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New Wave Jiu Jitsu: A New Philosophy Of Positional Escapes by John Danaher reviews, page 5
New Wave Jiu Jitsu: A New Philosophy Of Positional Escapes by John Danaher has 452 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.99 out of 5. 99% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from April 20, 2021 to November 2, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Jamell Johnson
Great video I enjoy watching over and over to learn the concepts he gives you a lot of insight and knowledge about escaping
James
Amazing as always
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Excellent
Top notch instruction with subtle details that improve upon all the principals most are already familiar with
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Escapes simpilified
JD makes it simple and provides simple explanations for the movements and techniques. How many years have you been doing a step-by-step technique without understanding the purpose and nuances of the technique?
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Awesome
Extremely helpful
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Amazing
Great instructional on escapes. These work with the gi as well. These are some of the basics that make a big difference. I feel more confident attacking knowing I can escape any position
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗game changing
went from surviving to thriving, a John Danaher instructional really is as good as it gets!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗New Way of Thinking About Escapes
This was an exceptional video, one that really changes the way you think about escapes. The title of the video, is misleading, in that this is much more than learning how to escape bad positions, but rather to adopt a new philosophy of BJJ - to attack while escaping. Being dangerous from everywhere. I highly recommend this video. As always Prof. Danaher does not disappoint.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Excellent instructional
Danaher is the gold standard for bjj technique. This is a timeless classic that I will refer to for years to come.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Insightful
First purchased and watched this instructional after receiving my first white belt stripe. It helped open my mind to the defensive possibilites and gave me a few extra options from bad positions. I came back to rewatch as a blue belt when I had a better understanding of jiu jitsu helping me better digest certain concepts. I feel like at every belt level this is a film to always revisit and notice new things.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Actually Helpful
Because of this instructional no one near my skill level can hold me in any pin unless I decide to stay there.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great!
Great video !
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great
Love it
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗New Wave Pin Escapes
very informative and effective
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗amazing
amazing
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗You men are AWESOME!! :smile::smile:
Great lessons and fireside chats about the Philosophy and movements of BJJ :grinning_face_with_star_eyes:
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Yay
Good product
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗This Is A Must Have
I wish I had this when I first started. An absolutely essential foundation to have. This has changed my game more than any other Danaher video I’ve purchased.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗great
great
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Paradigm Shift in Approach
Like all John Danaher videos, the content and coaching is exceptional. Big takeaway is a paradigm shift in thinking: from being Ok with just escaping a pin to always being offensive minded and finding the decisive moment in an escape sequence to attack. This video fundamentally shifted how I approach positional escapes and although I do not yet have the skill to perform all the submissions, the concepts and philosophy alone are game changing.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Comprehensive
Probably one of the best (if not the best) teachers of the modern jiu jitsu game presenting a comprehensive study of no gi fundamentals. This positional escapes video is a starting point to a good foundation in jiu jitsu. It covers the major positions and various ways to escape from the most common pins you will encounter in your jiu jitsu journey. Although it's a fundamentals video, the skills taught in this video will be useful for everyone at all levels.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Brilliant instructional!
Brilliant instructional!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Amazing
I have been wanting this knowledge from the great teacher John Danaher. This is basically a seminar on defense in no gi
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Amazing product great teacher
love the content very easy to understand
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗what
Great Stuff
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Escapes!
Escape Skills Are The Basis of Your Confidence in Jiu Jitsu!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Comprehensive Pin Escapes Instructional
Despite being a blue belt I always felt that my escaping skills needed further work. It was enough to survive most of the atacks of the upper belts and eventually somehow grind through to the neutral position to be instantly pinned again. This philosophy of reversing the table completely is something I'm in dare need of. And I totally like the idea of having only a little bunch of high precentage and well trained techniques than collecting a variety of fancy moves, none of them being drilled enough and eventually not working in sparring and competition.
An essential instructional
An excellent first instructional. Keep re-visiting this weekly and the knowledge will become muscle memory. Great for surviving white belt!
Always attacking
John Danaher doesn't want you pinned anymore, you'll never **** at the elbow escape again...
Response from BJJ Fanatics🔥New wave: positional escapes by John Danaher
Wow !!! Game changer.
A+++
Golden wisdom
Amazging course
Positional escapes is the first course a **** as a beginner! highly recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great instructional
Danaher provides plenty of information. If anything a bit repetitive but very good nonetheless.
Amazing Series
Helped me a ton feel comfortable in positions I never had a real plan for. Goes into depth of the why’s and how’s
Great Foundational Skills
I've been training for 1 year and this instructional has helped me progress drastically. I have much more confidence in my defensive skills which has helped me progress faster in the sport.
A New Philosophy of Positional Escapes
Excellent instructional video for all levels of BJJ students. Fundamentals are stressed in all positional defenses and escapes. Danaher has study how the controls in each position work and how to best defeat those controls.
Modern Fundamentals
John's instructionals are modern fundamentals.
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This site is so awesome, every time I get lost or stuck on a topic I can always go over videos from the best of the best instructors. If you're serious about Bjj or even a hobbyist like myself, this is the place where you can nerd out!!
SO HELPFUL
must watch as a white belt and can still appreciate finer details 2 years later.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗No-Gi Essential
Very comprehensive instructional on the foundational defense for modern BJJ pins.
Pure gold
Pure gold! John will level up your game. He has a great teaching style and deep knowledge.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻The best positional escape series on BJJFanatics
You know what you're getting with Danaher: a very dense instructional with some absolutely outstanding material if you're willing to put in the work to comprehend it. Out of all his courses which I've watched, this one might be the most beginner-friendly (which may be intentional, given how beginner instruction is traditionally focused on surviving and escaping). That's not to say this is "easy" to follow- no Danaher course is- but if you're on the fence about his stuff, this is an excellent starting point, and extremely rewarding once you work through it.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻pure gold
John is a great teacher with amazing knowledge!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻This is my favourite video.
This is my favourite video. Has changed my game. Never afraid of being pined after this
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Escapes and counter attacks
Teaches you escapes that go directly into counter attacks
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗great
great
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great technique in the video
Great technique in the video being coached by the best’s
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Best escape instructional out there
Top notch instructional. Great positional escape details that then transition into an attack sequence. This is very different from typical escape instructionals that just get you to a neutral position. IMO this is the best escape instructional available. Even if you are a beginner I would start here and develop this kind of mindset (going from defense straight to offense instead of neutral) and drilling these techniques and sequences. Anyone that has never bought a Danaher instructional, just do it, you'll be blown away by the ideas, details and coaching that can be applied at any level. I had started drilling the clamp and different ways to get to it as it was new to me Shortly there after, during a live roll i escaped side control to half guard then to the clamp that led to an arm bar submission. I surprised myself and my training patner how easy and smoothly I went from a defensive situation one second to a submission in the next :upside_down: I love BJJfanatics, learning stuff from the GOAT BJJ coach John Danaher here.
Amazing
a must have for everyone
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great
Great video
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗
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