The Fastest Way: To Becoming Effective In Standing Position by John Danaher

• John Danaher is widely regarded as one of the leading minds in the sport of Jiu-Jitsu and with his latest installment of The Fastest Way series he looks to revolutionize your approach to the standing position.
• Learn to make first contact in a meaningful way that puts you in position to secure the highest percentage takedown in the sport, the single leg and many of its most useful variations!
• Master key defensive aspects to the most important concepts to defending singles, doubles, hand fighting, downblocks, utilizing a whizzer, and MORE!
• Simplify and systemize the standing position with repeatable steps that will have you securing more takedowns than ever before.
• Turn any failed single into a tight waist or upper body control with offensive sequences that happen any time an opponent is able to defend your onslaught of single legs!
• John’s standing system has been on display by many of the top competitors in the sport including Giancarlo Bodoni, Nicholas Meregali, and of course Gordon Ryan!

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So, What's On The Series?

Part 1
Introduction
Your First Standing Skill: Stance Motion Contact - Finding Your Stance
Making First Contact - Forehead To Forehead Method
The Rear Hand Reach Method
Front Hand Reach Method
Head Post Method
Getting 2 Hands On Your Opponent
The All Important Push Pull Dynamic
Making Your Opponent Step Where You Want
Head Position
Asymmetric Gripping
Closed Stance (Ai-Yotsu) And Open Stance (Kenka-Yotsu)
Inside Control Vs Outside Control And The First 2 Grips You Must Master

Part 2
The 3 Basic Goals Of Hand Fighting
The 2 Goals Of Foot Fighting
The High Single Leg Takedown - Procedure And Mechanics
Outside Step / Outside Reach
Outside Step / Inside Reach
Inside Outside Step
2 Hands To A Leg

Part 3
Setups For The High Single Leg - Collar And Elbow Setup
Tricep And Elbow Setup
Wrist And Elbow Setup
Cross Wrist Setup
Elbow Post
High/Low Setup
Arm Drag Setup
Head Post Setup
Overtie With Inside Elbow
Underhook Setup
Shuck Setup
2 On 1 Setups

Part 4
Single Leg Finishes - The 3 Finishing Positions
Finishing Low Inside - Dump
Low Inside (Te-Guruma)
High Inside - De Ashi Harai
Modified Dump
High Outside - De Ashi Harai
Double Leg Finishes - Head Inside Double Leg
Head Outside Double Leg
Sweep Double Leg
Wrap Around Double Leg
Understanding The Crucial Importance Of The Foot To Foot Dilemma In Our Standing Program

Part 5
Going To Your Knees On A Single Leg - Pros
Getting To A Leg On 2 Knees
Dealing With The 2 Most Common Problems With Single Legs In Jiu-Jitsu - Dealing With A Limp Leg
Dealing With A Guillotine
When The High Single Leg Fails: Switching To The Waist Or Underhook - Getting To The Waist Or Underhook
Knee Pick
Body Lock Uki Goshi
High Lock Uki Goshi
Body Lock Kosoto Gake
Pinch Headlock

Part 6
Positional Attacks To The Back - Snapdown - Ear To Ear Snap
Forehead To Forehead Snap
Overtie Snap
Duck Unders - Wrist Drop Duck Under
Misdirection Duck Under
Arm Drag - Wrist To Inside Drag
Wrist And Overdrag
Snap And Drag
Throw By - Underhook Throw By
Double Underhook Throw By
Sliding Past A Whizzer
Control And Takedowns From The Back

Part 7
Defensive Skills - Defensive Stance And Hand Fighting
Down Blocking
Sprawling On A Single Leg
Sprawling On A Double Leg
Defensive Whizzer: Keeping Your Opponent In Front Of You
Whizzer Vs Single Leg
Summary Of The Skills And Procedures Of This Video
A Short Guide To Effectiveness In The Standing Position
4 Key Skills In Standing Position
Controlling The Initial Contact
Single Leg Takedown As Foundational Skill
Positional Attacks
Defensive Skills

Part 8
Demonstration Of Procedure - Step 1. Control The Initial Contact
Getting To Grip Asymmetry
Hand Fighting With Purpose
Generate Foot To Foot Positioning With A Connection Hand
Step 2. Single Leg Game - Posture Is As Important As Position
Single Leg To High Leg (Inside/Outside)
Transition To Double Leg
Transition To Waist Or Underhook
Step 3. When Foot To Foot Positioning Is Impossible
Scoring From Rear Bodylock And 4 Point
Step 4. Defense And Defensive Scoring - Imposing Barriers
Down Block
Sprawl
Whizzer - Whizzer For Back Defense