They Shall Not Pass by Gordon Ryan

Stop getting your guard passed with these retention systems from Gordon “The King” Ryan, as he shows you his method for never giving up bad positions!

• Gordon Ryan is the ADCC Absolute Champion and one of the best no-gi grapplers of all time, and the consensus best active no-gi grappler competing today.
• Totally understand your goals and major questions from each position, including against some of grappling’s most common passes.
• Stop passes like knee cuts, torreando, stacking, and more with this 8-volume technical instructional.
• Go into Gordon’s system with him as he narrates gym footage of him using his guard retention live, so you can see the technique in action.
• Learn the most effective ways to retain guard in some of grappling’s most reliable positions, including X guard, half guard, seated guard, and more.

Never Get Your Guard Passed Again And Start Turning The Tables With Gordon “The King” Ryan’s 8-Volume Guide To Systematically Retaining Your Guard And Getting Back On Offense !

 

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What Will You Learn?

 Start winning off your back by mastering one of grappling’s most difficult and tricky skills with Gordon Ryan’s 8-volume master class in retaining your guard. Stop giving up easy guard passes and start turning their attacks into your own offense with Gordon’s dilemmas, guidelines, and techniques for success.

Once you can stop guard passers in their tracks, your bottom guard can reach its potential as you can attack safely. Now, across 8-volumes, you can learn from the best no-gi grappler on Earth as he shows you how he never gets his guard passed and what you can do to start mastering this skill.

Take common and effective passes in grappling like the stack pass, the torreando, the split squat, body lock, and more and totally break them down with Gordon’s help, as he explains the concepts and combinations you’ll need. You can also learn how to retain and defend from offensive positions like X guard, ashi garami, half guard, seated guard, and more.

Go into Gordon’s system with him as he narrates gym footage of him using his guard retention live, so you can see the technique in action. Gordon takes on five opponents in the gym as they try to pass his guard, and he narrates over the footage and breaks down exactly what’s he doing step-by-step,so your guard never gets passed again.

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

INTRODUCTION TO GUARD RETENTION

OVERVIEW

TOP PLAYER'S GOALS

BOTTOM PLAYER'S GOALS (LOOSE PASSING)

BOTTOM PLAYER'S GOALS (TIGHT PASSING)

THE ONE CHINK IN THE ARMOR IN GUARD PASSING (AND THE EXCEPTION)

THE BATTLE FOR INSIDE POSITION

THE IMPORTANCE OF CONCAVE SHOULDERS

HIDING YOUR JAW FROM A CROSS FACE

SEATED VS LOOSE

SEATED VS LOOSE PASSING OVERVIEW

THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES (SEATED VS LOOSE PASSING)

UNDERSTANDING STANCES

UNDERSTANDING DISTANCE MANAGEMENT

THE GRIP FIGHTING BATTLE

MAINTAINING THE INSIDE FOOT POSITION

RECOVERING THE INSIDE FOOT POSITION

RECOVERING WHEN AN OPPONENT FLANKS

CLOSING OUT SEATED VS LOOSE PASSING

SUPINE VS LOOSE

SUPINE VS LOOSE OVERVIEW

PART 2

ASHI GARAMI

ASHI/X-GUARD RETENTION OVERVIEW

GROUPING FOR RETENTION PURPOSES

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

GROUP 3

GROUP 4

GROUP 5

THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES - LEG ENTANGLEMENTS VS LOOSE PASSING

GROUP 1 - RECOVERING WHEN OPPONENT FORWARD STEPS

GROUP 2 - RECOVERING WHEN OPPONENT FORWARD STEPS

GROUP 3 - RECOVERING WHEN AN OPPONENT BACK STEPS

GROUP 4 - RECOVERING WHEN AN OPPONENT BACK STEPS

GROUP 5 - OUTSIDE ASHI MAINTAINING INSIDE POSITION

GROUP 5 - RECLAIMING THE ACHILLES

GROUP 5 - RECOVERING FROM A TOP HEAD AND ARM

GROUP 5 - RECOVERING FROM DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS

GROUP 5 - RECOVERING FROM KATA GATAME

CLOSING OUT ASHI GARAMI

PART 3

SPLIT SQUAT

OVERVIEW OF THE SPLIT SQUAT

THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES (RETENTION FROM SPLIT SQUAT)

CLEARING A STRONG COLLAR TIE

PREVENTING A KNEE CUT

PREVENTING A FORCED HALF GUARD

PREVENTING A SCOOP GRIP

COUNTERING A SCOOP GRIP BACK STEP

OPPONENT SPINS THE LEG

COUNTERING A KNEE CUT

COUNTERING AN UNDERHOOK

CLOSING OUT SPLIT SQUAT

INSIDE FOOT STRAIGHT HAMSTRING

INTRODUCTION OF INSIDE FOOT (STRAIGHT HAMSTRING)

OVERVIEW OF INSIDE FOOT (STRAIGHT HAMSTRING)

RECLAIMING INSIDE FOOT POSITION VS LOW HIPS

COUNTERING A TOP POMMEL (HIGH HIPS)

COUNTERING A FRONT POMMEL

CLOSING OUT STRAIGHT HAMSTRING

PART 4

TOREANDO

INTRODUCTION TO TOREANDO

OVERVIEW OF TOREANDO

THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES

THE BRIDGE BETWEEN LOOSE & TIGHT PASSING

THE THREE TYPES OF FRAMING

INTRODUCTION TO SCISSOR GUARD

INTRODUCTION TO SIDE GUARD

POMMELING LEGS TO AVOID A FLANK

USING HIGH LEGS TO AVOID THE FLANK

COUNTERING A FLANK WITH FOREHAND FRAMING

COUNTERING A FLANK WITH FOREARM FRAMING

COUNTERING A FLANK WITH BACKHAND FRAMING

RECOVERING AND COUNTERING FROM KNEE ON BELLY

COUNTERING A LEG DRAG

OVERVIEW OF OPPONENT WHO MOVES TO NORTH SOUTH

RECOVERING FROM NORTH SOUTH (2 KNEES IN VS V GRIPS)

RECOVERING FROM NORTH SOUTH (2 KNEES VS PRESSURE)

RECOVERING FROM NORTH SOUTH (ONE KNEE IN)

RECOVERING FROM NORTH SOUTH TWO KNEES OUT

CLOSING OUT FLANKS

PART 5

STACK PASSING

INTRODUCTION TO STACK PASSING

OVERVIEW OF STACK PASSING

THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES

AVOIDING THE INITIAL STACK FRONT FACING

CLEARING V GRIPS (FRONT RACING)

ADDRESSING LOCKED HANDS

AVOIDING THE INITIAL STACK (REARING FACING)

ADDRESSING AN OUTSIDE SHIN PIN

ADDRESSING AN INSIDE SHIN PIN

CLOSING STACK PASSING

BODY LOCK PASSING

INTRODUCTION TO BODY LOCK RETENTION

OVERVIEW OF BODY LOCKING

THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES

STOPPING THE INITIAL LOCK

IMMEDIATE OFF-BALANCE AFTER THE LOCK

FORWARD SHIFTING

BLOCKING A KNEE & FORWARD SHIFTING

RECOVERING WHEN OPPONENT FORCES BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD

RECOVERING AFTER A "PASS"

CLOSING OUT BODY LOCKS

PART 6

HALF GUARD PASSING

INTRO TO HALF GUARD

OVERVIEW OF HALF GUARD

TOP PLAYER'S HAND POSITIONS

THE QUESTION WE ASK OURSELVES

INSERTING A BUTTERFLY HOOK

RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS TOP HEAD AND ARM

RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS UNDERHOOK AND HEAD WEDGE

RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS OVER UNDER

RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS DOUBLE UNDERS

RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS CROSS FACE

RECOVERING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF VS NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK

KNEE UP KNEE DOWN DILEMMA

KNEE LEVER SERIES

UNIFICATION OF BUTTERFLY HOOKS AND KNEE LEVERS

LATE ESCAPES

RECOVERING FROM A REVERSE UNDERHOOK

LATE ESCAPES

RECOVERING FROM A REVERSE UNDERHOOK

UNDER OVER DEFENSE

OUTRO

PART 7

GUARD RETENTION ROLLING

PLACIDO

JACK

DREW

ALEX

SEAN

PART 8

GUARD RETENTION ROLLING COMMENTARY

PLACIDO

JACK

DREW

ALEX

SEAN

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