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Ageless Jiu Jitsu: Winning When You're Older or Less Athletic - Top Game No Gi by John Danaher

Stay Competitive With - And Even Dominate - Younger, Faster Athletes With The Help Of The World’s Most Sought After Jiu-Jitsu Coach, Professor John Danaher, As He Shows You His Formula For Success For The Top Game As An Older Grappler

  • John is one of the world’s premier coaches in jiu-jitsu and submission grappling and now you can watch him break down the realities of the sport for aging athletes and how you can best adapt!
  • Uncover the power of passing from half guard with John’s next-level details on maximizing connection and using connection to maximize control over athletic opponents.
  • Learn to consistently funnel opponents into half guard from common guard passes such as toreando, tight waist, bodylocks, over/under and MORE!
  • Unlock the power of pinning with John’s unique dynamic pinning system that allows you to tire more athletic opponents out while conserving your own energy.
  • Every series and move is optimized and explained with the older grappler in mind, giving you the tools necessary to be successful without speed or flexibility.


Course Content

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Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Intro 0
Half Guard Top Game - Half Guard Maximizes Connection: Connection Maximizes Control 3:06
Understanding Advantage In Half Guard 8:19
Half Guard Top: Getting Into Half Guard Top Position - Toreando Entry 14:39
Scoop Knee Drive Entry 18:59
Tight Waist Entry 24:19
Bodylock Entry 27:24
Over/Under Entry 32:58
Underhook Entry 39:05

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Getting To Chest To Chest Position - Clearing A Knee Shield 0
Clearing A Knee Shield Part 2 12:23
Clearing A High Knee Shield 17:32
Dealing With An Unbreakable Knee Shield 20:44
Keeping A Knee Shield Out After You've Passed It 26:25
Stopping 2 Of Your Opponent's Best Defensive Moves 32:36
The 2 Key Knee Positions That Will Make You Successful From Half Guard Top 41:13

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

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Winning the Upper Body Half Guard Battle: Pinning the Head &Shoulders with Underhooks - 3 Directions of Passing From Half Guard 0
Passing With a Far Side Underhook 6:15
Headblock Underhook 14:10
Nearside Underhook &Head Block 20:44
Double Underhooks 26:37

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Winning The Lower Body Battle: Using Reverse Cross Face And Flattening The Far Hip - Getting To A Quasi Mount And Using It To Win The Upper Body Battle 0
The Skill Of Leg Riding 7:21
Switching Crossface 14:20
Using Your Opponent's Defense To Pass His Guard 22:05
Tactical Insight For Older/Less Mobile Athletes: Using Half Guard Top To Exhaust And Frustrate Younger And Fitter Opponents 28:38
The Guard Passing Game Plan For Older/Mobility Compromised Athletes 40:38
Passing Half Butterfly Guard - Half Butterfly Guard Is A Different Problem From Passing Half Guard 49:20
Nullifying A Half Butterfly Guard 52:31
Using Near Side Underhook Against Half Butterfly Guard 59:21
Footwork Makes The Move Work 1:05:31

Volume 5

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

The Power Of Pinning For Older &Athletically Compromised Athletes - The Goal Of Pinning 0
The Skills Of Pinning - Dynamic Pinning 9:48
The Most Important Side Pin Variations For Dynamic Pinning 16:47
Moving To Other Forms Of Pin 30:43
Stabilizing The Mount 1:00:45
Stabilizing Rear Mount 1:16:34
Stabilizing Rear Mount Part 2 1:32:17

Volume 6

CHAPTER TITLE

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Special Study: American Lock - Reflections On The American Lock 0
The Advantages Of The American Lock 9:11
Mechanics Of A Strong American Lock 13:45
Drilling The American Lock 34:33
The American Lock From Mounted Position 46:20

Volume 7

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Special Study: Kimura - Kimura Is The Perfect Lock For Older &Less Athletic Students 0
Details Of Kimura 8:06
Rolling Through With Kimura 14:52
Special Study: North South Strangle - The North South Strangle For Older &Less Athletic Players 19:20
Mechanics Of A North South Strangle 22:59
Adding A Detail That Is Difficult To See 35:19
Finishing With Two Hands 39:41
Troubleshooting The North South Strangle 43:59
The 3 Best Set Ups To The North South Strangle 56:29
Eastwest Strangle 1:05:19

Volume 8

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Special Study: Katagatame - Mechanics Of Katagatame 0
The Most Important Katagatame Setups For Older &Athletically Compromised Athletes 12:14
A Simple Trick To Increase Your Effectiveness With Katagatame: The Shoulder Drop 38:05
Special Study: Rear Strangles - Strangling From The Back With Your Arms For Older &Athletically Compromised Players 43:01
The Relationship Between Upperbody Threat And Lower Body Threat For Rear Strangles 1:03:53

Master a multi directional approach to top game submissions including top-tier breakdowns of the American lock, Kimura, North/South Strangle, Katagatame, and of course the RNC!

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What Will You Learn?

The Ageless Jiu-Jitsu series looks to provide an in-depth guide for older and less athletic grapplers looking to stay competitive with their younger counterparts. Ageless Jiu-Jitsu Top Game No-Gi is focused on a systematic approach of forcing half guard, getting chest to chest before executing a variety of passes, pinning opponents, and obtaining a submission. 

With over 8 hours of in-depth instruction, "Ageless Jiu Jitsu Top Game No-Gi" covers all the essential techniques you need to know to slow down, tire out, and submit more athletic opponents.  Danaher’s unique top-game pinning system will help you understand the goal of pinning, and how to use it to not only tire out opponents but also allows you to set up match-ending submissions. 

The series focuses on specific submissions that are easy to perform, low risk, and don’t involve you giving up position. A key component to the Ageless Jiu-Jitsu series is to use high percentage techniques that don’t require high risk. With John’s approach if your opponent manages to defend a submission, the process simply starts over from the same dominant position. Before long even the most athletically gifted athletes will start to run out of energy!

So whether you're a beginner looking to develop a strong foundational top game or an experienced practitioner looking to refine your skills, "Ageless Jiu Jitsu Top Game No-Gi" is the ultimate tool for taking your game to the next level. Don't miss your chance to learn from one of the greatest BJJ coaches of all time!

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

HALF GUARD TOP GAME

  • HALF GUARD MAXIMIZES CONNECTION: CONNECTION MAXIMIZES CONTROL
  • UNDERSTANDING ADVANTAGE IN HALF GUARD

HALF GUARD TOP: GETTING INTO HALF GUARD TOP POSITION

  • TOREANDO ENTRY
  • SCOOP KNEE DRIVE ENTRY
  • TIGHT WAIST ENTRY
  • BODYLOCK ENTRY
  • OVER/UNDER ENTRY
  • UNDERHOOK ENTRY

PART 2

GETTING TO CHEST TO CHEST POSITION

  • CLEARING A KNEE SHIELD
  • CLEARING A KNEE SHIELD PART 2
  • CLEARING A HIGH KNEE SHIELD
  • DEALING WITH AN UNBREAKABLE KNEE SHIELD
  • KEEPING A KNEE SHIELD OUT AFTER YOU'VE PASSED IT
  • STOPPING 2 OF YOUR OPPONENT'S BEST DEFENSIVE MOVES
  • THE 2 KEY KNEE POSITIONS THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL FROM HALF GUARD TOP

PART 3

WINNING THE UPPER BODY HALF GUARD BATTLE: PINNING THE HEAD &SHOULDERS WITH UNDERHOOKS

  • 3 DIRECTIONS OF PASSING FROM HALF GUARD
  • PASSING WITH A FAR SIDE UNDERHOOK
  • HEADLOCK UNDERHOOK
  • NEARSIDE UNDERHOOK &HEAD BLOCK
  • DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS

PART 4

WINNING THE LOWER BODY BATTLE: USING REVERSE CROSS FACE AND FLATTENING THE FAR HIP

  • GETTING TO A QUASI MOUNT AND USING IT TO WIN THE UPPER BODY BATTLE
  • THE SKILL OF LEG RIDING
  • SWITCHING CROSSFACE
  • USING YOUR OPPONENT'S DEFENSE TO PASS HIS GUARD
  • TACTICAL INSIGHT FOR OLDER/LESS MOBILE ATHLETES: USING HALF GUARD TOP TO EXHAUST AND FRUSTRATE YOUNGER AND FITTER OPPONENTS

THE GUARD PASSING GAME PLAN FOR OLDER/MOBILITY COMPROMISED ATHLETES

  • PASSING HALF BUTTERFLY GUARD
  • HALF BUTTERFLY GUARD IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM FROM PASSING HALF GUARD
  • NULLIFYING A HALF BUTTERFLY GUARD
  • USING NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK AGAINST HALF BUTTERFLY GUARD
  • FOOTWORK MAKES THE MOVE WORK

PART 5

THE POWER OF PINNING FOR OLDER &ATHLETICALLY COMPROMISED ATHLETES

  • THE GOAL OF PINNING

THE SKILLS OF PINNING

  • DYNAMIC PINNING
  • THE MOST IMPORTANT SIDE PIN VARIATIONS FOR DYNAMIC PINNING
  • MOVING TO OTHER FORMS OF PIN
  • STABILIZING THE MOUNT
  • STABILIZING REAR MOUNT
  • STABILIZING REAR MOUNT PART 2

PART 6

SPECIAL STUDY: AMERICAN LOCK

  • REFLECTIONS ON THE AMERICAN LOCK
  • THE ADVANTAGES OF THE AMERICAN LOCK
  • MECHANICS OF A STRONG AMERICAN LOCK
  • DRILLING THE AMERICAN LOCK
  • THE AMERICAN LOCK FROM MOUNTED POSITION

PART 7

SPECIAL STUDY: KIMURA

  • KIMURA IS THE PERFECT LOCK FOR OLDER &LESS ATHLETIC STUDENTS
  • DETAILS OF KIMURA
  • ROLLING THROUGH WITH KIMURA

SPECIAL STUDY: NORTH SOUTH STRANGLE

  • THE NORTH SOUTH STRANGLE FOR OLDER &LESS ATHLETIC PLAYERS
  • MECHANICS OF A NORTH SOUTH STRANGLE
  • ADDING A DETAIL THAT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE
  • FINISHING WITH TWO HANDS
  • TROUBLESHOOTING THE NORTH SOUTH STRANGLE
  • THE 3 BEST SET UPS TO THE NORTH SOUTH STRANGLE
  • EASTWEST STRANGLE

PART 8

SPECIAL STUDY: KATAGATAME

  • MECHANICS OF KATAGATAME
  • THE MOST IMPORTANT KATAGATAME SETUPS FOR OLDER &ATHLETICALLY COMPROMISED ATHLETES
  • A SIMPLE TRICK TO INCREASE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS WITH KATAGATAME: THE SHOULDER DROP

SPECIAL STUDY: REAR STRANGLES

  • STRANGLING FROM THE BACK WITH YOUR ARMS FOR OLDER &ATHLETICALLY COMPROMISED PLAYERS
  • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UPPERBODY THREAT AND LOWER BODY THREAT FOR REAR STRANGLES


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