Pillars of Defense: Guillotines by Gordon Ryan

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What Will You Learn?

Unlock the secrets to defending one of the most dangerous and common submissions in No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu—the Guillotine—with Gordon Ryan, the most accomplished No-Gi competitor in the history of the sport. With years of experience under the guidance of John Danaher, Gordon has developed an unparalleled skill set in both executing and teaching BJJ techniques. In this highly anticipated instructional, Gordon dives deep into the art of defending against the guillotine choke, providing you with the tools and strategies to maintain position, escape, and turn the tables on your opponent.

Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced practitioner, this instructional will help you refine your ability to defend against one of the highest percentage submissions in No-Gi BJJ. Learn the most effective defensive concepts and techniques that will keep you safe in any situation where the guillotine may arise. With Gordon’s guidance, you’ll gain not just knowledge of escapes, but an overall mastery of positional control, making you a more well-rounded grappler in any scenario.

What You’ll Learn:

• Maintaining Key Positions: Learn how to protect yourself and avoid falling into bad positions when facing a guillotine attack.
• Progressing Your Own Position: Discover how to use your defensive reactions as opportunities to advance your own position and dominate your opponent.
• Early Escapes: Get ahead of the submission and learn how to escape early before the guillotine becomes fully locked in.
• Late Escapes: Master the techniques and strategies needed to escape from even the tightest, most threatening guillotines.
• In-Depth Analysis: Gordon Ryan provides step-by-step breakdowns of the most common guillotine variations, ensuring you have the knowledge to defend against all of them.
• Expert Teaching: With Gordon Ryan’s ability to explain complex concepts in a digestible and effective way, you’ll understand not just how to defend, but why each technique works.

Key Features:

• Taught by Gordon Ryan, the most successful No-Gi competitor in the world
• Multiple Defensive Strategies for defending and escaping the guillotine
• Focused on early and late escapes, ensuring you're prepared at any stage of the submission
• Progressive Instruction: Build your skills step-by-step for a solid foundation in guillotine defense
• Learn to maintain strong positioning and turn defense into offense
• High-Quality Video Instruction that makes complex techniques easy to understand and apply

Perfect For:

• No-Gi BJJ practitioners of all levels
• Grapplers looking to add valuable defenses to their game
• Anyone who wants to become proficient at escaping and countering guillotine submissions
• Students who want to train with one of the most accomplished instructors in the sport

Take Control of Your Guillotine Defense
In Pillars of Defense: Guillotines, Gordon Ryan empowers you with everything you need to make the guillotine a submission you can avoid, escape from, and turn to your advantage. Whether you’re rolling in the gym or facing high-level opponents in competition, this instructional will give you the confidence to handle guillotines with ease.

Get ready to defend, dominate, and add another layer of sophistication to your No-Gi game!

What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1

• Intro
• Chin To Chest
• Defensive Hand Positions
• Types Of Guillotines
• Hip To Hip Connection, And Theory
• Chasing The Centerline
• Overview
• General Defenses
• Specific Defenses
• General Theory
• Intro To Escapes From Closed Guard
• Keeping The Head Centered
• Four Pointing
• Stacking Vs Low Elbow And Arm In
• Back Stepping  

Part  2

• Intro To Defense From Open Guard To
• Centering The Head
• Avoiding The Legs
• Conservative Roll Through
• Roll Through Vs High Wrist
• Passing To Side Control
• Four Point  

Part 3

• Intro To Defense From Half Guard Top
• Clearing The Legs
• Bottom Vs Top Head Positioning
• Four Pointing From Bottom Side Head Position
• Stacking From Bottom Side Head Position
• Defensive Roll Through
• Four Pointing From Top Side Head Position
• Stacking From Top Side Head Position  

Part 4

• Intro To Defense From Open Guard Bottom
• Ways For Opponent To Attack
• Falling To Supine
• Countering With Ashi Garami
• Countering With Sumi Gaeshi
• Intro To Defense From Half Guard Bottom
• Knees To Chest
• Avoiding Guillotines From Underhooks
• Avoiding Guillotines From Deep Half
• Knee Lever
• Butterfly Hook
• Lower Leg Shift  

Part 5

• Intro To Defense From Bottom Side Control
• Transitioning To Lower Leg Shift
• Bumping The Hands To The Floor
• Transitioning To Front Headlock
• Escaping Guillotine With Far Side Underhook
• Intro To Guillotine Escapes From Mount
• Decreased Ability To Bridge
• Top Side Vs Bottom Side Head Position
• Kipping Out  

Part 6

• Intro To Escapes From Front Headlock
• Defensive Hands
• Front Headlock Dilemma
• Ways For Opponent To Set The Guillotine
• Basic Elbow Pads To Center The Head
• Anticipating The Legs
• Conservative Roll Throughs
• Passing To Side Control
• Sitting To Half Guard
• Outro  

Part 7

• Rolling With Sonny
• Rolling With Ty
• Rolling With Landon
• Rolling With James  

Part 8

• Rolling Commentary - Sonny
• Rolling Commentary - Ty
• Rolling Commentary - Landon