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71 of 87,673 reviews are one or two stars and 355 are three stars, 0.5% of the archive between them. All 426 are published here in full and unedited, lowest rating first, exactly as the customer wrote them.
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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.
Pretty let down
False Reap Accusations by Craig Jones
Definitely not worth $200 bucks. Pretty basic info on the false reap. It’s stuff you can find on youtube as well as his pendejo guard dvd that he put out for free
Mmmm not great
False Reap Accusations by Craig Jones
Content is good but value wise not that much, kind of short and basic really. Could have had more detail or be in a fairer price. Its barely and hour a d half of material
Not Impressed
Wrist Lock The World by Pete Letsos
This instructional is not good in my opinion. I was hoping for concepts and true instruction but this is just showing endless amount of quick wristlocks from various places. I’ve purchased a lot of BJJFanatics instructionals and this is hands down my least favorite. Sorry Pete
bjj student
Open Guard: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher
Great leasons very helpfull for progress
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The Half Guard Anthology by Lachlan Giles
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Ryan Hall Fan
The Modern Defensive Guard by Ryan Hall
Typical Ryan Hall video. Lots of explanation and logic, awarkward analogies, and good production quality. There are only maybe two volumes I found useful, the rest seemed to be an explanation on why frames work. He mentioned it wouldnt be useful to go through a list of frames then spent two hours doing it. The bar is high for a Ryan Hall video and this was quantity over quality.
Thrown together and hard to watch
Collar & Sleeve Guard a Systematic Approach by Isaac Doederlein
Not on par with quality of other videos on this site. Camera is clearly hand held and constantly shaking. It makes you nauseous. Audio is not the greatest. Appears done in single take as teacher and student and regularly talking to each other to figure out what they should do next. Teacher seems very knowledgeable, but would have loved to get more details rather than seeing 10 angles of everything with no narration in those parts.
Not my cup of tea
High Efficiency No Gi Jiu Jitsu: Top Game by Yuri Simoes
This is probably really subjective, but i did not take away much from this one. If someone wants to get into pressure passing there are probably much better titles on this website. Yuri is a great competitor no question, but for me his techniques didn t feel right, another person might feel it is working well.
Video offers good intricate details
The Collar and Sleeve System Part 1: Outside Control On The Knees by Mikey Musumeci
Video offers good intricate details of the Collar and Sleeve techniques. However, the lesson plan could have been better organized. It has a total of almost 8 hours of instructions in 8 volumes. Yet, under each volume, it is only divided into only 2 or 3 chapters, making tracking and going back to specific instructions/techniques difficult. The instructions from Mikey, though clear and enthusiastic, were repetitive throughout the video and interjected by seemingly random questions/comments from his sister. You will need good patience to get through the entire video. I would have returned it for a refund if I had not downloaded the video to watch offline.
Basic white belt stuff
The Tactical Guide To No Gi BJJ Escapes by Matheus Diniz
When buying the instructional I thought I would get world class black belt techniques but all I got was a lot of talking and basic escapes that I already knew in order to get my blue belt. The instructional is not bad but it’s not worth 77$.
Dress for success
Mastering The Head and Arm by Joel Tudor
I don't doubt his knowledge, pedigree or expertise, but this super casual approach -- including a button-down shirt and a belt with a metal buckle on the mats -- makes this nearly impossible for me to take seriously.
Lead arm tie
No Gi Takedowns Made Easy by Rick Hawn
Seems most the setups are lead arm lead leg collar ties which can get you punished with singles if you are not careful. It never goes over that situation. I would not recommend to someone just starting throws, trips, takedowns etc.
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Leglocks: Enter The System by John Danaher
Phone still doesn't recognize this is an app that's playing a video and goes to sleep. Makes it frustrating to use.
Response from BJJ FanaticsYou need to change your device settings. I changed mine and it doesn't go to sleep.Very short and narrow in scope
Funky Wrestling Reversals by Ben Askren
The instruction is very short (45 min with realistically about 20 minutes of actual material) and covers only around 4-5 moves with some minor variations. Ben usually only shows the move once, and then spends more time talking about it then showing how it is done. He does give good explanations for why he does what he does, but nothing in the instructional is anything extremely esoteric. Neither good nor bad, but this instruction is targeted for wrestling rules, and not BJJ. If any BJJers or submission grapplers are interested. Using these techniques can have value in submission grappling, but you need to be conscious that you may be exposing yourself for techniques which are not legal or preferred under folkstyle/freestyle rules. There are better wrestling for BJJ instructionals out there.
Not worth it to be honest.
30 Day Fighter Challenge by Lockhart and Leith
I bought the 30 day course to get some help with losing weight. Instead this course was just some nutritional facts without a 30 day plan. Very disappointed. Bernardo please look at this course and evaluate it please. It isn't worth it. Just like what another person in the reviews was saying, most of the facts that are shared are easily to be found for free. The additional parts on cutting weight might be interesting for high level competitive combat sports athlete's though, but it wasn't for me.
Bag too small
The Craig Jones disgust fighting training bags
The advertisement suggested this bag could be used to transport sweaty gii front gym. The idea was good but this bag is way too small.
What you get is mostly information that is available for free elsewhere on the Internet
30 Day Fighter Challenge by Lockhart and Leith
I bought this video series hoping that I would get a complete nutritional guide to help me build a dieting plan. Afterall, the marketing says: - Transform Your Body In Just One Short Month - Change Your Life By Following These SIMPLE STEPS - Increase Your Cardio And Stength While Losing Weight What you get is some general nutritional knowledge that can be found anywhere on the Internet for free that is delivered in a rambling manner, plus a bunch of weight cutting information for competitive fighters. Overall, I got next to nothing out of this video series and I would not recommend it to anyone. This was very disappointing considering bjjfanatics is the same company that delivers the much more thoughtful content of John Danaher and Lachlin Giles.
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Train With Your Kids by Joel Bouhey
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Open guard
Open Guard: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher
This is the poorest in the series so far,mainly due to the incredibly slow presentation and repetitiveness of the first half! The first five parts should easily just be one. However,when he get to submissions(I think part six) it’s five stars.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Great for beginners
Bulletproof For BJJ by Joe Worthington & James Tomlinson
Great for beginners as they give lots of great exercises that help build your BJJ game while incorporating PT principles. If you have ever gone through PT or have studied fitness, dont bother.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:+1::skin-tone-2:The No Gi Deep Half Guard 2.0 by Jeff Glover
The No Gi Deep Half Guard 2.0 by Jeff Glover
The No Gi Deep Half Guard 2.0 by Jeff Glover is a nice, short instructional. It covers a small number of techniques, so it is probably best suited for beginners who want a simple introduction to no-gi deep half guard. The material is easy to follow and can be a good starting point before exploring more advanced options.
A New Philosophy Of Positional Escapes
New Wave Jiu Jitsu: A New Philosophy Of Positional Escapes by John Danaher
Good instructional, but Danaher talks multiple times about going into detail with leglocks, but never actually goes there.
Good information wish it was longer
The Art of Gassing Someone Out by Ben Askren
Askren provides some really good information, however its a fairly short amount of content overall. Its more conceptual verus actually demonstrating a variety of techniques to utilize the concepts. For context, I am a BJJ athlete who never wrestled in high school or college.
It was alright
The Hidden Mechanics Of Postura Jiu-Jitsu by Francesco Fonte
Some concepts were interesting
Could have been better
Introduction To Becoming A Side Control Assassin by Latif Kadri
There are some interesting techniques in here. But Kadri spends half the instructional demonstrating from bottom side control with the opponent pinning him from the left. Most people are right handed and will pin you from the right. He doesn't demonstrate the techniques from the other side. It's probably not a big deal if you are watching with a friend and trying these techniques immediately. But if you are trying to visualize them on the other side and then remember them in the gym later, it's almost impossible. So I found this instructional not very helpful for that reason. Just show it on the side that people use 90% of the time!
Big fan but
Octopus With Pajamas by Eduardo Telles
This instructional was a disappointment. Save your money. Love telles but this one seems hastily put together.
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.
Judo @ Home Workouts by Travis Stevens
Good introduction to and overview of common movements for grappling. Not a complete program in itself, in my view, but a useful addition to an established lifting program. Probably pairs well with some of the other instructionals on here, like Mike Israetel's (for more traditional lifting) or Phil Daru's (for a more grappling-focused, minimalist approach).
Average
Goblin Grappling by Dominic Dillon
Quite boring.
good but not great
Dynamic Z Guard attacks by Hiago Gama
very nice positions but he should repeat a little bit more from another angles. As a spanish native I think he wasnt that clear in his explanations. he seems like in a rush but the technics are awsome!
chaining
10th Planet Fundamentals by JM Holland & Zach Maslany
If you are still trying to figure out how to chain moves together, this is a great way to see the whole picture of what bjj really is.
Torreando
Toreando From Anywhere by Joao Mendes
Descent but kind of all over the place
Good
Xanadu Back Takes: Elite Guard Retention, Berimbolo's and Xanadu Guard by Levi Jones-Leary
Parts of the instructor were great other not that much
Sambo Arm & Leg Attacks by Oleg Taktarov
From an armlock point of view there's not a lot of information here, there's a couple of helpful insights and it's quite good for understanding pressure, but nothing is explained as well as it could be: details of the techniques, I felt like none of my possible questions were answered, which may have been partly due to the fact that his uke just couldn't take the effect of what was happening to him. All in all I liked it but it wasn't great, and I took 2 maybe 3 tips from it.
Great concept
Head Of The Snake Concept: Manipulation Principles For Total Control by Braulio Estima
Enjoyed picked up great details.
Super helpful
Weight Training For Grappling by Michael Israetel
Super helpful
Campione nello sport
The Buchecha Takedown System In The Gi by Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida
Spiegazione buona delle tecniche e relative applicazioni. Rimane indietro rispetto agli allenatori professionisti.
リバデラ
Modern Reverse De La Riva by Jason Rau
上手くなりました。
Meh
Shin to Shin by Eoghan O'Flanagan
Some good techniques. But most of them are hard to apply
Good not great
Tripod Passing: Beating Inside Position by Jozef Chen
I expected more from this instructional. I didn’t think it was well organized and didn’t live up to the hype. Did get some good things out of it though.
championship catch wrestling heek hooks
Championship Catch Wrestling: Heel Hooks by Josh Barnett
this was okay. a couple cool tips on finishing the hold. joshs covers lots of ways to enter a heel hook.
Good entries, need more counter reactions and better editing
Mastering The Baratoplata by Joao Miyao
Plenty of entries for you to achieve the baratoplata from. I wish there was more discussion on how to deal with counters. The editing is really poor in this instructional. Every chapter has small talk that should have been cut in post-production to make the instructional easier to navigate.
Good cradle insight
Systematic Cradles and Pinning Combinations by Bo Nickal
A good insight to a wrestlers view of the cradle. Definitely some useful details but does not link into submissions and focuses on the pin.
Basic
Safe Sacrifice Throws For BJJ by Justin Flores
Covers 2 throws with some basic details and a few variations.
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.
Good concise information
The Leotine Effective Guillotine Attacks by Leozada Nogueira
Great details on Gillys, a bit longer would have helped.
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Bulletproof For BJJ by Joe Worthington & James Tomlinson
dont have many kettbell techniches
guillotine guard
The Guillotine Guard by Bjorn Friedrich
good a little niche
Still no idea...
Getting Swole As A Grappler by Gordon Ryan
I still have no idea what kind of training split he uses, or how he breaks down the week.