FlowChart - Feet to Floor Volume 1 by John Danaher

DANAHER'S STANDING 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 Feet To Floor: Volume 1 Fundamental Standing Skills from BJJ Fanatics: you watch the DVD, the FlowChart helps you understand and remember it. The DVD is sold separately on BJJFanatics.com.

Made by BJJFlowCharts. Not affiliated with or endorsed by John Danaher or BJJ Fanatics.

Let me ask you a question. You grip up, and you're losing the grip fight. What's your plan? And when you get the dominant grips? Same plan? It shouldn't be.

If you're like all of us, after 8 volumes and more than 16 hours of video, the answers blur together. You need a map to connect all the dots.

(Danaher's answer when you're losing the grip fight, by the way: lower your expectations, don't fight for a big throw. It's right there on the chart.)

WHAT YOU GET

One PDF FlowChart covering all 8 volumes (more than 16 hours of video):

• 6 sections: the Preliminary Skills, three for front takedowns, the Rear Body Lock and Self Defense, each with its own START
• 130 cards (32 of them Grip Fighting) and 20 reactions, linked by arrows: what he does, what you do next
• 10 theory cards with 47 short sections, like The Six Essential Skills of Jiu-Jitsu in the Standing Position and The Criteria for Takedown Selection for Jiu-Jitsu
• The volume and time on every card and theory section, like "DVD 6 - 35:43", from all 8 volumes
• A color code for Concepts, Grip Fighting, Takedowns, Guard Pulls and Self Defense, plus Reactions / Conditions, Positions and Series

It's for you if you have the instructional (or plan to get it) and want a standing game built for jiu-jitsu, whose rules on the feet are very different from those of wrestling, judo and sambo. Not for you if you want to learn without the videos: there's no video inside.

FROM STANCE TO TAKEDOWN

The chart follows the DVD, from the preliminary skills to self-defense, and each card's color tells you what it is. In five of the six sections, the branches split by stance: same stance (Ai-Yotsu) or opposite stance (Kenka-Yotsu).

Concepts
The skills that come before any takedown: stance, motion, position and kuzushi. Same stance or opposite stance? The relationship between your stances is of the utmost importance. Cards include The Puppet Principle (DVD 3 - 14:33) and The Four Golden Opportunities of Kuzushi (DVD 3 - 36:49).

Grip Fighting
Grip strategies for same stance and opposite stance, and ways to break his cuff, lapel, collar and scapula grips. The goal is to get two hands on him when he has no hands on you. Cards include Six Levels of Dominance (DVD 2 - 00:10) and Cuff Grip Break (DVD 2 - 41:30).

Takedowns
In front of him: Collar Drag, Ankle Pick, Double Leg, Single Leg, Knee Pick, snap downs and Ude Gaeshi. Behind him: the Rear Body Lock, forward or backward. Good news: takedowns from the rear are easier. Your Ankle Pick fails? Keep your grip, pull and slide to Ashi Garami: that's the one Guard Pulls card, Ankle Picks Guard Pulls (DVD 5 - 36:59). Cards include Lapel Single Leg (DVD 5 - 02:47:27) and Reverse Kouchi Gari (DVD 6 - 01:24:11).

Self Defense
Know your limits, and remember: avoiding the fight is always the better option. When you can't avoid it: nine Golden Rules for Self-Defense Takedowns (like #1 Don't Go to Your Knees), then the High Single Leg, the Arm Drag and hockey fighting. Cards include Phase 1: Catch the Leg (DVD 8 - 04:52) and The Arm Drag as the Best Method of Getting Behind an Opponent (DVD 8 - 33:47).

EVERY CARD POINTS TO ITS MOMENT

Each technique card gives the volume and the time where the technique starts. DVD 6 - 35:43 means Volume 6, at 35 minutes 43 seconds: Seoi Snap.

Want to see Double Drag again? DVD 4 - 02:00:29. Don't waste time searching for a technique you think you saw on DVD 4 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 he wins the grips, steps back or shifts his weight.

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: 228 × 149 cm (90 × 58 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 150 × 100 cm (59 × 39 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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