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Lock on body locks and smash your way through the guard using systematic pressure and leg pummeling to pass
- Learn the central principles and problems of passing the guard from one of the most detailed and innovative coaches on the planet, Professor John Danaher.
- Use specific toreando footwork patterns to maximize your loose passing success - including the king and queen of passing positions.
- Work through closed guard, supine guard, seated guard, and half guard as John gives you a unified framework for passing.
- 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.
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Introduction | 0 |
The Central Problem of Guard Passing | 6:36 |
Four Conceptual Solutions: The Push Pull Asymmetry | 12:43 |
The Push/Curl Asymmetry | 19:38 |
The Flexion/Extension Asymmetry | 24:14 |
Leg vs Leg Passing | 27:34 |
The Four Scenarios You Must Be Effective In | 29:58 |
Five Key Insights That Make a Real Difference to Your Passing Performance - The Three Nemesis of Guard Passing | 32:46 |
Penetrating to the Torso | 44:48 |
Completing a Pass: Hips First/Head Second Principle | 51:54 |
Be Ready to Take the Back at all Times | 59:27 |
The Foundation of All Guard Play: Control Resides Between The Knees | 1:12:26 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Opening a Closed Guard - Negation First | 0 |
Opening a Closed Guard: Squad Philosophy | 13:16 |
Analysis of the Squad Philosophy | 23:08 |
The 3 Best Ways to Open a Closed Guard Nogi - The Reach Back Method | 30:49 |
Two on One Knee Method | 36:23 |
Knee Post | 40:19 |
Dealing with Lower Body Grips: Double Outside Grips | 48:22 |
Dealing with Lower Body Grips Part 2 | 59:24 |
Dealing with Lower Body Grips: Single Inside Grip | 1:06:13 |
Opening a Closed Guard: Putting It All Together | 1:17:49 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Passing a Supine Guard - Toreando Pass Series - Footwork Skills | 0 |
crescent step | 1:29 |
side step | 3:03 |
cross step | 4:13 |
front step | 6:44 |
back step | 8:31 |
jab step | 9:50 |
fake step | 11:35 |
Putting it all together | 13:04 |
The First Stage of Toreando Passing: Approaching Your Opponent - Reading Your Opponents Body | 14:08 |
Getting a Strong Start in Toreando Passing: Grip Asymmetry | 20:01 |
Essential Grip Fighting - Double down V Grips | 29:23 |
Double Sole Grip | 32:10 |
Double Up V Grip | 34:32 |
Knee and Shin | 38:01 |
Inside Knee Post | 41:09 |
Inverted V Grip | 43:52 |
Inverted Cross Grip | 46:38 |
Two on One Knee and Ankle | 48:34 |
The King of All Nogi Toreando Passing Positons: The Hip &Knee Post | 51:10 |
The Queen of All Nogi Toreando Passing Positions: Toes to Mat (AKA The Plow) | 59:18 |
Getting Down to Business with Toreando Passing - Toreando Throw By | 1:02:46 |
Misdirectional Throw By | 1:08:21 |
Toreando Throw By To a Hip &Knee Post | 1:10:47 |
Toreando Throw By to Toes to Floor | 1:12:59 |
Toreando Throw By to Leg Drag | 1:17:25 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Hip &Knee Post Series - Running the Circle | 0 |
Running the Circle Part 2 | 8:31 |
Step Back Knee Cut | 13:30 |
Step Back Inside Knee | 20:17 |
Spinning Toreando - Mechanics | 27:06 |
Tight Waist Finish | 31:38 |
Hip Block Method | 36:11 |
Hip Block Method Part 2 | 39:22 |
Reverse Grip Method | 43:30 |
Spinning Toreando to the Back | 47:21 |
Spinning Toreando to Leg Drag | 51:08 |
Side to Side Pressure and Toreando Passing - Arm Swim | 58:47 |
The Foot Step | 1:04:52 |
Cross Shin Pin - Hip &Knee Post | 1:12:42 |
Front Step/Back Step | 1:18:07 |
Overcoming the Problem of Entanglement | 1:23:18 |
The Relationship Between Toreando &Knee Cut | 1:29:16 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
The Floating Leg Pommel Series - Why Pommel Passing? | 0 |
Getting to the Start Position | 5:54 |
Inside Pommel Pass | 9:55 |
Outside Pommel Pass | 14:59 |
Cross Knee Pommel | 20:17 |
Cross Foot Pommel | 22:48 |
Front Pommel | 25:14 |
Pommel to knee cut | 27:52 |
Finishing a Pommel Pass: Alternate Method | 34:27 |
Body Lock Guard Passing - Why Body Locks? | 37:49 |
Front Body Locks vs Side Body Locks | 43:05 |
Getting to a Front Body Lock - Creating Waist Exposure | 45:18 |
Inside &Outside Penetration | 52:54 |
Head Position &Pull | 1:00:29 |
Arm Position/Hand Grip | 1:08:38 |
2 Philosophies of Body Lock Guard Passing | 1:16:57 |
The Hierarchy of Body Lock Positions | 1:26:00 |
The Two Most Important Body Lock Passing Methods: The Step Over Method | 1:33:30 |
The Knee Drive Method | 1:44:19 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Passing with a front body lock: Double Shin Method | 0 |
Leg Scissor Method | 5:48 |
Shoelace Method | 14:05 |
Knee Cut Method | 20:50 |
Kick Out Method | 27:48 |
High Hip Scissor Method | 34:52 |
High Hip Scissor From Double Shin | 45:00 |
Maximizing the Potential of Your Body Lock Passes | 53:34 |
The Single Most Common Error in Body Lock Guard Passing and How to Avoid It | 1:00:57 |
My Favorite Body Lock Passing Method: Lumbar Lock To High Lock | 1:11:26 |
Countering a Forward Shift | 1:22:50 |
The Relationship Between a Tight Waist and a Bodylock | 1:29:03 |
Switching Tight Waist | 1:39:42 |
Side Body Lock: Entering a Side Body Lock | 1:45:51 |
Side Body Lock: Leg Riding | 1:54:31 |
Passing with a Side Body Lock | 2:06:09 |
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Half Guard Passing - Why Half Guard Passing? | 0 |
First Problem of Half Guard: Clearing a Knee Shield - Shifting to Centerline | 8:35 |
Front Step/Back Step Method | 17:25 |
Entries Into Half Guard Passing - Tight Waist Entry | 25:29 |
Body Lock Entry | 29:43 |
Floating Leg Pommel Entry | 33:31 |
Hip &Knee Post Entry | 35:43 |
Toes to Mat Entry | 38:20 |
The Fundamental Start Position for Half Guard Passing | 46:01 |
The Two King Knee Positions | 59:38 |
The Four Step Half Guard Passing Sequence | 1:06:12 |
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Half Guard Passing Methods: Top Head &Arm | 0 |
Far Underhook &Head Block | 6:14 |
Double Underhook Passing | 12:50 |
Cross Face &Reverse Cross Face | 21:52 |
Half Katagatame | 31:28 |
Countering a Power Prop From Half Guard | 36:13 |
Passing Half Butterfly Guard: Near Side Underhook: Grape Vine Method | 41:04 |
Near Side Underhook: Hand Post Method | 47:43 |
Near Side Underhook: Butterfly Hook Method | 50:58 |
Cross Face Half Butterfly Guard Pass | 54:46 |
Master The No-Gi Guard Passing Systems That John Danaher’s Athletes Excel With In Competition - Including Body Locks, Toreando, &More That All Work Together To Solve Central Problems And Exploit Weaknesses That Any Grappler Can Understand!
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What Will You Learn?
Learn how to pass the no-gi guard with Professor John Danaher and begin to impose your top game with this guide to systematically breaking down the bottom player’s frames and defenses, available across 8-volumes. Professor Danaher shows you every detail to passing the guard, including the central problems that complicate the system and how you can work to be as effective as possible with these fixes in mind.
Start passing the no-gi guard with safety and control using loose and tight techniques for maximum effect. Combine toreando patterns, knee slides, body locks, and more to attack the seated and supine guard with the same techniques that his own athletes use at the highest levels of grappling. Each step is shown with full detail and in context with every move in the system so that you can use it to its utmost effect.
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.
Mix your open guard passing with half guard for a complete approach to attacking the grappling guard. Professor Danaher shows you how he prefers to force the half guard, get to chest to chest, and then create his passes from here - and why this is such an effective strategy. Across all eight volumes, you can start studying the highest level of passing technology today from the most advanced grappling coach in the world today.
So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
- THE CENTRAL PROBLEM OF GUARD PASSING
FOUR CONCEPTUAL SOLUTIONS:
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THE FOUR SCENARIOS YOU MUST BE EFFECTIVE IN
FIVE KEY INSIGHTS THAT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO YOUR PASSING PERFORMANCE
PART 2
OPENING A CLOSED GUARD
NEGATION FIRST OPENING A CLOSED GUARD: SQUAD PHILOSOPHY ANALYSIS OF THE SQUAD PHILOSOPHY THE 3 BEST WAYS TO OPEN A CLOSED GUARD NO-GI
DEALING WITH LOWER BODY GRIPS: DOUBLE OUTSIDE GRIPSDEALING WITH LOWER BODY GRIPS PART 2DEALING WITH LOWER BODY GRIPS: SINGLE INSIDE GRIPOPENING A CLOSED GUARD: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
PART 3
PASSING A SUPINE GUARD
TOREANDO PASS SERIESFOOTWORK SKILLS
THE FIRST STAGE OF TOREANDO PASSING: APPROACHING YOUR OPPONENT
ESSENTIALL GRIP FIGHTING
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS WITH TOREANDO PASSING
PART 4
HIP &KNEE POST SERIES
SPINNING TOREANDO
SIDE TO SIDE PRESSURE AND TOREANDO PASSING
CROSS SHIN PIN- HIP &KNEE POST- FRONT STEP/BACK STEP- OVERCOMING THE PROBLEM OF ENTANGLEMENT- THE RELATIOSHIP BETWEEN ROREANDO KNEE CUTPART 5
THE FLOATING LEG POMMEL SERIESWHY POMMEL PASSING?GETTING TO THE START POSITIONINSIDE POMMEL PASSOUTSIDE POMMEL PASSCROSS KNEE POMMELCROSS FOOT POMMELFRONT POMMELPOMMEL TO KNEE CUTFINISHING A POMMEL PASS: ALTERNATE METHOD BODY LOCK GUARD PASSINGWHY BODY LOCKS?FRONT BODY LOCKS VS SIDE BODY LOCKSGETTING TO A FRONT BODY LOCK- CREATING WAIST EXPOSURE- INSIDE &OUTSIDE PENETRATION- HEAD POSITION &PULL- ARM POSITION/HAND GRIP2 PHILOSOPHIES OF BODY LOCK GUARD PASSINGTHE HIERARCHY OF BODY LOCK POSITIONSTHE TWO MOST IMPORTANT BODY LOCK PASSING METHODS
PART 6
PASSING WITH A FRONT BODY LOCK:
HIGH HIP SCISSOR METHODHIGH HIP SCISSOR FROM DOUBLE SHINMAXIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR BODY LOCK PASSESMY FAVORITE BODY LOCK PASSING METHOD: LUMBAR LOCK TO HIGH LOCKTHE SINGLE MOST COMMON ERROR IN BODY LOCK GUARD PASSING AND HOW TO AVOID IT
SIDE BODY LOCK:- ENTERING A SIDE BODY LOCK- SIDE BODY LOCK: LEG RIDING- PASSING WITH A SIDE BODY LOCKPART 7
HALF GUARD PASSING
WHY HALF GUARD PASSING?FIRST PROBLEM OF HALF GUARD: CLEARING A KNEE SHIELD
ENTRIES INTO HALF GUARD PASSING
PART 8
HALF GUARD PASSING METHODS: