Solve the central problems of the mounted position with Professor John Danaher’s 4x4 system for establishing control and setting up submissions
Learn the best submission holds to apply from mount, including the arm triangle, juji gatame, mounted triangle, and more
Use this 4-step method to win from mount, including some of John’s favorite methods for gripping and hand fighting to control the grappling exchanges
Shut down escapes and troubleshoot the 4x4 system with John’s advice on where you are likely to see problems and how you can solve these issues
See all the best ways to establish control and stabilize position as you work your way through for increased dominance against the bottom player
Professor John Danaher has taught grappling and combat superstars like Gordon Ryan, Georges St. Pierre, Garry Tonon, and many more throughout his illustrious coaching career - with remarkable success with students of all levels of experience and athleticism
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Volume 1
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Introduction
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The Central Problem of Pinning in Submission Grappling - The 5 Pins of Jiu-Jitsu
6:59
The Mechanics of Pinning
19:56
The 2 Big Themes of New Wave Pinning
29:13
Converting Pins to Submissions - The 2 Keys of Conversion
40:38
Elbow Penetration
46:04
My Favorite Philosophy of Pinning: Legs vs Upper Body
51:18
The Mounted Position - Reflections on the Mounted Position for Grappling
56:24
The Single Greatest Advantage of the Mounted Position Over Other Pins
1:02:58
The First Skill of the Mounted Position: Getting Mounted - The Central Problems of the Mounted Position
1:11:50
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
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Getting Mounted - The Knee Drive Method
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Knee Drive Method Part 2
17:17
Stepover Method
25:15
Double Underhooks Method
38:18
The Second Skill of Getting Mounted: Mount Retention - Multiple mounts Outperform Any Single Mount
48:01
The Crucial Relationship Between Half Guard Passing and Mounted Position
1:21:21
The Third Skill of Mounted Position: Winning the Batte of the Elbow - In Jiu Jitsu: Extension is Weakness
1:37:56
Volume 3
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The 4x4 Mount System: A 4 Step Program to Win From Mounted Position - Step 1: Getting to an Underhook - The Cross Wrist method
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The Half Hand Grip
8:33
Establish Underhook From Half Guard
18:07
Establish the Underhook as You Mount From Side Control
23:18
Give a Little to Gain a Lot
29:52
Penetrate Opposite Elbow
38:35
Midirectional Underhook
43:44
Wrist vs Elbow Method
46:59
Step 2. Elbow Separation Over the Shoulder Line: The Ratchet Method
55:11
Step 3. Establishing the 4 Control Grips of the Mounted Position - The Single Chest Wrap
1:09:48
The Far Trap Underhook
1:23:28
Double Chest Wrap
1:28:41
Arm Wrap/Figure 4 Arm Wrap
1:35:17
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
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Step 4: The 4 Submissions of the 4x4 System - Kata Gatame (Arm Triangle) - Begin With Kata Gatame
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Entering Kata Gatame From the Single Chest Wrap
3:19
The Mechanics of Kata gatame
10:38
Improving Your Kata Gatame Mechanics With the Pump Flex (Lifting the Head to Attack)
29:51
Bulldozing Through Your opponent's Defenses
39:17
Recovery From a Failed Kata Gatame
50:21
Timing the Dismount From Mount to Side
58:27
Volume 5
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Rear Strangle - Far Trap Underhook Transition to Rear Mount
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The Importance of Lifting the Head When Tranisitioning to Rear Mount
12:06
Lower Body Controls From rear Mount
17:47
Upper Body Controls
28:28
The Number One Back Submission Sequence
37:15
Strangling With the Legs From the Back
52:16
Front Strangle/Rear Strangle Dilemma
1:07:23
Juji Gatame (Arm Bar) - The Double Arm Wrap is the Best Setup for Mounted Juji Gatame
1:17:00
Lifting the Head for Better Entries
1:30:08
Special Study of Juji Gatame
1:37:05
The Right Right Right Rule
1:50:34
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
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Magnum Finishes - Pushing Finish
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Lat Grip
4:58
Multiple Juji Gatame Configurations
8:07
Juji Through 360 Degrees
26:56
Mounted Triangle - General Reflections on the Mounted Triangle
37:06
The Single Chest Wrap is the Best Setup for Mounted Triangles
43:15
The Great Dichotomy in Mounted Triangle Attacks: Stepover Methods vs Knee Slide Methods
50:48
Volume 7
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The 4 Keys to a Strong Mounted Triangle - 1. Hand Assist
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2. Forward Bias
4:30
3. Get Your Opponent's Head Off the Mat - Twice
7:46
4. The Rules of Risk
10:37
Push Down Stepover Method
21:49
Push Out Stepover Method
35:15
Knee Slide Shoulder Drop Method
46:12
Pivot Knee Slide Method (My Favorite)
59:02
Mounted Head and Arm
1:09:58
Mounted Head and Arm Part 2
1:18:32
Placido's Revenge
1:27:21
Arm Wrap to Mounted Triangle
1:31:33
Lat 3/4 Juji Gatame (Arm Bar)
1:38:10
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
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Overcoming Failure in the 4 Step System - First Failure: You Can't Get the Elbow Over the Shoulder Line
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Second Form of Failure: You Can't Get an Underhook
11:45
Final Overview of the 4x4 Mount System
22:16
The Deepest Theme of This Video Which Will Change Your Outlook on Grappling Pins
34:21
Dominate The No-Gi Mount With This Simplified Method For Attacking Submissions And Finishing Fights With The World’s Most In-Demand Grappling Coach, John Danaher’s New Wave System To This Powerful Position
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What Will You Learn?
Control and finish the fight from one of the most dominant pinning positions in no-gi grappling with Professor John Danaher’s 4x4 method, now shown for the first time across 8-volumes. With John’s instructional series, you will be able to improve faster and use more technique to win the mounted position and secure strong submission attacks like the arm triangle, juji gatame, and more.
Professor John Danaher is one of the most popular and recognizable coaches in modern grappling, with students who have achieved at the highest levels of the sport using his innovative, groundbreaking systems. These are some of the same lessons that Professor Danaher has given students like Gordon Ryan, UFC Hall of Famer Georges St. Pierre, and Garry Tonon, now made available to students of all levels.
Across all eight volumes, you can start studying the highest level of mounted position technique from the most advanced grappling coach in the world today. Break down all the fundamentals and critical problems of the position before learning all the most effective answers with John’s signature 4x4 method, including the four major submissions that John wants his students focusing on.
So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
THE CENTRAL PROBLEM OF PINNING IN SUBMISSION GRAPPLING
THE 5 PINS OF JIU-JITSU
THE MECHANICS OF PINNING
THE 2 BIG THEMES OF NEW WAVE PINNING
CONVERTING PINS TO SUBMISSIONS
THE 2 KEYS OF CONVERSION
ELBOW PENETRATION
MY FAVORITE PHILOSOPHY OF PINNING: LEGS VS UPPER BODY
THE MOUNTED POSITION
REFLECTIONS ON THE MOUNTED POSITION FOR GRAPPLING
THE SINGLE GREATEST ADVANTAGE OF THE MOUNTED POSITION OVER OTHER PINS
THE FIRST SKILL OF THE MOUNTED POSITION: GETTING MOUNTED
THE CENTRAL PROBLEMS OF THE MOUNTED POSITION
PART 2
GETTING MOUNTED
THE KNEE DRIVE METHOD
KNEE DRIVE METHOD PART 2
STEPOVER METHOD
DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS METHOD
THE SECOND SKILL OF GETTING MOUNTED: MOUNT RETENTION
MULTIPLE MOUNTS OUTPERFORM ANY SINGLE MOUNT
THE CRUCIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HALF GUARD PASSING AND MOUNTED POSITION
THE THIRD SKILL OF MOUNTED POSITION: WINNING THE BATTE OF THE ELBOW
IN JIU JITSU: EXTENSION IS WEAKNESS
PART 3
THE 4X4 MOUNT SYSTEM: A 4 STEP PROGRAM TO WIN FROM MOUNTED POSITION
STEP 1: GETTING TO AN UNDERHOOK
THE CROSS WRIST METHOD
THE HALF HAND GRIP
ESTABLISH UNDERHOOK FROM HALF GUARD
ESTABLISH THE UNDERHOOK AS YOU MOUNT FROM SIDE CONTROL
GIVE A LITTLE TO GAIN A LOT
PENETRATE OPPOSITE ELBOW
MIDIRECTIONAL UNDERHOOK
WRIST VS ELBOW METHOD
STEP 2. ELBOW SEPARATION OVER THE SHOULDER LINE: THE RATCHET METHOD
STEP 3. ESTABLISHING THE 4 CONTROL GRIPS OF THE MOUNTED POSITION
THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP
THE FAR TRAP UNDERHOOK
DOUBLE CHEST WRAP
ARM WRAP/FIGURE 4 ARM WRAP
PART 4
STEP 4: THE 4 SUBMISSIONS OF THE 4X4 SYSTEM
KATA GATAME (ARM TRIANGLE)
BEGIN WITH KATA GATAME
ENTERING KATA GATAME FROM THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP
THE MECHANICS OF KATA GATAME
IMPROVING YOUR KATA GATAME MECHANICS WITH THE PUMP FLEX (LIFTING THE HEAD TO ATTACK)
BULLDOZING THROUGH YOUR OPPONENT'S DEFENSES
RECOVERY FROM A FAILED KATA GATAME
TIMING THE DISMOUNT FROM MOUNT TO SIDE
PART 5
REAR STRANGLE
FAR TRAP UNDERHOOK TRANSITION TO REAR MOUNT
THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFTING THE HEAD WHEN TRANSITIONING TO REAR MOUNT
LOWER BODY CONTROLS FROM REAR MOUNT
UPPER BODY CONTROLS
THE NUMBER ONE BACK SUBMISSION SEQUENCE
STRANGLING WITH THE LEGS FROM THE BACK
FRONT STRANGLE/REAR STRANGLE DILEMMA
JUJI GATAME (ARM BAR)
THE DOUBLE ARM WRAP IS THE BEST SETUP FOR MOUNTED JUJI GATAME
LIFTING THE HEAD FOR BETTER ENTRIES
SPECIAL STUDY OF JUJI GATAME
THE RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RULE
PART 6
MAGNUM FINISHES
PUSHING FINISH
LAT GRIP
MULTIPLE JUJI GATAME CONFIGURATIONS
JUJI THROUGH 360 DEGREES
MOUNTED TRIANGLE
GENERAL REFLECTIONS ON THE MOUNTED TRIANGLE
THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP IS THE BEST SETUP FOR MOUNTED TRIANGLE
THE GREAT DICHOTOMY IN MOUNTED TRIANGLE ATTACKS: STEPOVER METHODS VS. KNEE SLIDE METHODS
PART 7
THE 4 KEYS TO A STRONG MOUNTED TRIANGLE
1. HAND ASSIST
2. FORWARD BIAS
3. GET YOUR OPPONENT'S HEAD OFF THE MAT - TWICE
4. THE RULES OF RISK
PUSH DOWN STEP OVER METHOD
PUSH OUT STEPOVER METHOD
KNEE SLIDE SHOULDER DROP METHOD
PIVOT KNEE SLIDE METHOD (MY FAVORITE)
MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM
MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM PART 2
PLACIDO'S REVENGE
ARM WRAP TO MOUNTED TRIANGLE
LAT 3/4 JUJI GATAME (ARM BAR)
PART 8
OVERCOMING FAILURE IN THE 4 STEP SYSTEM
FIRST FAILURE: YOU CAN'T GET THE ELBOW OVER THE SHOULDER LINE
SECOND FORM OF FAILURE: YOU CAN'T GET AN UNDERHOOK
FINAL OVERVIEW OF THE 4X4 MOUNT SYSTEM
THE DEEPEST THEME OF THIS VIDEO WHICH WILL CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK ON GRAPPLING PINS