DOMINATE THE NO-GI MOUNT WITH THIS SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR ATTACKING SUBMISSIONS AND FINISHING FIGHTS WITH THE WORLD’S MOST IN-DEMAND GRAPPLING COACH, JOHN DANAHER’S NEW WAVE SYSTEM TO THIS POWERFUL POSITION

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WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

Control and finish the fight from one of the most dominant pinning positions in no-gi grappling with Professor John Danaher’s 4×4 method, now shown for the first time across 8-volumes. With John’s instructional series, you will be able to improve faster and use more technique to win the mounted position and secure strong submission attacks like the arm triangle, juji gatame, and more.

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.

Across all eight volumes, you can start studying the highest level of mounted position technique from the most advanced grappling coach in the world today. Break down all the fundamentals and critical problems of the position before learning all the most effective answers with John’s signature 4×4 method, including the four major submissions that John wants his students focusing on.

SO, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU GET?

PART 1

• INTRODUCTION

THE CENTRAL PROBLEM OF PINNING IN SUBMISSION GRAPPLING

• THE 5 PINS OF JIU-JITSU
• THE MECHANICS OF PINNING
• THE 2 BIG THEMES OF NEW WAVE PINNING

CONVERTING PINS TO SUBMISSIONS

• THE 2 KEYS OF CONVERSION
• ELBOW PENETRATION
• MY FAVORITE PHILOSOPHY OF PINNING: LEGS VS UPPER BODY

THE MOUNTED POSITION

• REFLECTIONS ON THE MOUNTED POSITION FOR GRAPPLING
• THE SINGLE GREATEST ADVANTAGE OF THE MOUNTED POSITION OVER OTHER PINS

THE FIRST SKILL OF THE MOUNTED POSITION: GETTING MOUNTED

• THE CENTRAL PROBLEMS OF THE MOUNTED POSITION

PART 2

GETTING MOUNTED

• THE KNEE DRIVE METHOD
• KNEE DRIVE METHOD PART 2
• STEPOVER METHOD
• DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS METHOD

THE SECOND SKILL OF GETTING MOUNTED: MOUNT RETENTION

• MULTIPLE MOUNTS OUTPERFORM ANY SINGLE MOUNT
• THE CRUCIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HALF GUARD PASSING AND MOUNTED POSITION

THE THIRD SKILL OF MOUNTED POSITION: WINNING THE BATTE OF THE ELBOW

• IN JIU JITSU: EXTENSION IS WEAKNESS

PART 3

THE 4X4 MOUNT SYSTEM: A 4 STEP PROGRAM TO WIN FROM MOUNTED POSITION

STEP 1: GETTING TO AN UNDERHOOK

• THE CROSS WRIST METHOD
• THE HALF HAND GRIP
• ESTABLISH UNDERHOOK FROM HALF GUARD
• ESTABLISH THE UNDERHOOK AS YOU MOUNT FROM SIDE CONTROL
• GIVE A LITTLE TO GAIN A LOT
• PENETRATE OPPOSITE ELBOW
• MIDIRECTIONAL UNDERHOOK
• WRIST VS ELBOW METHOD

STEP 2. ELBOW SEPARATION OVER THE SHOULDER LINE: THE RATCHET METHOD

STEP 3. ESTABLISHING THE 4 CONTROL GRIPS OF THE MOUNTED POSITION

• THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP
• THE FAR TRAP UNDERHOOK
• DOUBLE CHEST WRAP
• ARM WRAP/FIGURE 4 ARM WRAP

PART 4

STEP 4: THE 4 SUBMISSIONS OF THE 4X4 SYSTEM

KATA GATAME (ARM TRIANGLE)

• BEGIN WITH KATA GATAME
• ENTERING KATA GATAME FROM THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP
• THE MECHANICS OF KATA GATAME
• IMPROVING YOUR KATA GATAME MECHANICS WITH THE PUMP FLEX (LIFTING THE HEAD TO ATTACK)
• BULLDOZING THROUGH YOUR OPPONENT’S DEFENSES
• RECOVERY FROM A FAILED KATA GATAME
• TIMING THE DISMOUNT FROM MOUNT TO SIDE

PART 5

REAR STRANGLE

• FAR TRAP UNDERHOOK TRANSITION TO REAR MOUNT
• THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFTING THE HEAD WHEN TRANSITIONING TO REAR MOUNT
• LOWER BODY CONTROLS FROM REAR MOUNT
• UPPER BODY CONTROLS
• THE NUMBER ONE BACK SUBMISSION SEQUENCE
• STRANGLING WITH THE LEGS FROM THE BACK
• FRONT STRANGLE/REAR STRANGLE DILEMMA

JUJI GATAME (ARM BAR)

• THE DOUBLE ARM WRAP IS THE BEST SETUP FOR MOUNTED JUJI GATAME
• LIFTING THE HEAD FOR BETTER ENTRIES
• SPECIAL STUDY OF JUJI GATAME
• THE RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RULE

PART 6

MAGNUM FINISHES

• PUSHING FINISH
• LAT GRIP
• MULTIPLE JUJI GATAME CONFIGURATIONS
• JUJI THROUGH 360 DEGREES

MOUNTED TRIANGLE

• GENERAL REFLECTIONS ON THE MOUNTED TRIANGLE
• THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP IS THE BEST SETUP FOR MOUNTED TRIANGLE
• THE GREAT DICHOTOMY IN MOUNTED TRIANGLE ATTACKS: STEPOVER METHODS VS. KNEE SLIDE METHODS

PART 7

THE 4 KEYS TO A STRONG MOUNTED TRIANGLE

• 1. HAND ASSIST
• 2. FORWARD BIAS
• 3. GET YOUR OPPONENT’S HEAD OFF THE MAT – TWICE
• 4. THE RULES OF RISK
• PUSH DOWN STEP OVER METHOD
• PUSH OUT STEPOVER METHOD
• KNEE SLIDE SHOULDER DROP METHOD
• PIVOT KNEE SLIDE METHOD (MY FAVORITE)
• MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM
• MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM PART 2
• PLACIDO’S REVENGE
• ARM WRAP TO MOUNTED TRIANGLE
• LAT 3/4 JUJI GATAME (ARM BAR)

PART 8

• OVERCOMING FAILURE IN THE 4 STEP SYSTEM
• FIRST FAILURE: YOU CAN’T GET THE ELBOW OVER THE SHOULDER LINE
• SECOND FORM OF FAILURE: YOU CAN’T GET AN UNDERHOOK
• FINAL OVERVIEW OF THE 4X4 MOUNT SYSTEM
• THE DEEPEST THEME OF THIS VIDEO WHICH WILL CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK ON GRAPPLING PINS