John Danaher – Standing2Ground – Upper Body Takedowns

MASTER UPPER BODY TAKEDOWNS WITH THIS 8-VOLUME SERIES FROM PROFESSOR JOHN DANAHER, AS HE SHOWS YOU EVERY DETAIL TO THE SYSTEM HIS STUDENTS USED TO GREAT SUCCESS AT ADCC 2022

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Improve your takedown attack with this 8-volume masterclass in upper body offense from perhaps the greatest grappling instructor on Earth – Professor John Danaher – as he shows you some of the same techniques his students used to dominate and win big at ADCC 2022. Use the strongest positions and moves from above the waist to gain control, take an opponent down, and start pinning and attacking immediately.

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.

Use special specific study into some of John’s favorite upper body attacks, including the cow catcher, uke waza, sumi gaeshi, and more – each time breaking down how and why you can use each one to its maximum. Don’t just focus on one part of the body anymore with John’s coaching on how you can become a much more dynamic takedown threat with upper body offense like the trips and throws he goes through here.

SO, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU GET?

PART 1

• INTRODUCTION

UPPER BODY TAKEDOWN CONCEPTS

• THE CENTRAL PROBLEM OF TAKEDOWNS IN JIU JITSU
• ADVANTAGES OF UPPER BODY TAKEDOWNS
• DISADVANTAGES OF UPPER BODY TAKEDOWNS
• MINIMUM ATHLETIC REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM THE MOVES IN THIS VIDEO

ENTERING INTO UPPER BODY GRIPS: THE 3 MAIN METHODS

• THE LEGS AS A GATEWAY TO THE UPPER BODY
• DEFENDING A SHOT
• UPPER BODY GRIP FIGHTING
• THE FIRST GREAT TRAINING METHOD TO DEVELOP UPPER BODY SKILLS: PUMMELLING
• THE SECOND GREAT TRAINING METHOD TO DEVELOP UPPER BODY SKILLS: HIP JOUSTING

PART 2

SPECIAL STUDY: THE COW CATCHER

• MECHANICS
• TWO APPROACHES TO THE COW CATCHER: ONE CHIN STRAP FIRST TWO TIGHT WAIST FIRST
• GO BEHIND SETUPS TO THE COW CATCHER
• REACTIONS BASED OFF ELBOW POSITION
• THE PERFECT COMPLIMENT TO THE COW CATCHER: THE ROLL THROUGH

OPPONENT’S 2ND LINE OF DEFENSE TO COW CATCHER: STANDING UP

• YOKO SUMI GAESHI
• OUCHI GARI
• A GREAT SETUP FOR THE COW CATCHER: STOPPING A SHOT
• AN ALTERNATIVE WAY OF ENTERING THE COW CATCHER: WAIST FIRST CHIN STRAP SECOND
• DRILLING SCENE FEATURING PLACIDO SANTOS

PART 3

SPECIAL STUDY UKI WAZA

• ARM DRAG AND HIP VARIATION
• SPECIAL NOTE ON ARM DRAG AND HIP VARIATION
• 2 ON 1 OPPONENT HEADLOCKS
• FRONT HEADLOCK UKI WAZA
• OVERHOOK UKI WAZA: THE LATERAL DROP
• MY FAVORITE SETUP OVERHOOK UKI WAZA (LATERAL DROP)
• 2 ON 1 UKI WAZA FOR THE STRONGEST LATERAL DROP

PART 4

SPECIAL STUDY: SUMI GAESHI

• WHIZZER AND WRIST VS SINGLE LEG
• LAT AND WRIST VS SINGLE LEG
• CHEST WRAP SUMI GAESHI VS DOUBLE LEG
• BUTTERFLY SUMI GAESHI VS DOUBLE LEG
• SUMI GAESHI VS HIGH CROTCH
• YOKO SUMI GAESHI ON THE MAT
• 2 ON 1 YOKO SUMI GAESHI
• ARM DRAG SUMI GAESHI

SPECIAL STUDY: UDE GAESHI

• MECHANICS
• APPLICATION
• SETUPS
• MISTAKES TO AVOID

PART 5

THROWING FROM THE OVERHOOK

• UKI GOSHI (HALF HIP THROW)
• TAI OTOSHI
• ONE HANDED TAI OTOSHI
• UCHI MATA
• HARAI GOSHI
• UKI WAZA
• KOSOTO GAKE

THROWING FROM THE OVER UNDER TIE UP

• UKI GOSHI (HALF HIP THROW)
• SINGLE KNEE DROP VARIATION
• DOUBLE KNEE DROP VARIATION
• UKI WAZA
• OUCHI GARI (INSIDE TRIP)
• STEP AROUND KOSOTO GAKE
• KOSOTO GAKE CALF TO CALF VARIATION

PART 6

DOUBLE OVERHOOKS

• UNDERSTANDING DOUBLE OVERHOOKS
• OUCHI GARI (INSIDE TRIP)
• STEP AROUND KOSOTO GAKE
• CALF TO CALF KOSOTO GAKE (OUTSIDE TRIP)
• UKI WAZA LATERAL DROP

DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS

• UNDERSTANDING DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS
• STEP AROUND KOSOTO GAKE (OUTSIDE TRIP)
• CALF TO CALF KOSOTO GAKE (OUTSIDE TRIP)
• BACK BEND TAKEDOWN
• KEN KEN UCHI MATA
• UKI GOSHI (HIP THROW)
• UKI GOSHI HIGH LOCK
• TAI OTOSHI HIGH LOCK
• SASAE FOOT SWEEP

PART 7

THROWING FROM AN UNDERHOOK

• UKI GOSHI (HALF HIP THROW)
• OGOSHI (FULL HIP THROW)
• TAI OTOSHI
• UCHI MATA
• KOUCHI TRIP (SMALL INSIDE TRIP)
• PLACIDO ASKS A QUESTION

PINCH HEADLOCK

• UKI GOSHI
• KOSOTO AND KOUCHI FROM PINCH HEADLOCK

REVERSE LAT GRIP

• OSOTO GARI
• HARAI GOSHI
• SPECIAL TOPIC: GEORGES ST. PIERRE HYBRID THROW

PART 8

UPPER BODY TAKEDOWNS FOR OLDER LESS ATHLETIC ATHLETES

• WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES UPPER BODY TAKEDOWNS DIFFICULT FOR OLDER AND LESS ATHLETIC PEOPLE
• TAI OTOSHI FROM ARM DRAG AND LAT GRIP
• THE UKI GOSHI HUSTLE
• ARM DRAG AND HIP KOUCHI TRIP
• THE LATERAL DROP UKI WAZA
• UKI GOSHI (HALF HIP THROW)
• KOUCHI TRIP