Some examples include nutty flying armbars, inverted armbars from and even armbars from the bottom turtle. One of the slickest grapplers in the game is here to explain one of the most sought-after moves in modern BJJ. As far as smaller-framed BJJ guys go, Musumeci is right at the very top, with two world titles to prove his worth. Mikey managed to bridge the gap between legal and effective by modifying the moves that are allowed.
In his instructional, he goes over ankle locks, kneebars, toe holds, and calf slicers of all kinds and variations. Roberto Jimenez is probably the most feared brown belt today! In fact, he started dominating advanced grapplers as early as a blue belt, and then managed to become a purple belt world champion by submitting all of his opponents! His favorite move? Choking people from the back. In it, Jimenez covers his favorite ways of getting to the back, controlling it, and finishing.
Expect a lot of De La Riva guard entries to the back, along with some neat deep half guard work. Turtle attacks get a whole volume to themselves, and there are also a lot of Collar Drags and even standing setups.
Four incredibly long volumes outline a unique catch-wrestling and BJJ Kimura merger. It is all neatly organized into chapters, that feature long explanations and complete systems. All in all, it depicts a different, filthier side of the Kimura lock that you, as a BJJ competitor, absolutely need to develop! This one is pretty self-explanatory. Of course, it is all about his favorite Ashi Ggarami variations, but with a twist. In fact, he has taken it to a whole new level!
A lower limb braking masterclass from the original BJJ leg lock master! He came out with an instructional on one of the most versatile positions in Jiu-jitsu and dumbed it down to a T. The No-Gi guru broke down the front headlock position as much as was possible. The front headlock in wrestling is a way of getting the fight to the ground or getting an opponent on their back for a pin. In BJJ, apart from guillotines, people usually use them to get the back.
In both instances, this position is massively underused. Just like with leg locks, Danaher discovered how to turn a staple of grappling into a complete system that can win you world titles. The DVD features both top and bottom positions, as well as options from the feet. Furthermore, it is true chokes galore as he goes over every possible guillotine variation. But, the best part, at least for me, is his Kata Gatame series, focusing mostly on the Anaconda choke.
It is as simple as that! Now, this is the one clear winner for me personally. Catch wrestling complements Jiu-Jitsu better than any other style of wrestling. The DVD is full of tips and tricks to make you heavier from the top position and make your opponent suffer in discomfort while you slap on a tight submission.
Arm locks, chokes, leg attacks, and neck cranks all features in this release. Would you buy an instructional from a blue belt in BJJ? How about if I told you that the instructional was about BJJ-specific wrestling techniques? What if he was also a world champion at the blue belt? He then went on to plug in those holes with high-level wrestling moves. Most of the material is focused on controlling an opponent on the ground and successfully transitioning without creating space.
What was completely new to me since I have no wrestling background were the defensive and counter-attacking concepts. Cradles, pins, Granby defending stuff like the banana split are all covered.
The part on leg rides is also really useful to open up turtled-up opponents with ease. Just pick up the DVD. You can thank me later. He goes all in, all the way and he did so with his unique instructional. With a heavy wrestling background, Rustam offers amazing No-Gi techniques and concepts that are bound to take most opponents by surprise!.
Instead, you get shortcuts to submissions from a multitude of positions. Rustam also shares his grappling philosophy and principles, providing insight into the way he sets up his mindset for competition.
A No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructional done by a wrestler is not going to be complete without in-depth standing techniques.
The master of Catch wrestling for Jiu-Jitsu strikes again! Renowned for his catch wrestling-based style of grappling, Neil focuses on a staple of the wrestling world — the front headlock. He is widely considered to be one of the very best grapplers in MMA.
As such, he has also been featured in the ADCC. This DVD is one to go and get without giving it a second thought! It is that good! He also had a great long UFC career, with lots of victories based on his incredible grappling background. A wrestler by trait, Chael is no stranger to Jiu-Jitsu either, currently holding a brown belt under Fabiano Scherner. In it, Chael offers the most effective moves and concepts that he picked up over the years.
We all know how effective he could be, and now, he spends close to four hours explaining how and why his moves work so well. He starts with lots of front headlock chokes, featuring guillotines, Darces, and a crazy chest lock sequence. He also covers guard passing, submission follow-ups, standing strategies, and some awesome turtle defenses. On the opposite spectrum of the Half Guard game from Melanson, DeBlass came out with a bottom half guard game release.
Tom DeBlass goes through every half guard variation imaginable, both offensively and defensively. He even has a segment on submission options from the top half guard! Do yourself a favor and get your copy ASAP!
Most people see him as just a leg lock specialist but the young grappler is much more well-rounded than that. He has an admirable bottom game as well, particularly from the Z-guard.
In this release, Craig goes through every Z-guard scenario in his usual systematic style. What you also get is more than your fair share of triangles, a submission that Jones is particularly experienced in.
All in all, a true encyclopedia that all Z-guard players simply have to own! Gianni Grippo is a Marcelo Garcia black belt that is a true representative of the Berimbolo generation.
The real value of this digital release is in the step-by-step organizational system of the material that is presented. Everything starts with the solo drills that are the foundation for any Berimbolo enthusiast.
Much valued gripping details from the De La Riva guard provide clarity of the position and its structure. Simple knockdown setups open up the technical entries to the Berimbolo, adequate for all levels. Calf slicers and twister hooks are dissected to the bone, linking everything up via the bolo. But why stop there? Cool crab ride combinations are going to open up new grappling horizons even for the most experienced inverted guard players. ANd this is all before touching the subject of counterattacking.
Every possible scenario you can think of, from a posting opponent to countering back step passes and single leg X-guard is part of this unbelievable instructional! The closed guard is a great way to keep an opponent at bay when Gi grips are not available. It is even better when you approach the subject from an unorthodox point of view. Neil spends at least 20 minutes per chapter, going as deep as possible into the structure and possible follow-ups from every position.
His take on the closed guard is a blend of rubber guard and traditional guard philosophies. He takes the best of both, throwing out any flexibility requirements or unnecessary movements. Apart from a triangle choke setup, the first DVD is all about the concepts of the ground marshall guard.
As the instructional progress, the focus turns to submissions. Plenty of triangle options and a few armbar setups make up most of the material.
Trust me, this is one closed guard system you really need to learn, especially if you compete in No-Gi! Well, not outside the BJJ Globetrotters community anyway. Priit Mihkelson is a crazy, enigmatic, and very entertaining BJJ black belt.
Not to mention how knowledgeable and good at teaching he is. As such, he is a regular feature at BJJ Globetrotters camps around the world. Basically, Priit is a master at escaping and countering, and his first instructional is all about doing it off your back. Of course, there are a bunch of offensive moves and submissions inside too, all bearing similarly crazy names to the one his guard has.
Consider this: Black belt for over 20 years, 4 time World masters champion and still going strong at If you too want to be able to perform at your best in your forties, then this is instructional for you.
The DVD starts with submissions like the triangle, Omoplata, and a ton of loop choke variations. In particular, Beleza teaches a slick way to set traps when the opponent is attempting a Double Under pass. Everyday porrada much? On the off chance that you have no idea what that is, you can read it here. A legendary grappler, who coined a legendary catchphrase, demonstrating the secrets of a legendary Jiu-Jitsu guard.
Romulo divides the spider guard into four main sections — retention and recovery, sweeps, transitions and submissions, and some advanced spider guard concepts. The rooster weight is just as efficient against ultra heavyweights as he is in his own division. The year-old is a 10 x World champion in addition to a host of other titles. His guard is the stuff of nightmares, and he now opens up his world title-winning moves to everyone.
As a smaller framed grappler, he likes to rely on simple guards that get him under his opponents. Conversely, the butterfly guard makes for a large portion of his BJJ instructional.
De la Riva attacks are also included, featuring in a volume of their own. The best part of this instructional, for me at least was the volume on collar guard and arm drags. It is by far one of the best methods to get a jump on anyone, regardless of size or level. Just when you thought there were no more Neil Melanson instructionals, we come up with this one. Or, better said, Neil comes up with this one. Literally, all grappling martial arts, from Judo to Sambo, from catch wrestling to BJJ are a part of his system.
Neil begins with some basics in the first and goes deep into brutal submissions in the second. Lots of neck cranks in this one, but there are also some cool IBJJF legal foot locks to provide balance. The octopus half guard, Melanson-style is the theme of the third volume.
In the fourth and final volume, Neil pulls all the stops. A huge amount of Half Guard sweeps into subs or outright submissions from the bottom feature throughout.
Adam quickly rose to prominence as one of the highest-level butterfly guard players out there. And the Alan do Nascimento black belt is only 28 years old. It contains four extra-long volumes, each dissecting the butterfly guard in extreme detail! Wardzinski also covers single and full X guard transitions and sweeps, as well as some neat half-butterfly attacks. In other words, he covers everything even remotely butterfly guard-related!
Until now. The meathook is one aspect of controlling the rubber guard in a way that opens up countless attacking opportunities. The instructional has a total of four very tightly packed volumes. Brandon has a unique teaching style and is going to clear up one of the most misunderstood guards of all time. Crazy 10th Planet nomenclature is, of course, present throughout.
The instructional. Expect intros to other positions like the mounted rubber guard and half guard as well. Lachlan Giles, one of the coolest BJJ instructors of today has really outdone himself with this one.
Plus, the subject is about the position that everybody, without exception, includes in their game in one variation or another. Lachlan made sure he included every possible one in his highly technical and very comprehensive Half guard Anthology DVD set.
What you get with this instructional is volume upon volume of insane half guard instructions. The Half Guard variations covered in the first four volumes are the basic version and entries, the knee shield, and underhook and quarter guard. Entries, sweeps, submissions, defense, counters, transitions, troubleshooting, you name it, it is in there. Volumes 5 — 7 cover the reverse half guard, dogfight, shin to shin guard, and even reverse De La Riva and seated guard, among others.
The final volume is the best, according to me. It is full of narrated rolls in which Lachlan does all the moves he teaches previously and explains what and why he is doing. Simply put, a masterpiece of a BJJ instructional! If there is one thing I really love about Bernardo Faria is his dedication to a single aspect of the game. When Faria records an instructional, he truly demonstrates everything that he knows about a certain subject. So when a multiple times world champion that is one of the most notorious guard passers issues a guard passing instructional it is going to be, arguably, the best BJJ DVD instructional.
The first DVD is all about the over-under pass and creating the utmost possible pressure while passing. From the second volume onwards it really gets interesting. Bernardo has no trouble passing even the most elaborate modern guard, and neither will you. The worm guard, lasso spider guard, and other complex guards are no longer going to be puzzling. He is as proficient at taking the back as one can get. But he neither starts nor stops with back takes. This BJJ DVD covers everything from initially passing the guard to get to the back, all the way to inescapable submission holds.
The set is made up of 4 DVD volumes, each filled with invaluable information for anyone training Jiu-Jitsu. The first couple of discs are all about getting passed the dangerous legs of your opponents.
It gets as basic as opening the closed guard and as advanced as cartwheel passing and destroying lapel guards. The back position also opens up Ezekiel, Brabo, Clock chokes as well as kimura and armbar opportunities and JT goes every single option and variation.
An essential for any self-respecting competitor out there! Vagner is a real machine when it comes to the top game, and his passing is unstoppable. Tony's DVD is black belt level stuff; this style of passing is very hard to do. I just feel that if I keep working at applying the principles in Tony's DVD, I'm going to be a better guard passer with more consistency.
Jiu-Jitsu Gear Forum. The instructional DVDs are very informative and will definitely improve my game. Just want to give everyone a heads up that Tony is a great guy to deal with. Thanks again, Tony! The DVD is broken down into a brief introduction, explaining a bit about the content and parts 1 and 2 of the instruction. Part 1 is footage that was shot during a seminar in July in Pennsylvania. He begins with a pretty thorough explanation of a traditional standing guard break to put context to the later material.
After explaining the traditional standing break, he goes into passing De la riva guard, the sitting guard, Reverse De la riva guard and approaching the open guard if there is no physical contact made between yourself and your opponent. The techniques that he teaches are well explained and form a pretty logical sequence as they progress through the various sections.
Good job done here. Technique wise, part 1 sets a good foundation for a clear system of passing some of the more common types of open guard games that people are playing now.
Part 2 goes deeper into more advanced problems that one may come across when using this system of passing against higher level opponents. Part 2 is filmed as a classic Bjj instructional format in that there is an explanation of technique and the conditions that it is meant for and then there is a demonstration of the technique. Like I said above, this part troubleshoots the system laid out in part 1 and goes deeper into passing more complex guard games using the same concepts laid out in part 1.
It is a good introduction to a style of guard passing that the highest level of competitors have been using lately and touches upon some more advanced ideas in part 2 without going overboard and getting too complicated. One that deals with a specific passing concept and one that involves what happens immediately after the pass in side mount. In short, I would definitely recommend this DVD to my friends and students and think that it would be suitable for all belt levels, but especially for Blue and Purple belt level students.
Well worth the price. This DVD gets Two snaps and a twist!!! I agree with this review. I've been trying to learn this style of passing for a while, and there are some really good details here that are helping me out a lot. My only other comment is that I wish he had either worn his underwear higher or had a longer skirt.
Has a lot of good details and is a good contrast to Ryan's DVD which was no-gi focused. His first seminar DVD has some good stuff; it's basic nothing that should surprise a blue , but is well done my only complaint is that the music is WAY too loud during the review sections that he has after he shows each move in the seminar -- I end up turning my speakers down every time. Haven't had a chance to work through the hook sweep or partner drill DVDs yet. So far though it's been an awesome set.
Thanks for the review.. Tony is a great guy and a BJJ instructor. If you lose, your friends can't help you. I'll post more once I work through it all the way. Two basic points though: 1 Tony shows a really interesting, competition-level guard passing system. At least the first half. A lot of the counters and positions are so far "up the chain" that I don't think blue belts really are likely to deal with them on a regular basis. Also, the lack of a "formal" presentation is going to make it harder for a low level BJJ guy to understand -- it's seminar footage, not a clear mechanical breakdown with menus and such.
This stuff is very hard to learn! TV From: deepu. I recently got my copy and have only browsed a bit All details that are great and that I need to add to my game! Jaymat: Tony sent me a DVD as well. My first introduction to this style of passing was when I trained at Checkmat where every guard passing class featured this style. For those who are unfamiliar to the Sao Paulo style, it is the use of your hip and legs to redirect your opponent's legs causing both legs together facing one direction.
With various grips on the belt and collar, you cause your opponent the very limited option of turning his back or giving up the pass. A really large part of my game is my open guard. When I was at Checkmat, my open guard was really put to the test. The constant threat of leg drags and the "Sao Paulo" style pressure was unfamiliar and very difficult to stop against someone well versed in this style of passing.
I had the fortune of being at the receiving end of leg drags from Rafa Mendes and rarely have I felt so helpless. Albeit few, they area part of a collection, one that we certainly hope will grow with time. After all, it is not about how many different DVDs Danaher has, but how much material is available.
At present, the collection is more than 40 hours long, with information that addresses every aspect of BJJ. John Danaher is by far the most enigmatic BJJ personality in the grappling world.
Until this year, there were no more than a few minutes of him online, speaking at interviews. In terms of instructionals, there was not a minute of material to be found.
That quickly changed once Danaher went on the Je Rogan podcast, amazing everyone. Now, in just a few short months, there are four DVD instructionals featuring unrestricted information about the most effective BJJ systems available today. The thing about Danaher is, that people knew him exclusively as the leg lock genius behind the Danaher Death Squad.
Turns out that the New Zealander is actually a true, walking BJJ encyclopedia that is mesmerizing to watch. However, his following instructionals, featuring back attacks, front headlocks and Kimuras are also impressive.
Well, it seems we all have a lot more to learn…. For those that manage to go through all his material, and apply it in training and competition, there are no limits. Picking up the John Danaher DVD collection is the best way of obtaining knowledge directly from the source, bar going for privates at the blue basement in NY. On the other hand, acquiring the collection is a guaranteed way of getting integral information about some of the core positions in BJJ the sport of Jiu-Jitsu.
You could be a brand new student or a black belt. Although, to be fair to new students, expect to be a bit lost until you get a bit more experience under your belt. While Danaher explains everything down to the smallest detail and repeats things often, he does approach his teachings with the notion that you have the basic principles of Jiu-Jitsu down.
For example, everything he demonstrates works with the Gi just as well as without it. It is the power of the conceptual approach Danaher takes in his DVD instructionals. Calling his instructionals Enter the system is probably the best possible title for the collection. He really presents everything organized into large systems, all of which have subsystems.
Furthermore, the method of approach is one that is not very common in BJJ. Instead of focusing on how to do a technique against your opponent, Danaher puts a large emphasis on what the common problems with each position and move are. Moreover, he goes on to develop sound solutions to each of those problems, thus creating a very efficient and foolproof game. Both the presentation and overall approach to subjects differ, depending on the subject.
However, Danaher still manages to connect everything into one large game plan. You could even say that he has the one real Jiu-Jitsu masterplan. Technically speaking, all 32 DVDs are perfect. After the unfortunate release of the first leg looks DVD, which was a real disaster in terms of audio and video quality, all subsequent have been flawless. As meticulous as he is, Danaher also released improved verso of the Leg Locks instructional. Normally, this means that all four parts of the John Danaher DVD collection are pristine in terms of production.
One of the best grappling and BJJ coaches in the World will teach you the fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and all the important concepts.
Trought this Bundle you will learn how to keep your guard, and how to escape from bad positions with more techniques than ever.
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