Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
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Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher reviews, page 12
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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Wish I had this years earlier
I would definitely recommend this video to anyone. The technical breakdown is awesome and I learned a lot of details on basic moves that I had overlooked for years!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Very informative
The detail in this video us great
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great introduction
Danaher hits all the major escapes in gi and as always does a great job of conceptually explaining the objectives
It is THE Foundation of the jiu jitsu escaping system
Professor John Danaher did another outstading job of categorizing and stystematizing the whole escaping system of jiu jitsu lead by overall concepts. First he is explaining how effective pins work and what they have to have to work properly. Then he shows an step by step manual in terms of how you should regain the dominance over your own head, limbs and body in terms of reversing, disconnecting or reconnectiong and engaging on your own terms. He highlights all necessary movements and points out all important mechanical details which make it eventually possible to reverse or escape. The greatest benefit for me beside all this given facts was the insight into how to connect properly on one edge to be ale to disconnect on another to increase mechanical force and eventually hit the move. AN ABSOLUTE MUST HAVE FOR EVERY JIU JITSU PRACTITIONER!!!
Fantastic as always
Great instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Life changing!
I've trained for just around 2 years on and off. I learned a lot of what I know through YouTube and from more senior students. My professor did not go through anywhere near the detail shared in this series. I never even learn about insertion points when recovering guard! I was that student trying to recover from side control and getting my knee jammed into their thighs and knees. I hated the hip escape because it felt so useless against skilled opponents. That's so much explained that makes so much sense here. I wish I had these videos when I started. John really makes you feel like he cares about your success. The pin escape videos are second to NONE.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great video lots of helpful
Great video lots of helpful tips and important details to help with improving escapes
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻essential viewing to build your jiu-jitsu base
This video will teach you everything you need to know, to build your defensive foundation in jiu-jitsu
Worth every penny
this dvd will give you all the information you need to lay a foundation for your bjj game
It so worth the investment
It so worth the investment the insight John has as a teacher is amazing
Finally I am not afraid of getting pinned anymore
I was always afraid of getting pinned (I am 100kg weight class). Every time I got pinned I started to panick and do random moves to get out. This video helped me to develop a planned approach on analysing the situation and adapting my escape to the situation. I improved my escape skills a lot. I am not afraid to get into such positions anymore.
Response from BJJ FanaticsNice! 🤗Amazing
The amount of detail in this instructional is amazing, worth every penny/cent, this will change your game!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻원리중심
목소리가 너무 졸리긴 한데 참고 볼만 합니다. 이스케입실력이 늘면 좋겠네요.
Perfect Foundation Builder
Danaher himself has said learning pin escapes and surviving on the mats should be every beginner's focus. As with most things his philosophy is sound. be able to escape anything and you a can be as aggressive as you want without the fear of getting yourself into a scenario you can't get out of. His heuristic principles as opposed to rote memorization for each pin scenario has proven effective for my game. One of my best investments in terms of instructionals.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great instructional
This is the first instructional I purchased on BJJ Fanatics, and I have been impressed by the level of details John Danaher goes into. After a couple of years, I still watch it in order to study some details.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Love it
I love this instructional, johns systematic approach to pin escapes absolutely changed the way I saw escapes, I highly recommend this
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Good stuff!
Incredibly happy with my purchase. Have already managed to frustrate some of my partners during training. Would recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻very useful
relatively new white belt and this is very useful.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Easy to understand material, multiple
Easy to understand material, multiple angles of viewing for each technique. A good teacher with expertise. I would buy it again.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻The Solution To Getting Smashed
An awesome video that shows how to get out from under any pin. Immediate results on the mat...
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Grundlagentraining vom Profi erklärt!
Super anschaulich erklärt. Sehr detailliert und trotzdem nicht langweilig. Als Beginner habe ich besonders profitiert.
Great as expected
Great as expected
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Amazing
Wicked awesome foundational course in Jiu jitsu with a focus on pin escapes. Danaher doesn’t just tell you what to do, he gives the context, purpose, and bigger picture to everything a beginning grappler needs to know about pins in this instructional. Highly recommended for beginners and anyone who believes that fundamentals are key.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Danaher is informative as usual
This video series really helped me to elevate my bottom game. His information is detailed and really easy to understand. Typical Danaher lesssons.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Changed My Game!
Without a doubt, this dvd has completely improved my consistency with escaping. The confidence knowing you can escape will change the way you grapple.
Most useful instructional when starting out
Very detailed as you would expect with any Danaher instructional and has helped me get crushed less and less when rolling with more experienced grapplers.
Game changer
Watched this series multiple times and am always finding nuggets of gold
This has helped my escapes
This has helped my escapes tremendously. I’m a blue belt but I wanted to polish my defense. Learning these escapes and having confidence in them has changed my game. I feel more confident in taking risks and going for submission without the fear of getting smashed all round.
Perfect
This has been very useful for me especially in the first sparring I did. John explain enough good and the subtitles are very useful for who don't understand English very well.
Helped me so much!
These details I have been missing from my game for so long. After going through a video I would put myself in these escape positions in class and I can see the difference in my game!
This is my third Danaher
This is my third Danaher instructional video. He is not only a great student of Bjj but also an exceptional teacher. He has a rational for all that he does based on sound grappling fundamentals. His fundamentals are always energy efficient and applicable for any Bjj player regardless of age or experience. if you want to improve faster, I recommend this video
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Everything from Danaher is great
Everything from Danaher is great and this is no exception!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent instructional
It is one of my best choice when I was blue belt
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great video
Great video
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻10/10
New to BJJ? Then, this is a must-have introduction to the art... Haven't got muscle memory yet? It's heuristic approach is definitely more useful than any other method. I reckon it must be the most useful instructional video for us newbies. Definitely recommended.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Pin escape Danaher
Nice work John
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Pins escape
John Danaher gives so much important details. It made a huge difference for me.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great video
Definitely helped me with understanding positions from a defensive perspective. I highly recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻A++ from JD thanks as always
Super helpful for a beginner or intermediate level, white belt to blue belt. I agree to put the speed at 1.5x! Danaher has a wealth of knowledge and provides it in an easy-to-understand manner. Thanks John and BJJFanatics!
Fantastic!!
Absolute game changer for me as a beginner. Coach Danaher is excellent at explaining the importance of techniques and following it with an extremely detailed breakdown. His instructionals are amazing!!!
Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster By John Danaher
Come on, just start from here. Stop focusing on attacking and start from where you need the most to. DEFEND YOURSELF!
John is the Best!
People complain about his detail and his voice.... I love both. Get this if you can!
Amazing instruction
John is the best at explaining the little details that click. This is my favorite purchase to date. Highly recommend
Great and logical as always.
Great and logical as always.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Pin Escapes and Turtle Escapes
Awesome instructional! John Danaher is a insightful professor that delivers great content.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Outstanding
Many of these techniques helped me get through my white belt. Danaher is a mater instructor.
John Danaher’s instructional videos are
John Danaher’s instructional videos are gold. His ability to deliver clear and concise detailed information is unmatched. Pin Escapes and Turtle Escapes for the win…
Get out of bad spots
It feels good known you can't get out of tough pins.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Details
Small details that help you understand escaping pins. I watch this video on a regular basis. Highly recommend
Explains Theory!
Danaher is one of the few that actually takes time to explain theory.
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