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The Pillars of Defense: Pin Escapes - Defensive to Offensive Cycles by Gordon Ryan
Gordon “The King” Ryan is a multiple-time ADCC champion who is the most dominant and technical no-gi grappler on Earth, and this is your chance to learn his pin escaping!!
- Get all the highest percentage ways to get out of the mount, side control, knee on belly, north-south, and more in this new nine-part series!
- Gordon “The King” Ryan is a multiple-time ADCC champion who is the most dominant and technical no-gi grappler on Earth, and this is your chance to learn his pin escaping!
- See how to turn your defensive cycles into offensive cycles as fast as possible, as Gordon explains how to turn their pins into your counter-attacking opportunities
- Learn details to make your kipping escapes, side guards, tricep post escapes, and more work against opposition of all levels
- Gordon’s escaping skill is the basis of his game on the mat - never spending time held down in bad positions gives him the confidence to attack relentlessly
- See actual rolling footage from the gym as Gordon puts this system into action and then breaks down exactly what he was doing so you can see the techniques in motion
Digital Video + Flow Chart & Visual Notes
Watching our videos is the best way to learn, but it can be hard to remember everything. Deepen your understanding of the concepts in this video by adding flowcharts, plus notes with embedded videos. You’ll learn this system better and more quickly!
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Intro to Pin Escapes | 0 |
| Carrying Body Weight - Torso Vs Frames | 3.41.00 |
| Extension Vs Contraction Concave Vs Convex Shoulders | 6.42.00 |
| Cranium Control, Side Control and Mount Vs North South | 11.01.00 |
| Escaping - Static Vs Dynamic Pins | 14.46.00 |
| Overview | 17.15.00 |
| Escaping Knee on Belly | 20.08.00 |
| Escaping Knee on Belly Shin Mount Hybrid | 27.26.00 |
| Intro to Escaping Side Control | 33.58.00 |
| Side Guard Wins the game | 36.20.00 |
| Insertion Points | 37.49.00 |
| Inserting the Far Arm | 43.09.00 |
| Inserting Near Side Elbow | 49.19.00 |
| Escaping Vs a Naive Opponent | 57.01.00 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Actively Fighting the Far Elbow to Inside Position | 0 |
| Knee to Hip Contact | 3.58.00 |
| Side Guard | 6.38.00 |
| Basic Reguard From Side Guard | 13.08.00 |
| Recovering From Side Guard Into Clamp | 17.39.00 |
| Side Guard to Te Gatame | 23.10.00 |
| Te Gatame Into the Legs | 27.20.00 |
| Inserting a Far Side Underhook | 33.08.00 |
| Conservative Recovery | 37.38.00 |
| Underhook to Pinch Headlock/Shoulder Crunch | 41.19.00 |
| Underhook to Half Guard | 45.41.00 |
| Underhook to Ashi Garami | 49.28.00 |
| Underhook to Wrestling Scenarios | 53.35.00 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Leg Grab/Reguard Dilemma | 0 |
| Escaping With a Near Side Underhook | 2.02.00 |
| Opponent Crowds the Hips | 11.11.00 |
| Recovering With a Tricep Post | 14.28.00 |
| Tricep Post to Side Guard | 18.40.00 |
| Tricep Post to Overback Series | 23.25.00 |
| Countering a Reachback Crossface | 29.17.00 |
| Side Kipping | 39.50.00 |
| Side Kip Vs Posted Crossface Hand | 42.30.00 |
| Side Kip Vs Posted Underhook Hand | 46.31.00 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Intro to Double Underhooks | 0 |
| Escaping on the Pommel | 2.25.00 |
| Pommeling Back Inside | 6.18.00 |
| Intro to Opponent Hip Switching | 14.39.00 |
| Inserting Frames | 16.57.00 |
| Escaping With a High Leg | 20.24.00 |
| Pendulum/Side Guard Dilemma | 24.31.00 |
| Intro to Kesa Gatame | 28.52.00 |
| Escaping as Opponent Pommels | 30.59.00 |
| Escaping Fully Locked Kesa Gatame | 33.56.00 |
| Addressing Other Upper Body Grips - Body Lock | 40.49.00 |
| Tight Waist and Cross Face | 47.50.00 |
| Tight Waist and Near Side Underhook | 56.53.00 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Segway to North South | 0 |
| Escaping on the Transition Crossface Hand First | 1.32.00 |
| Escaping on the Transition Underhook Hand First | 4.44.00 |
| Escaping on the Transition Elbows Inside Shoulders | 8.19.00 |
| North South Body Positions | 13.18.00 |
| Opponent's Hand Positions | 15.34.00 |
| The Threat of Forcing Side Control | 16.43.00 |
| Opponent Has Knees Down Pommeling Hands Inside | 20.05.00 |
| Escaping With Knee Elbow Connection | 27.45.00 |
| High Tripod Pommeling Hands Inside | 34.02.00 |
| Forcing Side Control - Knees Up Vs Knees Down | 41.59.00 |
| Escaping as Opponent Moves From North South to Side Control | 54.16.00 |
| Side Control to Mount - Upper Body Positions | 58.35.00 |
| Escaping On the Transition -Top Head and Arm | 1.00.36.00 |
| Escaping On the Transition - Double Underhooks | 1.09.15.00 |
| Escaping On the Transition - Crossface | 1.13.41.00 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Mount Escape Overview | 0 |
| Opponent's Leg Positions | 1.28.00 |
| Bridging and Shrimping | 2.55.00 |
| Basic Knee Elbow Escape | 6.33.00 |
| Inside Elbow Escape | 11.02.00 |
| Clearing Grapevines and Preventing and Underhook | 13.57.00 |
| Separating Crossed Feet | 18.00.00 |
| Knee Elbow Escape/Inside Knee Elbow Escape Vs Crossface | 21.03.00 |
| Intro to Kipping | 26.16.00 |
| Solo Kipping Drill | 28.10.00 |
| Types of Kipping | 31.26.00 |
| Kipping/Knee Elbow Dilemma | 33.49.00 |
| Basic Overhead Kip | 38.07.00 |
| Kipping Over a Shoulder | 43.13.00 |
| Side to Side Kipping | 46.43.00 |
| Side Kipping When Opponent Counters Initial Kip | 52.07.00 |
| Kipping to Counter a Long Hook | 55.22.00 |
| Kipping to Counter One Knee Up | 58.33.00 |
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| A Deeper Dive Into Arm Positions | 0 |
| Clearing an Underhook | 4.18.00 |
| Kipping to Free a Trapped Arm | 6.52.00 |
| Side to Side Kipping Vs Underhook | 12.15.00 |
| Same Concept When Opponent Switches to a Knee Up/Long Hook | 15.40.00 |
| Addressing Double Underhooks | 18.47.00 |
| Addressing a High Mount | 23.33.00 |
| Stripping a Figure Four Back Head and Arm | 30.42.00 |
| Preventing a Dismount to Side Control | 36.40.00 |
| Outro | 40.20.00 |
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Intro/Roll 1 - Alex | 0 |
| Roll 2 - Drew | 28.24.00 |
| Roll 3 - Cristos | 40.41.00 |
| Roll 4 - Alex | 53.30.00 |
| Roll 5 - Drew | 1.10.05.00 |
Volume 9
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Roll 1 - Alex | 0 |
| Roll 2 - Drew | 5.15.00 |
| Roll 3 - Cristos | 10.21.00 |
| Roll 4 - Alex | 15.25.00 |
| Roll 5 - Drew | 20.28.00 |
Escape From Every Dominant Pin In Grappling With These Systems & Strategies From The Best No-Gi Grappler On Earth, Gordon “The King” Ryan, As He Shows You His Methods For Turning Defensive Cycles Into Offensive Cycles As Fast As Possible
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What Will You Learn?
Don’t spend time stuck and held down in pinning positions anymore - instead build a game with the real technical skill to escape from anywhere with Gordon “The King” Ryan’s new 9-part series on how to get out of all the major pinning positions of grappling. With his help, including live rolling footage with breakdowns, you’ll see how the best grappler on Earth gets out of mount, side control, north south, and more.
Use all the most modern and high-percentage methods to escape, with detailed breakdowns in how each system works from Gordon. Use kipping escapes, elbow escapes, underhooks, and much more as he brings you through how each position is unique and how he has made a career out of never being able to be pinned.
With Gordon’s advice, see how to turn these bad positions into offensive opportunities as fast as possible with his strategies on defensive to offensive cycling. Attack on the escape with leg lock entries, clamp guard, wrestling attacks, and more as he shows how each escape flows seamlessly into an offensive position that you can take advantage of.
Watch these systems in action as Gordon rolls live in the gym and then breaks down each roll - for you to see what he’s doing and hear why he’s doing it. With 9 volumes full of material for you to study, this offers you a full encyclopedia of all the major pins and their variations that you’ll need to escape from, with full explanations from Gordon Ryan on how you should be building your game from any of them.
So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
- INTRO TO PIN ESCAPES
- CARRYING BODY WEIGHT - TORSO VS FRAMES
- EXTENSION VS CONTRACTION CONCAVE VS CONVEX SHOULDERS
- CRANIUM CONTROL, SIDE CONTROL AND MOUNT VS NORTH SOUTH
- ESCAPING - STATIC VS DYNAMIC PINS
- OVERVIEW
- ESCAPING KNEE ON BELLY
- ESCAPING KNEE ON BELLY SHIN MOUNT HYBRID
- INTRO TO ESCAPING SIDE CONTROL
- SIDE GUARD WINS THE GAME
- INSERTION POINTS
- INSERTING THE FAR ARM
- INSERTING NEAR SIDE ELBOW
- ESCAPING VS A NAIVE OPPONENT
PART 2
- ACTIVELY FIGHTING THE FAR ELBOW TO INSIDE POSITION
- KNEE TO HIP CONTACT
- SIDE GUARD
- BASIC REGUARD FROM SIDE GUARD
- RECOVERING FROM SIDE GUARD INTO CLAMP
- SIDE GUARD TO TE GATAME
- TE GATAME INTO THE LEGS
- INSERTING A FAR SIDE UNDERHOOK
- CONSERVATIVE RECOVERY
- UNDERHOOK TO PINCH HEADLOCK/SHOULDER CRUNCH
- UNDERHOOK TO HALF GUARD
- UNDERHOOK TO ASHI GARAMI
- UNDERHOOK TO WRESTLING SCENARIOS
PART 3
- LEG GRAB/REGUARD DILEMMA
- ESCAPING WITH A NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK
- OPPONENT CROWDS THE HIPS
- RECOVERING WITH A TRICEP POST
- TRICEP POST TO SIDE GUARD
- TRICEP POST TO OVERBACK SERIES
- COUNTERING A REACHBACK CROSSFACE
- COUNTERING A REACHBACK CROSSFACE
- SIDE SKIPPING
- SIKE KIP VS POSTED CROSSFACE HAND
- SIKE KIP VS POSTED UNDERHOOK HAND
PART 4
- INTRO TO DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS
- ESCAPING ON THE POMMEL
- POMMELING BACK INSIDE
- INTRO TO OPPONENT HIP SWITCHING
- INSERTING FRAMES
- ESCAPING WITH A HIGH LEG
- PENDULUM/SIDE GUARD DILEMMA
- INTRO TO KESA GATAME
- ESCAPING AS OPPONENT POMMELS
- ESCAPING FULLY LOCKED KESA GATAME
- ADDRESSING OTHER UPPER BODY GRIPS - BODY LOCK
- TIGHT WAIST AND CROSS FACE
- TIGHT WAIST AND NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK
PART 5
- SEGUE TO NORTH SOUTH
- ESCAPING ON THE TRANSITION CROSSFACE HAND FIRST
- ESCAPING ON THE TRANSITION UNDERHOOK HAND FIRST
- ESCAPING ON THE TRANSITION ELBOWS INSIDE SHOULDERS
- NORTH SOUTH BODY POSITIONS
- OPPONENT'S HAND POSITIONS
- THE THREAT OF FORCING SIDE CONTROL
- OPPONENT HAS KNEES DOWN POMMELING HANDS INSIDE
- ESCAPING WITH KNEE ELBOW CONNECTION
- HIGH TRIPOD POMMELING HANDS INSIDE
- FORCING SIDE CONTROL - KNEES UP VS KNEES DOWN
- ESCAPING AS OPPONENT MOVES FROM NORTH SOUTH TO SIDE CONTROL
- SIDE CONTROL TO MOUNT - UPPER BODY POSITIONS
- ESCAPING ON THE TRANSITION - TOP HEAD AND ARM
- ESCAPING ON THE TRANSITION - DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS
- ESCAPING ON THE TRANSITION - CROSSFACE
PART 6
- MOUNT ESCAPE OVERVIEW
- OPPONENT'S LEG POSITIONS
- BRIDGING AND SHRIMPING
- BASIC KNEE ELBOW ESCAPE
- INSIDE ELBOW ESCAPE
- CLEARING GRAPEVINES AND PREVENTING AND UNDERHOOK
- SEPARATING CROSSED FEET
- KNEE ELBOW ESCAPE/INSIDE KNEE ELBOW ESCAPE VS CROSSFACE
- INTRO TO KIPPING
- SOLO KIPPING DRILL
- TYPES OF KIPPING
- KIPPING/KNEE ELBOW DILEMMA
- BASIC OVERHEAD KIP
- KIPPING OVER A SHOULDER
- SIDE TO SIDE KIPPING
- SIDE KIPPING WHEN OPPONENT COUNTERS INITIAL KIP
- KIPPING TO COUNTER A LONG HOOK
- KIPPING TO COUNTER ONE KNEE UP
PART 7
- A DEEPER DIVE INTO ARM POSITIONS
- CLEARING AN UNDERHOOK
- KIPPING TO FREE A TRAPPED ARM
- SIDE TO SIDE KIPPING VS UNDERHOOK
- SAME CONCEPT WHEN OPPONENT SWITCHES TO A KNEE UP/LONG HOOK
- ADDRESSING DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS
- ADDRESSING A HIGH MOUNT
- STRIPPING A FIGURE FOUR BACK HEAD AND ARM
- PREVENTING A DISMOUNT TO SIDE CONTROL
- OUTRO
PART 8 - ROLLING
- ALEX
- DREW
- CHRISTOS
- ALEX
- DREW
PART 9 - ROLLING COMMENTARY
- ALEX
- DREW
- CHRISTOS
- ALEX
- DREW
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