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Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher reviews

Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher has 914 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.98 out of 5. 99% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from May 21, 2019 to November 9, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

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The reviews

• Practical escape for tough position

  Clear, focused instruction on pin and turtle escapes\. The explanations make the techniques easier to understand and give me useful details to think about when I’m stuck in those positions during training\. A solid resource I’ll come back to\.

  Sang-Wook L.November 9, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Amazing as expected

  Exactly what I need. Thank you very much for the great knowledge.

  Tyler W.November 7, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Excellent Details

  This course provides excellent details on escapes that have helped my game tremendously.

  JustinNovember 1, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster

  A must for senior BJJ people who have been away and come back after many years and a total must for beginners

  kenmahproductionsNovember 1, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Just getting started with BJJ

  I'm only weeks into my BJJ journey, deciding to take it up w/no martial arts experience at age 65. I have bought in fully to Prof Danaher's mantra that new white belts need to lock into the ability develop pin escapes, b/c that's where I'll be spending a lot of time for the foreseeable near term. I love his academic approach to transferring these concepts and techniques. With the aid of this video series, my goal is to make myself, not the scariest guy in the gym b/c of my offensive game, but rather I want to be the ****** that nobody wants to roll with b/c you can't keep him pinned. That's my short term/immediate goal, and I feel like this video series will be incredibly helpful toward getting me moving in that direction.

  greg.carreraOctober 28, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Never learned this in the four years I’ve been training

  Very easy to understand and apply immediately.

  timmyjhillsOctober 25, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• This a BJJ cheat code ! Amazing!

  I watch the video very slowly a few a week and I have advanced so fast I cannot imagine how the other videos will help. I recommend this to any BJJ fan! This is the cheat code to advance quickly. You will understand fundamentals in a way like no other . I am truly grateful for these videos .

  Michael M.October 18, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Very useful throughout your entire journey.

  These tutorials have been extremely helpful for me since Ive started doing BJJ. They were useful at early white belt to now at 4 strips white belt. I still come back and learn more details and get better. Highly recommended for all. John goes into tons of detail and covers so much.

  AnonymousOctober 16, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• GFF Vol 1: Pin escapes

  Enjoying the fine details of each position and movement

  Marvin D.October 14, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great

  Awesome video

  Zach A.October 13, 2026Verified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Curso excepcional

  O curso é excepcional, ensina com precisão técnica a criar espaços, recuperar a guarda e escapar de posições ruins com eficiência.

  Caio C.October 10, 2026BrazilVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• A beginner staple

  I've used this from white to purple. There have been innovations to pin escapes but the options and concepts you learn from this instructional should be the starting point before moving on to more advanced/newer options. Since you'll have to use a combinmation of different techniques to escape more skilled practioners. I've come back to this instructional multiple times and I find new details that i missed the first time around or even the second time.

  Kevin F.October 6, 2026Verified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• too good

  real gamechangers

  Stefano A.October 2, 2026GermanyVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Pin Escapes

  This is an encyclopedia of information that will lead you even beyond the upper belts. Everytime I come back to it it gives me new insight on all that has occurred in my rolls and what to bring to future rolls.

  Ade O.October 2, 2026Verified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes - John Danaher

  Great video. Simple and easy to understand. A little long though.

  Francis T.October 1, 2026Verified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Want to improve your submission rate?

  If you want to improve your submission rate, use this tutorial to get yourself out of bad positions so you can spend more time on offense!

  Craig O.September 17, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Great for fundamentals!

  Easy to follow along and great for fundamentals

  Martynas P.September 13, 2026NorwayVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Sit Out First One

  Love this details :P every day 20 mins give me alot on mat, I so forward in escapes : ) I back to this videos all the time, because I forget all the time too haha = D

  AnonymousSeptember 9, 2026United KingdomVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• For all BJJ students

  Great resource and explanation for fundamentals must have for libraries for all belts

  Ramon P.September 6, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Fundamental

  altogether exceptional instructional, but it requires the right viewing strategy. Watch it straight through once just to absorb the overarching philosophy and take those core fundamentals—framing, bridging, and posture—directly to the mats. Don't try to memorize every dense, analytical breakdown on the first pass. ​The true brilliance of this set reveals itself when you revisit the material months or even years later. As your grappling IQ deepens, re-watching these modules exposes a wealth of critical micro-adjustments and subtle details you inevitably missed the first time around. It is a masterclass that functions perfectly as an initial blueprint for surviving bad spots, while doubling as an enduring reference manual to continually refine your escapes as your game evolves.

  stephen b.September 3, 2026Verified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• very good

  Victor M.August 30, 2026BrazilVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• All the help I can get

  The video clearly explains and breaks down what to do to escape pins. I haven’t watched the whole set of videos yet but even the shrimping and bridging techniques have helped me in my guard recovery a bit.

  Matt G.August 28, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Perfect

  Best Escapes Ever

  Stefano A.August 22, 2026GermanyVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Pin escapes

  I felt like this product and the way John explains escapes made me progress so much faster and actually have a game plan in mind when rolling almost like a check list when trying to escape.

  Seth V.August 19, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Escapes

  Must need prerequisite if you want to be good at this art!

  Ade O.August 14, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Easy to apply

  Just looking for some affective escapes against a few with a strong wrestling pedigree. Nothing too flashy. So if you want easy to apply escapes with great detail in instruction then it’s this!

  Jeremy T.August 3, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great!

  Has already improved my game plan

  Chris M.July 29, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Elemental para avanzar en bjj

  Excelente tutorial para avanzar más rápido y mejor en el Bjj.

  Jose Z.July 24, 2026ChileVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

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  Luke S.July 23, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Best starting point

  This instructional took me from a completely lost beginner, to being able to reliably escape pins from people near my skill level. Would highly recommend.

  Damian K.July 20, 2026Verified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great

  Loved it

  Daniel P.July 19, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Great Detail

  Great Detail in the course for beginners and on!

  Edward J.July 16, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great Instructional on a Vital Topic

  Danaher has a well-earned reputation for being an elite instructor. Here he helps us with one of the most important areas of jiu-jitsu - escapes. You don't want to get stuck on the bottom, and as Danaher says, it's important to have good escapes when you are on top so that you open up your game and attack, and don't hold on for dear life because you're scared of getting reversed and put on the bottom.

  DaveJuly 16, 2026Blue belt4-6 yrs training

• Exhaustive escape instructional

  Classic Danaher instructional, very complete and detailed.

  claude g.July 13, 2026CanadaVerified buyer13-15 yrs training

• Escapes

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  Luke S.July 13, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Video Review

  Learned a lot of practical and simple techniques that work really well against people my own size. Some of the concepts taught in the videos carry over to other positions very well too.

  AnonymousJuly 11, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Amazing fundamentals

  My goal as a white belt is very much “don’t die” and these escapes have really helped with positional awareness and the entire idea of “position over submission” as a beginner. Highly reccomend.

  Grahm F.July 10, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Escape Instructional

  Amazing content. Wish I knew these details when I first started! If you're on the fence about if it's worth the money, go for it.

  Rigel E.July 1, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• This course is worth its weight in gold

  Words fail me when trying to express how much this instructional has helped me. I’ve been using it for a few years, and it always comes in handy. Go ahead and buy it—you won’t regret it.

  André B.June 28, 2026Verified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• I back here and back and back, need remember all of it haha to be good in this sport xd

  AnonymousJune 15, 2026United KingdomVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Very detailed and practical

  The escapes feel natural and are easy to drill.

  Joy P.June 4, 2026NetherlandsVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Legendary instructional

  This is widely regarded as the best foundational instruction for many years now. Absolutely agree- every minute contains a gem

  Len N.May 31, 2026South AfricaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great vid

  A lot of good info

  Garrett S.May 30, 2026Verified buyer

• Required Foundation

  This series should be the cornerstone of everyone’s jiu jitsu journey.

  Dan H.May 29, 2026Verified buyerBrown belt13-15 yrs training

• Awesome program, full of details I'd never heard

  Amazing stuff! Super detailed, doesn't just show you what works but shows you exactly why it works.

  Lou G.May 23, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Best BJJ Drills Instructional

  I found Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals – Go Further Faster by John Danaher to be one of the most detailed and structured BJJ instructionals I’ve used. The concepts are explained clearly, and the emphasis on fundamentals, framing, bridging, and positional survival really helped improve my confidence in bad positions. It’s especially valuable for beginners and intermediate practitioners who want a systematic understanding of escapes rather than just memorizing techniques. The instructional is definitely long and very detail-heavy, but the depth of explanation makes the techniques easier to apply during live rolling. The turtle escape section was particularly useful, and I noticed immediate improvements in my defensive awareness and ability to recover guard. Overall, it’s an excellent resource for building strong defensive fundamentals in BJJ.

  Nathaniel L.May 16, 2026New ZealandVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Awesome

  Excellent video

  Zach A.May 16, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• All about the fundamentals

  Fundamentals can never be outdated.

  Ade O.May 15, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Great

  This was great

  Kyle M.May 14, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Fantastic Fundamentals

  This series gives very detailed insight on how to deal with most of the really awful positions you find yourself in, especially at lower belts.

  Jason S.May 13, 2026Verified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

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