Solve the central problems of the mounted position with Professor John Danaher’s 4-step system for establishing control, setting up submissions, and moving to even more dominant pins

Learn the best submission holds to apply from side position, including kimuras, sankaku, juji gatame, and more

Use this 4-step method to win from side position, including some of John’s favorite methods for establishing dominant grips and applying devastating pressureUse positions like the outside De La Riva, inside De La Riva, lasso

Shut down escapes and troubleshoot the 4-step system with John’s advice on where you are likely to see problems and how you can solve these issues

See all the best ways to establish control and stabilize position as you work your way through for increased dominance against the bottom player

Professor John Danaher has taught grappling and combat superstars like Gordon Ryan, Georges St. Pierre, Garry Tonon, and many more throughout his illustrious coaching career - with remarkable success with students of all levels of experience and athleticism.

Know more. Win more.

Start holding down better and better grapplers and finish more fights with systematic submission offense, as Professor John Danaher teaches you the New Wave method that his students have excelled with in competition. Learn all the best ways to slice through your opponent’s defenses and establish a side control full of pressure and the opportunity for submission with Professor John Danaher’s 8-volume guide on how to navigate this important pin.

Professor John Danaher is one of the most popular and recognizable coaches in modern grappling, with students who have achieved at the highest levels of the sport using his innovative, groundbreaking systems. These are some of the same lessons that Professor Danaher has given students like Gordon Ryan, UFC Hall of Famer Georges St. Pierre, and Garry Tonon, now made available to students of all levels.

With a full conceptual breakdown of the side position, John will explain to you his 4-step system for attacking with submissions and for moving to other pins like mount. Use this 4-step system to add pressure, separate arms and defeat frames, and then lock up joint locks and strangles that work even against the elite grapplers.

Use this New Wave approach to study the side control and find ways to make it a specialty, including some of John’s preferred sub-systems like the dorsal position and the side crucifix. With a complete and thorough analysis of what makes side control unique, see how to solve those problems in ways that you will be able to use for rapid skill development.

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PART 1

INTRODUCTION

BUILDING A DEVASTATING SIDE CONTROL SYSTEM

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE SIDE CONTROL POSITION

THE CENTRAL PROBLEM OF SIDE CONTROL AND ITS SOLUTION

THE MAIN MESSAGE OF THIS VIDEO

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIDE CONTROL AND THE MOUNT POSITION

2 PHILOSOPHIES OF MOVING FROM SIDE TO MOUNT

1ST PHILOSOPHY: OPPONENT DENIES THE MOUNT

CROSSFACE KNEE SLIDE METHOD

STEP OVER METHOD

DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS METHOD

HIP STEP METHOD

2ND PHILOSOPHY: OPPONENT DENIES SUBMISSION

SPEED BASED METHOD

TRIPOD METHOD

SIDE CONTROL DIFFERENT VARIATIONS

ARM CONFIGURATIONS

LEG CONFIGURATIONS

PART 2

THE 2 MOST COMMON ESCAPES TO SIDE CONTROL AND HOW TO NEGATE THEM

ACOUNTERING THE ELBOW ESCAPE

NEGATING A KNEE ESCAPE

THE 4 STEP SIDE CONTROL SYSTEM

STEP 1: ELBOW PENETRATION

1ST OPTION: UNDERHOOK

THE 10 FINGER METHOD

SPONTANEOUS POMMEL METHOD

FAKE AMERICAN METHOD

2ND OPTION: REVERSE UNDERHOOK

THE UNDERCLASP METHOD

THE WALK AROUND METHOD

THE SIDE TO SIDE METHOD

STEP 2: ELBOW SEPARATION

REVERSE OVERHOOK/ROTATIONAL METHOD

THE UNDERHOOK FOREARM LEVER METHOD

SPECIAL STUDY: DEVELOPING DEVASTATING PINNING PRESSURE BY ATTACKING YOUR OPPONENT'S BREATHING

PART 3

STEP 3: CONTROL POSITIONS: THE 4 MAJOR CONTROL POSITIONS OF THE SIDE SYSTEM

SEATED HEAD AND ARM

DORSAL PIN

SIDE CRUCIFIX

THE ELBOW TRAP

HIP ENTRY

QUARTER NELSON ENTRY

PART 4

STEP 4: SUBMISSIONS

THE 4 MAJOR SUBMISSIONS OF THE SIDE CONTROL SYSTEM

SEATED HEAD AND ARM SERIES

SEATED HEAD AND ARM TO REAR STRANGLE

SEATED HEAD AND ARM TO MOUNT

SEATED HEAD AND ARM TO ARM BAR

PART 5

DORSAL PIN SERIES

KIMURA (HANDS)

KIMURA (LEGS)

YOKO SANKAKU (SIDE TRIANGLE)

TRANSITION TO JUJI GATAME (ARM BAR)

TRANSITION TO THE BACK

PART 6

SIDE CRUCIFIX SERIES

SCISSOR SIDE CRUCIFIX

ENTRIES

REVERSE TRIANGLE

REVERSE TRIANGLE SUPINE FINISH

REVERSE TRIANGLE INTO SIDE TRIANGLE

REVERSE TRIANGLE SIDE TRIANGLE KIMURA

REVERSE TRIANGLE INTO AMERICAN LOCK

PART 7

SHIN PIN SIDE CRUCIFIX

ENTERING AND CONTROLLING THE SHIN PIN

A DEEP POINT ABOUT POSTURE AND PINNING

SHIN PIN TO ARM BAR (JUJI GATAME)

SHIN PIN TO KIMURA

SHOULDER DROP TRIANGLE

SHOULDER DROP TO UDE GATAME

SHOULDER DROP TRIMURA

SHIN PIN TO MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM TRIANGLE

SHIN PIN TO MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM SUPINE FINISH

MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM INTO ARM LOCKS

PART 8

THE ELBOW TRAP SERIES

STEP OVER TRIANGLE

KNEE SLIDE TRIANGLE

3/4 JUJI GATAME

TRIMURA

WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILS: LEG LOCKS FROM SIDE CONTROL

PINS AND LEG LOCKS: MY PHILOSOPHY

OUTSIDE ENTRY INTO LEGS

STEP THROUGH ENTRY