Description

What Will You Learn?

The Fastest Way series is designed to explore the unique mindset of John Danaher and his proven methods of rapidly improving students’ ability to secure submissions. With this No-Gi installment, John focuses on increasing your submission rate through conceptual ideas, decisive back takes, crushing back controls, and masterful rear strangle finishes.

Each overarching concept is broken down into granular detail, giving you every invaluable insight from Danaher himself. You’ll master systems for taking the back from open, closed, and half guard; leg entanglements; inferior positions; and more. You’ll learn countless ways to maintain dominant back control and set up the finish, plus complimentary submissions like kata gatame, rear triangle, and north/south strangle.

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned veteran, this 10+-hour masterclass will drastically improve your ability to finish opponents regardless of size or athleticism. Submit more opponents than ever under the guidance of legendary instructor John Danaher!

So, What’s On The Series?

PART 1

• Introduction
• Nothing Beats The Back
• How To Increase Your Submission Rate: The 4 Key Factors
• The 3 Gateways To The Back
• The Rear Strangle Hold
• Building A Program & Getting To The Back From Everywhere
• Wrist Block Go Behind
• Arm Drag Go Behind
• Straight Knee Block Go Behind
• Cross Knee Block Go Behind
• Head Block Go Behind
• Misdirection Go Behind
• Kosoto Go Behind (4-Point)
• 4-Point Misdirection & Breakdown
• Clearing A Leg

PART 2

• Open Guard – Rising Arm Drag
• Rising Drag To Go Behind
• Scooting Arm Drag
• Far Side Arm Drag
• Hiza Guruma Arm Drag
• Weave Drags
• Sumi Gaeshi Arm Drag
• Post & Pull Method
• Elevator Drag
• Arm Drag On Standing Opponent
• Elbow Post
• Snapdowns – Heist & Snap
• Snap And Catch To The Back
• Front Headlock Sumi Gaeshi Go Behind
• Sumi Gaeshi To Go Behind
• Reverse De La Riva Inversions

PART 3

• Back From Half Guard – Knee Lever Elbow Post
• Duck Under
• Limp Arm
• Walk Around
• The Pull Through
• Far Side Hook
• Deep Half Guard Back Take
• Closed Guard Back Takes – Elbow Post
• Double Underhooks Back Take

PART 4

• Back From Mount – Single Arm Wrap
• Mount Bolo
• Side Mount To Rear Mount (Elbow Block)
• Seated Entry To Rear Mount
• Inferior Positions → Back (Elbow Escape)
• Elbow Escape Part 2 & Kipping Escape

PART 5

• Side Control Bottom – Tight Waist
• Coming Up To Single Leg
• Front Headlock & Chest Lock Sitout
• Back From Ashi Garami & Cross Ashi Variations
• 50/50 Entanglements → Back
• The Side Bolo

PART 6

• Maintaining The Back – Seatbelt & Variations
• Thigh Pry & Claw Grip
• Lower Body Controls
• Seatbelt Sag Integration
• 2-on-1 Leg, Breakdown, Far Side, Near Side Methods
• Shoulder Pressure Method

PART 7

• Diagonal Control & Knees/Elbows Principle
• Back Retention Drill
• Rear Strangle Mechanics & Variations
• Straight Jacket System & Hidden Hand Method
• Gravity Drop & Strangle First

PART 8

• Building A System Of Strangles Beyond The Rear Strangle
• Kata Gatame & Reverse Variations
• Back Kata Gatame (Elbow Var.) & Prone
• North South Strangle
• Ushiro Sankaku (Rear Triangle)