This is your chance to learn from 3-Time ADCC Champion Gordon Ryan as he shares all his competition secrets around the body lock
Gordon is one of the most detailed and thorough teachers in grappling, with incredible systematic attention to detail.
Use front body locks, side body locks, tightwaists, over under body locks, and more to smash through the guard using Gordon’s advice.
Learn what the “Golden Trilemma” is - and how you can use it to create an unstoppable passing threat.
These are the same systems that Gordon uses to pass against elite competition, including leg pummeling, half guard passing, high tripods, and more.
Watch as Gordon rolls in the gym from these same systems and then breaks down the footage to explain the techniques in action.
Course Content
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Volume 01
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro to Body Locking
0
Types of Body Locks
6.28.06
Hand Positions - Front Body Lock
9.04.00
Hand Positions - Side Body Lock
15.44.00
Overview
21.44.06
The Imaginary Line Between Body Locks and Tight Waists
24.57.06
The Imaginary Line Between Body Locks and Half Guard
27.54.18
The Imaginary Line Between Front Body Locks and Side Body Locks
33.04.18
Getting Gun Shy
35.30.00
Centerline Law
39.22.18
Put Their back on the Floor
46.37.12
General Cues For Front Body Locking
54.04.00
General Cues For Side Body Locking
1.00.25.12
Volume 02
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Inside Knee VS Outside Knee
0
Entering a Basic Front Body Lock
1.36.12
Kneeling Entrances - The Head, The Arms, The Legs
4.37.12
Standing Entrances - The Head, The Arms, The Legs
11.42.00
Shelfing, Stuffing, and Splitting
18.06.00
Basic Hip Switch Pass
21.10.00
Short Trail Leg
27.21.00
Failed Hip Swich Force Half Guard
30.58.00
Sprawling Past a Butterfly Hook
37.20.00
Passing With a Short Trail Leg
44.58.00
Stepping Over a Knee Force Half Guard
50.27.00
Shelfing a Leg
54.03.00
Step Over the Knee and Pass
58.48.12
Volume 03
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
No Knee Exposure Pass With Far Side Tight Waist
0
No Knee Exposure Pass With Near Side Tight Waist
5.42.12
Passing With a V Grip
10.04.12
Stuffing Shelfing Splitting Trilemma
12.48.00
Circling Back
21.40.00
The Why
24.13.12
Centered VS Staggered Hands
26.32.00
Inside Elbow - Locked VS Unlocked Hands
32.39.00
Splitting the Legs
36.29.00
Passing With a Short Trail Leg
42.22.12
Forcing Half Guard
45.03.12
Knee Slide Through
47.17.00
Inside Elbow Conversion Before Sprawling Past a Leg
53.23.12
Passing With a Hip Switch
53.31.00
Force Butterfly Half Guard
58.33.00
Shelf the Leg
1.01.04.12
Volume 04
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Shelf the Leg
0
Low Hip VS High Hip Method
02.48.00
The Why
5.51.00
3 Directions
8.21.00
Touching on Leg Rides
12.23.00
Basic Hip Switch
14.13.00
Stepping Into Half/Butterfly Half Guard
18.16.00
Top Leg Split
22.10.00
Passing to the Inside Hip
25.15.12
Passing to the Outside Hip
30.17.00
Bottom Leg Split
38.29.00
Passing to the Inside Hip
42.23.00
Passing to the Outside Hip
47.27.00
Opponent Denies Inside Leg Position
54.10.00
Flanking a Naive Opponent
56.38.00
Knee Slide to Leg Ride
1.02.51.00
Volume 05
CHAPTER TITLE
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Pommeling a Leg Back Inside
0
Top Pommeling
7.50.00
Passing With a Top Leg Top Pommel
9.47.00
Passing With a Bottom Leg Top Pommel
16.59.00
The Golden Trilemma
21.39.00
Intro to High Tripod Tight Waist Passing
26.09.00
The Why
27.35.00
Basic Hip Switch Pass
30.50.00
Forcing Half/Butterfly Half Guard
35.10.00
Reverting to Previous Pommels
36.58.00
Intro to High Tripod Double Underhooks Passing
40.33.00
The Why
42.25.00
Entering Double Underhooks VS Seated Guard
48.57.00
Body Lock to Double Unders Conversion
53.00.00
Tight Waist to Double Unders Conversion
55.48.00
How to Lock
57.28.00
HIgh Tripod Tight Waist VS High Tripod Double Unders
1.02.55.00
Passing With a Front Pommel
1.06.55.00
Front Pommel Top Pommel Dilemma
1.10.27.00
Volume 06
CHAPTER TITLE
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Intro to Over Under Body Locking
0
Entering Over Under Body Locks
4.00.00
Law of the Locked Hands
9.18.00
General Movement Patterns
12.29.00
Passing to the Underhook Side
14.51.00
Underhook Side Pass Finishing In Shin Mount
17.59.00
Underhook Side Pass Finishing With a V Grip and Cross Shoulder Post
25.50.00
Tripodding
31.01.00
The Why
36.01.00
Recapping Over Under Body Locks
39.00.00
Intro to Over Under Passing Unlocked Hands
41.36.00
Similarities and Differences - Over Under VS Double Under
42.45.00
The Why
48.18.00
Intro to Double Overhook Body Locks
51.46.00
Establishing Double Over Body Lock
53.37.00
Law of the Locked hands
59.15.00
Differences When Passing From Double Over
1.04.36.00
Recapping Double Over Passing
1.07.10.00
Closing Out Front Body Locks
1.08.45
Volume 07
CHAPTER TITLE
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Intro to Side Body Locks
0
Overview
2.15.00
Entering Side Body Locks From the Knees
3.41.00
Entering Side Body Locks From the Feet
9.07.00
Front Body Lock Side Body Lock Conversion - Countering a Forward Shift
10.57.00
Front Body Lock Side Body Lock Conversion - Countering Sumi Gaeshi
14.06.00
Front Body Lock Side Body Lock Dilemma
16.59.00
Head Positions
20.21.00
Crowding the Hips
23.00.00
Flat Back Rule
24.45.00
Opponent Turns Away - Take the Back
26.35
Passing to Side Control
30.45.00
Passing With a Far Wrist Grab
33.49.00
Back Tracking
37.02.00
Back Tracking to Half Guard
39.11.00
Back Tracking to 3/4 Mount
42.27.00
Back Tracking to the Back
44.26.00
Worst Case Scenario
49.14.00
Volume 08
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro to Head Outside Body Lock Passing
0
Entrances
2.39.00
Avoiding a Guillotine
5.35.99
Taking the Back
7.52.00
Naive Opponent Allows Head Inside Switch
8.48.00
Throat Post Head Inside Conversion
11/40.00
Far Wrist Back Take
14.49.00
Accessing the Far Wrist With a Claw Grip
17.23.00
Back Tracking With a Claw
19.05.00
Closing Out Side Body Locks
22.18.00
Intro to Entering Body Locks From Half Guard
23.55.00
Locking on a Naive Opponent
25.14.00
Far Side Dig
27.26.00
Countering and Underhook With a Repommel
29.19.00
Locking Over the Underhook
31.18.00
Outro
32.55.00
Volume 09
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Rolling with Jack
0
Rolling with Christos
5.11.00
Rolling with Alex
10.19.00
Rolling with Jack
15.25.00
Rolling with Christos
10.29.00
Volume 10
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro and Rolling with Jack
0
Rolling with Christos
11.35.00
Rolling with Alex
20.24.00
Rolling with Jack
27.52
Rolling with Christos
35.41.00
Get A Lock On Your Opponent And Shut Down Their Guard With Gordon Ryan’s 10-Volume Study Of The Body Lock - With Every Technique, Strategy, &System You Need To Succeed With This No-Gi Grappling Passing Attack!
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What Will You Learn?
Break down the art and science of body lock guard passing with Gordon “The King” Ryan as he shows how to use this effective system to shut down and dominate bottom players in no-gi grappling. With 10 volumes packed with instructional content and rolling breakdowns, this series shows every detail of Gordon’s system for using body locks successfully at the highest levels of the spot.
Gordon Ryan is one of the best no-gi grapplers in history, and is still building his legacy with a path of submission success. With 3 ADCC World Championships &an IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, he has charted a path of success built on technical precision and strategic strength - with body lock passing as one of the keys to his next level guard passing. Now you can learn how to enter the body lock, when and how to use them, and how to systematically work through the guard using these techniques for passing success.
Combine body locks from the side, front, outside, and more positions to create strong passing attacks as you see the cues for entering and moving between each. Split the legs and force your way into half guard passing, high tripod passing, leg pummeling, and more strong sub-systems that Gordon breaks down - including the “Golden Trilemma” that will change the way you pressure pass in no-gi.
So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
INTRO TO BODY LOCKING
TYPES OF BODY LOCKS
HAND POSITIONS - FRONT BODY LOCK
HAND POSITIONS - SIDE BODY LOCK
OVERVIEW
THE IMAGINARY LINE BETWEEN BODY LOCKS AND TIGHT WAISTS
THE IMAGINARY LINE BETWEEN BODY LOCKS AND HALF GUARD
THE IMAGINARY LINE BETWEEN FRONT BODY LOCKS AND SIDE BODY LOCKS
GETTING GUN SHY
CENTERLINE LAW
PUT THEIR BACK ON THE FLOOR
GENERAL CUES FOR FRONT BODY LOCKING
GENERAL CUES FOR SIDE BODY LOCKING
PART 2
INSIDE KNEE VS OUTSIDE KNEE
ENTERING A BASIC FRONT BODY LOCK
KNEELING ENTRANCES - THE HEAD, THE ARMS, THE LEGS
STANDING ENTRANCES - THE HEAD, THE ARMS, THE LEGS
SHELVING, STUFFING, AND SPLITTING
BASIC HIP SWITCH PASS
SHORT TRAIL LEG
FAILED HIP SWITCH FORCE HALF GUARD
SPRAWLING PAST A BUTTERFLY HOOK
PASSING WITH A SHORT TRAIL LEG
STEPPING OVER A KNEE FORCE HALF GUARD
SHELVING A LEG
STEP OVER THE KNEE AND PASS
PART 3
NO KNEE EXPOSURE PASS WITH FAR SIDE TIGHT WAIST
NO KNEE EXPOSURE PASS WITH NEAR SIDE TIGHT WAIST
PASSING WITH A V GRIP
STUFFING SHELVING SPLITTING TRILEMMA
CIRCLING BACK
THE WHY
CENTERED VS STAGGERED HANDS
INSIDE ELBOW - LOCKED VS UNLOCKED HANDS
SPLITTING THE LEGS
PASSING WITH A SHORT TRAIL LEG
FORCING HALF GUARD
KNEE SLIDE THROUGH
INSIDE ELBOW CONVERSION BEFORE SPRAWLING
PAST A LEG
PASSING WITH A HIP SWITCH
FORCE BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD
SHELF THE LEG
PART 4
INTRO TO HIGH TRIPOD BODY LOCKS
LOW HIP VS HIGH HIP METHOD
THE WHY
3 DIRECTIONS
TOUCHING ON LEG RIDES
BASIC HIP SWITCH
STEPPING INTO HALF/BUTTERFLY
HALF GUARD
TOP LEG SPLIT
PASSING TO THE INSIDE HIP
PASSING TO THE OUTSIDE HIP
BOTTOM LEG SPLIT
PASSING TO THE INSIDE HIP
PASSING TO THE OUTSIDE HIP
OPPONENT DENIES INSIDE LEG POSITION
FLANKING A NAIVE OPPONENT
KNEE SLIDE TO LEG RIDE
PART 5
POMMELING A LEG BACK INSIDE
TOP POMMELING
PASSING WITH A TOP LEG TOP POMMEL
THE GOLDEN TRILEMMA
INTRO TO HIGH TRIPOD TIGHT WAIST PASSING
THE WHY
BASIC HIP SWITCH PASS
FORCING HALF/BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD
REVERTING TO PREVIOUS POMMELS
INTRO TO HIGH TRIPOD DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS PASSING
THE WHY
ENTERING DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS VS SEATED GUARD
BODY LOCK TO DOUBLE UNDERS CONVERSION
TIGHT WAIST TO DOUBLE UNDERS CONVERSION
HOW TO LOCK
HIGH TRIPOD TIGHT WAIST VS HIGH TRIPOD
DOUBLE UNDERS
PASSING WITH A FRONT POMMEL
FRONT POMMEL TOP POMMEL DILEMMA
PART 6
INTRO TO OVER UNDER BODY LOCKING
ENTERING OVER UNDER BODY LOCKS
LAW OF THE LOCKED HANDS
GENERAL MOVEMENT PATTERNS
PASSING TO THE UNDERHOOK SIDE
UNDERHOOK SIDE PASS FINISHING IN SHIN MOUNT
UNDERHOOK SIDE PASS FINISHING WITH A V GRIP AND CROSS SHOULDER POST
TRIPODING
THE WHY
RECAPPING OVER UNDER BODY LOCKS
INTRO TO OVER UNDER PASSING UNLOCKED HANDS
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES- OVER UNDER VS DOUBLE UNDER