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Are BJJ Fanatics instructionals too long or repetitive?

It is the most common substantive criticism, and it is a minority view. 762 reviews raise length, repetition or dry delivery, rating 4.89. 262 say a title dragged and 213 call it repetitive, while 252 argue in the same breath that the length is exactly the point.

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

These instructionals routinely run several hours across multiple volumes, so length is the trade-off buyers are making. This set is the clearest place in the archive where reviewers disagree with each other rather than with the product.

213 specifically call the material repetitive, at 4.84 average. 113 criticise the delivery rather than the content, which is a different complaint and counted separately.

How the matching reviews are rated

The 762 matching reviews sit at 4.89 on average, against 4.95 for the archive as a whole. 5 of them carry one or two stars.

Evidence table

Each row counts, among the 762 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 749 matching reviews rated four or five stars, 98% of the set.

• unexpected jem

  No-Gi Pressure Mastery by JT Torres

  this is a top tier instructional. great bits of info I know JT is one of the best in the world but this was beyond my expectations. p.s. if you don't like Danaher instructions because they are too wordy. you'll love this one.

  Bradley P.November 7, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Game-changing defensive fundamentals

  The Running Man & The Baby Bridge: Essential Postures To Keep You Safe by Priit Mihkelson

  Priit Mihkelson's defensive concepts completely change how you survive bad positions. Instead of scrambling and burning energy trying to escape late, "Running Man" and "Baby Bridge" give you reliable, structured resting postures where opponents struggle to find submissions or advance position. The explanations are systematic, easy to understand, and immediately applicable on the mats.

  James C.November 6, 2026United KingdomVerified buyerBlue 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

• The underhook Assassin; Wrestling attacks that lead to taps

  The Underhook Assassin: Wrestling Attacks That Lead to Taps by Steve Mocco

  Very Good. Clearly explained, practical underhook techniques that lead to dominant controlling positional advantage. Includes simple underhook entries, arm drag and throw byes to ground position. Simple cradles control, body lock and headlock. darce chokes briefly explained.

  denis r.November 3, 2026United KingdomVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Legacy Pass

  Stacks on Stacks by Devhonte Johnson

  I feel like the stack/double under is one of the first passes people learn, but they end up abandoning it. That's a mistake. This is a great pass for nullifying leg attacks. This instructional is an awesome primer. I only have one complaint. Where's the promised leg drag follow up?

  Jeremy D.October 31, 2026ColombiaPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Master The Move: Arm Drags

  Master The Move: Arm Drags by John Danaher

  Outstanding teaching and demonstration of the arm drag. Also, a glimpse into how John Danaher gets his students to drill the moves he teaches. * Better camera work and audio than some BJJF videos.

  AnonymousOctober 23, 2026South KoreaVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

What critical reviewers wrote

The same question, taken from the 13 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.

• Just wasn't for me

  Engaging Without Regrets by Jozef Chen

  Something about this one just didn't resonate with me. A little too wordy, not as systematic or clearly organized as most of the other titles I've purchased here. Still, probably worth buying if you already know and benefit from Chen's teaching style.

  David B.March 24, 2026South KoreaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Useful input for movement and transitions

  Creating Scrambles From Everywhere by Achilles Rocha

  Some interesting ideas for scrambles and dynamic transitions. Nothing spectacular, but solid and practical. I especially found the concepts from half guard well explained and easy to follow. Overall presented in a calm and straightforward way, which I personally appreciate. If you're looking to explore movement and control from a slightly different angle, there's definitely something to take away here.

  Christian E.May 28, 2025GermanyVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• A good comprehensive guide to half guard

  New Wave Jiu Jitsu: No Gi Half Guard 3 Directions of Attack by John Danaher

  A good comprehensive guide to half guard with an emphasis to leglocking and wrestling up. There was a little bit too much repetition to my taste and I was struggling to kep intrest in the teaching at times

  Antti S.October 22, 2023FIVerified buyer

• Body Building (Based Programming and Nutrition)

  Getting Swole As A Grappler by Gordon Ryan

  This is by no means a discredit to the work put in, but Gordon Ryan has been truthful in regards to his training a Body Builder style strength program. Sunny offers lots of insight, but if you come from the industry it is pretty much cut and dry. I did, enjoy the E-Book and felt there was value in the structure and programming. If you are looking for a Body Building Style program they’re a tons of those out there. If You are new to lifting weights, You will appreciate this a lot more. (If you have more than 3 plus years in the gym or with a strength coach, I would not consider this a good program) If you want to spend your money, look at Gordon’s instructional products. They are beyond amazing.

  Marc S.November 26, 2022CAVerified buyer

• Too little butter spread over too much bread

  BJJ For The Street by Burton Richardson

  The instructional is quite bloated in my opinion, with a lot of verbose fillers, anecdotal stuff, and generally poorly paced. It could have easily been 1/3 of its current length and still go over all the points covered in detail. There are some useful tips and ideas that might be worth trying out, but overall it's annoying how much time you have to waste just waiting for the instructor to get to the point. FYI the first technical bit is actually shown after the 25 min mark. Cannot recommend for full price, maybe wait for a sale, if at all.

  ArisOctober 29, 2022GRVerified buyerCritical

• Not bad

  K Guard and Matrix System: Attacking The Legs From The Knees Part 1 by Mikey Musumeci

  Mikey is excellent at explaining how to get the K Guard working in detail. However for me there was too much repetition in this instructional which made it a little bit boring tbh. What would have been nice if there had been more explanations of applications you can do from K Guard.

  Simon T.May 2, 2022DEVerified buyer

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