Systematically Attacking The Guard by Gordon Ryan
363 reviews · 4.98 / 5
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They Shall Not Pass by Gordon Ryan has 295 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.98 out of 5. 98% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from April 23, 2021 to October 10, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Unpassable
Apply these details and the best guard passers in your gym will start to struggle
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Gordon Ryan explains you the basics of guard retention: listen and watch!
Who wouldn't enjoy the content of such an instructional? Concepts of no-gi guard retention are clearly explained by one of the greatest no-gi fighters, if not the greatest!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Super
I've studied other guard retention dvd's, but what i like the most about this one is that he makes us ask the right questions so we can start thinking for ourselves.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Top retention game. I m
Top retention game. I m Definitely Improving with these instructions.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Im a octopus wall
Wow what a instructional. Gordon goes in extreme depth on all of recoveries and makes you understand why hardly anyone passes his guard; great bang for your buck for the amount of content.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Good
Solid, per the usual.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Royal Retention
Great series focused on concepts rather than techniques
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent
Amazing Video!!!!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻They Shall Not Pass by Gordon Ryan
They Shall Not Pass by Gordon Ryan. Got this to help address the weakest part of my game. Sooooo many lightbulb moments. I am focusing on one type of pass at a time. Glad I have this for the journey.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Very good
Lots of good details, even a beginner can follow!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Insightful
Great detail, insightful concepts and two almost too good looking people in the frame, great quality on every frame of this production. I do most gi, but this kind of tweaked my brain into som insights - from guard make sure to control ukes inside leg position. and as a passer in nogi, aim for north south position. (getting passed legs is one thing - but imo its difficult to control the initial side position in no gi...) onward on the journey! thanks alot!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻great
really helpful
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻excellent
excellent
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Excellent fundamental and advanced concepts
Excellent fundamental and advanced concepts clearly explained by an expert instructor. Great video for all ranks.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Has dramatically improved my guard
Has dramatically improved my guard retention.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻They Shall Not Pass by Gordon Ryan
Very informative yet approachable. High level concepts broken down in a clear and concise way.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great system been experimenting with
Great system been experimenting with the various positions and can say i've had great results.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent Video
Very helpful - I not only can retain my guard much better but this helped me understand how to pass guard as well!!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Awesome details
awesome video and content. The instruction is really good. can't wait to apply all the techniques. Gordon is a great teacher and it’s obvious how much knowledge he has in this area. I will purchase other videos from him.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Very organized and comprehensive instructional.
Very organized and comprehensive instructional. If your already high level and have a solid open guard game the buy it. However if you don't have many tools from open guard i would recommend developing it before delving into this since you will probably feel lost in the beginning, as I did. Besides that you’ll get your money’s worth and Gordon Ryan has the resume to back up the effectiveness of what he teaches.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Exceptional details
Gordon's attention to detail is well worth the price tag if any grappler wants to level up their game.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻This instructional provides applications and
This instructional provides applications and realistic concepts and techniques to not only improve your game but begin to win. This instructional is better than attending a seminar as you can replay and breakdown the learned concepts and techniques as you apply it in your active sparring. This video are significantly improved my confidence in the concepts and techniques.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great video and content, I
Great video and content, I ve learned a lot. The instruction is really good. can't wait to apply all the techniques. Gordon is a great tutor, I really like the way he teaches. I will purchase other videos from him.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Glad I'll have this video for the rest of my life
Amazing as expected. Such a conceptually grounded process that ties the intellect to the movements you're doing.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻They Shall not Pass
Awesome instructional. Great insights into how Gordon retains his guard. There is lots of information but I find it difficult to watch.
Fantastic instructions from the no
Fantastic instructions from the no gi GOAT!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great goal-based approach to guard retention
Guard retention is a complex subject where situations are dynamic and variations are endless due to choices made by both players. Gordon Ryan manages to give a clear, principle-based system for guard retention covering both seated and supine situations. Instead of talking about minute details of each passing position, he emphasises goals that both players are trying to achieve. Thinking in terms of goals helps in categorizing complex situations which occur in while passing and in quickly identifying what is the most important thing to do/focus on in order to retain guard. This way the student can go beyond the instructional by generalizing and applying these goals to new situations. Overall, this is a great instructional.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great detail- more advanced stuff for when I progress further in the sport
Excellent detail and material but I need some more time/development in order to apply the material.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Guard retention master class from the best.
Extremely thorough. As a recently promoted blue belt, I’ll be picking up things from this video for years to come. Gordon Ryan is an exceptional instructor, and you can definitely where his teaching style comes from. His personal style and personality with the fundamentals of John Dahaner make this instructional invaluable.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Good
Good
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Very informative !
Very informative !
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻My favorite Ryan DVD
This DVD comes with around 10 hours of instruction, followed by 25 minutes of rolling and an hour of rolling commentary / analysis. The DVD is split into four scenarios of guard retention: Seated vs Tight Passing, Seated vs Loose Passing, Supine vs Loose Passing, and Supine vs Tight Passing. Gordon goes over all the main positions you'll see him cover in his guard passing DVD. THIS DVD DOES NOT COVER TURTLE & TURTLE ESCAPES. This is my personal favorite of Gordon's DVDs. There is so much gold in here with relatively little repetition or rambling. I saw immediate changes in my game and rates of guard retention against talented opponents after going through the DVD. Where I do fail in practice, I understand what went wrong in my rolls on both a general and specific sense, or at least to a much greater degree than I had before. I recommend pairing this with his seated & supine guard DVDs.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great instructional!
Great instructional!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great instructional video!
Great instructional video!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great details and instruction!
There are so many small details and critical concepts Gordon calls out in this series. Each day I'm putting them into action and seeing results. Thanks Gordon!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Really a masterpiece
I love his instructionals. I Love how he takes to the time to create an entire system, not just a series of moves. Also, there is always an underlying theme allowing us to be innovative as long as we stick to the entire basic ideas of each position. I really appreciate that he takes the time to put these out and is a perfectionist. He actually has a wonderful format and then a qucik summary after each section. I actually will only buy his videos from now on. Head and shoulders better than anyone else.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great!
Extremely helpful. Keeping concepts simple, repetitive and thus seems easier to burn into the muscle memory. Thanks for all the work on this, already know this is going to change and speed up the progress in my game for the long term (after many years of working all this info in)
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Another must buy
As with every Gordon Ryan products, this one is excellent. It will keep you busy for years.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻AWESOMENESS
Man this series is gold, it built my confidence so much, can't wait to return to the mats. His teacher John also did a great job on his passing instructional but i think Gordon really nailed it. Great job i hope you get well soon cuz you are brilliant on and off the mat. :muscle::muscle:👍�👍�
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Fly you fools!
Excellent content and unbelievably comprehensive! About halfway through the third module (4hrs into about 12 hrs of content) and it's already worth the money. Already seeing results on the mat with this fundamental approach.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻AMAZING!
There really aren’t words to explain this! I recently started learning jiu jitsu here in Canada and then we weren’t allowed to train anymore due to lockdowns etc. I bought this series as well as another by Gordon Ryan and the content is amazing. I went from being passed very often to the same people saying, “Hey, you are really hard to pass!” When people that have competed against purple belts. Ryan is a master at breaking stuff down and making it super easy to understand! I just get the concepts even being a total beginner. I would be training with blue belts and be like here try that position on me that nobody else could get out of, and I get out! Then I have to become the teacher. It’s hilarious! Anyway, I’ll cut it short by saying great job and keep them coming! I looked for a part two to this series but couldn’t find one, so I am assuming there isn’t one yet? Thanks again!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻GREAT Video Course for ALLLL BJJ Levels
Whether you like Gordon Ryan or not, he is a very technical, well-spoken BJJ teacher. By watching his video course and applying JUST ONE small thing you learn, your BJJ will improve for sure. I highly recommend it no matter if you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced grappler!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Awesome
Gordon Ryan is the man
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Can’t beat this
Awesome instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻It' great
As expected
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