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Flower Power by Malachy Friedman reviews
Flower Power by Malachy Friedman has 38 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.92 out of 5. 92% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from April 25, 2020 to April 14, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Who reviewed Flower Power by Malachy Friedman
16 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.
| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Purple | 5 | 4.80 |
| White | 4 | 5.0 |
| Blue | 3 | 5.0 |
| Black | 3 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 1 | 5.0 |
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The reviews
Muy eficiente
Comencé a estudiar este instruccional y lo que he aprendido en el me ha servido en el entrenamiento diario y en competencia.
Epic
Very detailed and easy to understand
John
A very good Instructional, a complete game to be had from this.
Very cool
Nice to see such a complete treatment of one of my favorite techniques
Flowers for the opponent
For anyone who wants to learn or improve this sweep in the Gi a must. Subtleties and details well prepared and that in a short and good instructional
Great flower sweep dvd. Malachy is a great teacher
This sweep will change your closed guard. Really easy to learn sweep. Flower sweeps work really well.
A great treatment of my favorite sweep
This instructional is done really well and builds a nice system around one of the most underrated sweeps around
John
Very good, lots of variations
Flower power
Great deconstruction of a fundamental position
Short but useful. Got some new details that I wasn’t aware of before
Great sweeps
Thanks
Greats sweeps
Very awesome flower sweeps and moves to add into your game I loved it thank you
Key guard for me
It's all about angles and this video makes you dangerous from the angle.
Amazing instructional
I'm a wrestler and judoka as well as a bjj blue belt I love to stay on top these sweeps were amazing for my game Malachy Friedman was the best person to learn the flower sweep from he's amazing at it this with some guards passing has made me feel like a mutant from X men thank you Oss Hooah
Flower Power by Malachy Friedman
Flower Sweep
Easy to understand
Great instruction on techniques that can be applied immediately. Malachy Friedman is a dynamic instructor and he includes a lot of small details that help with understanding each movement.
Good stuff from Malachy!
Easy stuff that can be applied , flower is a great attack positions for arm bars ect ;)
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗great instructional
solid instruction, easy to follow
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗flowe power
great instructional on the flower sweep and transitions. Great instructional for the flower sweep.
It's fine
Good techniques. I was bothered that I had to rewind to see the move more than once.
Response from BJJ FanaticsThanks for the review 🤗Will become a florist for sure!
I really love the simplicity of the techniques. My Sensei uses some of these techniques on me at times. He always tells me that in tournies its the simple techniques that win. Love the explications given. I've know about the flower sweep for a long time but forgot about how many other options become available from the full guard. I like the short path to submissions. Thanks
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Flower Power
Malachy is an underrated and one of the most creative instructor out there
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗The Power of Flower
A whole game around the flower sweep. Sweeping variations. Submissions out of trsnsitions and when the sweep is hit. Very precise details and good camera angles and zooms. Recommend!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗My favorite sweep!
Love all of Malachy's stuff! This instructional gave me a ton of new options from the flower sweep!
Always a great sweeping system!
The best guard sweep series to begin with for white belts. Also a great video for higher belts to refresh an bring back into the arsenal of guard tricks. Wonderful for all age levels of jiu jitsu, especially us older guys.
Flower power :hibiscus: :muscle:
being my favourite sweep it was out of pure chance i found this gold nugget. really clear and simple concepts that has improved my flower sweep so im nailing it more than i fail!!!! and if i do fail i know exactly how to attack from that situation.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent single subject video
Don't let the gimmicky marketing fool you, this is a very useful in-depth look at the flower sweep. A nicety of Friedman's presentation is that is short. There is no fat on this video, he shows the sweep then variations, setups, and flows from it. Highly recommended.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Get it!
Super nice:call_me_hand::call_me_hand:
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great techniques, annoying music
Lots of great tips and a deep dive on a sweep and all the submission possible around it. Wish it didn’t have the music in between.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻One of my favourite sweeps
One of my favourite sweeps glad to add these variations to the arsenal
New view on a classic
Nice little tutorial on a classic sweep. Def gives some new insight on an old school move.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Flower power the floor with them 😀
The flower sweep is one of the first techniques that you learn in bjj, jet you see it rarely performed successfully in sparring. Apparently people have problems to hit the sweep though it must be highly effective - hasn't xande swept marcelo this way? Malachy is here to help you out. First of all he explains the grips you need to start the attack. Then he showes you a series of attacks that you can perform from this position. Malachy is extremely proficient as one can expect from a liborio black belt. Who would have thought that flower power is not only in music but also in bjj?
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Excellent Instructional
Whether you utilize the flower sweep or not, this video is a must have. Malachy is very concise in his approach. There is something for everyone in this video.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great instructional!
The music is a bit cheesy and annoying but the techniques are SOLID! If you’re looking to create movement in closed guard, this is an excellent way to keep your opponent off balance and keep the threats on.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Concise and useful series
Very concise and useful series. I was able to immediately implement a number of these techniques after watching.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Short but powerful
Very useful concepts on display here. Regardless of whether you think you know the flower sweep, Malachy Friedman has new details that make this an incredibly effective entry into an array of top positions and submissions. Rather short but otherwise to be highly recommended.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻I love this too.
I first knew about prof. Marasy Friedman when I saw the real DVD "The Darce Killer". I bought the DVD and loved it because of his unique insights and concepts. This DVD also shows his own insights and concepts. I love this too.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Worth the money
Great instructional if you utilize the effective flower sweep.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻
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