very well may be your savior. Now, don’t get me wrong, New school Brazilian Jiu Jitsuis an amazing sport and has helped evolve martial arts tremendously, but not everyone is always looking for the new snazzy open guard.

Some of us want some basic effective combat Jiu Jitsu, how can I control and end the situation without getting my teeth punched down my throat.

Professor Chris Haeuter’s approach to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu closed guard is nothing revolutionary, but it’s fundamental and it just works. If you are looking to improve your closed guard for sport competition, looking to get into MMA, or only care about self defense, Chris Haeuter’s Old School Efficient Jiu Jitsu instruction DVD / On Demand Set will be immeasurable for you.

That's How I Roll | Chris Haueter's Amazing Speech at BJJ Globetrotters USA Camp

Every once and a while you meet someone who’s mere words completely resonate with you and who can absolutely reinforce your views and help breathe new life into your jiu jitsu skill set. Chris Haueter has just done that with me.

This amazing speech bolsters the old school mentality of Jiu Jitsu while still paying homage to the evolution of the sport and all the great jiu jitsu techniques and grappling concepts that have come from that.

Not taking anything away from this modern open guard bjj game, but it has felt like things were missing while playing into this type of jiu jitsu game and Professor Haueter’s incredible words have been an inspiration and can be to others with a similar ethos.

If you are looking for something different from all these ostentatious open guards that are over running YouTube and dominating the jiu jitsu world, you may want to take a step back and look at the roots of Jiu Jitsu and start thinking about if your opponent can “rain knuckles” on you.