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Do BJJ Fanatics instructionals actually improve your jiu-jitsu?

3,787 reviewers describe what happened to their own game, rating 4.97 out of 5. 1,220 report a measurable improvement and 447 describe using the material in live training rather than only watching it. Another 247 say a technique started working for them within days of buying.

Computed from the BJJ Fanatics review archive at build time. Last review in the archive: 2026-11-09. How this is built.

What the evidence shows

This is the set of reviews that make a claim about outcome rather than about the product. 1,285 of them name a specific position or submission, which is the difference between a testimonial and a report.

247 describe a technique working within days, at 4.99 average. 405 describe a shift in understanding rather than a single new move.

How the matching reviews are rated

The 3,787 matching reviews sit at 4.97 on average, against 4.95 for the archive as a whole. 0 of them carry one or two stars.

Evidence table

Each row counts, among the 3,787 matching reviews, how many contain a phrase pattern for that theme. One review can satisfy several patterns and then appears under each of them, which is why the column does not add up. Rows are ordered by count.

What positive reviewers wrote

Reproduced in full, exactly as submitted. These come from the 3,782 matching reviews rated four or five stars, 100% of the set.

• Great video

  Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher

  I train every day with those basic drill. It allows me to improve my jiu-jitsu level although i go to the gym only once for bjj and once for mma each week.

  Daniel D.November 8, 2026FranceVerified buyerWhite belt

• Simple but really effective

  Old School Crushing Pressure and Submissions by Murilo Bustamante

  This tutorial is easy to follow and remember. I have tried for a while and my game has changed a lot since. Thank you for the tutorial.

  edgarcuellopontonNovember 8, 2026ColombiaVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Danaher doesn’t disappoint

  Master The Move: Arm Drags by John Danaher

  Great instructional. Really enhances my my game as arm drags of course are for back taking, but the grip fighting, take downs, and defense parts are so good

  John P.November 4, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• It's truly a game-changing grip

  Expanding The Z-Grip Guard by Waldo Zapata

  In this instructional, Professor Waldo Zapata brings more options for using the Z-grip. It really made a difference in my Jiu-jitsu game and it can help yours too.

  André B.November 4, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt7-9 yrs training

• Love the instructionals but its a bit short

  Unpinnable by Professor Henry Akins

  All the details and concepts are great and the underhook did change my game fundamentally. However, for the price I expected a little bit more content. However I havent yet seen the very last QnA video :)

  peter b.November 3, 2026DenmarkVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• One of the best Instructionals that I have!

  Pinning and Pressure Engineering by Adam Wardzinski

  One of the best Instructionals that I have! I have almost 300 Instructionals. I love to study, but talking about my Jiu-Jitsu and what make sense to what I like to do in the fight, Adam is one of the most efficients teachers that I found. All the connections, the positions that are differents than the usual, all the concepts. Simply priceless!

  Lucas A.November 3, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

What critical reviewers wrote

The same question, taken from the 5 matches at three stars or under. Published unedited and at the same length as the positive ones, because an archive that quotes only praise is not worth reading.

• Literal instant level up

  Power Ride: A New Philosophy on Pinning by Craig Jones

  Just watched this and without even trying my jiujitsu improved.

  kole n.October 13, 2024Verified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Interesting ideas

  Hidden BJJ Secrets by Luiz Panza

  Interesting ideas from Panza, but unfortunately I can't say that watching the dvd has helped my game tremendously

  SalNovember 13, 2022SAVerified buyer

• Awesome!

  The Buchecha Arm Bar by Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida

  Overall great content by mr.almeida. Very detailed and straight to the point. However i find the mount variations to be perhaps a little non efficient to implement during rolling. Side note is that I have only been trying it for a month, so i believe with practice and with slite modifications it will be a given staple in my game.

  OliverNovember 10, 2022SEVerified buyer

• Meh

  Side Control Dominance by Andre Galvao

  After watching this and G Ryan's instructional on side pins, I was a little disappointed. This summarised and overviewed some more movement-based and flowy techniques than ryan did, but besides that didn't have much I wanted to add to my game. Good beginner-level instructional

  DylanJuly 25, 2022AUVerified buyer

• Pretty good, a few new

  The Berimbolo and Beyond by The Miyao Brothers

  Pretty good, a few new things I could add to my game. A few copying techniques where they only changed a single leg I felt could have been just added to previous technique.

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  Justin L.August 21, 2019CAVerified buyer

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