Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
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Standing2Ground: Takedowns & Standing Skills For Jiu Jitsu by John Danaher has 232 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 September 7, 2022 to November 1, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
82 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 | 26 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 20 | 4.95 |
| White | 14 | 5.0 |
| Black | 14 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 8 | 5.0 |

Standing2Ground: Takedowns & Standing Skills For Jiu Jitsu by John Danaher is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $197.00 USD. View Standing2Ground: Takedowns & Standing Skills For Jiu Jitsu by John Danaher on BJJ Fanatics
John Danaher is a complete coach; he is well-versed in both standing and ground fighting. His knowledge of wrestling as applied to Jiu-Jitsu is exceptional. You can purchase this with full confidence.
Well explained techniques work perfectly in a training room.
Very solid for students or coaches
Very detailed, well explained techniques, suitable to people with no wrestling background.
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.
Game changer for me! Exceptional like all other Prof Danaher videos
Phenomenal just like all other Prof Danaher videos!
Danaher does it again.. how can one man know so much technical info. 10 videos chock full of a lot of information
This series goes well the the Fastest Way Takedown series. Both are pretty long, and you can watch it on a faster speed to get through all of the material.
Great moves to work on.
So worth it
Excellent details on takedowns
Good takedowns that work for BJJ but outside the insights are helpful
If you´re new or an expert.. I think that this course covers almost everything for everyone.
If you´re new or an expert.. I think that this course covers almost everything.
Good stuff
Highly recommended as an intro to the rest of danahers standing system
Great instructional
This is a great instructional for submission grappling instructionals. If you are just going to get one, get his fastest way takedown instructional. But if you want to build a very broad understanding of the standing game, and have a solid system to work from, you can get this 3 part series. It is great and has all the content to make you competitive with anyone in a submission grappling context if you master all the material.
I’ve been watching takedown videos for years to support my son’s wrestling journey. While I originally bought this video for my own training, I have to say—John has taught me more about how to help my son improve his takedowns than any other video or series I’ve seen.
Great course for improving takedowns! Takedowns have always been a weakness for me, but this course offers so many different approaches that even an old-timer like me can find techniques that work. Highly recommended!
I wrestled from age 5-present (24) and am currently a high school wrestling coach and I've learned things in this video that nobody else has taught me in all my years of wrestling. Danaher does an incredible job of lying out not only the technique in a way that is easy to digest and apply, but more importantly the why you would do one thing as opposed to another. Whether you have no feet to floor experience or you've wrestled our whole life, this instructional has something to offer you, this I am sure of.
really good for basic understanding
This instructional will improve your stand up game for sure if you apply it lessons and drill the techniques.
Great instructions!
Fundamentally changed how I approach wrestling and takedowns. exceptional content like all other Prof Danaher videoes.
great detail as always
John Danaher masterfully breaks down the essential standing skills and takedowns for Jiu-Jitsu, making them accessible to all levels. His clear, systematic approach ensures that grapplers can confidently integrate these techniques into their game.
John Danaher's Standing2Ground is an essential resource for improving takedowns and standing skills in Jiu-Jitsu. His detailed instruction and strategic approach make this a must-watch for any serious practitioner!
if you never wrestled, this is the best collection I've found to transition from BJJ into standing grappling.
the details are fantastic
basic framework
great to add if you seek good summerise view of standing technique
Great!
comprehensive
comprehensive
Danaher is in my opinion the best bjj instructor in the world. This instructional does not dissapoint.
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.
awesome
Like always hours of great content
As a newbie there is so much information and concepts in here - its incredible
great conceptual overiew
This instructional combined with Danaher’s fastest way really have helped me understand how to operate with No-Gi takedowns. Before this instructional I was working with techniques but had no way of understanding how to set them up. It was always a toss up if I could get to a technique I learned in class. Now I know exactly how I need to set up in order to get to the technique. Very much worth the money to develop a standing game.
No gi take downs are my weakest area of my game. This instructional along with Danaher’s fastest way instructional really helped me put together an effective standing game. Worth the money for sure!
Great video
Best standup instructional I’ve come across
Helped my wrestling and takedown game a ton. And also helped my explain concepts to my son for his wrestling club
I keep coming back to this video over 2 years. I will still keep coming back years later to correct stuff. All props to the Master John Danaher!
Great instructional for No Gi grappling.
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