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
Introduction
0:00 – 3:12
Nothing Beats The Back – How To Increase Your Submission Rate: The 4 Key Factors
3:12 – 10:37
The 3 Gateways To The Back: Training Your Mind To See Opportunities
10:37 – 22:33
The Rear Strangle Hold Is The Most High Percentage Submission In Jiu Jitsu
22:33 – 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 Behind
35:39 – 41:28
Wrist Block Go Behind
41:28 – 46:04
Arm Drag Go Behind
46:04 – 51:24
Straight Knee Block Go Behind
51:24 – 58:11
Cross Knee Block Go Behind
58:11 – 1:01:00
Head Block Go Behind
1:01:00 – 1:06:40
Misdirection Go Behind
1:06:40 – 1:11:14
Going Behind When Your Opponent Changes To 4 Point Stance – Kosoto Go Behind
1:11:14 – 1:15:21
4 Point Misdirection
1:15:21 – 1:18:26
4 Point Breakdown
1:18:26 – 1:21:47
Clearing A Leg
1:21:47 +
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Open Guard – Rising Arm Drag
0:00 – 3:00
Rising Drag To Go Behind
3:00 – 5:05
Scooting Arm Drag
5:05 – 10:02
Far Side Arm Drag
10:02 – 16:44
Hiza Guruma Arm Drag
16:44 – 23:00
Weave Drags
23:00 – 27:31
Sumi Gaeshi Arm Drag
27:31 – 30:56
A Different Phiosophy Of Finishing Arm Drags: The Post And Pull Method
30:56 – 35:55
Elevator Drag
35:55 – 39:22
Arm Drag On Standing Opponent
39:22 – 45:41
Elbow Post
45:41 – 50:23
Snapdowns – Heist And Snap
50:23 – 54:03
Snap And Catch To The Back
54:03 – 58:45
Front Headlock Sumi Gaeshi Go Behind
58:45 – 1:02:57
Sumi Gaeshi To Go Behind
1:02:57 – 1:07:07
Reverse De La Riva Inversions
1:07:07 +
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Taking The Back From Half Guard – Knee Lever Elbow Post
0:00 – 5:35
Duck Under
5:35 – 13:57
Limp Arm
13:57 – 23:29
Walk Around
23:29 – 28:27
The Pull Through
28:27 – 32:17
Far Side Hook
32:17 – 36:13
Deep Half Guard Back Take
36:13 – 41:40
Closed Guard Back Takes – Closed Guard Elbow Post
41:40 – 51:23
Double Underhooks Back Take
51:23 +
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Taking The Back From Dominant Position – Getting The Back From The Mount – Single Arm Chest Wrap To The Back
0:00 – 10:09
Mount Bolo
10:09 – 16:31
Side Mount To Rear Mount – Elbow Block Go Behind
16:31 – 22:24
Seated Entry To Rear Mount
22:24 – 29:08
Getting To The Back From Inferior Position – Elbow Escape To The Back
29:08 – 35:20
Elbow Escape To The Back Part 2
35:20 – 39:21
Kipping Escape To Take The Back
39:21 +
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Taking The Back From Side Control Bottom – Coming Up With A Tight Waist
0:00 – 10:06
Coming Up To Single Leg
10:06 – 15:54
Coming Up To Front Headlock From The Back
15:54 – 21:01
Chest Lock Sitout To The Back
21:01 – 30:07
Taking The Back From Leg Entanglements – Taking The Back From Ashi Garami
30:07 – 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 Entanglements
50:31 – 57:47
Back Side 50/50 To The Back
57:47 – 1:02:48
The Side Bolo
1:02:48 +
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Maintaining The Back – Upper Body Control – Seatbelt
0:00 – 10:28
Reverse Seatbelt
10:28 – 15:08
Rear Body Lock
15:08 – 20:40
Tight Waist
20:40 – 23:54
Thigh Pry
23:54 – 28:18
Claw Grip
28:18 – 32:47
Lower Body Control – The Most Important Lower Body Controls
32:47 – 49:40
Integrating Upper Body And Lower Body Control – Seatbelt Sag
49:40 – 58:45
2 On 1 Leg Method
58:45 – 1:11:54
Breakdown Method
1:11:54 – 1:21:26
Far Side First Method
1:21:26 – 1:27:37
Near Side Hook First Seatbelt Second Method
1:27:37 – 1:35:55
Shoulder Pressure Method
1:35:55 +
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Two Crucial Principles Of Back Control – Diagonal Control
0:00 – 4:00
The Principle Of Knees And Elbows
4:00 – 9:32
Classic Back Retention Drill
9:32 – 19:03
Finishing Mechanics Of Rear Strangle
19:03 – 24:13
One Handed Strangle
24:13 – 27:58
Linear Mandible Strangle
27:58 – 33:02
Turning Mandible Strangle
33:02 – 35:51
Palm To Palm Strangle
35:51 – 44:19
Understanding The Problem That You’re Trying To Solve
44:19 – 52:41
Winning The Hand Fight – Straight Jacket Method
52:41 – 1:04:01
Understanding The Straight Jacket System In Minimum Time
1:04:01 – 1:12:20
Strangling Without An Arm Trap – Top Hand Position Method
1:12:20 – 1:25:03
The Hidden Hand Method
1:25:03 – 1:32:16
The Gravity Drop
1:32:16 – 1:45:05
Strangle First Methods
1:45:05 +
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Building A System Of Strangles Beyond The Rear Strangle – Kata Gatame
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This system will change your perspective on Jiu Jitsu
Course Content
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Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
System Overview
0:00 – 18:05
Introduction Front Headlock
18:05 – 24:52
Control vs Submission
24:52 – 27:42
4 Main Scenarios of Front Headlock System
27:42 – 30:46
4 Points of Control
30:46 – 37:48
Vulnerabilities of Front Headlock
37:48 – 45:06
Helpful Terminology and Concepts
45:06 – 49:52
4 Step System
49:52 – 54:25
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Reactive entries
0:00 – 6:17
Reactive entries single
6:17 – 11:11
Reactive entries down blocks
11:11 – 16:09
Proactive entries snap downs
16:09 – 23:20
Inside tie straight snap
23:20 – 27:51
Inside tie side to side snap downs
27:51 – 30:04
Mutual collar ties snap down
30:04 – 34:39
Inside tie cross snap
34:39 – 39:17
Over tie snap down – outside Control
39:17 – 46:42
Half overtie snap
46:42 – 50:39
2 on 1 snap down
50:39 – 58:38
Over hook and under hook snap downs
58:38 – 1:03:09
Fake shot snap down
1:03:09 – 1:10:14
Taking standing front headlock to Mat – circling method
1:10:14 – 1:13:22
Taking stand front headlock to Mat sumi-gaeshi
1:13:22 – 1:17:11
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
introduction To Kneeling Fronbt Headlocks
0:00 – 2:54
high wrist series
2:54- 14:47
centerline shift
14:47 – 17:54
high elbow guillotine first impressions
17:54 – 23:12
low elbow guillotine high wrist position
23:12 – 27:30
arm in guillotine high wrist position
27:30 – 32:48
high wrist position one handed guillotine
32:48 – 36:56
high wrist power guillotine
36:56 – 41:40
Kneeling front headlock katagatame series
41:40 – 47:19
front katagatame anaconda strangle
47:19 – 55:32
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Front kata gatame anaconda strangle – Olympic roll
0:00 – 8:32
Anaconda strangle leg assist
8:32 – 14:58
Anaconda strangle critical details
14:58 – 20:05
Anaconda strangle elbow to elbow method
20:05 – 32:41
Darce strangle / inverted kata gatame
32:41 – 54:30
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Darce strangle / inverted kata gatame elbow to elbow method
0:00 – 3:28
Seated kata gatame
3:28 – 10:23
Seated kata gatame – alternative finish
10:23 – 13:40
Cradle series
13:40 – 19:35
Cradle Leg Assist
19:35 – 28:36
Knee block go behind – mixing submission and position