Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
1,973 reviews · 4.97 / 5
John Danaher · Combo
Standing2Ground: Positional Dominance & Scrimmage Wrestling by John Danaher has 120 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.97 out of 5. 97% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from November 28, 2022 to November 4, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
50 of these reviewers gave their belt rank when they submitted the review. BJJ Fanatics asks for rank, age and years training at the point of review, so this breakdown is self-reported by the customer.
| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 16 | 4.88 |
| Brown | 13 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 12 | 4.83 |
| Black | 5 | 5.0 |
| White | 4 | 5.0 |

Standing2Ground: Positional Dominance & Scrimmage Wrestling by John Danaher is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $197.00 USD. View Standing2Ground: Positional Dominance & Scrimmage Wrestling by John Danaher on BJJ Fanatics
Everithing is well explained. Highly recommend to everyone. Techniques are well explained, work perfectly on the mats.
Excellent details
Great Video
shows basic wrestling moves for takedown.
was interested in russian tie. but there is wrestling and arm drag tutorials.
Great techniques, shown by one of the best instructors. Highly recommend to everyone who wants to improve standup game.
Another masterclass from John Danaher. This is a comprehensive review of the no-gi standing position. This instructional can take you to a next level standing grappler no matter your starting skill level.
Great product by one of the best instructors, techniques shown in the instructional has improved my standing grip and possitional game dramatically.
Safe take downs
One of the longest series I’ve watched, but it only reflects the immense amount of knowledge here. With tips on technique, concepts, and reactions, this video really has it all. Loved the section on the 2 on 1 grips the most.
This instructional is a complete guide to no gi jiu-jitsu standing scrambles, suits well for those who have no wrestling or any other standing grappling background.
Amazing detail
Two on one with hand down
Great details
Very intuitive
An indepth system of winning exchanges during the scrimmage
For the technically minded, no one's better than John. Thank you Professor
I really like JD's stuff because it ties everything together. Really solid system.
great details
Great content
Excellent material on the stand up game. You can’t go wrong with this one.
Amazing detail that will immediately improve your stand up game.
It’s going well so far
If you want to have a complete guide on such standing grappling aspects as hand fighting, positional dominance, this instructional is a must have. Great, well explained techniques by one of the world's best no-gi instructors.
This series is without a doubt the best I have seen for the standing position. Any one of the videos in this series would be enough for you to have a very good takedown game. Any two is even better. And if you have all three it is all I think you will ever need for a very long time.
Must know
Excellent content
Danaher is so generous in what he gives you, and is such an excellent teacher, that you can't go wrong if you get this. There's a lot of gold here. However, I'd recommend checking out some of the discussion of Joe Breza on YouTube. Danaher gets some techniques a bit off. I can tell with these wrestling skills it's not the same level of depth with his Jiu-Jitsu knowledge. But, that being said, what Danaher knows about wrestling is still miles ahead of what most people know. Definitely recommend, but if you want to get some refinement of some standing game techniques, check out what some elite wrestlers are doing.
Missing link to my standing game, great techniques, glad I have this instructional.
As always, very thorough. Better standing instructionals, tho. Including some of Danaher’s stuff. Once you’ve seen one you’ve seen em all tho. Everyone is doing new wave standup. Except for maybe daisy fresh or elite. Good overview of standup/scrimmage wrestling for BJJ
Great content, as always
Great!
Great material
same quality you expect
excellent details from danaher as usual
good introduction to stand up for BJJ
techniques of slide-by-pull-down
techniques of slide by pull down
take down techniques
simple but effective on the arm drags.
John is always such an amazing teacher!
Fantastic instructional
Fantastic instructional!
Fantastic instructional video
Danaher's teaching style is characteristically thorough, offering detailed explanations of the mechanical principles behind each technique. The content is well-structured, building a cohesive system that integrates standing grappling with ground control. This instructional is invaluable for practitioners looking to bridge the gap between their standing and ground game, providing a strategic framework for dominating the critical phase of taking an opponent to the mat. Sometimes a bit too philosophical and repeating himself, but still great details and strong techniques.
This is very good instruction to watch.
takedowns
takedowns
Great content. Great teacher. Learn how to dominate the standing game. More than worth the cost. No negatives. Satisfied customer
Just great detailed information on everything in the title. outstanding!
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