Tactical Turtle by Neil Melanson
137 reviews · 4.96 / 5
Neil Melanson · Combo
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.
Best Cradle instructional ever! Never has their been a compilation of cradle attacks like this one.
Love Neil's style and this is a great instructional
Nice, and underrated 👌
Amazing
Great stuff, immediately added to my game
Amazing
Excellent instructional!!
Lots of great techniques
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Great!
Neil shows a TON from this position.
great tricks for wrestlers to utilize their skills in bjj
I can remember if I have left a review for this already-but I am going to leave it again. You must have this in my opinion. This will change your passing game into a winning game. Cradles are everywhere and if you are older like me they allow you to slow down the game a lot so that you can be set up for the submissions. This is super detailed and honestly these moves are also a lot of fun to try on your training partners. They also work and you will submit people. Near side cradle to darce is money and I have gotten it a lot. Also the Mizzou no one expects period. Get this instructional.
This helped me out to get going with cradles.
Neil's stuff is second to none. It works so great and it's BRUTAL!
Very detailed instructional if you like cradle set ups.
Turn your tacit wrestling knowledge into submissions. Brutal, smash, pummel, and punish moves that work.
I have been told by many instructors that the cradle is a waste of time as it doesn't lead to submissions. This proves most of that wrong. I started hitting the Darce form the turtle immediately and that had opened up my game.
I see cradles everywhere now. My training partners now HATE me because of the Butcher Shop.
Really good techniques for control and most lead to submissions or better positions but I am not sure how much some of the other techniques would work when met with good defense and high resistance. But definitely a must watch for people wanting to improve their cradle game. You can smash bigger guy with this too.
All of Neils instructionals are great but this one ranks up there as one of his best
Awesome content! Neil is one of my favorites and I love the thorough method of instruction! He has filthy humor as well as Cradle game! Thank you BJJ Fanatics!
great instructional for jiu jitsu players coming from a wrestling background. the cradle is a bread and butter pin but to learn submissions and passes from the cradle is killer.
Melanson utilizes his filthy mat sorcery to transform the wrestling cradle into not only a tremendous form of control, but an awesome offensive weapon. As with all of Neil's instructionals, you'll learn tons of critical concepts, unconventional subs, and tactics to elevate your grappling game.
Neil delivers time again with his expertise.
Good different stuff
very happy with my purchase
This is a fantastic video for wrestlers who are looking for submissions they already know or for no gi bjj guys trying to cultivate a good wrestling style.
detail class
Great resource from sensei NM TOP
excellent content.A great teacher,a must for any BJJ practioner.The position affords so many chocked and locks that your game immediately improves with this invaluable knowledge
Mandatory
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I’ve got most of the stuff that he puts of and he never disappoints. This one is no different, full of really valuable stuff that I can’t wait to add to my game.
Great instructional with innovative techniques.
loads of really good steps to each move. simple to apply to your own JJ
Melanson is always ahead of the curb
Another fantastic series from Neil. A very unique way to approach the game. Esp for folks with a wrestling background who can throw a cradle in quick, this will make you deadly. Great position to catch people off guard, total control in their chaos.
This instructional is a comprehensive guide to one of the most effective submissions in BJJ.
great stuff
Great details
This has been a great addition to my game, and I didn't even know how good it was until I put it into practice. Great tutorial, well taught and easy to apply.
Being a wrestler this was a must have. I cranked cradles in college and now I crank out subs from the same spots i used to stack people up In. Must have if you have wrestled before
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great
This instructional covers the topic of CRADLES from top to bottom. Great buy!
I didn’t think I’d enjoy cradles this much. What has Neil done to me?! Amazing stuff
Melancon shows some stuff here they won't see coming. Good and different techniques to add to your grappling arsenal.
Great for MMA & submission grappling. Neil always shows (brutal) techniques you can not find anywhere in that depth. Outstanding if you love his style. Highly recommend.
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