John Danaher – New Wave Jiu Jitsu: Mounted Pin Attacks – The 4×4 Mount System

PART 1

• INTRODUCTION

THE CENTRAL PROBLEM OF PINNING IN SUBMISSION GRAPPLING

• THE 5 PINS OF JIU-JITSU
• THE MECHANICS OF PINNING
• THE 2 BIG THEMES OF NEW WAVE PINNING

CONVERTING PINS TO SUBMISSIONS

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• THE 2 KEYS OF CONVERSION
• ELBOW PENETRATION
• MY FAVORITE PHILOSOPHY OF PINNING: LEGS VS UPPER BODY

THE MOUNTED POSITION

• REFLECTIONS ON THE MOUNTED POSITION FOR GRAPPLING
• THE SINGLE GREATEST ADVANTAGE OF THE MOUNTED POSITION OVER OTHER PINS

THE FIRST SKILL OF THE MOUNTED POSITION: GETTING MOUNTED

• THE CENTRAL PROBLEMS OF THE MOUNTED POSITION

PART 2

GETTING MOUNTED

• THE KNEE DRIVE METHOD
• KNEE DRIVE METHOD PART 2
• STEPOVER METHOD
• DOUBLE UNDERHOOKS METHOD

THE SECOND SKILL OF GETTING MOUNTED: MOUNT RETENTION

• MULTIPLE MOUNTS OUTPERFORM ANY SINGLE MOUNT
• THE CRUCIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HALF GUARD PASSING AND MOUNTED POSITION

THE THIRD SKILL OF MOUNTED POSITION: WINNING THE BATTE OF THE ELBOW

• IN JIU JITSU: EXTENSION IS WEAKNESS

PART 3

THE 4X4 MOUNT SYSTEM: A 4 STEP PROGRAM TO WIN FROM MOUNTED POSITION

STEP 1: GETTING TO AN UNDERHOOK

• THE CROSS WRIST METHOD
• THE HALF HAND GRIP
• ESTABLISH UNDERHOOK FROM HALF GUARD
• ESTABLISH THE UNDERHOOK AS YOU MOUNT FROM SIDE CONTROL
• GIVE A LITTLE TO GAIN A LOT
• PENETRATE OPPOSITE ELBOW
• MIDIRECTIONAL UNDERHOOK
• WRIST VS ELBOW METHOD

STEP 2. ELBOW SEPARATION OVER THE SHOULDER LINE: THE RATCHET METHOD

STEP 3. ESTABLISHING THE 4 CONTROL GRIPS OF THE MOUNTED POSITION

• THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP
• THE FAR TRAP UNDERHOOK
• DOUBLE CHEST WRAP
• ARM WRAP/FIGURE 4 ARM WRAP

PART 4

STEP 4: THE 4 SUBMISSIONS OF THE 4X4 SYSTEM

KATA GATAME (ARM TRIANGLE)

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• BEGIN WITH KATA GATAME
• ENTERING KATA GATAME FROM THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP
• THE MECHANICS OF KATA GATAME
• IMPROVING YOUR KATA GATAME MECHANICS WITH THE PUMP FLEX (LIFTING THE HEAD TO ATTACK)
• BULLDOZING THROUGH YOUR OPPONENT’S DEFENSES
• RECOVERY FROM A FAILED KATA GATAME
• TIMING THE DISMOUNT FROM MOUNT TO SIDE

PART 5

REAR STRANGLE

• FAR TRAP UNDERHOOK TRANSITION TO REAR MOUNT
• THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFTING THE HEAD WHEN TRANSITIONING TO REAR MOUNT
• LOWER BODY CONTROLS FROM REAR MOUNT
• UPPER BODY CONTROLS
• THE NUMBER ONE BACK SUBMISSION SEQUENCE
• STRANGLING WITH THE LEGS FROM THE BACK
• FRONT STRANGLE/REAR STRANGLE DILEMMA

JUJI GATAME (ARM BAR)

• THE DOUBLE ARM WRAP IS THE BEST SETUP FOR MOUNTED JUJI GATAME
• LIFTING THE HEAD FOR BETTER ENTRIES
• SPECIAL STUDY OF JUJI GATAME
• THE RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT RULE

PART 6

MAGNUM FINISHES

• PUSHING FINISH
• LAT GRIP
• MULTIPLE JUJI GATAME CONFIGURATIONS
• JUJI THROUGH 360 DEGREES

MOUNTED TRIANGLE

• GENERAL REFLECTIONS ON THE MOUNTED TRIANGLE
• THE SINGLE CHEST WRAP IS THE BEST SETUP FOR MOUNTED TRIANGLE
• THE GREAT DICHOTOMY IN MOUNTED TRIANGLE ATTACKS: STEPOVER METHODS VS. KNEE SLIDE METHODS

PART 7

THE 4 KEYS TO A STRONG MOUNTED TRIANGLE

• 1. HAND ASSIST
• 2. FORWARD BIAS
• 3. GET YOUR OPPONENT’S HEAD OFF THE MAT – TWICE
• 4. THE RULES OF RISK
• PUSH DOWN STEP OVER METHOD
• PUSH OUT STEPOVER METHOD
• KNEE SLIDE SHOULDER DROP METHOD
• PIVOT KNEE SLIDE METHOD (MY FAVORITE)
• MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM
• MOUNTED HEAD AND ARM PART 2
• PLACIDO’S REVENGE
• ARM WRAP TO MOUNTED TRIANGLE
• LAT 3/4 JUJI GATAME (ARM BAR)

PART 8

• OVERCOMING FAILURE IN THE 4 STEP SYSTEM
• FIRST FAILURE: YOU CAN’T GET THE ELBOW OVER THE SHOULDER LINE
• SECOND FORM OF FAILURE: YOU CAN’T GET AN UNDERHOOK
• FINAL OVERVIEW OF THE 4X4 MOUNT SYSTEM
• THE DEEPEST THEME OF THIS VIDEO WHICH WILL CHANGE YOUR OUTLOOK ON GRAPPLING PINS