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Essential Connections: Chest To Back - In Front of the Elbows by Giancarlo Bodoni reviews

Essential Connections: Chest To Back - In Front of the Elbows by Giancarlo Bodoni has 55 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 November 30, 2022 to August 28, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed Essential Connections: Chest To Back - In Front of the Elbows 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.

Where to buy it

Essential Connections: Chest To Back - In Front of the Elbows by Giancarlo Bodoni is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $197.00 USD. View Essential Connections: Chest To Back - In Front of the Elbows by Giancarlo Bodoni on BJJ Fanatics

The reviews

• Top Notch

  Top Notch

  JORGE R.August 28, 2026BoliviaVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Nathan

  Great stuff from an adcc champ

  Nathan M.February 14, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Excellent

  Excellent details.

  Young S.November 29, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• excellent

  excellent details

  Young S.November 28, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Perfect.

  Would recommend this over gordon

  Max W.October 27, 2025AustraliaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Perfect

  Would recommend this over Gordon’s 100%

  Max W.October 27, 2025AustraliaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• my go to Front Headlock instructional!

  My go to Front Headlock instructional!

  James D.October 13, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Bodoni front headlock

  He is the best instructor on this app, without a doubt. I have a lot of instructional and nobody speaks more clearly than bodoni

  Max W.September 18, 2025AustraliaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• good

  good

  WooSeok L.September 10, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Excellent

  Very detailed

  Chris D.August 23, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• great details

  great details

  Shane R.January 13, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Excellent Instructional

  Excellent combo of providing a ton of very useful detail while maintaining the ability to be easily digested and implemented. I am very impressed with Giancarlo's teaching ability. The course flows well and provides an incredible amount of very useful information. It has already improved my game noticeably. Highly recommend - 10/10!

  Nick B.December 27, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• so loaded

  so much damn info

  Dean S.November 19, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• back

  great

  alec w.November 16, 2024United StatesBlack belt7-9 yrs training

• great!

  options to get to the front headlock, finish from the front headlock and transition into other takedowns from the front headlock

  harry k.October 27, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Great

  Danaher esque but easier to get through.

  Corey W.August 21, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Chest to back

  Giancarlo

  Julian D.April 11, 2024United StatesBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• works perfect

  I used this a lot the last couple of weeks, incorporating the standup work to get to front headlocks and to counter defense strategies is what makes this instructional great.

  Bart K.April 9, 2024United StatesBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• .

  I'm sure this instructional is going to be great but I do not appreciate how this popup comes up at minute 5 of the instructional and there's not way to x out of it.

  AnonymousApril 6, 2024United StatesBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• oh man

  This is phenomenal. I want the instructionals he's going to make 10 years from now. So on point about it

  Dean S.April 6, 2024United StatesWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Essential connections: Chest to back - Infront of the Elbows

  Great ways to get into front headlocks, especially like the judo section

  Henrico E.April 1, 2024United StatesBlue belt7-9 yrs training

• Giancarlo Bodoni - Chest to Back

  We recommend, very detailed , Useful Technics. Thanx !

  Kai P.February 7, 2024DEVerified buyer

• Great stuff

  Great stuff, explained very well and easy to understand and apply

  Jamie P.January 31, 2024USVerified buyer

• Mr

  Fantastic front strangles highly recommend

  Nathan m.January 22, 2024USVerified buyer

• Brilliant

  Easy to diguest, succinct, and high quality instruction.

  Ryan F.January 12, 2024USVerified buyer

• Essential Connections Chest tot Back

  Clear explanation.

  danny b.January 11, 2024USVerified buyer

• Great instructional

  Great instructional

  Haden K.January 8, 2024CAVerified buyer

• Strangle everyone!

  One of the best instructionals on the subject. Great info. This product is as good as any Gordon or danaher dvd. Strangles and takedowns to front headlock position, can't say enough.

  Matt T.December 29, 2023USVerified buyer

• must buy

  I love attacking from the front headlock position so this is the perfect material from one of the best grapplers around very articulate - no doubt from working with Danaher - but not as intense or over indulgent.

  Ben T.December 20, 2023USVerified buyer

• front headlocks

  great stuff from Giancarlo

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  George M.November 22, 2023USVerified buyer

• Great stuff

  Great Information

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  Fee L.November 13, 2023USVerified buyer

• bjjhewitt

  First class

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗

  Spencer H.November 10, 2023USVerified buyer

• Giancarlo’s instruction is second to

  Giancarlo’s instruction is second to none. Practitioners will find his tutorials easy to understand and easy to add to your game.

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  Daniel M.November 9, 2023AUVerified buyer

• Beginners and experienced practitioners will benefit!

  As the title says, so much incredible information. I wish I had known these concepts sooner.

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  TracyNovember 6, 2023USVerified buyer

• attacks galore

  This is a well organized, succinct instructional. Giancarlo is an excellent instructor. his instruction is clear and concise. The techniques describes would be useful to the beginner, as well as the intermediate and advanced practitioner.

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  Jose T.October 23, 2023USVerified buyer

• outstanding content

  This is outstanding content. I enjoy videos that reinforce concepts on top of the technical aspects, and this just constantly builds upon itself. Excellent content.

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  Otto B.October 1, 2023USVerified buyer

• Nice

  Great details

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  Ryan W.September 28, 2023USVerified buyer

• Awesome

  Awesome work on front headlock concepts such as entries, guillotines, go behinds, and leg tackles!

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  Jason K.July 30, 2023USVerified buyer

• Really good one !

  Really good one !

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  Zdenek B.July 10, 2023CZVerified buyer

• Incredibly Well Done Course

  This is seriously a great course. I see the position in a whole new depth. Really great material. I highly recommend this.

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  AndrewApril 28, 2023USVerified buyer

• Worth it

  honestly impressed with Giancarlo's product here. Elite technique obviously. But also very clear, concise, and good production.

  Dan C.April 8, 2023NZVerified buyer

• Good stuff

  Lots of quality details on how to finish various guillotine chokes. Overall, this is a solid series and Bodoni is a good teacher.

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  James M.April 5, 2023USVerified buyer

• Great instructional

  Great instructional, Giancarlo Bodoni is very clear in his explanation. The video is rich in details.

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  VincentMarch 20, 2023FRVerified buyer

• Chest to Back

  Giancarlo brings some great instruction in this chest to back tutorial. The best ***** about these videos is there is no shipping involved and you can watch them anywhere!

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  Jason W.March 6, 2023USVerified buyer

• Very complete, a must buy!

  This is a must buy from current ADCC champion. Very detailed with lots of content.

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  Luiz G.February 27, 2023CAVerified buyer

• Details

  The break down in which Giancarlo gave was amazing. It’s a position and place in which any grappler that’s been in the sport for a while or a new practitioner can learn and take something away from. I look forward to getting all other instructionals from the ADCC champ. He’s got a great story from humble beginnings to where his is now. I hope to meet him and learn from him one day.

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  Joele C.February 25, 2023CAVerified buyer

• Mr

  Want more snap downs watch this

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  Nathan m.February 22, 2023GBVerified buyer

• Excellent tutorial

  Great positional tutorial - covers standing and mat positions, how to center weight and angles

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻

  Laurence C.February 22, 2023USVerified buyer

• Top notch

  Great complement to behind the elbows. Together are an amazing and huge instructional

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  Rick G.February 15, 2023ITVerified buyer

• My game improved from this

  As I said, I've only been through half of the content from this instructional and my instructor has been complimenting me during training. I feel like I am finally able to bridge the gap between blue and purple belt thanks to this information. Great job Giancarlo, keep ‘em coming!

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  JakeFebruary 3, 2023USVerified buyer

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