FlowChart - Systematically Attacking the Scrimmage Securing the Score by Gordon Ryan

GORDON'S SCORING PLAN ON ONE PAGE

This FlowChart is not a substitute for the DVD. It's a study aid to help you learn Gordon Ryan's instructional Systematically Attacking the Scrimmage: Securing The Score 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. You hit a foot sweep, you end up in front of his legs, and he's already trying to stand up. What's your plan? And when you land chest to chest in his Half Guard and he gets an underhook? Same plan? It shouldn't be.

If you're like all of us, after 9 volumes and over 7 hours of video, the answers blur together. You need a map to connect all the dots.

(Gordon's answer to the stand-up, by the way: if you control the heisting leg, he won't be able to stand up. It's right there on the chart.)

WHAT YOU GET

One PDF FlowChart covering all 9 instructional volumes (148 chapters and over 7 hours of video; Volume 10 is rolling footage):

• 7 starting points, all from Standing, in 5 takedown families: Minimally Connected Takedowns, Single Leg, Double Leg, Chest to Chest and Chest to Back
• 107 move cards, 80 reactions and 20 series (the takedowns and where you land, like High Single or Flanking Position), linked by arrows: what he does, what you do next
• 8 theory cards with 21 short sections, like Putting Them Down First vs. Following Them Down and Two Biggest Threats
• The volume and time on every move card and theory section, like "DVD 8 - 15:57", from all 9 instructional volumes
• A color code for Moves, Series, Reactions / Conditions, Positions and Links

It's for you if you have the instructional (or plan to get it) and want to win the scrimmage after your takedowns and secure the score. Not for you if you want to learn without the videos: there's no video inside.

FROM TAKEDOWN TO SCORE

Gordon sorts takedowns into five categories, and so does the chart: each one starts from Standing, and the green labels show where you land.

MINIMALLY CONNECTED TAKEDOWNS
Foot sweeps and high-amplitude throws. No risk and high reward: even if you lose him in the scrimmage, he spends energy getting back up. Cards include Controlling Both Sides of the Body (DVD 2 - 11:15) and Riding the Far Hip (DVD 3 - 08:20 & 10:50).

SINGLE LEG
On a low single with your head inside, run the pipe: put him down and stay on your feet, so you can see his entire body. How he falls decides your next move. Cards include Roll to Cross Body Ride (DVD 4 - 56:49) and Countering a Switch Heist (DVD 4 - 01:08:04).

DOUBLE LEG
Head outside, head inside or center head: each has its own branch. Gordon's point: forcing Half Guard is easier from head inside. Cards include Bodylock (DVD 5 - 10:38) and Figure Four The Legs (DVD 5 - 57:49).

CHEST TO CHEST
Making the game easy: the easiest way to win the scrimmage after a takedown is to use an upper-body takedown. Most of the time, you land in Half Guard. Cards include Landing in Closed Guard (DVD 6 - 07:51) and Pinning / Back Take (DVD 7 - 37:26).

CHEST TO BACK - FRONT CHEST TO BACK - BACK
Knees down theory: always try to get his knees and elbows to the mat, so it's much easier to go behind and score. Cards include Throw By (DVD 8 - 14:25) and Back Crucifix (DVD 9 - 16:17).

EVERY CARD POINTS TO ITS MOMENT

Each move card gives the volume and the time where the move starts. DVD 8 - 15:57 means Volume 8, at 15 minutes 57 seconds: Cradle.

Want to see Knee Slide to Back again? DVD 3 - 20:05. Don't waste time searching for a technique you think you saw on DVD 3 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 in the seconds after a takedown, when he goes berserk to avoid the score.

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: 217 × 96 cm (86 × 38 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. The chart is very wide: for comfortable reading, ask a print shop for a custom 145 × 64 cm (57 × 25 in) poster. A0 is the smallest that works. 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 Gordon Ryan'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 Gordon's Systematically Attacking the Guard.

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