The Fastest Way: To Increase Your Submission Percentage (No Gi) by John Danaher

Finish More Opponents Than Ever With John Danaher’s Must-Have 8-Part Masterclass On Rapidly Improving Your Ability To Secure Submissions! 

  • John Danaher is a legendary coach and instructor who is responsible for cultivating some of the very best athletes in combat sports!
  • Focus your game around high percentage techniques to take the back, secure dominant controls, and finish with the king of submissions the rear strangle!
  • Discover finishing details to the rear strangle and its many variations that John has perfected over his legendary career!
  • Develop a diverse armdrag system from open guard that forces opponents to expose their back for high-percentage back takes.
  • Take the back from everywhere including from standing, half guard, open guard, closed guard, mount, side mount, and even from inferior positions!
  • Turn the tables on opponents and go from inferior positions like the mount all the way to the back with John’s battle-tested concepts.
  • Transform the classic elbow escape into an even more powerful technique you can use to shift the entire match in your favor with precise calculated back takes!

Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Introduction0:00 – 3:12
Nothing Beats The Back – How To Increase Your Submission Rate: The 4 Key Factors3:12 – 10:37
The 3 Gateways To The Back: Training Your Mind To See Opportunities10:37 – 22:33
The Rear Strangle Hold Is The Most High Percentage Submission In Jiu Jitsu22:33 – 35:39
Building A Program To Maximize Your Submission Progress In Minimum Time – Getting To The Back From Everywhere – Getting To The Back From Neutral Position – Front Headlock – Chin Strap Go Behind35:39 – 41:28
Wrist Block Go Behind41:28 – 46:04
Arm Drag Go Behind46:04 – 51:24
Straight Knee Block Go Behind51:24 – 58:11
Cross Knee Block Go Behind58:11 – 1:01:00
Head Block Go Behind1:01:00 – 1:06:40
Misdirection Go Behind1:06:40 – 1:11:14
Going Behind When Your Opponent Changes To 4 Point Stance – Kosoto Go Behind1:11:14 – 1:15:21
4 Point Misdirection1:15:21 – 1:18:26
4 Point Breakdown1:18:26 – 1:21:47
Clearing A Leg1:21:47 +

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Open Guard – Rising Arm Drag0:00 – 3:00
Rising Drag To Go Behind3:00 – 5:05
Scooting Arm Drag5:05 – 10:02
Far Side Arm Drag10:02 – 16:44
Hiza Guruma Arm Drag16:44 – 23:00
Weave Drags23:00 – 27:31
Sumi Gaeshi Arm Drag27:31 – 30:56
A Different Phiosophy Of Finishing Arm Drags: The Post And Pull Method30:56 – 35:55
Elevator Drag35:55 – 39:22
Arm Drag On Standing Opponent39:22 – 45:41
Elbow Post45:41 – 50:23
Snapdowns – Heist And Snap50:23 – 54:03
Snap And Catch To The Back54:03 – 58:45
Front Headlock Sumi Gaeshi Go Behind58:45 – 1:02:57
Sumi Gaeshi To Go Behind1:02:57 – 1:07:07
Reverse De La Riva Inversions1:07:07 +

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Taking The Back From Half Guard – Knee Lever Elbow Post0:00 – 5:35
Duck Under5:35 – 13:57
Limp Arm13:57 – 23:29
Walk Around23:29 – 28:27
The Pull Through28:27 – 32:17
Far Side Hook32:17 – 36:13
Deep Half Guard Back Take36:13 – 41:40
Closed Guard Back Takes – Closed Guard Elbow Post41:40 – 51:23
Double Underhooks Back Take51:23 +

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE

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Taking The Back From Dominant Position – Getting The Back From The Mount – Single Arm Chest Wrap To The Back0:00 – 10:09
Mount Bolo10:09 – 16:31
Side Mount To Rear Mount – Elbow Block Go Behind16:31 – 22:24
Seated Entry To Rear Mount22:24 – 29:08
Getting To The Back From Inferior Position – Elbow Escape To The Back29:08 – 35:20
Elbow Escape To The Back Part 235:20 – 39:21
Kipping Escape To Take The Back39:21 +

Volume 5

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Taking The Back From Side Control Bottom – Coming Up With A Tight Waist0:00 – 10:06
Coming Up To Single Leg10:06 – 15:54
Coming Up To Front Headlock From The Back15:54 – 21:01
Chest Lock Sitout To The Back21:01 – 30:07
Taking The Back From Leg Entanglements – Taking The Back From Ashi Garami30:07 – 39:14
Taking The Back From Cross Ashi Garami (Turning Away)39:14 – 44:23
Taking The Back From Cross Ashi Garami (Turning Towards)44:23 – 50:31
Taking The Back From 50/50 Entanglements50:31 – 57:47
Back Side 50/50 To The Back57:47 – 1:02:48
The Side Bolo1:02:48 +

Volume 6

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Maintaining The Back – Upper Body Control – Seatbelt0:00 – 10:28
Reverse Seatbelt10:28 – 15:08
Rear Body Lock15:08 – 20:40
Tight Waist20:40 – 23:54
Thigh Pry23:54 – 28:18
Claw Grip28:18 – 32:47
Lower Body Control – The Most Important Lower Body Controls32:47 – 49:40
Integrating Upper Body And Lower Body Control – Seatbelt Sag49:40 – 58:45
2 On 1 Leg Method58:45 – 1:11:54
Breakdown Method1:11:54 – 1:21:26
Far Side First Method1:21:26 – 1:27:37
Near Side Hook First Seatbelt Second Method1:27:37 – 1:35:55
Shoulder Pressure Method1:35:55 +

Volume 7

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Two Crucial Principles Of Back Control – Diagonal Control0:00 – 4:00
The Principle Of Knees And Elbows4:00 – 9:32
Classic Back Retention Drill9:32 – 19:03
Finishing Mechanics Of Rear Strangle19:03 – 24:13
One Handed Strangle24:13 – 27:58
Linear Mandible Strangle27:58 – 33:02
Turning Mandible Strangle33:02 – 35:51
Palm To Palm Strangle35:51 – 44:19
Understanding The Problem That You’re Trying To Solve44:19 – 52:41
Winning The Hand Fight – Straight Jacket Method52:41 – 1:04:01
Understanding The Straight Jacket System In Minimum Time1:04:01 – 1:12:20
Strangling Without An Arm Trap – Top Hand Position Method1:12:20 – 1:25:03
The Hidden Hand Method1:25:03 – 1:32:16
The Gravity Drop1:32:16 – 1:45:05
Strangle First Methods1:45:05 +

Volume 8

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Building A System Of Strangles Beyond The Rear Strangle – Kata Gatame0:00 – 6:37
Reverse Kata Gatame6:37 – 11:08
Back Kata Gatame – Bottom Elbow Variation11:08 – 23:24
Turn Away Bottom Elbow23:24 – 29:14
Prone Variation29:14 – 33:46
North South Strangle33:46 – 40:32
Ushiro Sankaku (Rear Triangle)40:32 +