FlowChart - Systematically Controlling Younger and Athletic Opponents - Passing the Guard by Gordon Ryan

GORDON'S PASSING 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 Controlling Younger and Athletic Opponents Top Guard (Passing the Guard) 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 wrestler sits to guard, and the second his butt hits the floor, he starts to stand up. What's your plan? And against a classical guard player who only wants to sweep or submit you? Same plan? It shouldn't be.

If you're like all of us, after 77 clips and almost 4 hours of video, the answers blur together. You need a map to connect all the dots.

(Gordon's answer to the wrestler, by the way: hold him down first, pass second. It's right there on the chart.)

WHAT YOU GET

One PDF FlowChart covering all 8 volumes (77 clips, almost 4 hours of video):

• 6 sections: Seated Guard and Supine Guard for each of the 3 types of opponent, each with its own START
• 48 technique cards (5 of them Key Points), 26 reactions and 13 positions, linked by arrows: what he does, what you do next
• 5 theory cards with 34 short sections, like Control Game vs Movement Game and The Big Three
• The clip on every technique card and theory section, like "DVD 3 Clip 4", from all 8 volumes
• A color code for each type of opponent, plus Key Points, Reactions, Positions and Links
• One target in every section: Chest to Chest Half Guard, the top of Gordon's hierarchy of control positions

It's for you if you have the instructional (or plan to get it) and want to control younger, more athletic opponents instead of trying to out-move them. Not for you if you want to learn without the videos: there's no video inside.

ONE PLAN PER OPPONENT

Gordon sorts guard players into three types, and so does the chart: each one gets his own color, his own row and a card that sums up how to pass him.

Classical Jiu Jitsu Player
He only sweeps and submits: no threat of wrestling up. Use your full repertoire of passing. Cards include Lead Leg Feinting (DVD 3 Clip 4) and Toreando to Outside Camping/North-South (DVD 4 Clip 2 & 3).

Wrestler / MMA Fighter
He wants to stand up and get away. Hold him down first, pass second. Cards include Body Lock When He Reaches (DVD 5 Clip 11) and Leg Ride to Double Unders (DVD 6 Clip 5).

Scrimmage Wrestler
He can stand up at any point. No flanking: you pass linear, up the middle into Half Guard. Cards include Denying Reverse De La Riva (DVD 8 Clip 7) and Switching to V-Grips (DVD 8 Clip 10).

EVERY CARD POINTS TO ITS CLIP

Each technique card names its clip. DVD 3 Clip 4 means Volume 3, chapter 4: Lead Leg Feinting.

Want to see Chasing the Back and Negating Movement again? DVD 6 Clip 4. 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're on top of a guy who won't stop moving.

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: 152 × 86 cm (60 × 34 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 (A1 or 24 × 36 in at the smallest). On A2 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.

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