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Side Control Masterclass by Matheus Gonzaga reviews
Side Control Masterclass by Matheus Gonzaga has 34 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 5.0 out of 5. 100% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from May 1, 2020 to June 26, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
Who reviewed Side Control Masterclass by Matheus Gonzaga
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 | 5.0 |
| Black | 5 | 5.0 |
| White | 2 | 5.0 |
| Blue | 2 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 2 | 5.0 |
Where to buy it
Side Control Masterclass by Matheus Gonzaga is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $79.00 USD. View Side Control Masterclass by Matheus Gonzaga on BJJ Fanatics
The reviews
A huge edifice of techniques
This is a very big Instructional, but the details in every technique make it truly a masterclass. I finished ~30 other BJJ Fanatics Instructionals and this is my favorit so far.
Side control masterclass
Great instructional. Detailed from all elements of side control.
Gigantic Side Control DVD
This DVD is full of details on side control and attacks. It’s a great buy for the value you are getting.
Great technique
I never knew how to attack from side control until now, but this video taught me from scratch. Amazing.
good dvd for learning side control..
Brilliant, so much detail and content
This is worth far more than you are charging. In depth, systematic, brilliant
Very good
I really like Matheus instructionals. No ******** straight to the point high percentage techniques with no fluff.
Great instructional
Great instructional
Side control masterclass
Stellar. Excellent subs
Side control masterclass
Professor Matheus's side control series is on point
Side control masterclass
Professor Matheus's side control techniques are top notch
Side Control Masterclasd
Excellent
Top notch instructionals
Full of great details, easy to follow. Many options. Anyone can find something to expand their system.
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Matheus is the man
Really good detail for side controle
great details really recommended and affordable
gold
learned so many ways to attack from side control. the details have really helped me up my game right away.
Side Control Masterclass
This guy is just amazing! Love the way he teaches
side control madter class
This video is great because there are so many different options to help build your own system
Encyclopedic side control
This instructional has about everything you can try on side control. What makes this unique is that Matheus shows you how to get to side control and how to get from side to other positions. He literally shows you how to pass to side, countless options from the side, knee on belly, north south, back takes, how to mount step by step etc.....
Response from BJJ FanaticsThanks so much for your review! 🤗Sidemount encyclopedia
Very comprehensive
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Effective and helpful instructions!
Effective and helpful instructions
If you could get just one instructional about side control - this it is!!!
M.G. provided such an amazing instructional about about side control like it is an art and sport itself. He is a master of giving you an overview and an overall picture on one side and technical to the point on the other. You get maintainance. You get recovery. You get entries straight from guard passing. You get knee on belly concepts and techniques. And you get attacks He focuses a lot about proper weight shifting and angling to get the positions and attacks which are available or you will be able to generate! His dedication to teaching can be felt every split second!!!
huge
you'll see tons of things here... lot of them seen elsewhere, lot of them new
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great Deal
I already own Matheus's closed guard passing course and this was obvious purchase for me. Great teacher, affordable instructional, very detailed.
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Picked up plenty of new details on techniques I already knew that are game changing. Definitely worth it!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Pleased with my purchase.
Very practical and informative instructions, pace of instructions and progression of moves was appropriate. I feel the video tempo is appropriate with multiple tips that will I am enthusiastic to use on my training partners and friends.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Side Control Masterclass by Prof. Matheus Gonzaga
I love your Instructional I Super Learned Alot!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻ton of material
only into the second part, but already very impressed. very thorough
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Solid
Solid. Goes well with the JD series.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Masterclass
This is everything I believe should be in a masterclass. There's a lot of details that I'm learning that will clean up my technique.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻A massive and comprehensive instructional
This is a massive and comprehensive instructional, which teaches submissions from side control top including from knee on belly and kesa gatame. Matheus Gonzaga is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and at the time of writing this review he had created two other instructionals. You would recognise him if you have seen any of the John Danaher, BJJ Fundamentals - Go Further Faster instructionals, as he is John’s uke. This instructional comprises eight volumes and in total is just under 11 hours long. The first volume teaches how to maintain side control, transition to north-south and control the opponent’s inside arm in preparation to applying a submission. The balance of the instructional focuses on submissions including shoulder locks (e.g. omoplata, monoplata, baratoplata & more), wrist locks, arm locks (armbars and americana) including dealing with the opponent’s defences, and strangles and chokes (e.g. triangle, baseball bat, paper cutter, north-south, cross-collar, lapel, loop & more). In addition, to the submissions Matheus teaches knee on belly concepts, how to mount properly and taking the back from side control. If you always wanted to know how to do the Scorpion death lock, well Matheus has this covered to. Matheus teaches at a relaxed pace and adds insights to the techniques as he teaches. Evidenced by this instructional Matheus is very knowledgeable about side control from the top and the submissions available to the top player. Each technique is performed multiple times and at different angles. I would encourage Matheus to be mindful of the need to modulate his voice (after Vol 1 this is not a problem). Sound and picture quality are good. The angles of the technique displayed are appropriate. Overall, there is so much in this series, with each volume being over an hour long. In my opinion there are definitely some cool submissions in this series. This instructional will appeal to those people who wish to improve their ability to control and submit from side control top or learn additional submission skills. The price is most reasonable, particularly when you consider the huge amount of good content.
Response from BJJ FanaticsThanks a lot! 🤗Great inspiration
Great inspiration
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Side Control Masterclass by Matheus Gonzaga - Digital
The instructor provided great step by step instructions. also, I didn't realized he was going to have a lot of volumes with tons of techniques for submission.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great instructional
Was pretty used to seeing Matheus in many of Danaher's DVDs, and unsurprisingly his own instructional is also :fire:. The depth of his knowledge on the position is immense (8 volumes!) and well communicated; I now feel like I have a systemized approach to controlling and submitting from top side based on my opponent's reactions. Been drilling this with a partner for weeks and there's still much to learn. Highly recommend!
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