Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
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Feet To Floor: Volume 1 Fundamental Standing Skills by John Danaher has 178 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.97 out of 5. 97% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from October 1, 2020 to March 16, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
Being older I don't practice the stand-up game as much as I should but this is a great video when you both end up on your feet and needs some nice tools to get it back to the ground quickly. The explanations are detailed and simple to understand.
Danaher always brings so much info to his instructional and the quality of his coaching is world class
Great video.
Another great Instructional!
Great for a beginner. Made me comfortable in the feet.
Really enjoyed the last two discs of Ester Egg content - takedowns for self defense and overview of a single leg.
This instructionl is excellent if you are a beginner in takedowns and want to understand the fundamental principles and techniques
Truly changed the way I think about strategy while standing. Clear and detailed explanations as always!
I would describe this as a how to throw safely, as in landing you opponent in a position you can continue to capitalise on. Excellent
The way Professor John Danaher explained things made me understood at a deeper level. Recommended to buy this even if you have done BJJ for a long time.
Very thorough and easy to grasp, with lots of aha! and the “light bulb turns on” moments
Such a broad area to study. It’s nice to finally have a path to follow instead of just a bunch of random takedowns that lead no where but to a scramble.
amazing just what I needed for my takedown IQ
Big help for us without a wrestling background
Outsanding level of detail and technique selection for entry level or advanced
I can finally do some work against people standing. This helped me a lot. Goes through a lot things they dont teach in bjj schools
This is a very comprehensive instructional on getting your opponent to the mat in the highest percentage way possible without getting yourself into a compromised position.
I'm an old man and the take down game can be intimidating. This instructional not only gave me greater confidence, but also lived up to its promise in allowing me to perform take downs more efficiently and consistently amongst my peers. I love the amount of options Professor Danaher presents with the different scenarios.
There are 2 things that had an instant impact from the series. - Having a strategy to get dominant grips - Focusing on simple take downs that are easy and designed for BJJ (low back exposure and unlikely to get sprawled upon by a 200lb wrestler). The results were impressive: - Within a month I was surprised when I blocked a Brown belt judo guy's flashy throw and used a very simple and satisfying ankle pick to pop him on his back side. - In the last two competitions when securing dominant grips you could see the panic/frustration on my opponents faces as they were baffled by what to do next. Resulting in take downs for me, or such a poor attempt by my opponent it was easy to stay standing, leaving them on the floor for a quick guard pass. Both thanks to John Dahaner's approach to standing.
We can learn his systematic takedown principle.
Excellent video!
Amazing level of detail that I have never seen on the standing position.
Great instructional by Professor Danaher! There are 2 things that had an instant impact from the series. - Having a strategy to get dominant grips ! Securing strong grips on your opponent that allow you to throw them but at the same time leaving them with febble grips meaning their chances of putting you on the mat are next to zero. - Focusing on simple take downs that are easy and designed for BJJ (low back exposure and unlikely to get sprawled upon by a 200lb wrestler). The results were impressive: - Within a month I was surprised when I blocked a Brown belt judo guy's flashy throw and used a very simple and satisfying ankle pick to pop him on his back side. - In the last two competitions when securing dominant grips you could see the panic/frustration on my opponents faces as they were baffled by what to do next. Resulting in take downs for me, or such a poor attempt by my opponent it was easy to stay standing, leaving them on the floor for a quick guard pass. My only criticism is there are so many great details, it's hard to remember all the variations of take downs. This series is one I will watch again and again to mine new tips and ideas.
As always with Danaher, systematic and detailed instruction. Love the way it gives you clear guidance on what takedowns to focus on first and why. The strategy for gripping is very useful and often not taught this thoroughly.
Danaher's details and progressive instruction is invaluable to developing a takedown game. I can't recommend this more for practitioners that struggle on the feet, much like I did, and want to know where to start and how to progress.
My stand up strategy thus far has been plan to get taken down or pull guard. Within a couple hours, those meaningless grips I used to have all of a sudden were given purpose. After understanding the purpose, my grips and takedowns improved drastically. John Danaher is my favorite instructer because of his ability to sytemize and effectively deliver information.
I was afraid of standing up, had no clue, after watching this now I'm no longer afraid, and now I know what I'm trying to do, thank you Mr. Danaher!
Awesome instructional. Very clear and easy to understand. Will definitely help with takedowns.
Another jewel by Danaher. Very comprehensive and detailed video.
This is a great intro to the standing game. I drilled this content and scored takedowns in all of my matches at my next tournament.
great instructional breaking down standing skills, some really good coverage off grip fighting ay yotsu and kenka yotsu, i have been using this for over 12 months and have significantly my standing game in the gi from this instructional
Brilliant for giving a new guy a clue about how rolling/matches work.
Just what you’re expect from Danaher...specific details and a deeper understanding for why you’re doing everything you do. Worth every penny.
Would recommend for sure
With my original training in karate, I was keen to better understand the standing side of BJJ and control the decent to the floor and start the ground game in a better position (just makes so much sense to me). This video spends a lot of time going over the precursor skills. Some of these I picked up very quickly with my background in standup sparring (e.g. stance, distance and movement). Others took a bit longer (e.g. removing strong grips and lining up the right position). All these are talked through in a lot of detail and demonstrated several times from different angles, which was very useful. The video also helped me quickly identify and exploit 'gifts' (i.e. to capitalize on mistakes made by training partners). Even before I finished the course I increased my success with takedowns and had a much clearer understanding of what I was trying to do. I am also more effective at countering attempts to take me down by reading my opponents better. I thoroughly recommend this video for anyone looking to develop there stand up skills.
Half guard and feet to floor
Never disappointed with the details of a Danaher instructional.
All John Danaher instructionals have a wealth of knowledge & details to the subject he is demonstrating. I am excited to see what the rest of the Feet To Floor series has in store
Very helpful in understanding the details to quality takedowns
An absolute must have! Amazing details! This instructional is Gold!
Very good video and takedown approach. Nice
Great Breakdown Realistic setups Systematic Approach High Quality Video
Excellent content. Great approach to develop a solid stand-up came.
Excelente hombre
very good for people starting "Judo" post 35 years old.
Great
Love the technical breakdowns and clarity of terminology and philosophy. Love his teaching style and approach. High level of detail, and the video offers multiple angles for takedowns.
Absolutely amazing! Step by step, systematic approach to takedowns. All videos were exceptional.
So glad to have found a system that helps me build an effective gameplan on my feet. Amazing!
Awesome
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