Wrestling Fundamentals From The Bad Guy by Chael Sonnen
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Gangster Grappling by Chael Sonnen reviews
Gangster Grappling by Chael Sonnen has 91 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.88 out of 5. 90% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from January 17, 2019 to September 10, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Who reviewed Gangster Grappling by Chael Sonnen
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.
| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| White | 7 | 4.86 |
| Blue | 7 | 4.86 |
| Purple | 5 | 4.80 |
| Black | 2 | 5.0 |
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The reviews
Great details, aimed at people with wrestling background
Great details, good use of your time to watch, feels like it assumes a great deal of previous grappling experience
Good stuff
Good technique with that wrestling mindset from uncle Chael.
Good
Uncle chael
Great introduction to grappling with a lot of focus in position and pressure some nice details and small tricks to improve your game
Great Vid
Straight and to the point. Very clear, very simple directions.
Yes
Great stuff from the Bad Guy!
GANGSTER GRAPPLING
excellent review of the basics that everyone needs to know
Outstanding!
Def suggest buying this one. Both this one and the other Chael Sonnen instructional is great and helped me level up my game. I’m now wrestling with everyone at my dojo and doing well..
Great for all levels
Something to learn for all levels of jitz to get better overall control
UFC fightings uncrowned king
Fun and very enjoyable instructional from uncle Chael with his unique perspective on the art of struggle cuddles
gangster grappling
great breakdown on takedowns, submissions and defense!
Gangster Grappling
Love his approach to wrestling!
Great Instructor
Chael is super clear in his instruction and he is certain to pass along the details that make the difference.
Good
This is a solid instructional if you're a wrestler who want's to transition to BJJ. If you don't have a wrestling base this video isn't going to be as much help. It will teach you a couple of nice things to learn like Turtle escapes and what to do in the rear body lock, but the section on passing is relatively thin (In contrast to other videos) and is mostly in reference to how to pass closed guard. The wrestling he does teach isn't much help to individuals without a wrestling base as they don't understand how to hand fight to get to the over-under position, and there's not much on how to play bottom, which is where most non wrestlers are going to end up. Basically, this video is 5/5 if you're a wrestler trying to transition to BJJ, but if you don't have a wrestling base I'd check out his Fundamentals of hand fighting instructional instead, as that will teach you how to wrestle and then just buy some other instructional that covers Top Position.
great
Sonnen is great, especially for me who have nil wrestling experience.
AAAmazing
This season's def must watch
Gangster grappling by Chael Sonner
Full of old school fundamentals. Easy to understand for those new to BJJ
Great Stuff
Informative material
Legend
Chael Sonnen breaks things down in a easy to digest and comical way.
Simple and Efective attacks
Solid Top game and takedowns
GREAT
Instructional very practical Easy to follow Highly recommended
awesome techniques
Covers a series of positions. Not every control of position that you'll see when grappling in the clinch or rolling around on the ground, but the ones he does cover, he covers very well. Definitely will give you a solid foundation of knowledge on a series of major positions.
Great stuff and easy to follow!
Easy to digest and broken down into very understandable instruction.
Gangster Grappling
Covered a lot of different techniques. it would be be great for Chael's future videos to focus on a specific position
Gangster Grappling by Chael Sonnen
This is a fantastic video. It is a complete system for grappling in the style of Chael Sonnen. It is fairly basic content in terms of submissions, but it is a complete system from most positions. It is intentionally a little light on attacks from the guard as it is a submission wrestling video and not bjj. I got my first several submissions at the gym that I had been at for months using Chael's system. I highly recomend it and it pairs perfectly with his wrestling fundamentals video. If you invest in both it will put you well on your way to being a great submission grappler.
Very cool, Very useful
I am so excited to try this stuff out
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Wrestling & BJJ
Complete methodology that combines Wrestling and BJJ into a top-game oriented style.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗1
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Great stuff
Very useful.
Great stuff from the Bad Guy
Chael is a lotta fun to listen to and shows exactly how he was undefeated all those years. Really enjoyed these.
Gangster Grappling
Chael is great to listen to and rolls out a complete system/philosophy. Worth Every penny.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Chael provides very clear instructions
Chael provides very clear instructions and helps explain the ‘why’ behind each technique. There’s a reason Chael is still undefeated, and it shows in this video.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great video
Great video
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Gangster Grappling
Great instruction. Tons of usefull details.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Excellent
A great view of grappling from a fighter who has proven hi skill in the cage. Well worth the money.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗C.J.
Absolutely Awesone. Nailed a huge detail in the first few minutes. Love the style of instruction, very active way that keeps your attention and makes you think! Professor Bernardo has the same method. This excellent.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗The original bad guy. I
The original bad guy. I love chaels stuff and if you read between the lines here the segments teach mindset and strategy as much as technique. Top quality instruction
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Simple but effective
Well worth the price.
Gangster Grappling By Chael Sonnen
This video was applied immediately with success. Chael explains effective techniques in a simple and functional way so you can apply it on the mats with ease.
The Gangster
Great instructional, you can really notice the wrestling elements.
Sonnen is fun and easy
Sonnen is fun and easy to understand. Learned a lot from this.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great wrestling pointers for jiu jitsu and mma
A system from takedown to submission with some defense. Overall, the instructional puts emphasis on connecting one technique to another. Chael Sonnen knows what he is talking about and explains it well. Almost all the techniques are taught with important/great details.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Gangster grappling
Great information about how to combine wrestling and BJJ to improve your ground game. Great demonstration of techniques by Chael. A great watch!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Gangster Grappling by Chael Sonnen
Solid offering from the bad guy!
great
great
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Good stuff!
I love his fights. He is also a good teacher. Good stuff!
You too can be undefeated and undisputed
If you're comfortable playing a top- and pressure-focused game, this instructional is gold. The techniques here are heavily wrestling-based, so if you're a guard puller or compete primarily in the gi, you might need to adjust your game in order to fully benefit. That being said, as someone who hates guard pulling with a passion, I loved it. And of course, Chael is an extremely engaging presenter. Highly recommend.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Money we'll spent whenningotnthis on
Money we'll spent whenningotnthis on a deal
You get ehat he did!
C. S. did a great job to unlock his game started by passing right away from the takedown by making sure that you get the over/under. Going further into some front headlock attacks. Continued by defending the guillotine when finishing/securing the takedown. You get his further combinations attacking via takedown and continue to submit or directly aztscking the submission frontal or after chasing the back standing! His teaching is straight to the point by not missing any do or don't and why with a lot of jokes! Recommend!!
Eye opening
One of the best instructionals that I have watched! Took many key details away. Thanks again coach and professor Sonnen!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻
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