Description
John Danaher – Feet To Floor: Volume 1 Fundamental Standing Skills
Study how every BJJ student should be fighting on the feet, with this innovative system for transitioning feet to floor with Professor John Danaher.
- Learn what John’s new philosophy on pulling guard is, and how any student can use this for real results.
- Use a unique BJJ-based approach to get the fight to the floor, instead of just copying wrestling or judo, and unlock techniques and combinations you’ve never seen before.
- Move directly into positions you can attack from immediately, with Professor Danaher’s new methodology for training from the feet.
- Counter and stop pesky guard pullers with these techniques to keep your advantage early in top position.
- Convert common moves from the mat to your feet, as you learn how some simple sweeps can work as takedowns and more.
- Professor John Danaher is considered by many to be the greatest grappling coach in the world, with elite championship students like Gordon Ryan, Georges St. Pierre, and Garry Tonon.
- Know more. Win more.
Part 1:
- Introduction to Feet To Floor Volume 1
- The Six Essential Skills of Jiu Jitsu in the Standing Position
- The Criteria for Takedown Selection for Jiu Jitsu
- Creating an Overall Game plan for Jiu Jitsu Students in the Standing Position
- The First Precursor Skill of the Standing Position: Stance
- The Most Important Insight You Can Gain in the Standing Position: Left & Right Stances
- Why The Distinction Between Kenka-Yotsu & Ai-Yotsu Is So Important For Your Standing Game
- The Second Precursor Skill of Standing Position: Fighting For A Grip – Understanding Power Hand and Control Hand
- Gripping for a Purpose
- The Reverse Power Hand
- Turning the Most Common Grip Scenario to Your Advantage
- Grip Fighting in Kenka-Yotsu to Throw An Ai-Yotsu
- Dealing with Failure to Get Inside Position in Kenka-Yotsu Position
Part 2:
- 2 Grip Fighting Skills
- Six Levels of Dominance
- The First Skill of Gripping: Establishing a Good Grip
- The Second Skill of Gripping: Breaking a Grip
- Grip Fighting Strategy
- Ai-Yotsu Strategy
- Strategy 1
- Strategy 2
- Strategy 3
- Strategy 4
- Kenka-Yotsu Strategy
- Strategy 1
- Strategy 2
- Strategy 3
- Strategy 4
Part 3:
- The Third Precursor Skill of Standing Position: Motion
- Moving for a Purpose
- The Puppet Principle
- The Grip and Move Principle
- The Fourth Precursor Skill of Standing Position: Kuzushi/Breaking Stance
- The Four Golden Opportunities of Kuzushi
- Fifth Precursor Skill Of Standing: Position
- The 5 Minimum Requirements As You Begin Your Journey In The Standing Position
- #1 Prerequisite Skills
- #2 Front Takedowns
- #3 Rear Takedowns
- #4 Pulling Guard
- #5 Countering a Guard Pull
Part 4:
- 4 Front Takedowns
- Your First Front Takedown Selection
- Collar Drag/Uki Waza
- The Collar Drag As Your First Jiu Jitsu Takedown
- Power Hand and Control Hand for Collar Drag
- The Leg Action of the Collar Drag: Uki Waza or Single Slide
- Heavy Hand on the Cross Lapel
- High Head
- The Forward Rock
- Body Position & Angle for the Collar Drag
- The 3 Targets of the Collar Drag
- The Greatest Disadvantage of the Collar Drag
- Predictability
- Attacking Off The Grip
- Working From Grip Fight
- Straight Cuff
- Movement As a Distraction
- Collar Drag from Kenka-Yotsu: Cuff Method
- Collar Drag from Kenka-Yotsu: Cross Grip
- Combining the Collar Drag with Other Attacks
- Half Sasae into Collar Drag
- Seoi Snap into Collar Drag
- Two on One Cross Collar Snap Into Collar Drag
- Failed Cross Osoto-Gari into Collar Drag
- Failed Kouchi-Gari into Collar Drag
- Failed Ankle Pick into Collar Drag
- Double Drag
- Working the Interface Between Feet & Floor
- A Big Advantage of the Collar Drag Over Other Takedown Methods
- The Great Relationship Between the Collar Drag, the Single Leg, & The Back
Part 5:
- 5 Ankle Pick
- Kibisu-Gaeshi – Outside Ankle Pick
- Cross Grip
- Cuff Ankle Picks
- Inside Ankle Pick
- Shoulder Grip Cross Ankle Pick
- Combining Outside Pick & Inside Pick
- Kibisu Gaeshi Floor Post
- Why I strongly Favor The Ankle Pick For Jiu Jitsu
- Overlap With Ground Grappling
- Low Risk/High Reward
- Ankle Pick Is Very Well Suited To Common Jiu-Jitsu Stance
- Ankle Pick Combines Extremely Well With Guard Pulls
- Ankle Pick Utilizes The Long End Of The Lever
- What Do We Need To Develop A High Level Ankle Pick
- There Are 2 Main Kinds Of Ankle Picks
- Understanding Shot Hand/Shot Leg Correlation
- Ability To Get Our Opponent To Take A Step
- Ability To Get Opponent’s Head Over The Ankle You Are Attacking
- Ability To Keep Opponent’s Head Same Height As Yours
- Ability To Go From One Ankle To Another
- Ability To Use Shot Hand In A Linear Fashion
- Ability To Create A Drive Leg And Finish With A Knee Slide
- Ankle Picking From Kenka-Yotsu
- The Relationship Between Snap-Downs And Ankle Picks
- Double Ankle Pick
- High Finishes To An Ankle Pick
- Troubleshooting The Ankle Pick
- Dealing With A Stiff Arm
- Opponent Controls Our Shot Hand
- Opponent Plays Upright Stance
- The Special Relationship Between Ankle Picking And Knee Picking
- Double Leg Takedown (Morote Gari) from Ai-Yotsu – Open Position
- Straight Cuff Flank
- Cross Cuff Grip
- Cross Grip
- Armdrag
- Using a Grip Fight to Your Advantage
- Sleeve Lapel
- Double Leg Takedown (Morote Gari) from Kenka-Yotsu – Cross Grip
- Grip Break Method
- Lapel Grip
- Single Leg Takedown
- The difference between single legs Gi & No-Gi
- Ai-Yotsu
- Lapel Single Leg
- Dump
- Sleeve Cuff Single
- Double Sleeves
- Kenka-Yotsu
- One Handed Gripping
- Knee Pick Kuchiki-Daoshi
- Kenka-Yotsu Lapel Grip
- Grip Fighting
- Kuchiki-Daoshi combined with Tani-O’toshi
Part 6:
- 6 Snap Downs
- Ai-Yotsu Basic Snap
- Two on One Lapel Snap/Half Sasae
- Two on One/Half Tai-Otoshi Kenka-Yotsu Situation
- Cross Grip Snap Down Ai-Yotsu
- Arm Trap Snap Down Kenka-Yotsu
- Ude Gaeshi – Standard Supine Version
- Standard Supine to an Arm Pin
- Ude Gaeshi Cross Grip
- Seoi Snap
- Straight Lapel Version
- Double Knee Drop vs Single Knee Drop
- Troubleshooting Seoi Snap
- Rear Takedowns
- The Special Relationship Between Front Takedowns and Rear Takedowns
- Controlling The Rear Body Lock
- Kazushi From The Standing Rear Body Lock
- Forward Takedowns From The Rear
- Reverse Kouchi-Gari
- Reverse Kosoto
- Reverse De Ashi Harai
- Reverse Ankle Pick
- Rear Takedowns Backwards Direction
- Tani-Otoshi
- Reverse Tai Otoshi
- Reverse Sumi-Gaeshi
Part 7:
- 7 Takedowns For Self Defense
- Know Your Limits
- The Three Main Forms of Combat in Self Defense
- The 3 Functions of Takedowns In Self Defense
- Not All Self Defense Scenarios Are The Same
- My Golden Rules For Self Defense Takedowns – #1 Don’t Go to Your Knees
- #2 Favor Takedowns That Make It Difficult For An Opponent To Strike You Before, During, And After A Takedown
- #3 Favor Low Amplitude Takedowns
- #4 Favor Takedowns That Result In Your Opponent Going Down To The Ground And You Remaining On Your Feet
- #5 Have A Couple Of High Amplitude Takedowns That Involve Crashing Your Opponent Into The Ground With Velocity
- #6 Favor Takedowns From Behind Your Opponent
- #7 Favor Takedowns that Don’t Rely on Clothing
- #8 Favor Takedowns Where You Remain On Two Feet
- #9 Favor Takedowns That Do Not Require Large Amounts of Space for Their Application
- The Three Best Takedowns For Self Defense Applications
- High Single Leg Ankle Block And Classic Tai Otoshi
Part 8:
- A Special Study: The High Single Leg Takedown
- Why I favor the High Single Leg Above All
- Mechanics of High Single Leg
- Phase 1: Catch the Leg
- Phase 2: Capture the Leg
- Phase 3: Transfer to the High Leg
- Head Position
- The Instant Off Balance
- Application From the Back
- The Arm Drag as the Best Method of Getting Behind an Opponent
- Special Topic: The Impact of Clothing on Self Defense Takedowns
- The Relevance of Hockey Fighting to Self Defense
- Neutral Attack Positon Screen Only Heading
- Kenka-Yotsu Neutral Grip
- Safety Grips Transition to Dominance
- Advantage Front Position /Advantage Back Position/ Advantage Blind
- Clothing, Takedowns & Self-Defense
- Special Topic: SVG Theory
- Understanding the Nuances of SVG
- Final Reflections on Takedowns for Self-Defense
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.