The Techniques, Transitions and Training Progressions For Building a Rock-Solid Skillset in Jiu-Jitsu in Record Time, Guaranteed!

This is BIG!  The never-before revealed curriculum of a top team that gets new people up and running as fast as possible. BJJ Foundations gives you the techniques AND how to train them so you can successfully dominate resisting opponents in the shortest time possible.

In this 8 volume instructional you’ll learn the exact techniques and movements that underpin all successful jiu-jitsu.  These techniques have been chosen because they both work at the highest level AND are still accessible to regular practitioners. By learning moves proven in elite competition you won’t waste your time working on stuff that’ll eventually stop working against more advanced opponents.

Every technique in this instructional is taught with its counter so you can train offense and defense together. Progressive live drilling exercises are included for every set of techniques in every section.  

To get great at jiu-jitsu you need to be comfortable in a wide range of positions.  That’s why BJJ Foundations gives you a condensed method for generating as much experience in as many positions, transitions, and exchanges in as possible in a short amount of time. These techniques, movements and concepts will carry you through to purple belt and beyond.

This is the never-before seen curriculum used at Island Top Team headed by Rob Biernacki and taught by senior black belt Cal McDonald. Rob and his students have had amazing success in competition despite Rob being in his late 40s, so these techniques and training methods must work.

 I’ve been studying Jiu-Jitsu since the late 1980’s, training at many different schools and with hundreds of different instructors. This is the best, most efficient training curriculum for both gi and no gi that I’ve ever seen in BJJ. I recommend this instructional 100%! 

 

Stephan Kesting
BJJ black belt since 2006

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What’s In BJJ Foundations

BJJ Foundations is an 8 volume instructional that hones your skill in all the major positions of BJJ.

Each topic in this systematic program is carefully designed to get you from here to there. These are the basics that lead to world championships, taught in a system that brings you concrete results in record time…

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VOLUME 1, INTRO AND TRAINING PHILOSOPHY

In this first volume Island Top Team black belt Cal MacDonald takes you through the philosophy and science of training intelligently for maximum results.

Say goodbye to dead reps and prepare to make your BJJ learning curve more productive than ever.  We’ll help you find that sweet spot where you and your partners are improving your skills at record pace.  

• What You’ll Be Learning in this Course
• Training Philosophy and the Science of Learning Jiu-Jitsu
• Overview of the 7 Main Games

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VOLUME 2, GUARD PASSING AND RETENTION

Passing the guard is the single most difficult task in jiu-jitsu, but the techniques and combinations covered in this section are about to make guard passing a whole lot easier for you. All techniques are first shown in isolation, then in combination with previous moves, and then demonstrated in narrated live rolling sessions so you can absorb the material as fast as possible.

The amazing thing about these proprietary training methods is that you’ll also be improving your guard retention. Doing these drills will make it much, much harder for an opponent to pass your own guard. Who doesn’t want to walk away from a training session with significantly improved skills on both top and bottom?

• Introduction and Overview
• Side to Side Passing and Framing
• Leg Drag and High Legging
• Sparring Side to Side and Leg Drag Movements
• Kneecut Guard Pass and the Frame and Hip Escape
• X Pass and the Half Granby
• Sparring With Kneecut and X Pass Movements
• Double Unders Pasing and Framing
• Knee Over Passing and Multiple Frames
• Sparring with All Movements
• Turtle as a Frame in a Sequence
• Solo and Partner Training of High Legs, Half Granbys and Inversions

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VOLUME 3, TOP CONTROL AND ESCAPES

In this section you’ll learn how to develop a crushing top game that sets up your best match-ending submissions. It covers the most powerful top transitions that your opponent won’t expect and can’t stop that will allow you to dictate the pace of a match. As with every other section, you’ll get rolling footage, narrated live for each drill.

At the same time that you’re improving your top game you’ll also be honing the most effective escapes that work against jiu-jitsu’s most difficult positions. The bottom line is you’ll learn how harness the power of movement to beat people bigger and stronger than you regardless of whether you’re on top or on bottom.

• Introduction and Overview
• The Knee Ride and the Knee Bump and Hip Escape
• The Twisted Knee Ride, the Windshield Wiper, Recentering
• Sparring the Knee Ride
• Cross Facing, Cross Face Prevention, Bridge and Hip Escape, and the Superbridge Escape
• Sparring Knee Ride and Side Control
• Side-side Control, the Situp Escape, and the Double Leg Drive
• Sparring Side-Side Control, Side Control and Knee Ride
• The Mount, the Superbridge Escape, and the Leg Lever Escape
• Sparring Mount, Knee Ride, Side-Side Control and Side Control
• The Spin Behind  and Chest to Back Connection
• Turning to Turtle
• Sparring with All Movements
• Solo Movements, Top and Bottom

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VOLUME 4, BACK CONTROL AND ESCAPES

To become truly great at finishing your opponent you need to be able to become an expert at taking the back, keeping the back no matter how your opponent tries to wriggle free, and then finish from there.  This section focuses on advanced techniques and transitions to dominate and finish from the back.

All offensive techniques in this volume are paired with escapes and defenses. This way you’ll always have intelligent responses to your opponent’s move and minimise foolish mistakes in jiu-jitsu’s most dominant position.

• Introduction and Overview
• Back Control, Rear Naked Choke, and Choke Defense
• Sparring RNC Handfighting
• The Strong Side Back Escape and the Hook and Chair Sit Reset
• Sparring Strong Side Escape and Reset
• The Weak Side Back Escape and the Grapevine and Roll Reset
• Sparring Weak and Strong Side Escapes and Resets
• Losing Both Hooks and the Knee Drive Reset
• Sparring All Back Escapes and Resets

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VOLUME 5, SWEEPING AND GETTING UP

Prepare to take your sweeping game to a whole new level! In this volume Cal MacDonald shares the training methods used at Island Top Team to develop killer sweeps from every position that work even when your opponent is fighting you tooth and nail.

With these techniques you’ll be able to hit sweeps regardless of whether you’re using a seated guard or lying on your back, fighting someone in a kneeling position or a standing position.  Your opponents will never feel safe again!

• Introduction to Sweeping Standing Opponents and Overview
• Tripod Sweep and the 2 Leg Sweep
• Sparring the Tripod, 2 Leg, and Single Leg X Sweeps
• Single Leg X to X Transition, Tilt Sweep, and the Getup Sweep
• Sparring Tripod, Two Leg, SLX and X Guard Sweeps
• De la Riva Guard and the Corolla Sweep
• Sparring all the Recumbent vs Standing Sweeps
• The Idiot Sweep and the Shin on Shin Sweep
• Sparring all the Recumbent and Sit-up Sweeps
• The Get Up Game
• Introduction to Sweeping Combat Base and Overview
• Backtake and Push Back Sweep vs Combat Base
• Sparring Posture Breaks, Back Takes, and the Push Back Sweep
• Elevating Sweep, Elevating Backtake, and Elevation to Single Leg X Guard
• Sparring Backtake, Push Backs and Going Underneath
• Bodylock and Transition to X Guard
• Butterfly Sweep and Snapdown to the Headlock
• Sparring all the Combat Base Sweeps
• Solo Guard Movements

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VOLUME 6, WINNING THE ENGAGEMENT PHASE

This volume shows you how to dominate a match right from the start.  This is a critical skill for winning matches in competition, and is also completely neglected at most schools.

The techniques and strategies covered are equally applicable to both gi and no gi so that there are no holes in your game for your opponent to exploit. The training methods we’ll show you will make learning this material fun and maximally productive.

• Introduction and Overview
• Handfighting vs Standing, Top and Bottom Strategies
• Handfighting vs Combat Base, Top and Bottom Strategies
• Sparring the Handfighting Strategies

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VOLUME 7, TURTLE AND FRONT HEADLOCK

As grappling evolves to include more wrestling and people become more comfortable turning to turtle to avoid giving up points, it’s more important than ever to know exactly how to control the front headlock and turtle positions.  In this section you’ll learn how to dominate against turtle and take the other guy’s back, no matter how tightly balled up he is.

At the same time as developing a killer top game against turtle it’s also important to know how to use this position strategically.  BJJ Foundations will give you the skills to temporarily and strategically use the turtle position to escape pins and prevent guard passes and then reset back to a neutral position.

• Introduction and Overview
• Sit Through and Half Granby Turtle Escapes
• Spiral Ride, Granby Block, and Jump Across Turtle Attacks
• Sparring the Sit Through and Half Granby
• The Leg Ratchet and the Barrel Roll
• Sparring Reguarding and Taking the Back from Turtle
• The Front Headlock and the Spin Behind
• Sparring Full Turtle Game
• Solo Turtle Movements

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VOLUME 8, INTRODUCTION TO WRESTLING

 

Become comfortable on your feet!  This bonus section will give you rock solid wrestling basics, including how to adapt wrestling to make it safer in a jiu-jitsu context where people are forever attacking your neck.

In Introduction to Wrestling Cal MacDonald shares the wrestling games that have the highest skills return for your time investment.

• Overview, Stance, Movement, Shooting and Sprawling
• Four Critical Wrestling Games
• Putting it All Together

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Who Is Cal MacDonald?

Cal is a BJJ black belt and a successful competitor who has dedicated himself to developing his teaching and coaching skills to the highest possible level.  

He is a longtime blackbelt under Rob Biernacki at Island Top Team. Rob and his team are at the cutting edge of teaching and training methodologies that make people amazingly good incredibly fast. Cal coached full time at Island Top Team for five years.

Cal is also a fierce competitor, having won Gold at NAGA, Pacific Northwest Open, and many other tournaments. He has traveled to top academies for Worlds and ADCC camps, training with top athletes like Yuri Simões, Mason Fowler, and Caio Terra, so he knows what works at the highest levels.

His proudest accomplishments are the successes of his students, and he has spent thousands of hours coaching and cornering competitors as they fight their way to the podium.

Cal stays abreast of advances in sports science and cognitive science, and blended that with experience and experimentation to create the BJJ Foundations program.

About Stephan Kesting

My name is Stephan Kesting.  I’m a BJJ black belt and have been doing martial arts for over 40 years. In addition to jiu-jitsu I’ve also trained in  many other grappling arts like sambo, judo, and shoot wrestling.

I’ve been teaching online for a long time. My Youtube videos about BJJ have over 62 million views, I’ve sold tens of thousands of instructional DVDs and apps, and millions of people have visited my Grapplearts website.

The more time I spend on the mats the more I become interested in how to train jiu-jitsu properly.

This instructional is my attempt to give you the best training protocols I’ve ever come across.  I think it’ll help you a ton!

Stephan Kesting

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