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The Pillars of Defense: Pin Escapes — ByteByU

The Pillars of Defense: Pin Escapes - Defensive to Offensive Cycles by Gordon Ryan

Gordon “The King” Ryan is a multiple-time ADCC champion and the most dominant, technical no-gi grappler on Earth—learn his pin-escapes now!
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  • Get all the highest-percentage escapes from mount, side control, knee-on-belly, north–south, and more in this 9-part series.
  • Turn defensive cycles into offensive counters as fast as possible.
  • Master kipping escapes, tricep-post escapes, underhooks, frame insertions, and advanced drilling.
  • Gordon’s pin-escaping is the foundation of his relentless attack—learn what keeps him free.
  • See live rolling footage with step-by-step commentary from Gordon himself.
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Course Content

Volume 1

13 Lessons
Intro to Pin Escapes
0:00
Carrying Body Weight — Torso Vs Frames
3:41.00
Extension Vs Contraction — Concave Vs Convex Shoulders
6:42.00
Cranium Control, Side Control & Mount Vs North South
11:01.00
Escaping — Static Vs Dynamic Pins
14:46.00
Overview
17:15.00
Escaping Knee on Belly
20:08.00
Escaping Knee on Belly – Shin Mount Hybrid
27:26.00
Intro to Escaping Side Control
33:58.00
Side Guard Wins the Game
36:20.00
Insertion Points
37:49.00
Inserting the Far Arm
43:09.00
Inserting Near Side Elbow
49:19.00
Escaping Vs a Naive Opponent
57:01.00 +

Volume 2

12 Lessons
Actively Fighting the Far Elbow to Inside Position
0:00
Knee to Hip Contact
3:58.00
Side Guard
6:38.00
Basic Reguard From Side Guard
13:08.00
Recovering From Side Guard Into Clamp
17:39.00
Side Guard to Te Gatame
23:10.00
Te Gatame Into the Legs
27:20.00
Inserting a Far Side Underhook
33:08.00
Conservative Recovery
37:38.00
Underhook to Pinch Headlock/Shoulder Crunch
41:19.00
Underhook to Half Guard
45:41.00
Underhook to Ashi Garami
49:28.00
Underhook to Wrestling Scenarios
53:35.00 +

Volume 3

9 Lessons
Leg Grab/Reguard Dilemma
0:00
Escaping With a Near Side Underhook
2:02.00
Opponent Crowds the Hips
11:11.00
Recovering With a Tricep Post
14:28.00
Tricep Post to Side Guard
18:40.00
Tricep Post to Overback Series
23:25.00
Countering a Reachback Crossface
29:17.00
Side Kipping
39:50.00
Side Kip Vs Posted Underhook Hand
46:31.00 +

Volume 4

13 Lessons
Intro to Double Underhooks
0:00
Escaping on the Pommel
2:25.00
Pommeling Back Inside
6:18.00
Intro to Opponent Hip Switching
14:39.00
Inserting Frames
16:57.00
Escaping With a High Leg
20:24.00
Pendulum/Side Guard Dilemma
24:31.00
Intro to Kesa Gatame
28:52.00
Escaping as Opponent Pommels
30:59.00
Escaping Fully Locked Kesa Gatame
33:56.00
Addressing Body Lock Grips
40:49.00
Tight Waist and Cross Face
47:50.00
Tight Waist and Near Side Underhook
56:53.00 +

Volume 5

15 Lessons
Segway to North South
0:00
Escaping on the Transition — Crossface First
1:32.00
Escaping on the Transition — Underhook First
4:44.00
Escaping on the Transition — Elbows Inside Shoulders
8:19.00
North South Body Positions
13:18.00
Opponent's Hand Positions
15:34.00
The Threat of Forcing Side Control
16:43.00
Knees Down — Pommeling Hands Inside
20:05.00
Escaping With Knee–Elbow Connection
27:45.00
High Tripod — Pommeling Hands Inside
34:02.00
Forcing Side Control — Knees Up Vs Down
41:59.00
Escaping to Side Control to Mount
54:16.00
Escaping — Top Head & Arm
1:00:36.00
Escaping — Double Underhooks
1:09:15.00
Escaping — Crossface
1:13:41.00 +

Volume 6

17 Lessons
Mount Escape Overview
0:00
Opponent's Leg Positions
1:28.00
Bridging and Shrimping
2:55.00
Basic Knee–Elbow Escape
6:33.00
Inside Elbow Escape
11:02.00
Clearing Grapevines & Preventing Underhook
13:57.00
Separating Crossed Feet
18:00.00
Knee–Elbow vs Crossface Dilemma
21:03.00
Intro to Kipping
26:16.00
Solo Kipping Drill
28:10.00
Types of Kipping
31:26.00
Kipping/Knee–Elbow Dilemma
33:49.00
Basic Overhead Kip
38:07.00
Kipping Over a Shoulder
43:13.00
Side to Side Kipping
46:43.00
Countering Opponent’s Kip Counter
52:07.00
Kipping to Counter Long Hook/One Knee Up
55:22.00 – 58:33.00 +

Volume 7

10 Lessons
A Deeper Dive Into Arm Positions
0:00
Clearing an Underhook
4:18.00
Kipping to Free a Trapped Arm
6:52.00
Side to Side Kipping Vs Underhook
12:15.00
Same Concept Vs Knee Up/Long Hook
15:40.00
Addressing Double Underhooks
18:47.00
Addressing a High Mount
23:33.00
Stripping a Figure-Four Back Head & Arm
30:42.00
Preventing Dismount to Side Control
36:40.00
Outro
40:20.00 +

Volume 8

5 Rolls
Intro/Roll 1 — Alex
0:00
Roll 2 — Drew
28:24.00
Roll 3 — Cristos
40:41.00
Roll 4 — Alex
53:30.00
Roll 5 — Drew
1:10:05.00 +

Volume 9

5 Rolls
Roll 1 — Alex
0:00
Roll 2 — Drew
5:15.00
Roll 3 — Cristos
10:21.00
Roll 4 — Alex
15:25.00
Roll 5 — Drew
20:28.00 +

Full Description

Escape from every dominant pin in grappling with Gordon “The King” Ryan’s new 9-part masterclass in pin escapes! Learn high-percentage escapes from mount, side control, knee-on-belly, north–south, and more—then immediately turn those escapes into your own leg-lock entries, clamp guard, or wrestling attacks.

What Will You Learn?

  • High-percentage escapes from mount, side control, knee-on-belly, north–south, and more.
  • Kipping escapes, tricep posts, underhooks, frame insertion, and advanced drilling.
  • Defensive → offensive cycling: transition straight into leg-lock entries, clamp guard, or wrestling attacks.
  • Live rolling footage with Gordon’s step-by-step commentary.
  • A full encyclopedia of pin variations and escapes to build your own unbreakable game.

Series Overview

Part 1: Intro to Pin Escapes; Torso vs Frames; Static vs Dynamic Pins; Knee on Belly; Side Control; etc.

Part 2: Far Elbow battles; Side Guard reguards; Underhook chains; etc.

Part 3: Leg Grab dilemmas; Tricep Post escapes; Crossface counters; etc.

Part 4: Double Underhooks; Kesa Gatame escapes; Body Lock scenarios; etc.

Part 5: North–South transitions; Crossface/Underhook transitions; etc.

Part 6: Mount escapes; Shrimping & bridging; Kipping mechanics; etc.

Part 7: Advanced arm-position escapes; High Mount counters; etc.

Parts 8 & 9: Live rolling & commentary with Alex, Drew, Cristos, and more.

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