Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
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Half Guard Passing and Dynamic Pins: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher reviews, page 4
Half Guard Passing and Dynamic Pins: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher has 187 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.98 out of 5. 98% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from June 4, 2020 to November 6, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Wish I had this instructional as a white belt, highly recommended also to the coloured belts. Danaher teaching stye is one of a kind. It is not entertaining, but his understanding of the body dynamics and details he point out are astonishing and keep you engaged..
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Learn how to pass half guards
Detailed but simple ways to pass most half guards the best way. If you learn any passing style half guard is almost certainly the best overall, so get good at it by knowing exactly what to do. You’ll keep coming back to watch as a reference. The concept of dynamic pinning was also eye opening.
Game Changer
This is one of my favourite instructionals. The pinning element helped improve my top game immediately and half guard passing is now my go to method of passing the guard. Brilliant product and can't recommend it enough.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻John Danaher Dynamic Pins
Awesome instructional with so many details.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Amazing
Definitely has given me vital skills to control the top position. Also has given me a better understanding from working from bottom
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Awesome video!
Awesome video!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Best instructional I have watched
Watching this instructional was hands down the best thing I ever did for immediately improving my bjj game (both in and out of the gi) - both from the perspective of being able to much more easily pass guard, and being able to get into a stable mount on opponents, even much stronger than me.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Straightforward approach to top half passing
This approach to top half passing is simple and effective, so much so that there are people in my gym that would now rather let me pass to side control than subject themselves to the pressure of a top half pass.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Thorough
Another thorough, well thought out instructional from Danaher. Always felt weak in half guard but this material will certainly help. John has a way of simplifying the complex, even with all of the minute details that he covers.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Comprehensive overview of half guard passing
Danaher covers what I think must be every possible situation in passing the half guard. He’s truly a master at this position.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻A goldmine of fundamentals
John’s instructionals ALWAYS have pieces of knowledge and details that have been missing in my game. It never fails that even a small tweak makes a giant difference.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great breakdown of what I
Great breakdown of what I always thought was complex moved into simple, easy to understand mechanics that are easily understood.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏼Excellent
What can I say, just buy it
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Best pin retention advice I've seen.
I use the tips for maintaining mount all the time.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗haven't watched yet
watched about 2 mins and asked for ⁶rating
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻😎Awesome instructional
😎Awesome instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻John Danaher brings detail and
John Danaher brings detail and Mechanics together beautifully as always…… You find something new each time you watch.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻John is the best. Half
John is the best. Half guard and PINS are essential. Thank you Coach
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great instructional
Great instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Typical Danaher - Amazing Instructional!
Mr. Danaher does a fantastic job of explaining the value of half-guard and breaking it down into a system of positions and priorities. Like all his other videos, you end up taking away a better understanding of jiu-jitsu as a whole, and not just the focal positions indicated in the title of the video.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great content and instruction as
Great content and instruction as usual. As always Danaher explains the fundamental concepts and principles in great detail. Awesome series.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Amazing content from Danaher, as
Amazing content from Danaher, as usual. His breakdowns of pins and how/when to use them makes me look at the top position in a whole new way.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻I’m a 41 year old
I’m a 41 year old brown belt. I love the detail of instruction. As an engineer I need to know the details and rationale behind the technique. And this video does just that!!! Worth every penny!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great info!
Great info!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Amazingly detailed and thorough as
Amazingly detailed and thorough as is usual for Danaher.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗This is a position I
This is a position I regularly get caught in and this instruction touches on all the nuance of how to be effective here. Another Danaher masterclass.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Always straight to the point
Always straight to the point with plenty of detail. Mr. Danaher at it again.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Another excellent job by Danaher
Detailed explanations on fundamental principles
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Priceless
Superb instructions from Mr. Danaher again. Such teacher is born probably only once per generation.
Response from BJJ Fanaticshaha 🤗I am recovering from significant
I am recovering from significant injuries incurred in an accident earlier this year, and I am fairly certain that a lot of the more athletic movements I used to do in order to pass the guard will no longer be as effective for me as they once were. I can already tell that forcing into a half guard position will be much more effective for me and allow me to continue to progress in the art that I love! I look forward to continuing to study these videos and improving myself a little more each day.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Very good and detailed material.
Very good and detailed material. John does a great job explaining the concepts behind the techniques.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Best instructionals
Best instructionals
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Very detailed!
Very detailed!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗GOLD
Loving this series so far. So much mind-blowing details
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Worth it
This DVD is split into two parts. You get 7 and a half hours for Half Guard Passing, and 6 hours for Dynamic Pinning. Half Guard Passing has pretty much everything a beginner needs to know to effectively start passing top half. For more advanced students, there’s still plenty of details to observe. The whole instructional is very good, but his half butterfly section is amazing. The only thing missing are methods of breaking through frames and getting into upper body grips. Dynamic Pinning focuses on maintaining, transitioning, and otherwise effectively pinning your opponent. This instructional does NOT focus on generating submission offense from top pins. It instead focuses on effective point scoring and controlling your opponent through pinning. I would pair this DVD with John’s Half Guard dvd, his Guard Passing dvd, and Gordon Ryan’s Guard Passing dvd. For match footage to pair with this DVD, I would recommend watching Roger Gracie, Gordon Ryan, Rodolfo Vierra, and Damien Maia. Especially Roger, whom John mentions a few times throughout.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻5 Stars
Thank for this series John 🙏� Extremely helpful so far
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Time to move forward
I am a black belt in two standup arts, and have 40 years of training off and on. I love the arts. The last six years I've been training online and through my studio (which I just had to close due to covid) in jujitsu, from many different sites. Several years ago, after being locked in closed guard by younger practitioners, I studied the many sites on how to break out. But the first 20 minutes of this series gave me a new perspective, although I've seen on other sites, as to the importance that John Danaher places on his way, and how his way comes from what the top practitioners are using in competition. I have not completed the first volume, but because of this information, I've purchased all of Danaher I could afford. I believe the perspective in invaluable, and I will improve in dismantling much younger and stronger "friends." Bring it!
Response from BJJ FanaticsNice! 🤗
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