Never Get Your Guard Passed Again And Start Turning The Tables With Gordon “The King” Ryan’s 8-Volume Guide To Systematically Retaining Your Guard And Getting Back On Offense !
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What Will You Learn?
Start winning off your back by mastering one of grappling’s most difficult and tricky skills with Gordon Ryan’s 8-volume master class in retaining your guard. Stop giving up easy guard passes and start turning their attacks into your own offense with Gordon’s dilemmas, guidelines, and techniques for success.
Once you can stop guard passers in their tracks, your bottom guard can reach its potential as you can attack safely. Now, across 8-volumes, you can learn from the best no-gi grappler on Earth as he shows you how he never gets his guard passed and what you can do to start mastering this skill.
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Take common and effective passes in grappling like the stack pass, the torreando, the split squat, body lock, and more and totally break them down with Gordon’s help, as he explains the concepts and combinations you’ll need. You can also learn how to retain and defend from offensive positions like X guard, ashi garami, half guard, seated guard, and more.
Go into Gordon’s system with him as he narrates gym footage of him using his guard retention live, so you can see the technique in action. Gordon takes on five opponents in the gym as they try to pass his guard, and he narrates over the footage and breaks down exactly what’s he doing step-by-step,so your guard never gets passed again.
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So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
INTRODUCTION TO GUARD RETENTION
OVERVIEW
TOP PLAYER'S GOALS
BOTTOM PLAYER'S GOALS (LOOSE PASSING)
BOTTOM PLAYER'S GOALS (TIGHT PASSING)
THE ONE CHINK IN THE ARMOR IN GUARD PASSING (AND THE EXCEPTION)
THE BATTLE FOR INSIDE POSITION
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCAVE SHOULDERS
HIDING YOUR JAW FROM A CROSS FACE
SEATED VS LOOSE
SEATED VS LOOSE PASSING OVERVIEW
THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES (SEATED VS LOOSE PASSING)
UNDERSTANDING STANCES
UNDERSTANDING DISTANCE MANAGEMENT
THE GRIP FIGHTING BATTLE
MAINTAINING THE INSIDE FOOT POSITION
RECOVERING THE INSIDE FOOT POSITION
RECOVERING WHEN AN OPPONENT FLANKS
CLOSING OUT SEATED VS LOOSE PASSING
SUPINE VS LOOSE
SUPINE VS LOOSE OVERVIEW
PART 2
ASHI GARAMI
ASHI/X-GUARD RETENTION OVERVIEW
GROUPING FOR RETENTION PURPOSES
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
GROUP 5
THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES - LEG ENTANGLEMENTS VS LOOSE PASSING
GROUP 1 - RECOVERING WHEN OPPONENT FORWARD STEPS
GROUP 2 - RECOVERING WHEN OPPONENT FORWARD STEPS
GROUP 3 - RECOVERING WHEN AN OPPONENT BACK STEPS
GROUP 4 - RECOVERING WHEN AN OPPONENT BACK STEPS
GROUP 5 - OUTSIDE ASHI MAINTAINING INSIDE POSITION
GROUP 5 - RECLAIMING THE ACHILLES
GROUP 5 - RECOVERING FROM A TOP HEAD AND ARM
GROUP 5 - RECOVERING FROM DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS
GROUP 5 - RECOVERING FROM KATA GATAME
CLOSING OUT ASHI GARAMI
PART 3
SPLIT SQUAT
OVERVIEW OF THE SPLIT SQUAT
THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES (RETENTION FROM SPLIT SQUAT)
CLEARING A STRONG COLLAR TIE
PREVENTING A KNEE CUT
PREVENTING A FORCED HALF GUARD
PREVENTING A SCOOP GRIP
COUNTERING A SCOOP GRIP BACK STEP
OPPONENT SPINS THE LEG
COUNTERING A KNEE CUT
COUNTERING AN UNDERHOOK
CLOSING OUT SPLIT SQUAT
INSIDE FOOT STRAIGHT HAMSTRING
INTRODUCTION OF INSIDE FOOT (STRAIGHT HAMSTRING)
OVERVIEW OF INSIDE FOOT (STRAIGHT HAMSTRING)
RECLAIMING INSIDE FOOT POSITION VS LOW HIPS
COUNTERING A TOP POMMEL (HIGH HIPS)
COUNTERING A FRONT POMMEL
CLOSING OUT STRAIGHT HAMSTRING
PART 4
TOREANDO
INTRODUCTION TO TOREANDO
OVERVIEW OF TOREANDO
THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES
THE BRIDGE BETWEEN LOOSE & TIGHT PASSING
THE THREE TYPES OF FRAMING
INTRODUCTION TO SCISSOR GUARD
INTRODUCTION TO SIDE GUARD
POMMELING LEGS TO AVOID A FLANK
USING HIGH LEGS TO AVOID THE FLANK
COUNTERING A FLANK WITH FOREHAND FRAMING
COUNTERING A FLANK WITH FOREARM FRAMING
COUNTERING A FLANK WITH BACKHAND FRAMING
RECOVERING AND COUNTERING FROM KNEE ON BELLY
COUNTERING A LEG DRAG
OVERVIEW OF OPPONENT WHO MOVES TO NORTH SOUTH
RECOVERING FROM NORTH SOUTH (2 KNEES IN VS V GRIPS)
RECOVERING FROM NORTH SOUTH (2 KNEES VS PRESSURE)
RECOVERING FROM NORTH SOUTH (ONE KNEE IN)
RECOVERING FROM NORTH SOUTH TWO KNEES OUT
CLOSING OUT FLANKS
PART 5
STACK PASSING
INTRODUCTION TO STACK PASSING
OVERVIEW OF STACK PASSING
THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES
AVOIDING THE INITIAL STACK FRONT FACING
CLEARING V GRIPS (FRONT RACING)
ADDRESSING LOCKED HANDS
AVOIDING THE INITIAL STACK (REARING FACING)
ADDRESSING AN OUTSIDE SHIN PIN
ADDRESSING AN INSIDE SHIN PIN
CLOSING STACK PASSING
BODY LOCK PASSING
INTRODUCTION TO BODY LOCK RETENTION
OVERVIEW OF BODY LOCKING
THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES
STOPPING THE INITIAL LOCK
IMMEDIATE OFF-BALANCE AFTER THE LOCK
FORWARD SHIFTING
BLOCKING A KNEE & FORWARD SHIFTING
RECOVERING WHEN OPPONENT FORCES BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD
RECOVERING AFTER A "PASS"
CLOSING OUT BODY LOCKS
PART 6
HALF GUARD PASSING
INTRO TO HALF GUARD
OVERVIEW OF HALF GUARD
TOP PLAYER'S HAND POSITIONS
THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES
INSERTING A BUTTERFLY HOOK
RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS TOP HEAD AND ARM
RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS UNDERHOOK AND HEAD WEDGE
RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS OVER UNDER
RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS DOUBLE UNDERS
RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS CROSS FACE
RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK
KNEE UP KNEE DOWN DILEMMA
KNEE LEVER SERIES
UNIFICATION OF BUTTERFLY HOOKS AND KNEE LEVERS
LATE ESCAPES
RECOVERING FROM A REVERSE UNDERHOOK
LATE ESCAPES
RECOVERING FROM A REVERSE UNDERHOOK
UNDER OVER DEFENSE
OUTRO
PART 7
GUARD RETENTION ROLLING
PLACIDO
JACK
DREW
ALEX
SEAN
PART 8
GUARD RETENTION ROLLING COMMENTARY
PLACIDO
JACK
DREW
ALEX
SEAN
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