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

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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