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Forging The Guard: Mastering The Foundations of Closed Guard by Giancarlo Bodoni reviews

Forging The Guard: Mastering The Foundations of Closed Guard by Giancarlo Bodoni has 23 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 5.0 out of 5. 100% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from January 19, 2024 to July 30, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed Forging The Guard: Mastering The Foundations of Closed Guard by Giancarlo Bodoni

21 of these reviewers gave their belt rank when they submitted the review. BJJ Fanatics asks for rank, age and years training at the point of review, so this breakdown is self-reported by the customer.

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The reviews

• Great system

  Really thorough and systematic

  dex m.July 30, 2026Verified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great details

  Giancarlo is a fantastic instructor and this is a complete and comprehensive series on attacking from closed guard

  Taylor D.February 19, 2025AustraliaVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• 10/10

  Brilliant details, well worth a buy for any closed guard players

  Jonny P.February 15, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Closed guard

  Great details

  Jonny P.December 17, 2024United KingdomVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Efficiently executing from closed guard

  Excellent instruction. It’s really improved my game from closed guard. Giancarlo has an excellent manner and gives very clear instruction.

  OWEN M.December 16, 2024United KingdomVerified buyerPurple belt16+ yrs training

• thorough

  Very useful

  Ewald N.November 26, 2024South AfricaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• super

  high yield video

  Ewald N.November 15, 2024South AfricaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Lot of material here for closed guard

  The kind of attacks I can use and implement

  Dean S.October 13, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• good

  good

  Yooseong P.September 29, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Detailed overview of full guard

  Detailed strategy and explanation on hand fighting, positional dominance, use of kuzushi, and techniques. Highly recommend

  Laurence C.September 14, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt16+ yrs training

• Review

  Very good armlock set ups

  Giorgos M.September 8, 2024CyprusVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• This guy is phenomenal

  I really liked his essential connections series as well

  Dean S.August 15, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great Instructional

  Giancarlo is one of the best instructors I have seen so far. Great descriptions of techniques and the purpose of specific moves.

  DanielJuly 29, 2024GermanyVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Efficiently Executing From Closed Guard

  Fantastic instructional on closed guard!

  Tony C.June 10, 2024CanadaVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• amazing instructor easy to follow

  being a slow older guy, I'm a big fan of playing closed guard and this instructional added a lot of golden nuggets to take away and add to your game

  Sahba Z.June 10, 2024CanadaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• RealNerd

  chicks dig guys that do jiujitsu

  John G.May 31, 2024Verified buyerBlue belt7-9 yrs training

• Bodoni

  He makes everything easy to understand

  KtMay 30, 2024United StatesWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• super helpful details

  solid info all throughout by mr bodoni

  Joseph S.May 29, 2024PhilippinesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• first time watching a dvd of giancarlos

  Giancarlo , just like all of John students have a great way of teaching very clear and well spoken. can't wait to pick up for content from Giancarlo

  Aidan C.May 23, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Another amazing instructional by Giancarlo

  Giancarlo is one of the best instructors out there. this is a definitive NoGi Closed Guard instructional.

  Luiz G.May 17, 2024CanadaVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Straight to the point

  Clear and concise with great examples.

  Matthew M.April 15, 2024United StatesBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• great seminar

  Well organized instructional Giancarlo is well organized, clear and concise No wasted time. Every technique explained in detail. Great for all practitioners, beginners and advanced.

  Jose T.January 22, 2024USVerified buyer

• Great details

  Great details

  John S.January 19, 2024USVerified buyer

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