FlowChart - Systematically Attacking the Scrimmage Submission Offense by Gordon Ryan

GORDON'S SUBMISSION OFFENSE 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: Submission Offense 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 Gordon Ryan or BJJ Fanatics.

Let me ask you a question. Your opponent gets behind you with a rear body lock, and his hips are far from you. What's your plan? And when his hips are close to you? Same plan? It shouldn't be.

If you're like all of us, after 120 clips and almost 7 hours of video, the answers blur together. You need a map to connect all the dots.

(Gordon's answer when his hips are far, by the way: attack Kimura. It's right there on the chart.)

WHAT YOU GET

One PDF FlowChart of the 8-volume instructional (120 clips, almost 7 hours of video):

• 7 sections: Front Headlock, Singles / Doubles and Rear Body Lock, on offense and on defense, plus Standing, each with its own START
• 82 technique cards, 32 reactions, 14 positions and 17 series (like Head Inside or Flying Submissions), linked by arrows: what he does, what you do next
• 10 theory cards with 35 short sections, like When to Go for Submissions and Standing Guillotine Hierarchy
• The clip on every technique card and theory section, like "DVD 2 Clip 13", from Volumes 1 to 7 (Volume 8 is live rolling and commentary)
• A color code for the 4 kinds of technique, plus Reactions, Positions and Series

It's for you if you have the instructional (or plan to get it) and want to integrate submissions into your scrimmage, when you attack and when you defend. Not for you if you want to learn without the videos: there's no video inside.

POSITION BY POSITION, COLOR BY COLOR

The chart follows the instructional: Front Headlock, Singles / Doubles and Rear Body Lock on offense (Volumes 2 to 4), the same three on defense (Volumes 5 to 7), then Standing. In each section, the color tells you what kind of move it is.

Setups
The way in. From the front headlock, a breakthrough is a combination of movement, grip fighting, snap downs and baiting the leg. Cards include Entrances (DVD 2 Clip 9) and Avoiding a Double Leg Switch (DVD 5 Clip 7).

Sweeps / Transitions / Takedowns
The sub isn't there? Take the score. You can go from submission to scrimmage and vice versa. Cards include Sumi Gaeshi (DVD 2 Clip 11) and Tawara Gaeshi (DVD 5 Clip 16).

Leglocks / Flying Subs
Behind him in a rear body lock, when do you go for leglocks? Against wrestlers who don't know leglocks. And on the flying armbars and triangles: do not land on your neck! Cards include Entering 50-50 (DVD 4 Clip 9) and Imanari Roll (DVD 7 Clip 15).

Guillotines / Anacondas / D’Arces / Kimuras
Guillotines will be your opening move from a standing Front Headlock. Gordon's best three: the high wrist, the arm-in guillotine and the high elbow guillotine. And no Anacondas or D'Arces until his hips are on the mat. Cards include High Elbow Guillotine (DVD 2 Clip 20) and Kimura (DVD 7 Clip 3).

EVERY CARD POINTS TO ITS CLIP

Each technique card names its clip. DVD 2 Clip 13 means Volume 2, chapter 13: Uke Waza.

Want to see O Uchi to Ashi again? DVD 3 Clip 8. 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 scramble, when the sub slips away and you have to know what's next.

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: 173 × 115 cm (68 × 45 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. Ask a print shop for an A0 poster. 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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