Craig Jones - Just Stand Up (2025)

The instructional is divided into logical progressions that guide a student from basic escapes to advanced scrambling concepts. 1. Fundamental Get-Ups

: A fundamental principle where Jones emphasizes that having higher hips than your opponent usually leads to winning the position. Craig Jones - Just Stand Up

: In self-defense scenarios, being on the ground is a high-risk liability. Learning to get to base and defend kicks while standing is an essential life skill. 📈 Impact on the BJJ Meta The instructional is divided into logical progressions that

: Using the turtle position as an offensively defensive tool to launch get-ups rather than a static "shelling up". : In self-defense scenarios, being on the ground

The "Just Stand Up" methodology is particularly critical in Combat Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, where staying on the bottom leads to taking significant damage.

: Using a "half butterfly" hook to create enough elevation to frame and stand. 2. Guard Distances and Connections

Jones covers the mechanics of standing up from the most common bad positions: