STEPHEN WHITTIER – THE PILLARS CLINCH & TAKEDOWNS

Stephen Whittier is a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and owner of Nexus Martial Arts & Fitness in Massachusetts. He’s also a professional performance coach with years of experience teaching seminars and training camps across the country and internationally, and training everyone from recreational students to BJJ competitors and “A-list” MMA fighters.

VOLUME 1:

1. Introduction: The Master Posture
2. Head Position
3. Hand Fighting
4. Combined Head & Hand Fighting
5. Adding The Snapdown
6. Standing Them Up
7. Single Neck Tie Defense: “Pop & Go”
8. Details On Attacking Base
9. The Single Underhook
10. The Head & Arm Pinch
11. The Russian (2-on-1)
12. The Threaded 2-on-1

VOLUME 2:

1. Sensitivity, Connection, & Pressure
2. The Arm Drag
3. Circles & Angles Concept
4. The Reverse Grip
5. Passing The Arm vs. Opposite Wrist Grab
6. Arm Drag vs. Same Side Wrist Grab
7. Offensive Pressure Tips
8. The Snap Down
9. Neutral Underhooks & Pummeling
10. Weight Distribution & Base Details
11. The “Magic Shoulder”

VOLUME 3:

1. Countering When Opponent Tries To Beat Your Frames
2. Repummeling the Arm
3. Repummel Progression
4. Shotput to Repummel
5. The Hand Swim & The Thumb Block
6. Beating A High Underhook
7. Adding Head Fighting to Body Pummeling
8. The Overhook (Whizzer)
9. Adding The Head Peel
10. Transition To Head & Arm
11. Countering A Strong Single Underhook

VOLUME 4:

1. Switching the Underhook Counter To the Other Side
2. Beating High Double Underhooks
3. Head Peel Counter To High Double Underhooks
4. The Fist-In-Sternum Counter
5. The Head Peel & Trip Bodylock Counter
6. Counters To the 2-on-1
7. Bodylock Takedown from Over/Under
8. Corkscrew Takedown from Over/Under
9. The Interceptor Trip Takedown
10. Step Step-By Single

VOLUME 5:

1. The Wind Mill Knee Block
2. Triceps Pull From Wind Mill Knee Block
3. High Single Underhook To Body Lock Takedown
4. High Underhook To High Single Leg Takedown
5. High Underhook To Low Single Leg Takedown
6. High Single Underhook to Inner Reap
7. Transition To the Knee Block
8. Snap Down To Front Headlock
9. Head & Arm Pinch to Takedown
10. Single Neck Tie With Inside Biceps Control
11. Single Neck Tie With Biceps Control To Duck Under
12. Duck Under To Hip Block Takedown
13. Single Neck Tie With Biceps Control To High Crotch

VOLUME 6:

1. High Crotch To Double Leg Transition
2. Double Leg Finish: Details
3. High Crotch To Single Leg Takedown
4. Takedowns Off The 2-On-1
5. Takedowns From Front Headlock
6. Head In The Hole To Cradle
7. Using Connection & Weight To Counter the Shot