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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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Next level instructional.
Next level instructional.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Awesome
Bjj practitioners often don’t have great defense to cradles. This video is exceptional!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Former wrestler adaptation to BJJ
As a wrestler the cradle was one my best moves, finding way to adapt it to BJJ has been really useful. I particularly find the butter fly guard cradle useful it is one of my go tos against open guard.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻More filth
Everything by Neil is worth watching. I was used to grabbing a cradle in training but usually to stall, now I actually have some techniques to go with the position. Highly recommend
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Cradle of Filth Neil Melanson
Another Epic instructional from The Godfather of filth. Simple clear instructions. Another awesome thing about this instructional is it pairs well with Neil's catch wrestling formula and off with their head. The transitions are endless and the set ups are numerous. Neil's Melanson has changed my game!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great instructional
Awesome stuff and so rarely taught!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Systematic
A great product, which covers the cradle in a systematic manner in which Neil first demonstrates the cradle, followed by a plethora of potential techniques depending on how the opponent reacts. All in all a great product and well worth the money
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Awesome training
How can you not learn from a great?
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great addition to my game
love melansons work and integrating this style of grappling into my game
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great resource
Awesome resource. Lots of fine details to really make the cradle dangerous and efficient. Much more than just a control position and well worth the money Neil is a filthy man.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Cradle of Filth
Awesome instructional. Been using this a lot lately
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻great for former wrestlers
As a former wrestler, I'm always looking for techniques that transfer over so I can tap into the thousands of reps already practiced. Like former wrestlers don't protect their necks when they start BJJ, BJJ guys don't protect against the cradle in nogi open guard, so the position is there often. Have fun having massive control! Great video!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Excellent
Probably my favorite video by Neil so far...great instructor, and shows some really brutal stuff to weaponize the cradle, which is a position I use often.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏼Opens up some many chokes and ways to punish
This is a great set as it is broken down for anyone of any level to understand and integrate into their game. I've been a big fan of Neil's approach and coaching style and this does not disappoint. I've found a lot of aspects of this cradle series tie in very nicely to arm triangles and Neil has you covered on that. thankful for this open minded approach to staying filthy
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Worth every penny
I loved using cradle pins for wrestling, and there are cradle opportunities everywhere in BJJ. Coach Neil demonstrates in clear, simple, and effective ways how to translate the cradle position into submissions. As an aside, whatever they are paying Justin, the training partner for this video… they should pay him more. Watch the section on “The Butcher Shop” and you will know what I mean. 5 stars for Justin!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Filthy is right
When I bunched up my buddy for the first time he said some things that were not so nice. Recommend watching a few pieces before going to train so the details are fresh in your brain
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Powerful instructional to surprise your opponent
This is a great instructional to add a new set of techniques to your game. Since I've studied this particular course (white belt at that time), I've been able to control, win positions and even submit higher belts (even experimented purple and brown belts) just following the instructions and concepts of coach Neil Melanson. Also the video is very much enjoyable due to the sense of humour of coach Melanson, absolutely a gem. Fully recommended.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great way to integrate wrestling
Great way to integrate wrestling and Jiu Jitsu. Really cool concepts all through this.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Informative & entertaining
Neil's cradle is the bomb. At this point mainly using it to pass, but I'm still in studying the details. Not many BJJ guys know this stuff it seems...
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Wonderful
Absolutely wonderful! I have a few training partners at my gym that like to pull guard and especially like to use the knee shield, which I've had trouble passing. This has been a fantastic solution to that!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Buy this instructional.
Excellent instructional, really enjoyed Neil's teaching style, very funny and entertaining as well. Given me plenty to think about towards using the cradle for passing control, subs, and back takes which I've been putting to use in sparring - even with very minimal drilling for the positions/subs. Only criticism (if I can call it that) It would have been nice to learn/hear Neil's thoughts on how to counter/escape the position. Thanks Neil!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Lovely way to make your training partners miserable...
Was tired of getting stuck trying to pass the guard of some of my training partners in conventional ways- so got this thinking it would provide some "outside the box" approaches for me. It doesn't disappoint. Perfect way to pass your training partner's guard at the same time as making them truly miserable- AND chain some nice finishes to it all. Win win!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏼Cradle Sickness
Very good! Well worth looking at.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Beautiful
Beautiful
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great instructional for me. It's
Great instructional for me. It's a position I get to a lot but have trouble finishing. Lots of new tools in the toolbox now.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Excellent
Neil puts out awesome instructions, and this is no different. This cradle series is a great overview for anyone interested in incorporating cradles into their game, be it submission wrestling, BJJ, or MMA. This type of material is very rarely taught in pure BJJ schools, and it is important to understand. For a BJJer, even if they don’t use these techniques to attack, it’s import to know them for defense. Neil’s dark humor is also a plus!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Cradle Everyone
Cradles have been a staple in my game for a long time. Coach Neil has given me new vision on a classic. Great instruction, lots of details. Fantastic instructional.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent Instruction
This is one of the several instructionals that Coach Neil has produced that has been a game changer for me and how I look at positions and grappling in general. Great information and very well presented.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Butcher Shop
Finally starting to understand how to effectively utilize an amazing tool of wrestling in jiu jitsu.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great for game evolution
This dvd Totally changed my game! Not so many people know how to use the craddle! I highly recommand this purchase! High quality content!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻If you've ever used a cradle while doing any type of submission grappling or even just thought about using one, this is the instructional for you!
At the time that I'm writing this, I've been training no-gi BJJ for only about 6 months. As a former high school wrestler, I was able to recognize when my sparring partners were vulnerable to cradles, but in the sport of BJJ, I had no idea what to do with a cradle once I got it. I'm so lucky that the year I decided to start training BJJ was the year Neil created this instructional! Because I'm still so inexperienced, I admit I may have bitten off more than I can chew by making this the very first instructional I ever bought, haha. But that just means as I learn more submissions and positions, I know I'll be able to continually refer back to this instructional to see how a cradle is applicable. It's definitely not one I'll outgrow as I gain more experience. The variety of submissions and dominant positions Neil shows that can be set up by cradles is nothing short of amazing! Thank you Coach Neil and BJJ Fanatics for creating an instructional on such a unique subject.
Response from BJJ Fanatics👍🏻🤗Title is truth
For some reason a bunch of cradle technicians have appeared. But Neil Melanson has the best one. Very technical and can be adapted to gi for most part.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻a must for top-game players
This is no joke one of the best instructionals I have ever seen. I used the cradle with great success during my wrestling days and I knew there were applications of it in guard passing, but Coach Melanson takes it further than I ever imagined. If you're a top-game player who finds himself often in the Z-guard or butterfly, this will take your game to the next level. Also check out his leg lock series. It's gold for attacking the guard with leg locks.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Cant wait to try this!
Cant wait to try this!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Sick
Gold
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Neil has a great combination
Neil has a great combination and view of BJJ and Catch.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻great series with obscure techniques.
great series with obscure techniques. highly recommended!
Response from BJJ Fanatics😎Wow.
It’s a game changer
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Cradle of filth
Coach Melanson always has great instructional really easy to follow explained well and super effective
Buy it!
Neil teaches simple and efficient ways to attack the Z-Guard, Butterfly and Turtle using the cradle. Lots of attacking options from a very controlling position. Would highly recommend. Easy to watch and digest.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻besides the name! probably my
besides the name! probably my favourite series from bjj fanatics so far!! still watching and learning but hit the butcher shop last week!! plan on getting more Neil Melanson!! my game is only going to get better!!!
Cradle of Filth
Game changing information.. I have all Neil's stuff as his techniques seem to work well for the taller player.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Cradle of Filth
I own DOZENS of instructionals, an unreasonable amount to be sure, but this is by far the filthiest, meanest, nastiest, most f'd up passing/submission system I have ever seen. Neil Melanson is a sadistic freak. I can't wait to punish my hapless white belts with this; also, outstanding value at $77.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Cradle of filth
As always Neil delivers. Great information lots of details and brutal. Love all of Neals Instructional hope he continues to make more.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Mike
I think this is Coach Neil’s best series yet. Works great for Gi and Nogi. Cradle is an excellent way to hold someone down and this is the first series I’ve ever seen released which incorporates submissions with cradles.
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