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This page lists reviews 73,801–73,850 of 87,673, newest first, covering 2022-05-08 to 2022-05-10. The complete archive averages 4.95 out of 5, and the 71 lowest-rated entries sit in these same lists rather than on a page of their own.
Reviews 73,801–73,850
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Fundamentals of Jiu Jitsu 2-Pack Bundle by Bernardo Faria
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Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:very clear and easy to follow
The Modern Butterfly Guard No Gi by Jon Satava
Great instructional, well set out, clear and easy to follow, with good sequences that take account of opponents possible reactions.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:very insightful!
The Closed Guard by Bernardo Faria
very insightful!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Get it
Buzzsaw Passing: No Gi by Andrew Wiltse
Really concise and easy to implement
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Wish I had this years ago
Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
Danaher ...the name alone implies the covered information will be in depth. I love all of his instructionals & training exercises. I have NEVER been disappointed Full. He's among the best , worth the investment.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Nick Ryan Wrestle Up
Nicky Ryan's Wrestle Up Series by Nicky Ryan
This video contains many ways to wrestle up to your opponent starting from a seated guard. Nicky does a great job showing you exactly what to do and how to follow up depending on your opponents reactions. This instructional is unique. These techniques can also help for bjj guys who want to become more confident in their wrestling takedowns, because the finishing portion of the takedowns remains the same whether you started from a standing or seated position.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Deep half goodness!
The No Gi Deep Half Guard 2.0 by Jeff Glover
Goes without saying that this is a must have if you want to improve this part of your game.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:very insightful!
Self Mastery: Solo BJJ Training Drills by John Danaher
very insightful!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Easy To Follow
The No Gi Deep Half Guard 2.0 by Jeff Glover
Great easy to follow easy to implement look at the deep hlaf guard
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Brilliant!
Systematically Attacking From Half Guard by Gordon Ryan
Especially loved all the details about half-butterfly, head pinch and shoulder crunch. Seriously good DVD!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:very insightful!
Understanding The Distance From Guard by Gui Mendes
very insightful!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:A comprehensive high quality instructional and the pathway to improving your straight armbar
The Straight Armlock Anthology by Lachlan Giles
You can immediately see the time and effort spent by Lachlan Giles to organise and develop this instructional. He has clearly thought about what material should be included, the structure and how to best teach the included material. Techniques are taught for the GI (e.g., grip breaking) and No-GI. This instructional provides a thorough coverage of the straight armbar with the first two volumes teaching you how to complete an armbar against a resisting opponent, including an initial teaching of the armbar from mount, guard and the belly down armbar. In the introduction to the armbar he appropriately assumes that the student is new to the armbar and therefore these initial versions are taught with less detail to make it easier to commit to memory and avoid the student being buried in the detail. The following three volumes are organised around entries from specific positions including the mount, closed guard, side control, the back, some less common entries (i.e., kimura, omaplata and 50/50) and the half butterfly. The final three volumes focus on techniques, including closed guard head arm, mount cutting armbar, shoulder crunch, choi bar and the open guard, and choi bar from a top position. The instructional has a total runtime of 11 hours and 32 minutes. In my opinion Lachlan Giles is an excellent teacher of BJJ. He is easy to understand, clearly explains and demonstrates the techniques. Importantly he teaches not just the technique but also the likely responses from the opponent and how you should deal with these reactions. One inclusion that I appreciate is the addition of some narrated rolling around particular techniques. This provides the opportunity to see the challenges to applying the technique to a resisting training partner who knows what you are attempting to do. There is a big difference between teaching a technique with a passive often smaller uke than compared to exposing the technique to a more dynamic environment. From my perspective as a student this is both fun and instructive at the same time. Most of the instructional has been filmed with a fixed camera. The quality of the video is excellent as is the range and sound, which when the quality of the video is compared to many other instructionals is near perfect. If only all instructionals had the same quality. A neat extra is that the name of each chapter is displayed on the bottom right side of the video, which is useful for navigation. The available previews are consistent with the whole instructional. In summary, this is a high quality and comprehensive instructional teaching the straight armbar. There is good coverage of the choi bar, which is generally not covered in other armbar instructionals.
On another level of Zen
Ultimate Choke Escapes by Henry Akins
I’ve only just discovered Henry Akin’s work and just let me tell you, his stuff is on another level. Must buy.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:great!
Passing the Guard: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher
great video!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:great!
Understanding The Distance On Top by Gui Mendes
great video!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:very insightful!
Submission Escapes by Tom DeBlass
very insightful!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:very insightful!
Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher
very insightful!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Excellent as always
The Half Guard Anthology by Lachlan Giles
I’ve got several instructional from Lachlan Giles and I consider him to be a genius teacher and one of the best on BJJ Fanatics (believe me I have a quite a few instructional from various fighters!). He is engaging with fantastic attention to detail. I can’t recommend this enough if you often get caught in half guard or want to improve from their position.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:My favorite way to pass the guard
The Body Lock Pass by Lachlan Giles
My favorite way to pass the guard. Works even as a small guy. Lachlan is a great teacher.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Romulo is great instructor
Everyday Porrada Spider Guard by Romulo Barral
The video is well put together, it is easy to follow and study. I usually alway buy Rómulo’s videos even if I’m not training that particularly technique.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Extremely useful
Fundamentals of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Escapes Gi & No Gi by Lachlan Giles
Very detailed with clear explanation, clearly worth it.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Z guard is great again
Make Z Guard Great Again by Craig Jones
First Z guard instructional for me, Craig teaches it well - easy to understand and implement into my game.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Buy it!
Buzzsaw Passing: No Gi by Andrew Wiltse
It's a must have for No Gi passing. Some really good info.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Excellent format
Open Guard Compendium: Upper Body Guards by Ariel Tabak
This is a great collection of upper body guards, and way the course is designed makes learning very effective. You can see influences of other instructionals in Ariel’s set up with his own style .
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:BERIMBOLOS!
Berimbolos for Everyone by Samuel Braga
Samuel Braga is a guarantee. TOP instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:I have over two dozen
Leglock Prevention by Bjorn Friedrich
I have over two dozen BJJ Fanatics instructional videos and have never fund any of them lacking in sound technique instruction. All BJJ Fanatics videos and concise and easy to understand. I would recommend this site to all BJJ students of any belt level.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:A really (really) good instructional
Leglocks Unlocked Part 2 by Tum Energia
You can tell Tum spends a ton of time thinking about the layout and structure of his material before he films it. That pays off in a very comprehensive instructional that is not only easy to follow but gives information and details that will actually ‘stick’. Very applicable to live training and a great sequel to part 1 of leglocks unlocked!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great instrctional
Aggressive Spider Guard by Johnny Tama
A very helpful video for understanding spider guard
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:An easy step from the closed guard to an open guard.
Cross Collar Sleeve Guard by Romulo Barral
Romulo Barral thoroughly teaches the cross collar sleeve guard. It is a great guard to start your open guard (GI) journey, as you can easily return to the closed guard when things don’t go to plan. Additionally, this is a simple, but effective guard, is easy to learn and it doesn’t require above average flexibility or athletic abilities. In my opinion the structure of this instructional is good. Romulo Barral firstly teaches the guard, guard retention for this guard (a 16 minute chapter) and two effective submissions (i.e., triangle and armbar – from the knees and standing) so you can quickly start to see your own progression. Other chapters cover additional armbars, several chokes, omaplatas, collar drags, sweeps, kneebars and gaining the back. Importantly you are also taught when you should choose specific submission techniques. Romulo Barral teaches techniques commencing from the standard leg position for cross collar sleeve guard (i.e., one leg on the opponent’s hip and the other on their biceps), butterfly guard and de la riva guard. This instructional has a total runtime of 2 hours and 9 minutes. Romulo Barral is clearly knowledgeable, easy to understand, presents well and kept me engaged with the content. Demonstrations were clear and is the practice demonstrations were repeated from different angles. Romulo Barral coaches you through the techniques. It is the sort of instructional that can be easily watched several times. The instructional has been filmed with a fixed camera. The quality of the video is good (i.e., lighting and focus), as is the range. Sound is generally good, however there are occasional moments where the microphone, which is clipped to Romilo Barrals’s GI is knocked and for short moments there is some distortion. For me this was not a problem as it was a minor issue, but I am disclosing it for completeness. In my opinion it is good that the instructor and uke are wearing different coloured GIs as it makes it easier to clearly see the instructor’s limbs. The available previews are consistent with the whole instructional. In summary, if you are wanting to start your journey to the open guard (GI) what a great way to start by using the cross collar sleeve guard. The cross collar sleeve guard is not a complex guard and it will work for you, as it has for me, provided you absorb the content of the instructional and importantly practice the techniques.
Great value
The Half Guard Anthology by Lachlan Giles
Lachlan's teaching style is one of the best out there.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Absolutely worth the money
No Gi Fundamentals Bottom Game by JT Torres
Another great and well taught instructional by JT. Perfect for beginner and advanced.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Comprehensive solid instruction
Arm Lock Attacks by Dinu Bucalet
Very useful! Instead of a random bundle of techniques, Dinu gives you a broad and deep understanding of the full concept behind all type of armlock attacks. Helps to thoroughly understand the different arm lock positions and mechanics, very applicable in live training. He discusses all the high percentage options as well as showing some more ‘flashy’ unorthodox attacks.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Superb instructional
Essential Mount and Back Escapes by Dinu Bucalet
Very well organized allowing quick reference and use when troubleshooting your mount and back mount escapes. Great reference material to fix your mistakes. Clear, concise and easy to follow!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Loved it!
Arm Lock Defense by Dinu Bucalet
These already saved me a few times in sparring and gave me the confidence to fully commit to an escape (instead of half-assing it). Also check out his other instructional on armlock attacks for a very complete understanding of all armlocks.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Worth it!!
The guard Retention Anthology: Around and Under by Lachlan Giles & Ariel Tabak
So worth the every penny. I would buy it again if I had to.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Simple and concise it’s a
The Buchecha Escape Series by Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida
Simple and concise it’s a great instructional that will set you up to be successful especially at the lower belts when you are stuck in a lot of positions
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Worth every penny
Leglocks Unlocked by Tum Energia
Very well-structured and detailed, without being overwhelming. Great value! Tum’s teaching style is one of the best out there. He has a great eye for detail, but is always clear, concise and methodical. He knows how to keep your attention with the discussed techniques, wich makes the stucture and rhythm of this instructional very well balanced. Great reference material to keep coming back to.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Sound techniques with easy to
No Gi Takedowns Made Easy by Rick Hawn
Sound techniques with easy to follow instruction.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Really good stuff!
Nicky Ryan's Wrestle Up Series by Nicky Ryan
Really good stuff!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:Quality Instruction
Don t do That! By Dinu Bucalet
I am a student of Dinu's and am always impressed by his teaching, knowledge and ability to immediately spot errors and inefficiencies in each position. Any BJJ player at any level can benefit from his insight and instructionals.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:So far so good I’m
Basics To Advanced: Open Guard Engagement by Aaron Benzrihem
So far so good I’m loving the details explained in these positions
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:50/50 !
Modern 50/50 Fundamentals: Passing by Nick Salles and Danny Maira
Instructional very effective and useful. This two giusto are very good teachers. Highly recommended
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Golden nuggets
Winning Submission Attacks by Dinu Bucalet
Met Dinu at a camp and his way of teaching is very well structured, methodical en thorough. He makes you pay attention to essential details as well as not forgetting about the big picture/end goal at the same time. The rhythm and pace of this instructional is very pleasant, this makes that the provided information will actually ‘stick’. The details he gives are golden nuggets that will get you ahead of the game. Definitely recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great value
Turtle Concepts & Escapes by Dinu Bucalet
Dinu’s instructional on turtle counters & escapes is very well-structured and detailed, without being overwhelming. Great value!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Well explained
Passing, Back Takes & Finishes by JT Torres
Great Instructional. Very well explained and lots of detail.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:In-Depth Escapes Instructional, Awesome for Gi and Applicable to No Gi
Pin Escapes & Turtle Escapes: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher
Very detailed instructional. He provides methods and techniques that shut down your opponents attempts to stop your escapes. Much more information and content than I anticipated, but all of it is worthwhile!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:invaluable resource. incredible teaching.
Passing the Guard: BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster by John Danaher
John Danaher's teaching of the Fundamentals of Gi Jiu Jitsu has been an invaluable resource for my development, i'll often find that I will re-watch chapters many months later when i revisit a technique.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great set ups
The Boogeyman Darce by Richie Martinez
Some great set ups and I particularly like his way of deepening the arm for the choke
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great for wrestlers and for MMA grappling.
Power Ride: A New Philosophy on Pinning by Craig Jones
I lost a F2W event because I didn't prioritize control and pressure. Interestingly, my jiu jitsu game was the opposite of my wrestling game. My jiu jitsu was purely submission attacks with little thought on position. My wrestling was alot of leg riding that kept my opponent flattened out belly down. After that loss, I worked harder to integrate a lot of my controlling wrestling into my jiu jitsu. My ultimate goal was to get guys bellydown with no options. When I got to those positions I could use my tools from wrestling to control and my tools from jiu jitsu to submit. It was working well but I had a tough time stopping guys rolling to their back. This instructional had the missing piece that connected my top wrestling to my jiu jitsu. I recommend this to wrestlers especially. Side note my MMA grappling has gone up as well. Combining wrestling and jiu jitsu has allowed me to get to ground and pound positions that are debilitating for people to escape from. I have wrestled for ten years and done jiujitsu for 3.5 years.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Excellent video
Systematically Attacking the Guard Body Lock Study by Gordon Ryan
As always Gordon ryan delivering an amazing instructional. That I started to implement and smash my opponents
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2: