Learn How To Masterfully Escape Any Upper Body Joint Lock With A Systematic Approach And Calm Confidence, As Gordon “The King” Ryan Shows You All The Lessons You Need To Know To Get Out From Armbars, Kimura, Omoplatas, And More!
Gordon Ryan – Pillars Of Defense – Upper Body Joint Lock Escapes
- Escape from any kind of serious upper body joint lock in grappling with lessons on getting out from any variation of the juji gatame, te gatame, kimura, americana, omoplata, and more!
- Gordon “The King” Ryan is a multiple-time ADCC champion who is the most dominant and technical no-gi grappler on Earth, and this is your chance to learn his submission escaping!
- Move from defense to offense with tips on how to find a counter offensive cycle within your escape – including entries to leg locks, back takes, and more!
- Start to implement the enemy of offense so that you can supercharge your defense with conceptually powerful lessons on creating space and momentum
- Gordon’s escaping skill is the basis of his game on the mat – now you can see all the ways he shuts down and gets out of upper body joint locks
- See actual rolling footage from the gym as Gordon puts these techniques into action and then breaks down exactly what he was doing so you can see the techniques in motion
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WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
Join Gordon “The King” Ryan as the greatest no-gi grappler on Earth shows you how he goes about escaping from any and every upperbody submission joint lock, with lessons on how grapplers of all-levels can use these same techniques for maximum success in avoiding armbars, kimura, and more. Move from defense to offense with tips on how to find a counter offensive cycle within your escape – including entries to leg locks, back takes, and more!
Move out of powerful upper body submission holds, with tips on every variation, with ease as Gordon explains the central problems and keys to any troublesome upper body joint lock. Escape traditional juji gatame, ¾ juji, quarter juji, dorsal kimura, t-kimura, americanas, omoplata, and more! With each hold, you’ll get elite technique that can help you untie the knot you are stuck in.
Watch these systems in action as Gordon rolls live in the gym and then breaks down each roll – for you to see what he’s doing and hear why he’s doing it. He lets his opponents start in deep submission attempts before displaying the moves you just saw him teach, with breakdowns for you to follow along with.
SO, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU GET?
PART 1
- INTRO
- OVERVIEW
- STAGES OF ESCAPE – GENERAL THEORY
- ESCAPES AND OFFENSE
- THE ENEMY OF OFFENSE
- ESCAPING AN INITIAL CLAMP
- STACKING OUT OF UDE GATAME
- CONVERSION TO OMOPLATA
- STACKING/ROLLING DILEMMA
- TE GATAME EARLY ESCAPES
- CONVERSION TO OMOPLATA
- INTRO TO OMOPLATAS
- ESCAPING WITH REVERSE KNEE ON BELLY
- IMMEDIATE ROLL THROUGH
- AVOID GETTING FLATTENED OUT
- LATE ESCAPE
- END GAME
PART 2
- INTRO TO KIMURAS
- HEAD AND HAND POSITIONS
- BODY LOCK AND WRIST GRAB
- STRIPPING THE GRIP
- ROLLING THROUGH
- END GAME
- INTRO TO KIMURA FROM TOP HALF GUARD
- HEAD AND HAND PLACEMENT
- FLATTEN THEM OUT WHEN THEY ATTEMPT KIMURA
- DEFENDING WITH A BODY LOCK
- DEFENDING WITH A FAR WRIST
- STRIP THE GRIP
- ROLLING THROUGH
- END GAME
PART 3
- INTRO TO T KIMURA
- 2 GENERAL ESCAPING DIRECTIONS
- STRIPPING A GRIP
- POMMELING THE LEGS
- INTRO TO KIMURA FROM BOTTOM HALF GUARD
- UNDERSTANDING THE LOWER BODY BATTLE
- COUNTERING CROSS SHOULDER POST KIMURA
- TRICEP POSTING
- STRIP THE GRIP
- BUTTERFLY OFF BALANCING
- INTRO TO KIMURA FROM BOTTOM PINS
- EARLY POMMELS FROM SIDE CONTROL/NORTH SOUTH
- STRIPPING THE GRIP
- LATE ESCAPES
- END GAME
PART 4
- INTRO TO DORSAL KIMURA
- STRIP THE GRIP
- POMMELING LEGS TO ESCAPE LEGS KIMURA
- STACKING OUT OF LEGS KIMURA
- END GAME
- INTRO TO THE AMERICAN LOCK (AMERICANA)
- EARLY HAND FIGHTING FROM SIDE CONTROL
- TRICEP POST
- LATE ESCAPES
- END GAME
- EARLY HAND FIGHTING FROM MOUNT
- LATE ESCAPES
PART 5
- INTRO TO ARMBARS
- CENTRAL PROBLEMS FOR TOP AND BOTTOM ARMBARS
- DEFINING EARLY AND LATE ESCAPES
- OVERVIEW
- TYPES OF ARMBARS
- DEFENSIVE HAND POSITIONS
- GENERAL HAND FIGHTING FROM CLOSED GUARD
- ESCAPING FROM A TOP LOCK
- JUJI FROM DORSAL KIMURA
- INTRO TO MOUNTED ARMBARS
- WALKING THE ARMS DOWN
- BRINGING A KNEE INSIDE
- ROLLING BELLY DOWN
- ROLLING BELLY UP
- INTRO TO ARMBAR ESCAPES
- OFFENSIVE HAND POSITIONS
PART 6
QUARTER JUJI
- FIGURE 4 ESCAPES VS TOP HAND POST
- 10 FINGERED ESCAPES VS TOP HAND POST
- FIGURE 4/10 FINGERED ESCAPES VS BOTTOM HAND POST
- ESCAPING VS KIMURA GRIP
- LATE ESCAPES
FULL JUJI
- COMING UP WITH FIGURE 4 VS TOP HAND POST
- ESCAPING WITH A 10 FINGERED GRIP VS TOP HAND POST
- FIGURE 4 ESCAPE VS BOTTOM HAND POST
- 10 FINGERED GRIP VS BOTTOM HAND POST
- ESCAPING VS KIMURA GRIP
- LATE ESCAPES
- FAR ANKLE CROSS
- SEPARATING FAR ANKLE CROSS
- HAMSTRING GRAB TO SEPARATE FAR ANKLE CROSS
- END GAME
PART 7
3/4 JUJI
- INTRO TO 3/4 JUJI
- FIGURE 4 ESCAPES VS TOP HAND POST
- 10 FINGERED GRIP ESCAPES VS TOP HAND POST
- FIGURE 4 ESCAPES VS BOTTOM HAND POST
- 10 FINGERED ESCAPES VS BOTTOM HAND POST
- ESCAPING VS KIMURA
- LATE ESCAPES
- END GAME
- INTRO TO SHOULDER SANKAKU
- ESCAPING TOP SIDE SHOULDER SANKAKU
- END GAME
- ESCAPING BOTTOM SIDE SHOULDER SANKAKU
- END GAME
- ESCAPING SCISSOR JUJI
- END GAME
- ADDRESSING NEAR SIDE SCOOP GRIP
- OUTRO
PART 8 – ROLLING
- CRISTOS
- ALEX
- PLACIDO
- CHRISTOS
- ALEX
PART 9 – ROLLING COMMENTARY
- CRISTOS
- ALEX
- PLACIDO
- CHRISTOS
- ALEX
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 126
- Assessments Yes
