PLACIDO SANTOS – DRILL FOR SKILL CHEST TO CHEST PIN ESCAPES

Escape Smarter, Not Harder — Chest-to-Chest Pin Escapes by Placido Santos

• What if you had a system that didn’t just show you what to do…
  but actually built the skill to do it under pressure?
• In Drill for Skill: Chest-to-Chest Pin Escapes, Placido Santos delivers a complete escape system that combines world-class instruction with structured drilling progressions—so you don’t just understand escapes… you can execute them when it matters.
• Known to many as John Danaher’s trusted uke, Placido is far more than that—he’s a high-level competitor and one of the most detail-oriented students of Danaher’s system, alongside names like Gordon Ryan, Giancarlo Bodoni, and Brian Glick.

PART 1 – Learning System & Core Principles

How To Learn

• How to Use This Instructional
• The Analogy of the Map + Compass
• What Is Skill? The Value of Uchikomi
• The Power of Rewind

Instruction Learning – Core Principles

• Side-to-Side Play
• Denying Head Control
• Types of Frames

Side Control Escapes

• Bridging Mechanics: Giancarlo’s Bridge
• Uchikomi Bridging Drill
• Stealing Inside Elbow Position

Core Escapes

• Knee Elbow (Old Faithful)
• Leg Vine Single (Old Reliable)
• Leg Vine → Knee Elbow

Problem Solving Series

• The Problem of the Hip & Knee Post
  • Step 1: Creating Motion
  • Step 2: Todd Knee Frame
  • Step 3: High Knee Shield
  • Step 4: Te Gatame

PART 2 – Kesa Gatame & Transitional Escapes

Kesa Gatame

• Understanding the Problem
• Early Stage Knee Elbow
• Thumb Post Knee Elbow
• Head Block
• Knee Prop
• Countering Half Nelson

Reverse Cross Face Escapes

• Fighting for Inside Position (Leg Vine Single)
• Knee Elbow
• Sit Through
• Mount Transition
• Uchikomi I/U Guard Catch
• North-South Transition

Reverse Underhook System

• Understanding the Problem
• Mount Transition
• Uchikomi – Denying the Cross Face
• Ashi Bolo
• Tight Waist
• Recovering Frames
• Elbow Prop Build (See-Saw Principle)
• Funk Roll
• Granby Roll
• Deadly Combo: Sit Throughs & Step Overs
• Overwrap
• Sukui Nage

PART 3 – Advanced Pin Escapes

North-South Escapes

• Understanding the Problem
• Over Under
• Double Under
• Double Over
• Chest to Hips
• Trap and Roll

Knee on Belly Escapes

• Understanding the Problem
• Hybrid Side Control
• Hybrid Mount
• Win the Hand Fight
• Knee Elbow
• Overhead Bump
• Single Leg

Mount Escapes

• The Power of Kuzushi
• Knee Elbow
• Half Guard
• Uchikomi I/U Guard Catch
• Kipping: Track the Tailbone
• Garry Tonon Escape
• Elbow Pass Counter
• Handling Head and Arm
• Defeating Double Unders

PART 4 – Skill Acquisition & Live Implementation

Experience-Based Learning Sessions

• Session 1: Side Control
• Session 2: Kesagatame
• Session 3: Reverse Cross Face
• Session 4: Reverse Underhook (Part 1)
• Session 5: Reverse Underhook (Part 2)
• Session 6: North South
• Session 7: Knee on Belly
• Session 8: Mount (Part 1)
• Session 9: Mount (Part 2)
• The Good News of the Good News