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First Principles Escapes: Headlocks, Side Control & North South by Stephen Whittier reviews
First Principles Escapes: Headlocks, Side Control & North South by Stephen Whittier has 35 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.89 out of 5. 89% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from December 30, 2021 to May 21, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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The reviews
Really useful escape concepts
There are some handy techniques and approaches for escapes, that I tried and they work. I like the course as a whole. Lots of details
Great
Excellent content
Great defensive BJJ
Excellent defensive concepts to rapidly improve your jiujitsu.
C.J.
Excellent instructional. I revisit his series as a progress through BJJ. He is years ahead every situation I have witnessed.
Wonderful
Awesome instructional to improve your defense. Details that make fundamental techniques work.
Love it
The more defense I learn the more fun and less frenetic jiujitsu becomes. I’ve spent the last few years really focusing on defense and it has slowed the game down and I’m much calmer now. I highly recommend this for increasing your enjoyment of the sport.
Review
A lot of great info for white belts. Highly recommend Stephen’s instructionals.
great
this course expounds on both the Frankl’s course as well as Akins’ system.
Great escapes
Very complete instructional. Covers all you need to know to escape bad positions on bottom.
Fundamentals on Escaping. Excellent.
There are no flashy escapes in this video. It's not very exciting. It's just simple, effective, fundamental jiu jitsu. And it's the stuff that actually works. If you really want to get good then I think Stephen Whittier's instructionals are all class.
Fundamentals on Escaping. Excellent.
There are no flashy escapes in this video. It's not very exciting. It's just simple, effective, fundamental jiu jitsu. And it's the stuff that actually works. If you really want to get good then I think Stephen Whittier's instructionals are all class.
First Princples Escapes
I liked this instructional because it is pretty detailed. It answered many quesions about the iron pillow that John Frankl's instructional left out. Many instructionals only scratch the surface of the topic of what the instructor is teaching and leaves viewers with much unanswered "what if's" but Whittier did a good job with the iron pillow concept. I do wish though that he would have added live footage of himself using the iron pillow in an actual roll.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗First Princples Escapes
I liked this instructional because it is pretty detailed. It answered many quesions about the iron pillow that John Frankl's instructional left out. Many instructionals only scratch the surface of the topic of what the instructor is teaching and leaves viewers with much unanswered "what if's" but Whittier did a good job with the iron pillow concept. I do wish though that he would have added live footage of himself using the iron pillow in an actual roll.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗If you’re done looking for
If you’re done looking for flashy opportunistic submissions and want to learn the fundamentals that make Jiujitsu work on high level opponents then this is for you. These concepts have changed my game and have given me way more confidence to let myself go into deep waters without getting anxious or stressing. I have been intentionally putting myself in these situations to practice the escapes taught here and they work. And it’s fun!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗If you’re done looking for
If you’re done looking for flashy opportunistic submissions and want to learn the fundamentals that make Jiujitsu work on high level opponents then this is for you. These concepts have changed my game and have given me way more confidence to let myself go into deep waters without getting anxious or stressing. I have been intentionally putting myself in these situations to practice the escapes taught here and they work. And it’s fun!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Thank you!
absolutely love the detail
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Thank you!
absolutely love the detail
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Solid Defense Foundation
This series greatly improved my defensive soundness in bottom pins. I highly recommend.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Solid Defense Foundation
This series greatly improved my defensive soundness in bottom pins. I highly recommend.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Concept base
concept base escape, very usefull and hard to forget
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Concept base
concept base escape, very usefull and hard to forget
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Perfect defense system for ordinary people
Very helpful instruction! It makes me very comfortable at side bottom position. Highly recommend!👍�
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Perfect defense system for ordinary people
Very helpful instruction! It makes me very comfortable at side bottom position. Highly recommend!👍�
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻General approach applied by universal techniques
S. W. is one of the best coaches when it comes to give you a simple but deep understanding of concepts and techniques. He refers at almost every technique to the general movements and postures of head, shoulders, spine and hips. Based on connection and bridging and iron pillow position and histing this series shows known techniques in a very efficient way! Highly recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻General approach applied by universal techniques
S. W. is one of the best coaches when it comes to give you a simple but deep understanding of concepts and techniques. He refers at almost every technique to the general movements and postures of head, shoulders, spine and hips. Based on connection and bridging and iron pillow position and histing this series shows known techniques in a very efficient way! Highly recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Get it!
As always professor Whiitier lays it out as simply and as easy to understand as it can get
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Get it!
As always professor Whiitier lays it out as simply and as easy to understand as it can get
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Easy clear instruction.
Easy clear instruction.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Easy clear instruction.
Easy clear instruction.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Muy didáctico
Fácil y entendíble, en este instructivo te enseñan técnicas para escapar de manera sencilla y muy eficaces en diversas posiciones cuando estas en una situación de desventaja.
Muy didáctico
Fácil y entendíble, en este instructivo te enseñan técnicas para escapar de manera sencilla y muy eficaces en diversas posiciones cuando estas en una situación de desventaja.
First Principles Escapes Series
Embedded in the techniques are deeper concepts that are just as valuable as the escape techniques. You learn about transitions, set up etcetera. The big bonus, you learn a ton about the mechanics of the submissions! Two sides of the same coin.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻First Principles Escapes Series
Embedded in the techniques are deeper concepts that are just as valuable as the escape techniques. You learn about transitions, set up etcetera. The big bonus, you learn a ton about the mechanics of the submissions! Two sides of the same coin.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻5*****
Awesome content from Stephen Whittier easy to understand and take to the mat on my next roll
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻5*****
Awesome content from Stephen Whittier easy to understand and take to the mat on my next roll
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻
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