Opening Closed Guard Knee Post Method by John Danaher

[@Burzurk1987]

I’m a white belt three stripes. I tried this with my own Professor today and broke his closed guard. He had to scramble to keep me from passing his guard. I could not get around him and he switched to an open guard. But I broke his closed guard right open. He couldn’t believe it. Love this guard break. It works!

[@marcelosalla2966]

@Earl Rogers what is the other one?

[@stefgav]

@Earl Rogers yeah what is the other one please?

[@dustinlerch9272]

@@stefgav He’s gone forever. A phantom of the internet

[@dg1431]

We have to know the other one!

[@mafia3941]

He probably let u do it Hhaha

[@kYA00h]

John has the perfect voice to narrate an episode of National Geographic.. of a Lion hunting its prey.

[@romeg5531]

I’m trying to learn but his voice is so relaxing makes me fall asleep.

[@biffdanielson2820]

😅

[@johnnyblaaaze]

You'll love grapplinacademy then.

[@fteambjj]

Or narrate a documentary about star wars. The Beginning of the Siths

[@PnPModular]

Really appreciate the time taken to show each angle

[@richardma8591]

Was surprised it wasn’t a 30 minute long explanation

[@petercaixas1173]

lmao

[@HeavenestStCyr]

@@petercaixas1173 🤣

[@MrFucker567]

Big thanks mister Danaher, really appreciate your time and work. As someone who started BJJ week ago I find it really useful!

[@elite5210]

How’s your journey going??? Just curious always like to see if people who start and are so intrested continue to train

[@outergod3961]

I'm a white belt who's been out of training due to injury. I was trying really heard to remember the closed guard method my professor taught me, this is the one I was looking for, thanks a lot

[@jdt8983]

Just the right amount of explanation to learn this via youtube

[@tat2edcubantrash]

Are there any videos of the “square stand up to vertical position” that John talks about at the beginning of the video? I am a white belt and I get stuck in closed guard for a long time

[@mentefit-robertoribeiro6146]

Very effective position... I discovered. That putting the armpits gi over the shoulder amplifies the pushing efect a lot

[@charlotte-mg9wj]

This guard pass is a lifesaver for me. I understand why square stand up is the most popular, but for someone like myself ( a middle aged woman with chronic lower back problems!) the knee post method is a much better option.

[@edarmando2683]

Thanks so much for these videos I’m a struggling white belt

[@DaMartialAthlete]

This has been my main guard break for years. I know a few others but I use this about 90 percent of the time. I’ve always felt it was the most efficient but I guess it depends on body type also. Anyway thanks for the validation Mr. Danaher 👍🏽

[@clytnjms]

If your not swearing Gi do you just put your hands inside arm pits to control him better? Shove hands under arm pits then stand up?

[@derekbaker4942]

It is super easy to wrist lock that position. The deeper they punch the more it hurts. It's even better when they stand.

[@jouldalk]

@@derekbaker4942 could you elaborate? tx

[@DaMartialAthlete]

@@clytnjms Yup, that’s exactly what I do

[@lil_sumpinsi9961]

Same I’ve used this since white belt for years and works 90% on the time regardless of belt ranking . The only counter to it seems to be wristlocking

[@frankygreen1572]

The best close guard escape I use against white belts to brown belts thank you the great Mr Danaher

[@charlesolhos]

Detalhes é que fazem a diferença entre do professor para o Mestre, John é um verdadeiro Mestre. Como faixa azul já tinha visto esta posição, já fiz, mas explicado da maneira que foi aqui no vídeo foi a primeira vez.

[@planetdad606]

What prevents your ankle from getting clipped and then being sweeped to.your hips or back and then mounted

[@abrahamdelgado3507]

Danaher is the Charles Xavier of BJJ

[@MrMegafly2011]

Brilliant prof!

[@Norfolkjiujitsu]

where can i find the technique john talk about before this one?

[@Rbugland]

Great video. Legendary

[@gcgrabodan]

Where can I find a video explaining the number one most effective guard break technique he talks about at the beginning?? THanks :)

[@creepyZuck]

Beautiful.

[@georgioshavkov8950]

What do you do when they try a sweep while you're posturing up? You prevent it with speed of movement or otherwise?

[@vconsumer]

anyone has the video of the other technique that he's talking about?

[@kirito3082]

Is there a link to the video were he addresses the tall opponent problem?

[@northusauser]

can you walk the camera around to the sides sometimes?

[@Defesapessoalpolicial]

Simples e eficaz! Oss

[@лекарстванет]

God sent John to help us thank you God thank you John

[@MinhaFamiliaAQBJJ]

Weird, I just showed this tonight! But I call it the gooch pass..and I didn't have anywhere near the same amount of details

[@derekbaker4942]

It's easy to wrist lock. I call it the Gooch Gooch submission. Lol

[@francisserrano342]

Nice and simple.thanks

[@Belbivdevoe]

What if you have a barbarian white belt with the death grip in your lapel?

[@BabarogaCartoon]

Great!!!

[@longwaytoplat]

Guys, please explain. What preventing the guy in white to shrimp left and start to perform an armbar on the right hand of Professor?

[@IcefireC67]

You saved me from an unwanted pregnancy, thank you 😂

[@af4396]

Eh, his arms were still in range to grab the ankles and hip back. If you resist to much then there's the over shoulder "balloon" sweep. This doesn't seem too effect once you stand on your feet so close like that. There's a version of this that doesn't require you to stand.

[@AIEmpire]

Seems like this is very vulnerable to an ankle sweep.

[@straightgangstamack]

excellent visual of all sides thank you John.

[@skar516]

I’d like to know see what happens if they switch to a de la riva option once you stand.

[@donjuan4925]

Tried this today. He didn't go to free the lapel grips. Just started attacking my collar 🤦🏽‍♂️ then I kinda got stuck 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@ace_cmr6637]

What if he grabs ankles and pushes hips forward?

[@OmegaSupremeWCheese]

We'll call this "Using the Knee to Check the Oil" escape.

[@timsmith3377]

I call it, "The Defiler."

[@thefreedomproject4777]

How to prevent him from ankle sweep me, this dilemma always bothers me...

[@thatsbullcrapson]

What prevents you from getting dummy swept from here?

[@shrekdaddy6912]

Missionary... nice

[@dravidhemanth]

i have a doubt, what if he holds on to my leg and pushes me back to the ground ? It happens to me often when I posture up .

[@fightermma]

How would you do this in no gi?

[@mauricioleonruiz6109]

what happens if your have very long legs and as you stand up and try to put one of your knees on their tail bone, your knee end up below their hip thus having to support the other persons weight with your leg and failing to get the inside position. How would you deal with this problem?

[@BlockheadJiujitsu]

Good question, I would guess that this guard break is probably less useful for you to try but if you put someone in YOUR guard, this guard break is weaker against you too.

[@Handwraps_]

If you get into this situation, reset back to your knees immediately (while keeping your lapel grips to make sure their shoulders are pinned) and work to get back to your feet again to retry the knee entry...sometimes you gotta reset and go back at it again lol.

[@jamietaylor532]

I have the same problem. I'll wait until they climb their guard higher up my back before standing and putting the knee in the centre. That way there's much more space. Otherwise you're knee ends up halfway up their back. With smaller people I don't try this pass.

[@makkavelli3972]

Hi what if some has very short Arms for when there standing up???

[@shorn2663]

At the start of this when your hands are in your opponents armpits and you go to stand, presumably the opponent grabs your lapels to prevent you coming up... does this still work when you get grabbed by the lapels? If not how do you deal with that? In the video John's training partner is not doing anything with his hands when John stands up so I'd just like to know what to watch for there.

[@Pedro-id1og]

In fight, is very hard to your opponent hold you or prevent your passage only grop you lapels

[@antufcti]

I’m going to be so upset if everyone beats my guard with this dvd

[@JHelix]

😆

[@joss1578]

How to watch out for dummy sweep?

[@kenwu7]

Danaher will take most simple concepts you've learned before, maybe even multiple times and make you think it's the first time you've seen it 😂

[@gnolmit]

Perhaps that means they actually weren’t as simple as we assumed.

[@davidlittle8314]

What do you do when escaping guard in this manner the training partner grabs your ankles and you can’t maneuver your feet?

[@kevinmorley4924]

This is why you keep your hands inside his armpits, it controls his hands.

[@af4396]

@@kevinmorley4924 with how close his feet were, they were still in range. Plus, leaning over like that, he could just hold onto the sleeves, pull them out, and sweep over the head using feet

[@johnnyloc]

How do you not get swept from top? Feet so close together I feel it would be an easy double ankle sweep to mount

[@InsertDeafultName]

If you have the double lapels and a steady base, the double ankle sweep shouldn't be a significant threat. In order to get that sweep the bottom grappler usually wants to square up hips, secure the back of both of the top grappler's Achilles, and then drive the top grappler's hips backward while holding the Achilles stationary to initiate the trip. In this position, the double lapel grips should reduce the likelihood of bottom grappler elevating their hips enough to sweep. The bottom grappler could look to attack the inside leg that's on their tailbone but would have a harder time reaching the outside leg without voluntarily opening their own guard (it is a video on guard passing), or angling off so far that the top grappler can stack, cut the angle, and then look to pass. TLDR; you have a good question, but go ahead and try your idea on a live opponent. If their back leg is well placed with any balance, they shouldnt get double ankle swept.

[@InsertDeafultName]

Also, I forgot to mention the the double lapel grips can help prevent the bottom grappler from driving forward to elevate or even consider the sweep. Many push/ pull forces at play

[@marcelovillarroel4185]

Great entry for leg locks as well.

[@jerlei5054]

Damn right!

[@kamilkhettabi]

"mmm okanh?"😂😂 this guy is hilarious

[@jouldalk]

Isn't there a risk that your opponent grabs both your ankles ans sweep you? Or is his motion limited by you grabbing below his armpits?

[@derekbaker4942]

It is easy to wrist lock. The deeper they punch the more it hurts. At the very least it breaks their grip and posture. I haven't had anyone pass that way once I discover the wrist lock. I am only a blue belt. So this includes black belts. Not sure if his detail on his wrist position makes a difference but I am going to test it.

[@jouldalk]

@@derekbaker4942 I'm not sure I understand your reply. Do you mean that you wrist lock people that try to open your guard using the technique from the video?

[@jouldalk]

I mean at 5:34 for instance. It seems pretty easy for Mateus to grab John's ankles and push him backwards with his hip, resulting in a sweep to mount position, right? Am I missing something?

[@derekbaker4942]

Yes. From the bottom a nasty wrist lock is possible and wiĺl stop the passer. They will then do something else. But his wrist position may stop it. I'll have to try it this weekend. I can send you a video if it seems to work. Most guys punch into the armpit with a straight wrist so it is dangerous.

[@derekbaker4942]

@@jouldalk It's more than possible, but at speed its a matter of who gets there first. The arm pit control slows down or eliminates the bottom guys movement.

[@dawizze1]

When I try this my opponent grabs one of my ankles and proceeds to sweep me, in this explanation you can see John's legs come up close and his opponent can reach them. Anyone else run into this issue?

[@aaayhvcvb3219]

Yes I think this is negated when he moves his secondary leg back out of reach and his first leg in between the his legs this way they are reachable to sweep

[@dino_rider7758]

Yep, same issue. If the opponent is looking for it then you have to jump one leg back right away

[@taymerelane]

Yes, that's why I step back quickly and far with the leg that's not in the but crack and land in combat base with their guard broken. I get low quick I don't do the small positioning back steps. Also, that way I avoid them unlocking their guard while I am still standing fairly square and relocking around my kness for a mermaid sweep.

[@mackenzieclews4506]

Once the guard is broken, then the next tactic would be how to pass open guard, correct?

[@shezzy97]

What if he grabs the back of your ankle as you stand up?

[@Keluoduo]

Yes but how to avoid the Rickson Sweep ?

[@HeavenestStCyr]

Maybe I missed it but where's the part where he shows how to execute this move on a taller person.

[@leo.factor1]

I tried doing this escape and they just reached for my ankles every time lol

[@alexdmrgs]

That's a lumberjack sweep. To prevent that, try keeping your hands on their lapels to counterbalance both of your weights. Also, don't keep both of your feet square, stagger them a bit.

[@clytnjms]

@@alexdmrgs What if your not wearing A Gi?

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@clytnjms you can still put preasure on their chest, can't you? (Sorry, Judo person here)

[@michaels8297]

what about him underhooking your leg with his arms?

[@makkavelli3972]

Can he not grab for a double ankle trip from there though??

[@ianc435]

This has dummy sweep written all over it if your not quick.

[@keiwana2648]

Why wouldn’t he just ankle sweep you when you stand up like that professor?

[@johnlloyddy7016]

That was the first thing that came to my mind too. But I think with both your fists grabbing his lapels and pushing against his armpits, it is enough to prevent him from reaching far enough back to get a good leverage to sweep you, and by the time he is able to adjust the angle of his body to reach far back to your ankles, you should be able to move your left leg back to reach the knee against the tailbone position to break open his closed guard.

[@artemthetrain14]

The proper center position 😂

[@robertsunday8445]

I need 30 privates from JD im lost in the gi

[@stefanocioni2587]

i don't see what is stopping your opponent from dropping his hips and grabbing your ankles to sweep you

[@ruutjormun2262]

2:34 average bjj moment

[@evolvep2747]

i did that to a purple belt and got wrist locked 😅

[@jobiedj2236]

THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE GUY IS TALLER THAN YOU, YOU CAN GET THE KNEE IN BUT HIS LEGS WON'T OPEN ....WHAT CAN I DO THEN???

[@skrumian]

With your hands on the lapel like in this vid, isn't that prone to armbar from guard?

[@Goval400]

skrumian you need to break the posture for that

[@skrumian]

@@Goval400 break the posture even if you are on someone's guard? How'd you do that?

[@Goval400]

skrumian werent you referring to john getting in an arm bar for having his arms extended? I meant that john needs his posture broken to get trapped in that sub. He is controlling his opponents arms there so its very hard to sub him

[@skrumian]

@@Goval400 Do you mean to say that John should not have his posture broken so he wouldn't be armbarred from guard?

[@skyrimaddic87]

@@skrumian to arm bar someone you must have one of their elbows inside your own hip line, both of John's elbows are outside of the hip line

[@zoocrewsk8er]

Ok, but ankle sweep?

[@JustSomeGuy69420]

I went to a BJJ gym for 4 months and no one taught me how to open a closed guard, I think I was taught one guard pass and zero sweeps. If I passed a guard it was because they had an open guard and I got lucky. It was a competition oriented gym with a brown belt instructor and half a dozen purple belts worshipping him. Basically paying $100 a month for the instructor and his little clique of butt-buddies to treat you like a grappling dummy. I think he could tell that myself and few other students were about to quit. Sat down and gave us the talk about being "dedicated". A grown adult sitting multiple other grown adults down and giving them a motivational talk so we don't quit, rather than ask why we were considering quitting. Garbage.

[@af4396]

I've watched a lot of these videos, they all are pretty foolish. Much more safe and effect to control the opponents wrist with one hand, posting on a foot and wedging your arm (with their wrist sleeve) between your body and their legs BEFORE standing on your feet. Otherwise... boom "dummy" sweep or the balloon sweep which is the counter to the counter.

[@edgard.t.7028]

This technique is so wrong, easily he can take your feets and goodbye, you are explaning like he is static and is so wrong.