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The Pretzel Grip Guillotine System by Denny Prokopos

Harness the potential of the guillotine using Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Denny Prokopos’s next level variation on the technique
  • Explore the submission from all positions such as closed guard, z guard, mount, open guard, and so much more.
  • Check out some of the highest level setups and defensive tactics and make sure you are proficient from standing and from the ground.
  • Watch your game flourish as you incorporate this guillotine system and start making this submission one of your go to attacks.

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Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Dedication 0
What Is The Pretzel Grip 1:09
Guillotine 4-5 Steps - Get Grip 4:17
Break Posture Your Head Above... 8:19
Wrap Neck With Grip Of Choice 10:08
Overhook Aristotle Pow Grecian Necktie 13:05
Defending Standing - Single At Knee 17:01
High C At Knee 18:43
Defending From Knees - Double From Knees 19:40
Single Leg From Knees 21:36
High C To Arm In Guillotine 22:58
Front Head Lock - Basic Path Arm In Pretzel Grip 24:50
Run Around Opponent Blocks Hip... 28:46

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Seated Butterfly Aka Cacoon - Butterfly Jj Coco Clinch To Pretzel Grip Guillotine 0
Butterfly Jj Coco Clinch - Roll Towards Over To Mount Pretzel Grip Guillotine To Hip In 2:04
Over Hook Collar Cervical To Hand Hip Escape To Mount To Cross Feet And Knees 4:47
Hellenic Over Hook And Crown To Kick Stomp Knee 6:21
Hellenic Overhook With Crown Control To Hip Knee Kick Stomp To Guillotine 7:24
Overhook Opponent Looks Down To Pretzel Grip To Tilt To The Prestige 9:10
Overhook Opponent Looks Down To Pretzel Grip 11:22
Overhook Opponent Looks Down To Pretzel Grip To Drysdale 13:20
Overhook Opponent Looks Down To Pretzel Grip To Tilt To Dropping The Hammer 15:32
Collar Tie To Snap To Guillotine Headlock To Pretzel Grip 21:32
Head Snap When He Looks At Feet - From Knees Grabbing The Feet - Pretzel Grip Guillotine 23:11
From Standing Grabbing Feet - Pretzel Grip Guillotine 24:43
Classic Pretzel Grip And Arm Ends Across Body 26:10

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Closed Guard - Sit Up Sweep To Sit Up Sweep To Arm In Pretzel Grip Guillotine 0
Sit Up Sweep To Arm Less Pretzel Grip Guillotine 1:42
2 On 1 Pull To Sit Up Sweep To Guillotine Arm Less, Arm In, And High Elbow 3:53
Over Hook Oponent Posture Strong Elbow Crown Wrap And Finish 5:39
Z Guard - Overhook To Wizard To Headloack To Pretzel Grip 7:38
Butterfly With Underhook To Headloack To Arm In Pretzel Grip 8:40
Top Half Guard - Top Half Guard Arm In Pretzel Grip Choke To Pass To Mount To Hip In Finish 9:41
Top Half Guard Arm In Pretzel Grip Choke 10:25
Top Half Guard No Arm In Pretzel Grip Choke 11:11
Top Half Guard No Arm In Pretzel Grip Choke To Pass To Mount To Hip In Finish 12:34
Grecian Necktie 13:30
Weak Side No Arm Pretzel Grip Choke From Top Half Finish 15:15
Open Guard Passing From Combat Base - Opponent On Back Knee Slice To Opponent Turtles To Arm In Pretzel 16:06
Opponent Seated To Shin To Shin Knee Slice To Opponent Turtles To Arm In Pretzel 17:08
Opponent On Back Double Under Pass To Opponent Turtles To Arm In Pretzel 17:47
Standing Knee Slice Opponent Underhooks Flow With No Arm In Pretzel 18:51
Vlad Angle To Front Headlock To Arm In Pretzel 20:37
Jj No Arm Pretzel Grip Guillotine 21:47
3/4 Mount - Head And Arm To Zombie To Arm In Pretzel Grip Guillotine 22:49
Head And Arm To Zombie To No Arm Pretzel Grip Guillotine 24:17
Mount - Carley Arm In Pretzel 25:20
Carley No Arm Pretzel 26:18
Shieldsatein One Arm 27:14
Side Control - Head And Arm Control Starting With Deep Under Hook 27:53
Old School Control To North South Choke 28:59
Truck To Lose Cross Body Control To Arm In Pretzel Grip Guillotine 30:25
3/4 Top Turtle To Arm In Pretzel Grip 31:24
Top Face Down Arm In Pretzel Grip Guillotine 32:22

10th-Planet Black Belt Denny Propokos Shows You How To Use His Signature Pretzel Guillotine System To Get More Submissions From This Unorthodox Variation!

 

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What Will You Learn?

The guillotine is often one of the first submissions newer practitioners learn. Initially it looks like a fairly easy submission to pull off, but as you climb the ranks you understand how complex both the offensive and defensive sides of this move get. Between setting up the submission, maintaining the position, and utilizing proper finishing mechanics;good technique goes a long way when it comes to being successful. In this series, Denny Prokopos covers every aspect of the guillotine, allowing you to master the submission and make it a working part of your game.

Start by learning how to use the pretzel grip and understand all the necessary steps to pulling off a successful guillotine. Apply those principles to master defending the guillotine from the feet, knees, and all other positions. Incorporate fundamental wrestling into your Jiu Jitsu including work from the front headlock as well as the high crotch to arm in guillotine variation shown in this series.

Check out a long list of guillotine options from the butterfly guard, focusing on using an overhook to get the submission every time. Additionally, look at some of the highest level variations on the market from every imaginable guard. Whether you are in top half guard, mount, or side control, utilize these techniques to make sure you know all of your options for pulling off the finish.

Denny Prokopos is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, and is Eddie Bravo’s very first black belt. As being one of the most accomplished No-Gi grapplers of his generation, Denny’s high level competition experience speaks for itself. If you truly want to master the guillotine, then look no further. Denny goes over absolutely every aspect of this submission and wastes no time when it comes to turning you into a finishing machine. Check out his instructional now!

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

  • DEDICATION
  • WHAT IS THE PRETZEL GRIP

    GUILLOTINE 4-5 STEPS

  • GET GRIP
  • BREAK POSTURE YOUR HEAD ABOVE...
  • WRAP NECK WITH GRIP OF CHOICE
  • OVERHOOK ARISTOTLE POW GRECIAN NECKTIE

    DEFENDING STANDING

  • SINGLE AT KNEE
  • HIGH C AT KNEE

    DEFENDING FROM KNEES

  • DOUBLE FROM KNEES
  • SINGLE LEG FROM KNEES
  • HIGH C TO ARM IN GUILLOTINE

    FRONT HEAD LOCK

  • BASIC PATH ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP
  • RUN AROUND OPPONENT BLOCKS HIP...

    PART 2

    SEATED BUTTERFLY AKA COCOON

  • BUTTERFLY JJ COCO CLINCH TO PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE
  • BUTTERFLY JJ COCO CLINCH - ROLL TOWARDS OVER TO MOUNT PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE TO HIP IN
  • OVER HOOK COLLAR CERVICAL TO HAND HIP ESCAPE TO MOUNT TO CROSS FEET AND KNEES
  • HELLENIC OVER HOOK AND CROWN TO KICK STOMP KNEE
  • HELLENIC OVERHOOK WITH CROWN CONTROL TO HIP KNEE KICK STOMP TO GUILLOTINE
  • OVERHOOK OPPONENT LOOKS DOWN TO PRETZEL GRIP TO TILT TO THE PRESTIGE
  • OVERHOOK OPPONENT LOOKS DOWN TO PRETZEL GRIP
  • OVERHOOK OPPONENT LOOKS DOWN TO PRETZEL GRIP TO DRYSDALE
  • OVERHOOK OPPONENT LOOKS DOWN TO PRETZEL GRIP TO TILT TO DROPPING THE HAMMER
  • COLLAR TIE TO SNAP TO GUILLOTINE HEADLOCK TO PRETZEL GRIP

    HEAD SNAP WHEN HE LOOKS AT FEET

  • FROM KNEES GRABBING THE FEET - PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE
  • FROM STANDING GRABBING FEET - PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE
  • CLASSIC PRETZEL GRIP AND ARM ENDS ACROSS BODY

    PART 3

    CLOSED GUARD

  • SIT UP SWEEP TO SIT UP SWEEP TO ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE
  • SIT UP SWEEP TO ARM LESS PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE
  • 2 ON 1 PULL TO SIT UP SWEEP TO GUILLOTINE ARM LESS, ARM IN, AND HIGH ELBOW
  • OVER HOOK OPPONENT POSTURE STRONG ELBOW CROWN WRAP AND FINISH

    Z GUARD

  • OVERHOOK TO WIZARD TO HEADLOCK TO PRETZEL GRIP
  • BUTTERFLY WITH UNDERHOOK TO HEADLOCK TO ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP

    TOP HALF GUARD

  • TOP HALF GUARD IN PRETZEL GRIP CHOKE TO PASS TO MOUNT TO HIP IN FINISH
  • TOP HALF GUARD ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP CHOKE
  • TOP HALF GUARD NO ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP CHOKE
  • TOP HALF GUARD NO ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP CHOKE TO PASS TO MOUNT TO HIP IN FINISH
  • GRECIAN NECKTIE
  • WEAK SIDE NO ARM PRETZEL GRIP CHOKE FROM TOP HALF FINISH

    OPEN GUARD PASSING FROM COMBAT BASE

  • OPPONENT ON BACK KNEE SLICE TO OPPONENT TURTLES TO ARM IN PRETZEL
  • OPPONENT SEATED TO SHIN TO SHIN KNEE SLICE TO OPPONENT TURTLES TO ARM IN PRETZEL
  • OPPONENT ON BACK DOUBLE UNDER PASS TO OPPONENT TURTLES TO ARM IN PRETZEL
  • STANDING KNEE SLICE OPPONENT UNDERHOOKS FLOW WITH NO ARM IN PRETZEL
  • VLAD ANGLE TO FRONT HEADLOCK TO ARM IN PRETZEL
  • JJ NO ARM PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE

    3/4 MOUNT

  • HEAD AND ARM TO ZOMBIE TO ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE
  • HEAD AND ARM TO ZOMBIE TO NO ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE

    MOUNT

  • CARLEY ARM IN PRETZEL
  • CARLEY NO ARM PRETZEL
  • SHIELDSATEIN ONE ARM

    SIDE CONTROL

  • HEAD AND ARM CONTROL STARTING WITH DEEP UNDER HOOK
  • OLD SCHOOL CONTROL TO NORTH SOUTH CHOKE
  • TRUCK TO LOSE CROSSBODY TO ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE
  • 3/4 TOP TURTLE TO ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP
  • TOP FACE DOWN ARM IN PRETZEL GRIP GUILLOTINE


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