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Arm Lock Defense by Dinu Bucalet reviews
Arm Lock Defense by Dinu Bucalet has 42 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 5.0 out of 5. 100% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from April 4, 2022 to May 28, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Who reviewed Arm Lock Defense by Dinu Bucalet
35 of these reviewers gave their belt rank when they submitted the review. BJJ Fanatics asks for rank, age and years training at the point of review, so this breakdown is self-reported by the customer.
| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| White | 10 | 5.0 |
| Blue | 9 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 7 | 5.0 |
| Black | 6 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 3 | 5.0 |
Where to buy it
Arm Lock Defense by Dinu Bucalet is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $97.00 USD. View Arm Lock Defense by Dinu Bucalet on BJJ Fanatics
The reviews
Great
Lots of well explained techniques suitable at all belts and levels, highly recommend.
Great
Lots of well explained techniques suitable at all belts and levels, highly recommend.
When T-rex arms fail
Great instructional and excellent resource! The defenses have been tested at the highest level of competition. Dinu provides well throughout camera angles and details.
Great for beginner defense
This has some good defense mechanics for beginners and advance practitioners. A must have for great defense.
great stuff
I love this stuff. And also goood
good
I love this defense
Arm Lock Defense
Great foundations and fundamentals for defending armbars and in different scenarios.
Very nice course
A lot of valuables details, easy to implement into your defense. Clear instruction and good information
Great course
Great course
Extremely helpful
I get myself into armbars quite often and this instructional has helped me feel more confident in these types of situations.
Simple and efficient
Great simple techniques, well explained. Great job 👌�
Simple and efficient
Very solid breakdown on the armbar defence that I would recommend to anyone who wants to look in that area
Best defence seen by now
Awesome work.
Essential detailed technique application for your survival
Great options for worst case scenarios I thought the delivery was clean and concise. Recommend this to anyone starting or looking to fix bad habits or add new variations.
So good
Perfect
Great Experience Training with Dinu
I've trained with Dinu several times, and his attention to detail in explaining techniques is outstanding. Definitely recommend 👌
🥋
very good and useful instructions
Highly Recomand
Good details, Dinu is training with John Danaher!
Excellent
Excellent techniques
Really good escapes instructional
Really informational
Amazing
To be honest, I did not give it any chance . But man I was wrong ! It helped me alot in my game and I discovered mistakes that I didn't know I make them. It open your eyes and it gives you a different perspective that really makes you improve . Thanks alot !!!
Thanks
Helped me better understand
Great
Great
Confidence!
Great. This instructional has given me more confidence to know I can get out of bad spots and then dominate!
Elite level details – game changer
Very high level instruction. The details are extremely clear and structured, exactly what you expect from John Danaher. The concepts helped me understand escapes much deeper, not just memorize moves. After watching, I already started applying the techniques in training and seeing improvements. Definitely worth it for anyone serious about BJJ.
Elite level details – game changer
Very high level instruction. The details are extremely clear and structured, exactly what you expect from John Danaher. The concepts helped me understand escapes much deeper, not just memorize moves. After watching, I already started applying the techniques in training and seeing improvements. Definitely worth it for anyone serious about BJJ.
Amazing content!
Dinu Bucalet is a high level fighter and instructor! It’s easier to see how his techniques are efficient and easy to apply daily in the trainning. Always is a pleasure to see good people with good didactic.
Outstanding Armbar Defense – Highly Recommended
An exceptional course for anyone who wants to seriously upgrade their armbar defense. Dinu does an incredible job breaking down a systematic, step-by-step process for dismantling armbars from a wide range of positions, making the material both practical and easy to apply in live training.
Perfect
An outstanding instructional with clear, highly effective techniques, and real applicability in live rolling.
BJJ Fanatics
Top. Very good explained, useful to practice.
Nice one!
Very nice instructional!
BJJ Fanatics
Top
Exceptional explanation
Very easy to understand and so helpful to my game
Nice
Good details, Dinu explains very well.
Great
Very interesting topics and so good technics. Oss
Excelente
Great instructional!!!
Arm Lock Defense
D. B. shows well chosen armlock and shoulderlock escapes. He also shows when and how to force dufferent submissions when it is easier to escape. And particular counter attacks. Highly recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Keep you arm
Very good instructional which can be used for the No-GI players. Great job Dinu!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Loved it!
These already saved me a few times in sparring and gave me the confidence to fully commit to an escape (instead of half-assing it). Also check out his other instructional on armlock attacks for a very complete understanding of all armlocks.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻A good attack needs a good defence
Made my defensive game much stronger which I think is very important for while belt level and not only.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻TOP !!!
ONE OF THE BEST!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Highly recommend
Great video, very detailed and easy to understand. I’ve been implementing this in my game and can see noticeable improvements.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻