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Cradle of Filth by Neil Melanson reviews

Cradle of Filth by Neil Melanson has 195 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.98 out of 5. 98% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from April 19, 2020 to October 25, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

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The reviews

• Cradles

  Great brutal cradle technique

  Matthew R.October 25, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Horrifying

  Just watching some of these moves makes me wince. These are moves you want to know, but not your training partners! Great course.

  Ben S.October 23, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of filth

  This instructional opened the door for me in many ways. It also made me control the heavyweights in my gym way better since I’m a lightweight fighter. Controlling scrambles, controlling positions, passing, and submitting. Neil covers it all.

  BartOctober 18, 2026Purple belt7-9 yrs training

• This is an awesome instructional. It can be set up from so many postions, and the move is now a go-to for me.

  Logan M.October 5, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt4-6 yrs training

• Bizarro Danaher

  One of the most underrated instructionals for a position so powerful yet so under utilized

  Sean B.September 28, 2026Verified buyerPurple belt16 yrs training

• Your training partner will hate you.

  Your training partner will hit you. You can really cook them with these cradles. Crazy move names for some of these, but that’s part of the charm of Neil.

  Matthew N.August 18, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Your training partner will hate you.

  Your training partner will hit you. You can really cook them with these cradles.

  Matthew N.August 18, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Great instructional

  Had lots of fun trying this one out. Found the entries from some common positions

  MickAugust 4, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• cradle of filth

  amazing has helped my game heaps

  Christian B.August 4, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• cradle of filth

  awesome. literally changed my game

  Christian B.July 21, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of Filth

  Melanson is a legend for a reason. His cradle series is absolutely brutal and will honestly make you feel guilty for using it on your gym partners.

  Dan S.July 17, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• cradle of filth

  great stuff, specialli mizzou choke

  Christian B.June 5, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Great!

  As a wrestler and top player, this fits right into my game. Helps solve a lot of half guard and knee shield issues. Might just be my new favorite video. I also have Petrone’s cradle video. Lots of good technique on that one but I like this one better.

  Alan S.May 21, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Cradle system

  Great explanation for cradles in bjj

  YeeHawmcgraw 4.May 12, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Cradle of filth

  Awesome so useful great control

  Christian B.May 11, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of flilth

  Great video clear instructions , underated position that I end up in a lot now I have a lot more ideas of what is possible from this great control position.

  charlie M.April 20, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt7-9 yrs training

• Rock em to sleep

  Neil does what neil does. Great sequences and teaching techniques that arnt seen in many gyms but are extremely effective.

  Adam N.April 15, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Great

  As nasty as you would expect it to be

  Luke S.March 19, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• It is a great instructional. I needed something to slow my partners down due to many of my injuries. I can hardly wait to incorporate it into my game.

  Andras H.January 22, 2026HungaryVerified buyerPurple belt10-12 yrs training

• Cradle of Filth

  Super sick. Tons of cool subs from the cradle, and you do not need a wrestling background in order to hit them. Melanson is a great coach/instructor, and is also very likable and funny. Highly recommend.

  fleming b.December 31, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Great tools

  Great ways to use the cradle, including some nasty submissions!

  Ben S.December 24, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Cradle of filth

  Absolutely brutal and effective system, the mention of which now brings anxiety to training parters

  Jack B.December 14, 2025IrelandVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Crazy Cradle Stuff

  I never knew there were so many subs someone could do from the cradle. Very stealthy stuff, highly recommended.

  Joel L.December 13, 2025United StatesVerified buyer7-9 yrs training

• underestimate technique!

  The cradle is a very underutilized technique. In mma for example, it can be used to stop someone standing from turtle. Definitely a good instructional if that matters is of any interest to you

  Ashraf M.November 24, 2025BelgiumVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great !

  Great info on how to get some nasty subs off of cradles. You will surprise your training partners with some stuff they won’t see coming!

  Joel L.November 21, 2025United StatesVerified buyer7-9 yrs training

• Dont try this at home

  Some nasty subs and control options in here. Love it

  David M.November 20, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• A Deeper Armock Dive

  Magid shows how to set up armlocks subtlety. Makes a huge difference.

  Randy B.November 19, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• Best Cradle Instruction For Grappling

  The contents are straight to the point and elevating your top game immediately.

  Alex Y.October 5, 2025AustraliaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Good

  Good for wrestlers

  Casey m.September 17, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Nasty

  Helped me apply a move I learned in high school to BJJ. Great stuff that I never thought of with the cradle.

  Joel L.August 30, 2025United StatesVerified buyer7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of filth

  Excellent. Very filthy

  James C.August 26, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of filth

  Excellent

  James C.August 24, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of Filth

  I've been using thus for a few years now. And its never failed me

  Daniel M.August 17, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• cradles!

  good instructional if you like cradles! a lot of *** jokes which is a bit off putting imo.

  Juan M.July 7, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Cradle of filth

  I love cradles!

  Juan M.July 7, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• Neil is a proper doctor

  Amazing stuff

  Asmin E.May 28, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Great

  Awesome

  Cemalettin G.March 30, 2025TurkeyVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Excellent

  Great stuff on how to use cradles to lead to taps!

  Joel L.March 19, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of filth

  Neil is great

  Allen H.March 18, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Outstanding

  outstanding blend of jiu jitsu and wrestling techniques. Easy to learn and implement

  David P.March 15, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradles

  This is fun to learn as most jiu-jitsu guys don't know how to defend themselves against a cradle and normally don't expect it. Its unorthodox to jiu-jitsu but its fun to use in live sparring. He has so many different entries and submissions that you can use from the cradle.

  John S.March 13, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of Filth

  Great techniques

  Jesse D.March 11, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Cradle of Filth

  Great techniques

  Jesse D.March 11, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great Instructional if You want to Add Something Extra

  I got this because I knew Neal had great techniques. Was able to add his stuff into my game day one. 🔥🔥 content!

  Hannah Z.March 8, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• In my opinion one of the best cradle instructionals out there. Neil explains not only how to use the cradle as a pinning position but how to transition to a range of submissions. Up there with one of my favourites.

  David M.March 8, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Cradle of filth

  Plenty options from Nearside and backside cradle to submissions and some entries to the position.

  AnonymousMarch 5, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Awesome

  Just get it and learn. Neil's systems are amazing.

  Andrew R.February 17, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• use this all the time

  really helped with. my game

  Travis G.February 17, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Game Changer

  This instructional can help anyone immeadiately improve their grappling. Cradles fit into any style of grappling and they are powerful and open up many other options once applied.

  Daniel P.January 28, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• No one is ready for cradles

  Adding the cradle to my bjj has always intrigued me. Anytime I used it I get asked questions about it.

  PeterJanuary 27, 2025CanadaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

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