The Heisen Guard by Malachy Friedman
40 reviews · 4.88 / 5
Malachy Friedman · Combo
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.
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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Comencé a estudiar este instruccional y lo que he aprendido en el me ha servido en el entrenamiento diario y en competencia.
Very detailed and easy to understand
A very good Instructional, a complete game to be had from this.
Nice to see such a complete treatment of one of my favorite techniques
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
This sweep will change your closed guard. Really easy to learn sweep. Flower sweeps work really well.
This instructional is done really well and builds a nice system around one of the most underrated sweeps around
Very good, lots of variations
Great deconstruction of a fundamental position
Short but useful. Got some new details that I wasn’t aware of before
Thanks
Very awesome flower sweeps and moves to add into your game I loved it thank you
It's all about angles and this video makes you dangerous from the angle.
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 Sweep
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.
Easy stuff that can be applied , flower is a great attack positions for arm bars ect ;)
solid instruction, easy to follow
great instructional on the flower sweep and transitions. Great instructional for the flower sweep.
Good techniques. I was bothered that I had to rewind to see the move more than once.
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
Malachy is an underrated and one of the most creative instructor out there
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!!
Love all of Malachy's stuff! This instructional gave me a ton of new options from the flower sweep!
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.
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