Master The New Wave Closed Guard With Professor John Danaher’s 3-Step System For Dominating Modern Opponents With This Old School Position - Using Principles, Techniques, & Strategies You Won’t Learn Anywhere Else From The World’s Greatest Grappling Instructor

What Will You Learn?

Unlock the secrets of closed guard for the new wave of jiu-jitsu with Professor John Danaher’s three-step system for controlling and attacking opponents with this old school position. With his advice and coaching, learn how to start combining offensive positions in sequence for maximum effect - including the side scissor, the top lock, the clamp, and more that will give you great opportunities for submission success and sweeping threats against talented opposition.

Across all eight volumes, see how to combine your offense and defense to solve the central problems of closed guard. With technique and efficient movement, you can give yourself mechanical advantages to break posture and begin setting up strong submissions like the juji gatame, triangle variations, ude gatames, and even leg lock entries that John and his team have revolutionized.

Professor Danaher explains how anyone can use the closed guard for great effect, including shorter athletes with just a few modifications to the system. Learn all the best ways that you can attack from this classic posiiton, giving yourself new wave effectiveness with new series’ like the high cross, side sit up, and more. Don’t wait to find new ways to dominate the action from this unique guard position across 8-volumes packed with instruction from one of the best coaches in grappling.

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.

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

INTRODUCTION

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CLOSED GUARD

THE BIGGEST THEME OF THIS VIDEO: THE BATTLE OF CLOSED GUARD IS ALWAYS A BATTLE FOR POSTURE

HOW TO WIN THE BATTLE FOR POSTURE & 4 INFALLIBLE SIGNS THAT YOU ARE WINNING

THE SIDE SCISSOR SERIES

MECHANICS OF THE SIDE SCISSOR

GETTING TO A SIDE SCISSOR FROM CLOSED GUARD

ELBOW POST METHOD

ARM DRAG METHOD

THE UNDERHOOK METHOD

THE MISDIRECTIONAL METHOD

PART 2

THE CRUCIAL TACTICAL ELEMENTS OF THE SIDE SCISSOR POSITION

THE BATTLE FOR ELBOW, HEIGHT & ANGLE

THE SIDE SCISSOR TRILEMMA

THE BEST MOVES FROM SIDE SCISSOR POSITION WHEN YOU WIN THE BATTLE FOR HEIGHT

TAKING THE BACK

THE WRIST SWEEP

THE ELBOW SWEEP

ELBOW SWEEP: PART 2

ARMBAR: JUJI GATAME

THE REAR TRIANGLE (USHIRO SANKAKU)

BEST MOVES FROM SIDE SCISSOR WHEN YOU LOSE THE BATTLE FOR HEIGHT

THE FLOWER SWEEP

THE PENDULUM SWEEP

LAT ARMBAR (LAT JUJI GATAME)

UDE GATAME

SHOULDER CRUNCH SUMI GAESHI

PART 3

LOSING THE BATTLE FOR THE ELBOW: THE CLAMP SERIES

THE CLAMP

TRIANGLE

INVERTED ARM BAR JUJI GATAME

TRIMURA

OMOPLATA ROLL OVER

WHEN THE CLAMP FAILS: LAT & WRIST TRIANGLE

SIDE CLAMP VS VERTICAL CLAMP

DEEPENING YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SIDE SCISSOR

PART 4

THE DOUBLE UNDERHOOK SERIES

GETTING TO DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS

ELBOW POST METHOD

WRIST CONTROL METHOD

FLOWER METHOD

COLLAR & SCOOP METHOD

THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT MOVE FROM DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS: THE SLIDE BY

TROUBLESHOOTING THE SLIDE BY

SPECIAL STUDY: HOW SHORT ATHLETES CAN USE CLOSED GUARD TO ADVANTAGE: THE TWO STAGE PHILOSOPHY OF ATTACK FROM CLOSED GUARD

HIZA GURUMA

SUMI GAESHI

BEAR HUG SWEEP

WHEN THE BEAR HUG FAILS

CONVERT TO HALF GUARD

DOUBLE OVERHOOKS TO SUMI GAESHI

PART 5

THE HIGH CROSS SERIES

GETTING TO THE HIGH CROSS

HIGH CROSS JUJI GATAME ARMBAR

HIGH CROSS TO TRIANGLE (HANTAI SANKAKU)

HIGH CROSS TO TRIMURA

HIGH CROSS OMOPLATA TO HEEL HOOK

HIGH CROSS: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

SIDE SIT UP SERIES

GETTING TO THE SIDE SIT UP

MY FAVORITE ENTRY TO THE SIDE SIT UP

THE MOST IMPORTANT MOVE FROM THE SIDE SIT UP: THE HIP SWEEP

TWO DIRECTIONS OF FORCE FOR THE HIP SWEEP

TRAPPING YOUR OPPONENTS ARM

WORKING FROM A FAILED HIP SWEEP

HIP SWEEPING FROM THE ELBOW

THE HIP SWEEP: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHERGETTING TO THE SIDE SIT UP

MY FAVORITE ENTRY TO THE SIDE SIT UP

TWO ARM POSITIONS FOR THE SIDE SIT UP

THE MOST IMPORTANT MOVE FROM THE SIDE SIT UP: THE HIP SWEEP

TWO DIRECTIONS OF FORCE FOR THE HIP SWEEP

TRAPPING YOUR OPPONENTS ARM

WORKING FROM A FAILED HIP SWEEP

HIP SWEEPING FROM THE ELBOW

THE HIP SWEEP: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

PART 6

SCOOP HANDSTAND SERIES

MECHANICS OF THE SCOOP HANDSTAND SWEEP

ATTACKS FROM SCOOP SWEEP

HIP SWEEP

SCOOP SWEEP TO TRIANGLE

SCOOP SWEEP TO ARM BAR (JUJI GATAME)

TYING TOGETHER THE SCOOP SWEEP WITH THE REST OF YOUR CLOSED GUARD GAME

SIDE SCISSOR

HIGH CROSS

ATTACKING FROM CLOSED GUARD WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF ANGLE OR HEIGHT

THE TOP LOCK

THE TOP LOCK ARM BAR JUJI GATAME

OVERTIE TOP LOCK

TOP LOCK ON A STANDING OPPONENT

DEALING WITH OPPONENTS PULLING OUT OF TOP LOCK

FIGURE 4 TOP LOCK

PART 7

TRAP TRIANGLE

COLLAR AND WRIST DILEMMA

TRANSITION FROM TRAP TRIANGLE TO FIGURE 4 TRIANGLE

TRAP TRIANGLE FOR SHORT LEGGED ATHLETES

ELBOW OVERHOOK

KNEELING OPPONENT

STANDING OPPONENT

LOSING THE BATTLE FOR POSTURE BUT WINNING THE GAME

THE GOLDEN RULE OF THE BATTLE FOR POSTURE

HOW TO TRANSITION FROM CLOSED GUARD TO OPEN GUARD SAFELY

GO FIRST

STOPPING LEG LOCKS WITH INSIDE POSITION

STOPPING GUARD PASSES WITH ENTANGLEMENTS

YOUR MINIMUM GOAL WHEN YOUR OPPONENT OPENS YOUR GUARD

PART 8

ATTACKING THE LEGS FROM CLOSED GUARD

SPIN AROUND LEGS INTO HEEL HOOKS

TRANSITION TO X-GUARD AND HEEL HOOK

TRANSITION TO ASHI GARAMI & HEEL HOOK

SWEEPS: THE MAGIC FORMULA FOR STRONG KNOCKDOWNS FROM GUARD POSITION

OVERVIEW: CREATING A COMPLETE SYSTEM FOR YOUR CLOSED GUARD GAME

STEP 1: BREAK OPPONENTS POSTURE

STEP 2: WORK TOWARDS A DOMINANT POSITION

STEP 3: IF THE POSTURAL GAME FAILS ATTACK THE LEGS

ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY FOR SHORTER ATHLETES: THE TWO STAGE STRATEGY

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