So would you say that the finishing mechanics on here are on par with what the DDS guys use? Because I've been to seminars with Gordon and Eddie and one thing they both said was that there was a lot of material out there on their game, but that most of it had pretty significant errors, especially on finishing mechanics.
It's the same overall finishing mechanic but they both emphasize different portions of the break. I've been heel heel hooked by the whole DDS and by Bernacki, it feels the same. Both teach the finishing mechanic as such:
1. Pin the hip and isolate the knee (with some kind of entanglement usually).
2. Get a bite on the toe/bunion area (toes in the armpit/bicep)
3. Shrug shoulders to remove slack
4. Do an oblique crunch into the foot, focusing on downward armpit pressure creating the "toes to butt" effect.
5. Elevate your hips off the floor and bridge into the knee to create the break. Make sure you've got a strong pinch on the knees during this.
I would mention the Danaher guys like to add an additional detail where they basically rotate their chest over the trapped heel during step 4 to really emphasize the toes to butt effect. Bernacki likes to add a step before bridging where he does a wrist roll towards the face which breaks the alignment of the foot and also causes the toes to butt effect. They both also favor different grips. Bernacki likes the reverse butterfly grip, and the DDS like the wrist to wrist grip. Neither like the standard grip that much.
The difference is the steps which they emphasize. Rob likes to emphasize the shrug which puts a stretch on the hip and the DDS emphasize the "toes to butt" portion of the break.
I personally like Robs kneebar mechanics more than what I was shown by the Danaher guys. I also prefer the way he plays outside ashi. This system isn't simply a carbon copy of what Eddie showed him 2 years ago, he's done his own adaptations. But obviously there is a lot of overlap.
But TBH the biggest gem of this system IMO isn't the breaking mechanics, it's how to hold the different leg entanglements. For instance many people think they're holding the saddle correctly when they do an abductor squeeze when they should actually be extending their knee into the hip and wedging the trapped knee. Asthetically it looks almost the same but one creates an actual pin that's difficult to escape and the other doesn't.
Hope all of this is clear.