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Critical BJJ Fanatics reviews, page 3
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.
Reviews 101–150 of 426
good~!~!
The Makoto Method For Kids Class by Jiuliano Leon
good~!~!
good~!!
Building Blocks: Partner Drills by Arun Sharma
good~!!
Interesting ideas
No Gi No Problem by Jeferson Guaresi
Good ideas about how to pass various types of guards. The section on the back also had some interesting ideas I hadn't seen before as well.
The Anti-Tozi Pass
The Banana Guard Submissions System by Roberto Tozi
Does a decent job of showing how to defend against bad Tozi/Sao Paulo passes. The uke is assumed to always be using a Tozi pass don't quite differently from how Tozi shows it in his other instructional (which is quite good).
Not very detailed
The Giggler Sweep by Mansour Barnaoui
Its ok if you want to know a little bit of nogi John wayne sweep. But there are better instructionals if you really want to study the position.
First half vs seond half
Unstoppable Standups by Chris Paines and Charles Harriott
The first half of the instructional is kind of weird. But the second half is very useful
good but not great
The Berimbolo and Beyond by The Miyao Brothers
lots of thorough content and techniques, not enough concepts or explanations. many techniques are missing core mechanic explanations
Broad look at how BJJ from a law enforcement perspective
Police Jiu Jitsu by Amir Khillah
The instructions is good but not very deep in detail and probably best for some attempting to decide if BJJ will help them while on duty. I think it does a good job of providing an overview of that application so you can decide if it’s worth your time and money it takes to develop these skills. This not for anyone already familiar with BJJ.
Too short
The Turtle Guard Revisited by Eduardo Telles
There’s some good ideas here and I like Telles but I was underwhelmed by this product.
Good course
Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
This provides some good solo drills for when you can’t make it to training
Dynamic Ankle Locks
Dynamic Ankle Locks by Jason Rau
Helped my submission rate significantly, but no entry's were shown in this course
C.J.
Woj Lock the World: A guide to the future of ankle locks by Chris Wojcik
Nothing revolutionary but he is a good instructor. I liked his style. A lot of Aoki stuff which means the future started back in time...Hewy Lewis.
Weight Training For Grappling by Michael Israetel
Pretty straight forward explanation of weight training for Jiu-jitsu
Okay
Lung Ride System by Liam Resnekov
Im not upset with my purchase and its a decent series, but if youre the type to utilize pressure you are going to figure most of it out on your own.
Meh
Combat Cardio by Orlando Folhes
It's got some good info but overall nothing you can't find for free.
Decent
Don't Be Finished: Edging Yourself Out of Danger by Craig Jones
It does a good job covering Side Control, Mount, and Back Escapes. Honestly though, the price isn't worth it when you compare it to other escapes videos. I love Craigs instructionals and have a lot, but this one is pricey and doesn't give you anything that other escape videos would give you for a cheaper price. I wish he combined this video with his Front Head lock escapes instructional. I think that would justify the price.
Not for me
BJJ Fanatics Insiders Club - Yearly with 7 days free trial
Great insights from some pros. Content seems to be based on the instructors latest dvd. Great idea but wasnt really for me.
Quite basic
Bo Knows Takedowns by Bo Nickal
Not very in-depth
Idk
Weight Training For Grappling by Michael Israetel
Would have loved some work programs, maybe 3-4 different kinds for different kinds of styles
Jab-Hook-Liver Kick
Excellent experience. Immediately available and Ludwig's methodology is top shelf Exactly what I needed to get started. My Muay Thai skill set is improving daily with these combos.
passing
How to Beat Bigger Guys: Open Guard Passing by Bruno Malfacine
some really good details. definitely worth getting, especially if you like more athletic style passes. probably be 5 star rating but the echo made it to hard to understand.
Was good
Old School Effectiveness Pressure From Top by Viktor Doria
Was good stuff, drill it to win it
Not bad
Unsweepable & Unsubmitable by Augusto Tanquinho Mendes
The first half of the instructional is great
Good instructional with flaws
Movement Art Passing System: Concepts For Headquarters by Nick Salles and Danny Maira
I bought this Instructional because I find myself quite often in the Headquartes-Position and wanted to know more about ways to handle my partner's possible reactions and defenses. Danny and Nick are great Instructors, I especcially like their back-and-forth-style of teaching which keeps it interesting and points out key elements very good. The techniques shown are also very broad and clear to understand. So why only three stars? First, there is almost no talk about HOW TO GET INTO THE POSITION, which for an instructional that advertises itself as "for all skill levels" is a MUST have in my opinion. It scratches the entry from delariva, that's it. Also, there is no "bringing it all together / recap", which for example Lachlan Giles and Garry Tonon do (really well) in their instructionals. Basically: This Instructional is stuffed with really good content but it lacks a beginning and an end. Still a good instructional that, with about half an hour more content at the beginning and the end, could easily be an awesome, five-star-instructional!
Mid
American Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed: Mount by Jake Shields
Jake shields is a great athlete and fighter but appears to not be a great teacher. This video series is not up to BJJFanatics standards and definitely not worth the money.
Dean lister
Alpha Male Self Defense by Dean Lister
Good techniques. Useful
Bjorn
Control The Chaos by Bjorn Friedrich
Delivered what he promised. Good contents.
Mount escape
18 Mount Escapes For Sport and Street by Burton Richardson
Decent combination. Some works
Kickbox
Combinations and Clinch Work by Saenchai
Decent combination. Good for practice
guillotine
Systematically Attacking The Guillotine by Gordon Ryan
slightly disappointed that two whole sections of this instructional was just footage of rolls.
Literal instant level up
Power Ride: A New Philosophy on Pinning by Craig Jones
Just watched this and without even trying my jiujitsu improved.
Elbow
The Elbow Encyclopedia by Artem Levin
Decent content. Good for MMA
Atlas
The Peekaboo Style Of Boxing by Teddy Atlas
Better than Tyson version. Highly recommend. Funny stories.
Ok for the money
IBJJF Legal Footlocks by Jose Varella
Bit dull, but useful
Defense
The Art of Defense by Teddy Atlas
Good story. Interesting anecdotes. He keeps you entertained. Wish it could be longer running time.
Sumi Gaeshi
Simplify The System: Sumi Gaeshi (The Butterfly Sweep) by Brian Glick
Good info. Good instruction. Wish it was longer. I will still buy his future instructions.
I wanted to like this
Introduction To Becoming A Side Control Assassin by Latif Kadri
I really wanted to like this, but it fell a bit short for me. The highlight, in my opinion, is the Ninja choke from side control, but everything else felt just okay.
Atlas punches
Intelligence: The Art of Counter Punching by Teddy Atlas
He shares years of experience and stories. Keeps it interesting. You won’t get bored. Funny dude.
Atlas punches
Timing: Boxing's Shot Clock For Success by Teddy Atlas
He always had stories to tell. Makes things interesting. Makes it memorable
Not the best
Leg Lock Defense & Counter Attacks by Chase Davis
Not a lot in it has enough angles and good explanation in it tho
Dumbells
10 Top Dumbbell Movements by Jason Khalipa
Good
Solid Content but not a ton of detail
Fundamentals of Jiu-Jitsu: Introduction To Meregali’s Gi System by Nicholas Meregali
The techniques are all super effective and well explained. I just wish there was more content speaking on troubleshooting
Travis
Mastering No Gi Takedowns by Travis Stevens
Decent contents. Short on moves. Could have added more for the price. Overall good instructional. He is knowledgeable.
Danaher
Open Guard: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher
Decent content. Lacking moves for shin to shin and de la riva. Of course this was older, so the game as evolved since. But still good info and decent place to start
Judo at home workout
Judo @ Home Workouts by Travis Stevens
Nice short instructional about home training for Judo. Well filmed and edited.
Jiujitsu based self defense solutions
Jiu-Jitsu Based Self Defense Solutions by Eli Knight
This instructional is basically about basic BJJ and contains very little connection to typical street defense problems, like weapons, more than one opponent and sucker punches. I would have appreciated more of those aspects even though this is a very good BJJ video.
Power punches for MMA
Express Delivery System of Power Punches For MMA by Teddy Atlas
Teddy Atlas is obviously a very good boxing coach, but this instructional is filmed in a different format than most. It is basically a lesson where he is teaching an MMA fighter. It contains a lot of good details but it is sometimes hard to follow since he is not talking to the person looking at the instructional but to his student.
Good info but can’t see meal plan clearly
The Fight Dietician by Craig Jones and Jordan Sullivan
I really do like this instructional but one flaw is that at the very end they show one of their competitors actual meal plan but it’s so blurry and small that I can’t read it. I even switched to my iPad from my phone and that didn’t make it better. Great info but that bothers me.
Bjj for street
BJJ For The Street by Burton Richardson
Simple enough to apply. Coherent narratives. A bit more materials would have bumped this to 5 stars.
Poor video quality, good content
The Leotine Effective Guillotine Attacks by Leozada Nogueira
The content of this video is good, but it was shot in some basement. This makes it hard to understand the instructions
