Develop the ability to create pressure from open guard and attack with modern strategy and technique from Professor John Danaher!
Professor Danaher breaks down the main elements of his student’s guard success, including insights around leg locking that set their style apart from the rest of the field
Learn the secret to a dynamic open guard as Professor Danaher explains his dynamic energy theory
Use the knowledge/denial model of guard retention to hold your open guard under attack and start launching your own offense
Enter the legs and begin finding consistent pathways to victory by focusing on lower body no-gi techniques
John Danaher is the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu coach of champion athletes like Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, Craig Jones, and Georges St. Pierre
Course Content
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Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
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Introduction
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Understanding New Wave Guard Play: 3 Key Insights
8:52
Connection &Grip - The First Action From Guard is Grip
14:07
Four Limbed Gripping
40:33:00
Inside &Outside Position/Control
44:40:00
2 On 1 Gripping
52:59:00
The Theory of Handles
1:14:14
Gripping Tempo
1:25:02
Gripping With Direction
1:33:01
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
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The Secret to Successful Guard Play: Dynamic Energy Theory
0
The Law of Shoulders &Hips (Push Pull Dynamic Knees)
5:33
The Law of Heel &Toes (Push Pull Dynamic Standing)
14:11
The Law of Head Under/Head Over (Under Over Dynamic)
21:53
The First Skill of Guard Play: Retention
7:54
The Knowledge/Denial Model of Guard Retention
11:37
The Six Elements of Guard Passing - Distance
13:53
Grip
16:10
Angle
18:09
Level
43:46:00
Penetration
45:57:00
Pin
48:37:00
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
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3 Critical Elements of Guard Retention - The Theory of Demarcation
0
Essential Body Movements For Guard Retention
10:52
Foot Pummeling
12:30
Crossovers
17:15
High Leg
19:59
The Inverted Spin
2:26
The Scissor and Sit
8:14
The Pendulum
13:44
Scissor and Roll
44:00:00
Shrimping
50:51:00
Reverse Shrimping
55:18:00
Scooting
57:40:00
Framing
1:01:02
Framing High Framing Low
1:20:02
Framing &The Law of Feet &Hips
1:23:03
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Applications - Mobility Based Passes
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Pressure Based Passes: Stack Passing, Body Lock Passing &Knee Cut Passing
7:39
Going Beyond the Knowledge/Denial: A Maximizing Theory of Guard Retention
7:13
The Golden Rule of Counter Offense from Guard Retention
20:27
Putting it all together
3:55
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
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The Second Skill of Guard Play: Constant Threat Theory - Behavior is Determined by Belief
0
The One Target That Your Opponent Can Never Hide From You
4:57
Direct Attacks on the Legs From Guard Position - 2 on 1 Ankle Entries
14:03
Partial Inversions From Distance
15:51
Shin to shin entry
50:44:00
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
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Single Leg Entry
0
Double Leg Entry
2:30
Reverse Double Leg Entry
8:59
Irimi Ashi Cross Catch
15:48
Cross Catch to Hip Pin
49:00:00
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
X-Guard Triple Attack
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X-Guard Momentum Entry
17:21
Leg Entries From Reverse De La Riva
2:58
Leg Entries From Reverse De La Riva Part 2
15:06
Leg Entries From Reverse De La Riva Part 3
43:10:00
Leg Entries From Reverse De La Riva Part 4
48:45:00
Leg Entries vs Split Squat (Headquarters)
56:54:00
Leg Entries vs Split Squat (Headquarters) part 2
1:10:34
Leg Entries vs Split Squat (Headquarters) part 3
1:15:54
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
De La Riva Entries
0
De La Riva Entries Part 2
8:59
Closed Guard Entries
15:27
Closed Guard Entries Part 2
30:36:00
Putting it all together
40:54:00
Attack Dynamically From Bottom Position With These With Revolutionary Strategies &Systems From Professor John Danaher’s New Wave Theory Of Open Guard That His Students Have Used To Dominate The No-Gi Grappling Scene
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What Will You Learn?
Professor John Danaher is BACK with BJJ Fanatics to explain one of modern grappling’s biggest mysteries: How his team of athletes is able to come to the center of the mat, sit down, and continue to create dangerous offensive pressure from a guard position. You can now learn the wisdom and effectiveness of this new wave style of open guard from the most successful &sought-after grappling coach in the game today.
This 8-volume series is packed with open guard insights, strategy, and systems that athletes of all levels can use for rapid no-gi grappling skill development. Learn concepts like the dynamic energy theory that can help you focus your attacks as John breaks down what’s most important for any athlete who wants a complete guard game.
Get the knowledge necessary to hold and retain your guard against offensive pressure and still secure dangerous holds and positions of your own with Professor Danaher’s knowledge/denial method. Once you are able to hold guard, use it to start securing the legs as Professor Danaher explains why this is actually the most reliable target for open guard players.
Professor Danaher has built of team of some of the best grapplers on Earth, including champions like Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, Crag Jones, and more, and now you can hear the open guard methods that are central to their style and a highly regarded part of all his athletes’ games.
So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
UNDERSTANDING NEW WAVE GUARD PLAY: 3 KEY INSIGHTS
CONNECTION &GRIP
THE FIRST ACTION FROM GUARD IS GRIP
FOUR LIMBED GRIPPING
INSIDE &OUTSIDE POSITION/CONTROL
2 ON 1 GRIPPING
THE THEORY OF HANDLES
GRIPPING TEMPO
GRIPPING WITH DIRECTION
PART 2
THE SECRET TO SUCCESSFUL GUARD PLAY: DYNAMIC ENERGY THEORY
THE LAW OF SHOULDERS &HIPS (PUSH PULL DYNAMIC KNEES)
THE LAW OF HEEL &TOES (PUSH PULL DYNAMIC STANDING)
THE LAW OF HEAD UNDER/HEAD OVER (UNDER OVER DYNAMIC)
THE FIRST SKILL OF GUARD PLAY: RETENTION
THE KNOWLEDGE/DENIAL MODEL OF GUARD RETENTION
THE SIX ELEMENTS OF GUARD PASSING
DISTANCE
GRIP
ANGLE
LEVEL
PENETRATION
PIN
PART 3
3 CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF GUARD RETENTION
THE THEORY OF DEMARCATION
ESSENTIAL BODY MOVEMENTS FOR GUARD RETENTION
FOOT PUMMELING
CROSSOVERS
HIGH LEG
THE INVERTED SPIN
THE SCISSOR AND SIT
THE PENDULUM
SCISSOR AND ROLL
SHRIMPING
REVERSE SHRIMPING
SCOOTING
FRAMING
FRAMING HIGH FRAMING LOW
FRAMING &THE LAW OF FEET &HIPS
PART 4
APPLICATIONS
MOBILITY BASED PASSES
PRESSURE BASED PASSES: STACK PASSING, BODY LOCK PASSING &KNEE CUT PASSING
GOING BEYOND THE KNOWLEDGE/DENIAL: MODEL OF GUARD RETENTION
THE GOLDEN RULE OF COUNTER OFFENSE FROM GUARD RETENTION
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
PART 5
THE SECOND SKILL OF GUARD PLAY: CONSTANT THREAT THEORY
BEHAVIOR IS DETERMINED BY BELIEF
THE ONE TARGET THAT YOUR OPPONENT CAN NEVER HIDE FROM YOU