How To Build The Perfect BJJ Closed Guard Game by John Danaher

How To Build The Perfect BJJ Closed Guard Game by John Danaher
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"Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Champion. Bernardo started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil at the age of 14 in 2001. After receiving the Black Belt from his first instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, He moved to Sao Paulo to join BJJ legend Fabio Gurgel and his Alliance team. After many years of training and winning many major titles, Bernardo moved to NYC in 2013 to train and teach at Marcelo Garcia Academy. In 2015 Bernardo achieved his dream of winning the IBJJF World Championship Open class title and his division, doing the double Gold and becoming the 1st in the IBJJF Ranking and also choosed as the best athlete of 2015.
Bernardo Faria has now taken on the mission to share some of the lessons, techniques, experiences and more that he has learned along in his 16 years and counting as a BJJ student, teacher and world class competitor.
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[@spacelevator]

Everyone remember to turn the volume down before clicking the next video

[@vitorl.319]

Bernardo speaking: volume 30 John speaking: volume 2 (whisper mode: ON)

[@dinomra7771]

James Bond villain: ON

[@betovargas2098]

Life is simple. I see John danaher, I click.

[@BernardoFariaBJJ]

Hahahahaha awesome :)

[@bahtiyar.d]

@@BernardoFariaBJJ I really appreciate your love for the knowledge. However, if you learn nothing except Jiu-Jitsu, you will be a one-dimensional person. Try to pick knowledge from different fields of our life.

[@rubbergregory]

There is an inherent contradiction in that complexity however...

[@bahtiyar.d]

@@rubbergregory What does your sentence actually mean? I feel like it is off point since I didn't understand you.

[@1987msr]

Bernardo Faria BJJ Are you able to say when Professor Danaher’s closed guard DVD will be released? BTW, I also own both your closed guard and fundamentals DVD and they are awesome!!!!

[@johnathanmartin3392]

0:35 I loved how John leaned in like he's teaching secrets the government doesn't want the public to know

[@Steve90UK]

😂 and the little look over the shoulder

[@g8eo3]

I love how Danaher's ability to create and communicate jiu jitsu theory is so good, a longtime black belt like Bernardo Farias sees the info as revelatory! Danaher is filling a huge demand for understanding why and how Brazilian jiu jitsu works and these videos where Bernardo is like "I never thought of it that way" and "it makes so much sense" exemplify the importance of Danaher's work! I've come to a point where I don't think the closed guard is interesting, but Danaher's insight has shattered all my prejudices and misunderstandings and now I'm intrigued by the closed guard once again! Thank you!

[@Presence_o_Mind]

I could not have said it better myself. Excellent post. 🙏

[@alexcardoso4487]

And if you have long and strong legs, closed guard is a very strong position

[@ajosemontenegro]

Great

[@Gckirbydtx]

John is one healthy outlet away from being an actual cannibal. God damn scary ass genius.

[@suliuchen4211]

My closed guard was super god before but after this video no one could escape that now they call me the queen of guard. Keep up the good work.

[@divinerage2342]

I love it when John says, 'bring the camera this way'. He is so attentive to the finest detail. Would love to meet the guy.

[@lucian4986]

just come back from bjj after getting arm triangle 3 times in a row man john give me wisdom

[@jaehwan123]

John Danaher is going to be taking my money AGAIN. 😊 But yes, the quality and depth of his instructionals are second to none.

[@joshroa9111]

Huge honour for me to hear how huge the honour is for Bernardo. I love this guy

[@donsmith8300]

John danaher it's a fkn genius, he is the only coach I will listen to with every fiber of my being!! I've been in jiu-jitsu since 96 and he is the greatest mind that has ever evolved in this sport!

[@jeskow19]

Am I the only one who was submitted by the sweet, soothing tone of Danaher's voice and woke up in a daze at about the ten minute mark? Anyone?

[@jiminator904]

This guy has a true gift for teaching

[@majin303]

Just started Bjj 3 months ago this man is absolutely amazing!

[@chrishamilton9131]

I love how the camera always comes in closer to hear John telling you his secrets

[@MWTT72]

John Danaher will forever be whispering "Buddocks" into my ear for the rest of the day

[@deviljon]

I love the focus on kuzushi right before 10 minutes.

[@qb1120]

he continues to blow my mind on the most "simple" techniques and concepts

[@joshjorissen9656]

I love both of you guys. John is so soft spoken and kind of quiet, in speech, I really have to turn up my volume and it forces me to really concentrate on what he is saying. Bernardo is like a new student, latching onto a new concept every time he trains with John. Very cool stuff! It's why I keep coming back. 🙂

[@jacesaces15]

im 2 months into BJJ and these videos are amazing. Every video i watch blows my mind.

[@123-o2z]

John becomes genuinely happy at greetings :))

[@humbertopedraza147]

love how this dude is so philosophical

[@patoasdf]

11:15 just for that detail, it's worth watching the video. Excellent

[@harryjohnson3617]

@Darth Desec sorry we all aint as good as you my brother. Keep up the good work

[@BrokenFistX]

I love Bernardo and John's bromance ALMOST as much as I love their technique videos. Cheers!

[@cameronmiller6240]

Jason better love story than twilight.

[@badgoat666]

Find someone who looks at you like Bernardo looks at John.

[@benl2681]

Simply amazing. What everyone can pick up from these 20-30mins videos is worth every second of it. Now multiply that by an exponential factor if you pick up the entire Go Further Faster video series...I know that exactly what I'll be doing!

[@yodabyte]

Man, I love me some John Danaher videos! He has definitely helped my game.

[@Roberto-dx6zu]

Amazing knowledge of Mr John, scientist of the art of jiu-jitsu... Once I heard from a young blackbelt that closed guard is tô rest, Then I Just tought " This boy should knew Sérgio Penha, he used to makes a hell for anyone within his closed guard...Fire gun shots down top too..

[@NeoMororo]

He is whispering , I feel like he is telling a secret, well I am all ears maestro 💪🙏🤙🏼

[@carguy3460]

He is.

[@wizzelhoart]

If you do BJJ and you know what “ostensibly” means, boy have I got the video for you.

[@damianwadsworth7603]

I just searched the meaning and I still don’t know, I think 🤔😂

[@Diogenesssssssss]

People still says bjj is chess but can't get around a dictionary.... What a fucking mistery people is...

[@BboyCorrosive]

@@Diogenesssssssss people is 😁

[@mazevedo7778]

@@BboyCorrosive I think you meant mystery*

[@islayyourhoyo]

@@Diogenesssssssss mistery?

[@diggly007]

Your videos are great! As a brand new White-belt, I have been searching for good tutorials. I keep finding my way back to your videos after combing through tons of other tutorials out there. Thanks for the detailed walk throughs.

[@johnpaul.hello.]

Super grateful for your videos thank you! One little technical advice, use a "compressor plug-in" to process your audio so that the levels aren't so drastically different. Grateful for you, once again!

[@slavicvolk]

6:35 posture breaking 10:20 hands to mat 14:50 repeat

[@doctorj6626]

John Danaher is just so damn wise - and wisdom is something that lacks in most instructors no matter how good they are at Jiu Jitsu themselves.

[@cauazeolladuarte1415]

Greetings from Brazil! Thank you so much for this video and all the other videos.

[@armandberkut6021]

Thanks Bernardo for Posting From the Ingenious John Danaher .

[@TheAngelq8]

I love when john breaks things down to simple basics. Many thanks

[@ezekiell2517]

I like how John almost whispers techniques to Bernardo, almost like he is on the alert if cops gonna roll around the corner lol

[@yacine6708]

One of the best positional videos I have ever seen.

[@tarekbaki3792]

Incredible insight. Thank you John and Bernardo!

[@JacobOfJedi]

Bernardo is such a humble person!

[@humbertopedraza147]

thank you guys, knowledge is power

[@GodisGracious1]

i love John's deep long gaze into the camera when he is in weird positions.

[@bean5618]

It’s awesome to see how excited John gets when talking about BJJ. Truly one of the greatest minds in the game.

[@antjmi]

Amazing stuff....smallest details make the biggest difference!

[@boost1566]

I need to save money to buy his instructional. Amazing simplified explanation. Thank you so much Prof. Danaher!

[@magus1017]

I get so caught up watching John explain, it not even fair that I can't drill all these 4 videos in and I'm losing so much info I could be drilling

[@Martial-Mat]

Damn, that was insightful! John's teaching style in superb. I love his academic approach.

[@lukewhite3098]

Awesome video and opened my eyes on how best to approach the Guard and set up attack’s. Thanks

[@angreefarms]

Danaher is such a wizard! 🧙‍♂️

[@micah6723]

Incredible video! Absolutely great

[@the_kuper_trooper315]

This was so helpful,every body keeps getting out of my gaurd and this made it a lot harder for them to get out.thanks so much : )

[@james.randorff]

Love the content. Professors Danaher and Faria are incredible. The video and audio, however, are sub-par, with the video looking like it was shot by a drunk and the audio has the mat slaps 10x louder than Professor Danaher’s voice. NYC has some of the greatest videographers and recording engineers outside of L.A. Surely some of them study jiu jitsu and would be willing to offer their expertise in exchange for discounted tuition or private lessons.

[@cameronmiller6240]

James Randorff I think you are being harsh on the videographer, the video quality is pretty good imo (I agree the sound quality is mediocre)

[@tunjioyewole3289]

So technical. I love it

[@victordasilva5255]

This guy is great. I’m ready for rickson

[@giovannicoding]

Thank you for this amazing video so much knowledge thank you

[@peterciampa5102]

You’re so good I’m going to have to move to Austin Texas

[@LuisRodriguez_007]

Sh*t, my checks are going to blow away like a fart in the wind now.............Awesome instruction, thank you for sharing, will be picking up all your vids, slowly lol

[@FudomyoGP]

Comme d'habitude, les vidéos avec John Danaher sont divines !

[@TakedownBreakdown]

I feel like John is my mentor in life

[@joeshonk9715]

Over all, very good information and breakdown. A little oversimplified but great concepts for a beginner. The butterfly guard or deep half guard, for example, do not fit any of the patterns described in terms top/bottom dominance. It's more about balance, center of gravity, angles and leverage. You can and should attack from a defensive position if your opponent makes a mistake and give you the opportunity. I.e. opponent has taken your back and crosses his feet.

[@marcelljackson6940]

That negated nothing he said. You like to over complicate

[@ola_eboda]

He's talking about closed guard lol

[@drewmanzara5731]

4:52 “At least two athletes” 😂😂😂😇

[@alextenni5264]

Nice, deep, detailed as always, I really like this guy~

[@78Bigtank]

He is the best in my book

[@sorrshotgaming2033]

I’m so exited to go into my gym and use these tips

[@mxu111]

Mind blown. I wanna watch ALL his DVDs!

[@ilyaibrahimovic9842]

Some comments from a chess player: closed guard, mount, etc. don't refer to single positions but to a range of positions each. The position when top position has hands on the floor is not the same as the position with top position postured up. One favours bottom a lot more than the other. In chess, good players often think about how to improve their position, especially if there's not a convincing shot that can immediately swing the game decisively, and even in positions where the opponent is in disadvantage, they are sometimes solid which means the side with advantage needs to improve their own position more before attempting any direct attacks Moreover, closed guard is an upside-down mount. Bottom position has gotten past top position's legs. The scoring system considers it neutral, but the legs are stronger so why shouldn't it be considered advantageous for lower position? MMA considers guard neutral because of strikes, so if we take strikes out then bottom position should be considered advantageous.

[@JA-gc1rr]

Thank you coach

[@PotentialEn3rgy]

We need a Bernardo mic and a John mic lol

[@camilomontoya7412]

a true genius

[@antoniogalan8310]

Osss this channel is amazing

[@shaneriggs640]

Fantastic information. Ty so much

[@duncansutherland47]

Excellent, thank you!

[@zZilent]

Awesome, training as much as I can as a white belt, studying through the day with your videos, I'm working alot on defense, escapes as i end up in those all the time (seeing some major progress every day) another video really helped with that. Am able to escape past some 3 stripe blue belts with weight and height advantage, while they are in mount, is a big W for me, my goal is to have much better success rate with most every blue belt in my gym with escapes, the fact I was able to escape from this position with a more skilled and advantageous opponent really was progress. Not perfect but getting there. I see if I focus on my defense and escapes and make that solid, and at the same time focus on making my guard harder to pass so I don't end up in that situation as much (but I will). Then trying to work from getting good at escapes to half guard, then guard. and eventually will focus on guard submissions and more sweeps (even tho we train that anyway at my gym anyways). I'm slowly making my way to be able to actually defend my self in jujitsu. Some of the concepts you talk about and the weight distributation, breaking down posture are all curtail things I need to understand if I'm ever going to improve. THANK YOU!

[@joekennedy5110]

thankyou for this top level free defense info

[@nasgaf]

John danahers videos are amazing.

[@crucifixchoke21]

It was at 38 secs that I leaned in and turned my phone up 😆 Love JD 🤙🏽

[@BernardoFariaBJJ]

crucifixchoke21 osssss :) :) :)

[@crucifixchoke21]

Bernardo Faria BJJ OSS Bernardo, thank you for what you’re doing for Jiu Jitsu 🤙🏽

[@carlosgranah]

Brilliant !! Donaher Is bond villain Mastermind.

[@IslamIncredible]

thanx guys, much appreciated!

[@FR-ty5vn]

Truly Brilliant!

[@bahtiyar.d]

Bernardo Faria, love you, man. I have been training BJJ for 4 months, and I am using your style, brother. However, I found a quicker and more effective sweep rather than your Faria sweep. Where should I send you the video of the sweep?

[@HankTheTank74]

Bahtiyar World 🤣

[@mkl4705]

Lol

[@humbertopedraza147]

Love how Bernado is a master yet still a student.

[@fracon3628]

Awesome! Oss from Austria 🤙

[@MackTrainingAcademy]

I literally don’t know 1 videos with Danaher that I haven’t learned something.

[@mrs1238]

Thank you for sharing. I learned something new and it all makes sense.

[@redhaegar]

If Bernardo is humble in this lesson then how could you not?

[@РусланИванов-в1ю]

I thought that my guard would be perfect after this video, but my partner learned from "The perfect guard pass" video

[@kaistigerboy]

Awesomeness Oss from Australia

[@horstdietrich1382]

Bernardo "huge honor for me" Faria

[@angelorusso9345]

thank you for the video

[@Donnymadge]

Huge honour 🎖

[@36424567254]

i played gordon's video, had to turn volume down to 60%. Played this one, had to put it back to 100% and then even turn it up on my pc lol

[@michaelfalco9542]

best deep half and eyebrows in the game!

[@xpansionteam1537]

Game changer thanks

[@FDonovan1979]

I play guard and half guard constantly. Goddamn love them positions and so great to have it all put into words for me. Genius

[@yessr7535]

Bernardo + John = Instaclick, instalike

[@beatbodytraining121]

Thank you

[@leedsdrumacademy]

I love these videos, but please use overhead mics or something - assuming that you can't use lapel mics, for obvious reasons. :)

[@lastactionhero7541]

John Danaher is Agent 47

[@TeslaHQ]

“Someone walking in to the room and see the close guard situation...” Me: pretty usual situation