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Ageless Jiu Jitsu: Winning When You're Older or Less Athletic - Bottom Game by John Danaher
Stay Competitive With - And Even Dominate - Younger, Faster Athletes With The Help Of The World’s Most Sough After Jiu-Jitsu Coach, Professor John Danaher, As He Shows You His Formula For Success From Guard As An Older Grappler
- John is one of the world’s premier coaches in jiu-jitsu and submission grappling and now you can hear him break down the realities of the sport for aging athletes and how you can best adapt
- Learn the theory of funneling John advises for older athletes and how positions like half guard, mount, and rear mount are so important to understand
- Use the half guard for sweeping offense, including John’s coaching on the tightwaist series, deep half, knee levers, and more
- Finish fights off your back with submission offense applied in John’s signature systematic method, including applications of the kimura, ude gatame, front chokes, and more
- Every series and move is optimized and explained with the older grappler in mind, giving you the tools necessary to be successful without speed or flexibility
- John Danaher is the proven coach of championship students like Gordon Ryan, Georges St. Pierre, Garry Tonon, and more learning these systems from him at Team New Wave
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Intro | 0 |
| Building A Theory Of How Older And Athletically Compromised Players Can Beat Younger Fitter & More Mobile Opponents - What Do You Lose As You Age? | 3:53 |
| What Do You Keep When You Age? | 9:07 |
| What Do Older Athletes Gain? | 11:22 |
| The Single Biggest Message Of This Video | 15:47 |
| The Theory Of Funneling | 26:04 |
| The Parameters Of This Video | 31:12 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| The First Skill For Older & Athletically Compromised Athletes: Survival In Bad Positions - The Incredible Value Of Surivival Skills For The Older Or Physically Compromised Athlete | 0 |
| Mount Survival | 4:19 |
| Surviving Rear Mount | 14:40 |
| Side Control Survival | 22:54 |
| Knee On Belly Survival | 33:04 |
| Surviving Turtle Position | 36:33 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Building An Offensive Game For Older & Athletically Compromised Athletes From Bottom Position: Half Guard Bottom Game - Escaping To Half Guard Bottom From Pins - Getting To Half Guard From Bottom Mount: The Elbow Escape | 0 |
| Getting To Half Guard From Bottom Mount: The Elbow Escape Part 2 | 7:17 |
| Getting To Half Guard From Bottom Mount: The Elbow Escape Part 3 | 10:20 |
| Side Elbow Escape To Half Guard | 15:03 |
| Sitting Escape | 21:00 |
| The Ankle Catch | 28:37 |
| Dynamic Side Elbow Escape | 32:48 |
| Elbow Escape From Knee On Belly | 40:44 |
| Sliding Elbow Escape | 45:53 |
| 2 On 1 Escape | 55:30 |
| Getting To Half Guard From Turtle | 1:00:57 |
| Escaping Front Head Lock To Half Guard | 1:07:40 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Getting To Half Guard From Neutral Positions - Butterfly Guard To Half Guard | 0 |
| Closed Guard | 2:26 |
| Pulling Half Guard On A Standing Opponent | 4:23 |
| Single Leg Variation | 9:26 |
| Second Variation | 12:24 |
| A Practical & Simple Way To Get To Half Guard On A Standing Opponent: Knock Them Down | 16:49 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| First Step In Half Guard Bottom Winning The Battle For Distance And Connection: The Knee Shield - Tight Waist Series | 0 |
| First Sweep From Half Guard Bottom The Roll Through Sweep | 9:11 |
| Tight Waist Duck Under | 14:31 |
| Ankle Pick Sweep | 21:59 |
| Knee Pick | 25:41 |
| Limp Arm To The Back | 35:34 |
| Kosoto Takedown | 39:33 |
| Cow Catcher | 44:13 |
| Head Inside Double Leg | 48:48 |
| Single Leg Takedown | 54:27 |
| Zenga Part 1 | 57:59 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| 2 On 1 Series From Bottom Half - Knee Lever | 0 |
| Arm Drag | 6:24 |
| 1 On 1 Scoop Sweep | 9:39 |
| Deep Half Series - Splitting The Legs | 13:53 |
| Over Under Sweep | 19:32 |
| Overhook Series - Knee Lever From Overhook | 22:44:00 |
| Windmill | 27:11:00 |
| Elbow Escape | 31:03:00 |
| Knee Shield Elbow Escape | 13:01:00 |
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Bottom Submission Game - Kimura Series - Classic Kimura Sweep | 0 |
| Kimura Whip | 8:27 |
| Kimura Whip Part 2 | 13:43 |
| Special Study: Ude Gatame - Ude Gatame For Older And Less Athletic People | 17:21 |
| My Approach To Ude Gatame | 22:00:00 |
| Setting Up Ude Gatame From Bottom Position | 32:52:00 |
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Special Study: Hiza Gatame - Mechanics Of Hiza Gatame | 0 |
| A Special Trick To Make Your Hiza Gatame Better | 10:14 |
| A Special Variation Of Hiza Gatame: Breaking With Outside Leg | 15:02 |
| Special Study: Arm In Guillotine/Seated Kata Gatame/Anaconda - Seated Kata Gatame | 19:45:00 |
| Low Elbow Guillotine | 29:27:00 |
| Arm In Guillotine | 10:45 |
| Anaconda Strangle | 46:40:00 |
| Kata Gatame Scorpion | 53:42 |