The Half Guard Anthology by Lachlan Giles
1,183 reviews · 4.98 / 5
Lachlan Giles · Combo
No Gi Open Guard Volume 1: K Guard by Lachlan Giles reviews, page 12
No Gi Open Guard Volume 1: K Guard by Lachlan Giles has 305 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.98 out of 5. 98% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from May 6, 2021 to August 29, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Great Instructional
Lachlan’s K guard series is great! His instructional’s always offer the best value. He’s one of the best at breaking things down to make it super easy to understand!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Lachlan's instructionals are unbiased at all the BEST!!
First and foremost, I've never met Lachlan. I just a 45 year old BJJ brown belt who has been doing BJJ for 10 years, and has amassed a way too large BJJ (and wrestling, striking, self-defense lol) fanatics instructional collection since Jan 2018 lol. I've got 1000s of hours I will probably never even get to. With that said, I have to put over this instructional and everything Lachlan has put out since his Leg Lock Anthology as the very best instructionals of the many great ones that Fanatics has to offer! Lachlan is a great instructor, and you can tell he put a ton of effort and pride into these. The cost is way cheaper then the Danaher guys, and every bit as detailed and thorough with eay less "filler" time. I don't write many reviews even though I purchase a ton, but feel obligated to when it comes to how good Mr. Giles are!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Better value
I love Lachlan's work on this site because it is fantastic value for money, he also seems like a great mix of competitor and coach, and down to earth guy who you want to root for.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:Great
Great
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Very good
I really like Lachlans approach to teaching. Its not to complicated and not to mutch talking. This one was great for developing my open guard game.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:K Guard Newbie
K Guard instructional is broken down in a way that makes it easy to understand the system entry and possible finishing options. Tons of great content to dive into and work on the finer details for months/years.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Gold Standard
Lachlan Giles instructionals are as always the gold standard when it comes to instructionals (together with John Danaher and Gordon Ryan) while offering the cheapest price. With this open guard series being his best instructionals to date giving a clear overview and roadmap of lachlans open guard game with a heavy focus on outside foot position. I would recommend anyone that is even remotely interested in lachlans game to get this volume 1 K-Guard , as it gives a general overview of this series in the introduction with a full overview of his famous K-Guard. Adding and understanding the other 2 volumes after that is very easy and completes your understanding of his game
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:This is the real deal
Well structured instructional which is part of a bigger guard and guard retention construct. Lachlan really helps me improve my guard!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Awesome content
Clear, concise and super easy to follow
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Awesome!
Awesome!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:A game changer for my no-gi open guard
Lachlan does of great job of showing how the position/system connects to other common guards, so it’s relatively straightforward to integrate it into an existing game. Highly recommended.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:very nice!!
very nice!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Worth every penny
Very thorough. Not for beginners, though. Highly recommend it if you are an intermediate grappler.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Lachlan does it again
Just Fantastic. Incredible Organization. A lot of effort was put into this series, and it shows. Very helpful to me for continuing in learning Open Guard Concepts, I had been hungry for K guard instruction!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Valuable resource
Extremely valuable to those who have little experience of playing guard with their feet on the outside. An excellent primer to explore a new system of guard play.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:This instructional is well put
This instructional is well put together as always. I can’t recommend it more
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:fantastic!
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Another killer instructional from Lachlan,
Another killer instructional from Lachlan, i own nearly every one of his as i find his delivery and methods for explaining plus narrated rolls help me more than any others. The quality and quantity of his content always make it a worthwhile purchase
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Revolutionary guard
Lachlan is masterful in his presentation and delivery of his material!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:There is a reason Giles is a giant killer.
Insanely good stuff. Giles’ vids always impress me with the level of detail, and options provided. If you want to develop spider sense his vids are a must. K guard isn’t easy but he breaks it down so completely you can build your game with it with 100% confidence. Game changing video in my book.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Very very good
In my opinion, this seems to be his best DVD yet. He has put a lot of thought and detail into it and has given a very good and thorough high level overview consisting of the different positions you can play.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Every Lachlan Instructional is a 5 Star
Great content and well put together. Gordon, Danaher, and Lachlan are the 3 best instructors on bjj fanatics.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:good
good
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Awesome
Love all of Lachlan’s instructionals. Wanted to improve my no GI open guard game. I will also be purchasing parts 2 and 3.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great instructional!
I’ve been training Jiu-Jitsu for 10 years and the world of Jiu-Jitsu has changed so much. Need to stay up to date with the evolution of our sport and Lachlan’s teaching style is great for the more advanced student.
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