Gordon Ryan – They Shall Not Pass

Description Of They Shall Not Pass

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.

What you’ll learn in They Shall Not Pass

COURSE CONTENT

Volume 1

• Top Player’s Goals
• Bottom Player’s Goals (Loose Passing)
• Bottom Player’s Goals (Tight Passing)
• The One Chink in the Armor of Guard Passing (And the Exception)
• The Battle for Inside Position
• The Importance of Concave Shoulders
• Hiding the Jaw From a Crossface
• 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 Overview

Volume 2

• Group 1
• Group 2
• Group 3
• Group 4
• Group 5
• The Question We Ask Ourselves (Leg Entaglements vs Loose Passing)
• Group 1 – Recovering When an Opponent Forward Steps
• Group 2 – Recovering When an 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

Volume 3

• Clearing a Strong Collar tie
• Preventing a Knee Cut
• Preventing a Forced Half Guard
• Preventing Scoop Grips
• Countering a Scoop Grip Back Step
• Opponent Spins the Leg
• Countering a Knee Cut
• Countering an Underhook
• Closing Out Split Squat
• Introduction to 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 Top Pommel (High Hips)
• Closing Out Straight Hamstring

Volume 4

• The Question We Ask Ourselves
• The Bridge Between Loose and Tight Passing
• Types of Framing
• Intro to a Scissor Guard
• Intro to a Side Guard
• Pommeling Legs to Avoid a Flank
• Pommeling Legs to Avoid a Flank
• Using High Legs to Counter a 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 In vs Pressure)
• Recovering From North/South (1 Knee In)
• Recovering From North/South (2 Knees Out)
• Closing Out Flanks

Volume 5

• The Question We Ask Ourselves
• Avoiding the Initial Stack (Front Facing)
• Clearing V Grips (Front Facing)
• Addressing Locked Hands
• Avoiding the Initial Stack (Rear Facing)
• Addressing an Outside Shin Pin
• Addressing an Inside Shin Pin
• Closing Stack Passing
• Intro to Body Lock Retention
• Overview of Body Locking
• The Question We Ask Ourselves
• Stopping the Initial Lock
• Immediate Off Balances After the Lock
• Forward Shifting
• Blocking a Knee and Forward Shifting
• Recovering From a Forced Cross Shin
• Recovering When Opponent Forces Butterfly Half Guard
• Recovering After a “Pass”
• Closing Out Body Locks

Volume 6

• Top Player’s Hand Positions
• The Question We Ask Ourselves
• Inserting a Butterfly Hook
• Recovering From Butterfly Half vs Top Head and Arms
• 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 a Cross Face
• Recovering From Butterfly 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
• Under/Over Defense
• Outro

Volume 7

• Rolling – Drew
• Rolling – Alex
• Rolling – Shawn

Volume 8

• Rolling Commentary – Drew
• Rolling Commentary – Alex
• Rolling Commentary – Shawn

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