Systematically Attacking The Guard by Gordon Ryan
363 reviews · 4.98 / 5
Gordon Ryan · Combo
The Pillars of Defense: Pin Escapes - Defensive to Offensive Cycles by Gordon Ryan has 276 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 April 18, 2022 to October 23, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
very comprehensive
solid stuff
Great instructions!
As a white belt who spends most of time surviving and escaping - this is super helpful to help orient the mind and body towards turning escapes into something offensive.
Fed up of being stuck on bottom. Now hopeful I'll be able to get out and be more dominant.
Everything here is far more valuable than any other instructors instructionals
perfect
great
Great explanation and details.
Gordon's details are top notch and very in depth in this series
great
Excellent!
GREAT!!!!
Large amount of content covering every common pin
Legit
This DVD is great, probably the best on escaping pins.
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Gordon Ryan's dvds never miss - learning so much
Changed the way I look at escapes
I love this tutorial. Gordon does a great job explaining these escapes and it has improved my game drastically. Looking forward to more of his work.
This instructional is amazing. Extremely recommend
This one is incredible. I feel I have been able to apply the concepts immediately!
You never get such details that are so useful as a Ryan course. I'm frustrating my training partners with my pin escapes.
Awesome
Great details
After several views and applying the techniques, training partners have been giving me feedback on how impenetrable my defense has become.
great!
lots of subtle details that really add a lot to the escapes
Gordon is in a class of his own on this topic. He bridges the information Danaher has in his instructional, and adds even more information that will vastly improve your defense from bottom pins into offensive opportunities!
Great instructional
amazing!
Excellent video!
Amazing as always
sick instrumentals
good
Straight Forward, Simple and Easy to understand.
This was the first video my father got me when I started jiu jitsu in 2022 and it helped me so much throughout my whole year.
Very Helpful!
good
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This series changed my game of how I escape. the small details gordon provides really made a huge difference.
This is a must have!
So much detail. So many little things that separate him from everyone else. Helped me drastically with my escapes
Gordon goes into extreme detail on how to escape every position. He leaves no stone unturned and wonderfully explains how each pin escape works.
wish he did with gi too
best defensive instructional I've seen.
Great overview of pin escapes from sidecontrol, mount and north south
Gordon focuses on his personal pin escape game against high-level opponents. He gives a lot of the philospohical jiu-jitsu popularized by Danaher but in shorter form. Unlike some others (like Lachlan or Danaher) it's not an anthology of pin escapes so you won't see pin escapes to recover closed guard, or MMA style standup escapes or anything involving a Gi. Gordon teaches an escaping style that is extremely effective and fits in perfectly with all his other instructionals (especially, his guard retention instructional, "They Shall Not Pass").
This is easily the most comprehensive video on pin escapes. Gordon does a good job giving the important details you need to become un-pinnable.
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