Half Guard Passing and Dynamic Pins: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher

Pass the half guard with John Danaher’s focused “463 Method” of attack (including his favorite techniques and positions to pass with)

Hold the tightest possible control and transition from pin to pin with maximum efficiency, using these techniques and concepts
John Danaher is the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach of champion athletes like Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, and Georges St. Pierre
Study the newest installment of John Danaher’s Go Further, Faster series, made to help Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students of all ages and skill levels improve faster than ever
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Learn the dynamic fundamentals behind passing half guard and pinning opponents with maximum efficiency with Professor John Danaher’s Go Further, Faster: Half Guard Passing and Dynamic Pinning. Across 8-volumes, Professor Danaher teaches his “436” approach to half guard passing and his dynamic pinning formula that lets his students move aggressively from dominant position to dominant position. Find all of the tools you need to master these important skills here on the newest installment of Professor John Danaher’s Go Further, Faster series.

This is your opportunity to learn the secrets behind one of John’s favorite passing styles, with this systematic guard pass approach that he is showing the public for the first time ever. John’s team has proven it in high-level competitions like the UFC, ADCC, and EBI, including John’s student Georges St. Pierre passing BJ Penn’s guard seven times in their UFC 94 fight with these same techniques.

Over these 8-volumes, you will learn how to force half guard, create control and pressure, and begin passing with John’s fundamental techniques. John explains how to engage the half guard, begin creating dilemmas, and then force your way into one of his 4 main positions. John also explains the half guard in full conceptual detail, including the options for the bottom fighter and why half guard passing is so different from open guard passing and why it is so linked with pinning.

Master the skill of pinning an opponent and break down an opponent’s defenses easier than ever with this complete guide to one of the most important tasks in all of grappling. Turn your side control, mount, back control, and more into airtight positions of control, and see how to move from dominant position to dominant position.

Half guard passing introduction
Overview of half guard passing: The 4.6.3 system
Essential skills of half guard passing
1st Skill: Forcing Half guard
Split squat
Pinning the knee to the mat
Inside knee position
Using standard guard passes to attain half guard
Double knee position
2nd Skill: Removing Barriers
Clearing the knee shield
Clearing the Scorpion (Lockdown)
Clearing a deep half guard
3rd Skill: Negation of opponents attacks and stabilizing the position
Negating your opponents attacks
The fundamental gripping stance
The fundamental starting position (FSP)

4th Skill: Controlling head and shoulders
The skill of crossfacing and underhooking
5th Skill: Freeing the knee of the trapped leg
Shoelace method
The ball of the foot method
The hand post and elbow post method
Square tripod hand post method
The shaking method
Zig Zag knee direction
6th Skill: Multi directional switching, passing, and freeing your foot from four dominant positions
Pass from 3/4 side sit-out
Pass from 3/4 side
Reverse 3/4 side
3/4 mount
Moving between the 4 dominant passing positions
Half guard passing direction and the law of perpendicularity

The single most important reason why I put so much emphasis on half guard passing
Different upper body configurations for half guard passing
A crucial skill of half guard passing: Setting a crossface
A crucial skill of half guard passing: Setting a crossface 2
Dealing with an opponents underhook