FlowChart - Ageless Jiu-Jitsu Top Game Gi by John Danaher

DANAHER'S AGELESS GI TOP GAME ON ONE PAGE

This FlowChart is not a substitute for the DVD. It's a study aid to help you learn John Danaher's instructional Ageless Jiu Jitsu: Winning When You're Older Or Less Athletic - Top Game Gi from BJJ Fanatics: you watch the DVD, the FlowChart helps you understand and remember it. The DVD is sold separately on BJJFanatics.com.

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Let me ask you a question. A younger, stronger guy grabs your lapel with his power hand, and you can't break his grip. What's your plan? And when you can't even bring his hand down? Same plan? It shouldn't be.

If you're like all of us, after 88 chapters and over 10 hours of video, the answers blur together. You need a map to connect all the dots.

(Danaher's answer to the strong grip, by the way: keep the grip on his cuff, pull his cuff down, work your power hand up. It's right there on the chart.)

WHAT YOU GET

One PDF FlowChart covering all 8 volumes (88 chapters, over 10 hours of video):

• 6 starting positions, each marked START: Standing, Open Guard, Closed Guard, Side Control, North-South and Turtle
• 101 technique cards (19 Takedowns, 44 Passes, 18 Pins, 20 Submissions), 38 reactions and 10 positions, linked by arrows: what he does, what you do next
• 5 theory cards with 12 short sections, like The Collar is King and Why Half Guard Passing is the Best Method
• The volume and time on every technique card and theory section, like "DVD 1 - 44:24", from all 8 volumes
• A color code for Takedowns, Passes, Pins and Submissions, plus Reactions / Conditions, Positions, Series and Links
• One main target: Side Control, at the end of 26 technique cards. That's where the Pins begin.

It's for you if you have the instructional (or plan to get it) and want to win on top in the Gi against younger, faster opponents, without relying on speed or flexibility. Not for you if you want to learn without the videos: there's no video inside.

FROM STANDING TO STRANGLE

One yellow line on the chart sums up Danaher's plan: slow your opponent down using grips, specific techniques, and pins, which will lead to Gi strangles. The four colors follow that plan, in the DVD's order.

Takedowns
Win the grip fight first, with same side or opposite side grips. Then four attacks: Snap Down, Ankle Pick, Knee Pick and Collar Drag. His reaction to one opens the next. Cards include Break his Power Hand (DVD 1 - 12:30) and 1st Attack: Gi Snap Downs (DVD 1 - 25:20).

Passes
Danaher's five passing methods all immobilize him at the head and/or hips and maximize body contact: Over Under, Double Under, Long Step, Knee Cut and Half Guard Passing. In Half Guard, can't get the crossface or the underhook? Your next card is right there. Cards include Countering a Knee Shield (DVD 3 - 45:50) and Reverse Half Guard (DVD 5 - 51:54), plus a bonus card of mine to open the Closed Guard.

Pins
No pin is perfect, so use a collection of pins in response to his defenses. Side Control, North-South and Turtle each get a START, with transitions to Knee on Belly, Mount and the Back. Cards include Side Stability (DVD 6 - 00:10) and Side to Rear Mount (DVD 6 - 49:36).

Submissions
Mostly Gi strangles, from the Back, Turtle, Front Headlock, Mount, Knee on Belly and Side Control, and even during a Knee Cut pass. Why the collar? The collar is a force multiplier. Cards include The Clock Strangle (DVD 7 - 39:25) and Front Ezekiel (DVD 8 - 29:50).

EVERY CARD POINTS TO ITS MOMENT

Each technique card gives the volume and the time where the technique starts. DVD 1 - 44:24 means Volume 1, at 44 minutes 24 seconds: Inside Ankle Pick.

Want to see Power Half Nelson again? DVD 6 - 01:08:26. Don't waste time searching for a technique you think you saw on DVD 6 somewhere...

WHY A MAP?

You might be thinking: "It looks cool, but is it that helpful?"

Yes. It makes a real difference. Hours of video give you the pieces. The FlowChart shows you how they connect: he does this, you do that. That's what you need when you have to slow down a younger, faster guy.

And it's not just me saying it. A 2018 review of 142 study results, with almost 12,000 learners, found that learning with concept maps beats the other ways of studying it was compared with, in science and non-science subjects alike.

Here's how to get the most out of it:

• Before you watch a volume, look over its part of the chart, so you know where each clip fits.
• After training, cover a branch, say the next move out loud, then check.
• Make it yours: add your own notes on the PDF. The same review found that building the map yourself helps even more.

ON SCREEN OR ON YOUR WALL

The FlowChart is one big PDF page in English: 223 × 139 cm (88 × 55 in).

• Computer or tablet: the best way. Zoom in anywhere and the text stays sharp. It's real text, so you can search it too.
• Phone: pinch to zoom, for a quick look before class.
• Print: go big. This chart is huge: for easier reading, ask a print shop for a custom 149 × 93 cm (59 × 37 in) poster. A0 is the smallest that works, and even there the text is small. On A1, 24 × 36 in or a home printer, the text is too small to read.

QUESTIONS

Are videos included?
No. The FlowChart is a study aid for John Danaher's DVD, not a substitute: you need the DVD from BJJ Fanatics to learn the techniques.

Can I get a refund?
It's a digital download, so all sales are final (see the Refund Policy). Trouble with the file? Send me a message and I'll sort it out.

HI, I'M MAX

I'm a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt (1st degree). I've been grappling since 2010 and making FlowCharts since 2019: more than 80 so far. Read what buyers say about my FlowChart of Danaher's Leglocks - Enter the System.

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