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First Principles Escapes: Mount and Knee Ride by Stephen Whittier reviews

First Principles Escapes: Mount and Knee Ride by Stephen Whittier has 10 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 March 4, 2022 to March 20, 2025. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed First Principles Escapes: Mount and Knee Ride by Stephen Whittier

5 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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First Principles Escapes: Mount and Knee Ride by Stephen Whittier is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $97.00 USD. View First Principles Escapes: Mount and Knee Ride by Stephen Whittier on BJJ Fanatics

The reviews

• The fastest way to improve

  If you’re a white or colored belt then defense is probably the fastest way for you to improve your game. Knowing what you should be fighting to accomplish in negative situations is more than half the battle. More signal less noise, economy of energy and motion. Those come from knowing the battles you should be fighting. Whittier gives you the task focus and the specific details to win these battles. Excellent instruction. If you don’t know it, you should.

  David H.March 20, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Love It

  Excellent defensive jiujitsu instructional. These are the tried and true methods of defense that work against tough opposition if practiced enough. Most schools spend more time on offense and neglect these important details. Do yourself a favor and buy this. You won’t be disappointed.

  David H.March 20, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• C.J.

  Applicable escapes that are supported by tried and true concepts.

  Jason W.March 17, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• greay

  Great content.

  Sirish P.September 11, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Nice!

  Refines my understanding of mount escape techniques!

  Sharon Y.April 7, 2024United StatesBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Concepts lead to techniques - self defense and art/sport based

  Concepts lead to techniques - self defense and art/sport based approach. Professor S. W. always closes this gaps and connects where these connections are sensible and splits them where it they need to be. Always worth to invest(igate)!

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  MarkusFebruary 17, 2024ATVerified buyer

• Great!

  This is the best introduction to the knee ride that I've seen.

  Steven Q.February 11, 2024USVerified buyer

• Yeah this works.

  I’m a big fan of BJJ Fanatics videos by Danaher and Lachlan Giles. I’ve been mostly watching those two since I started Juijuitsu. I heard Mr Whittier on a BJJ podcast and was intrigued by his different approach to learning based on first principles. I watched the whole thing straight thru and it made a difference in my game that night in training. I’ve barely scratched the surface but the slight shift in conceptual outlook and remembering a few highly relevant details instead of trying to recall a specific technique in various situations discussed here seems to make techniques emerge without my consciously recalling them. Which oddly seems both faster and easier. It’s tough to explain but I hope this helps anyone considering buying this. In my opinion the value here is exponentially greater than the cost.

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  DAVID H.September 25, 2023USVerified buyer

• First Principles approach is refreshing

  This "first principles" approach is a refreshing way to approach jiu jitsu. Also, like all of the greatest lessons from bjj, it can also be applied into our daily lives.

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  Damian J.August 9, 2022USVerified buyer

• C.J.

  Coach Whittier provides a depth of fundamentals you can build on and transcends the current trends. I have his previous series and they are not outdated. The new material is evolutionary refinement not a replacement. Highly recommended.

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  Jason W.March 4, 2022USVerified buyer

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