Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
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Master The Move: The Shoulder Crunch Series by John Danaher has 141 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 August 7, 2025 to November 3, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
Easy for understanding
Shoulder Crunch
Clear and esay to understand
Clear and esay to understand
I love how much this saves my *** while playing open guard
very comprehensive
I'm a 15 year old green belt, and this has helped me so much. A great instructional that breaks down the shoulder crunch system in a clear, logical way, Expected nothing less from John Danaher. I'm already destroying my training partners with it.
Great techniques
Its a master of words. Exemples os a real And good for antes situations
Great details as always
Amazing
Possibly the best instructional I’ve purchased. So much good instruction. Love how John has 2 guys working with him so he can instruct while they perform the moves.
These videos changed my game from this position. I highly recommend them.
alles von ihm ist super
Fantastic and informative information
Great video
I have struggled with the shoulder crunch for many years with no success. I have watched many videos on YouTube but still struggled to hold onto it. With in the first ten minutes John showed me exactly what I was doing wrong. Then he showed a whole bunch more that I didn’t know I needed to know. NO ONE TEACHES THE FUNDAMENTALS CONCEPTS OF A MOVE LIKE JOHN DANAHER. This is why I keep commenting back to his Instructionals. Highly recommend as always.
A deep dive into the shoulder crunch. Extremely detailed as always with JD!
cutting edge ideas from danaher w the shoulder crunch system...offers great no gi control
Great instructional for butterfly guard players for the GOAT coach. Learned a lot, much recommended!
Great instructional
This was an awesome video, I loved it, and am beginning to put it to use in training. After you start using the moves, you’ll find more and more opportunities where your opponents hands are on the mat, and you can get a good shoulder crunch.
Amazing instructional!
In depth look at how Gordon swept Buchecha
Good overview to understand basics and advanced concepts.
スイープの精度が上がりました。
Amazing!
Now, my Sumi Gaeshi is a primary weapon, not a backup. When the initial sweep doesn't land, the system immediately provides a high-percentage transition into leg locks or upper body submissions. This series is absolutely essential for anyone looking to build a reliable, sequential attack system from the Butterfly Guard in No-Gi. Highly recommended!
John with another ******
This series on the shoulder crunch position is completely changing my game and my approaches to how I perform moves involving the shoulder crunch. I always find myself in this position, but I've always felt like I needed to attain more knowledge. As usual, Danaher never fails to disappoint, and I hit this same Sumi Gaeshi on a 230 lbs. D1 wrestler today at practice while weighing at 162 lbs. This is a terrific series for me to obtain knowledge to teach my students as well as for me to continue learning and hitting it in competition as well!
sweep with the ball of the foot and push
sweep with ball of feet and pushing
Nice
Nice
This instructional is a GAME CHANGER. Danaher’s breakdowns are incredibly detailed and easy to follow. The way he explains the mechanics and positioning is pure magic. I've been drilling this in my training and I've already seen major improvements in my jiu-jitsu game. If you're serious about improving your submissions, you NEED to check this out
The master the move series are brilliant, this is no exception, very good indeed
John Danaher´s teaching is amazing. All the attention to details makes it extremely easy to understand the core concepts and how to put it in action. For me, the shoulder crunch techniques presented to be absolutely efficient even having bad flexibility and mobility and also a torn ACL. It has been helping me against younger and bigger training partners and helped me opening a vast attacks opportunities instead of relying only in a deffensive guard.
Very detail solution
One of my favorite attacks. Great instructional with a lot of detail.
John gave really good details I always missed before seeing this.
Using this move has helped me improve my bottom game tremendously. I’d highly recommend it!
Impactful addition to my no gi guard game. Opened cool new pathways.
Great teacher. Very insightful. Love applying these systems to my rolls.
I've had pretty good success with the shoulder crunch but wanted to get some detailed instruction and John delivered. I'm looking forward to putting these techniques into practice. Thank you.
Good, JD always is very detailed.
Fundamental details essential for a successful shoulder crunch system.
Another detail-rich masterwork by John Danaher.
If you know what you are buying you should be happy. It's John Danaher, so watch at 1.5 or 2.0 speed instead of normal. The info is pragmatic and immediately implementable. If you practice with a partner or at least a grappling smarty, your game will definitely improve.
Great material
This is my first Danaher instructional and I'm very impressed. He covers all the bases, and breaks things down in easy to understand steps. He also describes WHY we do things, which I think will help me to remember things when it counts.
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