John Danaher: Side Crucifix and Arm Isolation
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Master The Move: The Side Crucifix
By John Danaher
Master The Move: The Side Crucifix by John Danaher concentrates on arm control and upper-body submissions from a side pin. Its six volumes cover obtaining the underhook, pinning the near-side arm and attacking through chancery or shin-pin positions.
This is a specialized course for top players who want more attacking depth from arm isolation after the pass.
Is this for you?
- You reach side control but struggle to obtain arm isolation for attacks.
- You want a focused course on side-crucifix controls and submission branches.
Also consider
Gordon Ryan: Side Control and North-South — For broader side-control retention, transitions to north-south and attacks from both pins.
Coverage and limits
- Underhook acquisition from side control, half guard, body-lock passing, turtle and knee-cut entries.
- Near-side arm pinning, chancery and shin-pin positions.
- Kimura, triangle and armbar branches, troubleshooting and a back-crucifix connection.
Limits
- This is a specialized side-crucifix curriculum, rather than a general course on side-control and north-south maintenance.
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Master The Move: The Side Crucifix by John Danaher — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Verified title, John Danaher attribution, underhook acquisition, near-arm pinning, chancery and shin-pin sections. Official page labels an embedded free sample; sample content not reviewed. On 2026-09-19 UTC, verified the introductory player in the product banner and the course cover image. Muted inline autoplay was verified on https://bjjgraph.org by observing advancing video time. The introduction content was not reviewed.
Systematically attacking From Top Pins: Side Control & North South by Gordon Ryan — official listing; checked 2026-09-16. Verified title, Gordon Ryan attribution and named sections on side control, arm isolation, north-south maintenance and rolling. Listing and official sample placement inspected; sample content not reviewed.