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Tactical Turtle by Neil Melanson has 137 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.96 out of 5. 96% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from April 2, 2021 to October 31, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Love Neil's stuff! I would love to see more defense
Love Neil's stuff! I would love to see more defense stuff from Neil.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻turtle as defense to offense transition
turtle can be an easy place to escape to from various pins, but jiu jitsu guys are often reluctant to because of back exposure. Neil will show you how to create good offense from turtle and change the game on your opponent.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Love this series. I own
Love this series. I own three of Neil Melanson’s videos and they are all great. Every move is explained very well, he show multiple entries and setups. Everything can start being applied as soon as you watch the lesson. His cradle video and arm triangle video is awesome as well.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great Turtle Instructional…
Neil has great insight and is entertaining. I have several of his instructional videos, this one lives up to the high standard I’ve come to expect. He has some great tactics for playing turtle. Worth every penny.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Outstanding instructional
All of Neil’s instructional videos are comprehensive, easy to follow and extremely well done…tactical turtle is no exception! The techniques are highly effective and Neil’s teaching methods are razor sharp! Thanks for another great video!!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Tactical turtle:
As always Neil convinces. I like his style and the usefullness for MMA.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Thorough overview of playing turtle!
This instructional has helped me introduce turtle into my game as a relatively safe/opportunistic position. Neil is very thorough in his teaching of the position's concepts and philosophy. I feel like "Tactical Turtle" might also be a good compliment to Craig Jones' "Power Bottom" instructional.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻I have most of Neil's
I have most of Neil's instructionals. Every time I find a weakness in my game I buy a new Melanson instructional. Turtle position is where i was getting beat. Black and brown belts would break me down then take my back or submit me from there. After watching this instructional, learning the concepts and drilling the most fundamental moves I can escape turtle or even attack from there. Turtle is often an overlooked position. If your turtle is weak you need this instructional.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Revolutionary instructional
Completely changed my concept of the turtle
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗TMNT
The turtle is starting to feel better, I used to just fall into it as a last resort - now I attack from it. Big difference :call_me_hand:
This is the future.
This is the future.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻A game changer
Never taught i had so many options from turtle position, trully made my game evolve.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Awesome instructional
Great instructional. Bottom turtle can **** to be in but Neil provides a lot things to do/ways out.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Tactical Turtle
When I look for instruction videos I look for someone that teaches not only techniques but concepts. If I understand a concept I can apply a bunch of techniques and I can figure those out. All of Neils material is packed with both. Once I started watching his videos my game skyrocketed. Not because I could hit the techniques but I understood the position much better. His ability to deliver information, make it entertaining and give you key points makes it easy to apply on the mat. As Neil would say "stay filthy" and do yourself a favor and pick up any of his videos.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent instructions. I looked forward
Excellent instructions. I looked forward to more and ordered “Off with your head” by Neil
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Tactical turtle
Tremendous amount of knowledge in here. I love Neil's videos as he makes the lessons applicable to self defence, mma, whatever you need. The sheer volume and quality of instruction in here is a steal of a deal. His sense of humour makes his videos even better to watch haha!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻the jokes man...
the skills taught are priceless and the jokes are of another world.. if you want to learn from the best and get a good laugh here and there, this is the one!! the whole instructional is practically a sit down comedy with personal experiences and details that will save a life!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Rather than a purely defensive position, turtle becomes a pathway from unfavorable positions on the bottom to get back on top or back to your feet
Since studying this dvd series I can't tell you the number of times I've reversed bad positions by going turtle->sucker drag->back take or turtle->block hooks->shuck or single leg sweep. I come from a background of wrestling and Judo, where the turtle position is more commonly seen, and have been training regularly in bjj for over a year now. Neil's various series have been instrumental in helping me translate my grappling game from those other arts into a bjj context.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗 Nice!Neil Melanson is one of
Neil Melanson is one of the best. The turtle program is awesome and I definitely recommend it. Mike
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Love Neil
Absolutely love Tactical Turtle! Like all of his videos straight filth and his trusty side kick Capt *****!!
Bought this and immediately woke up the next morning with a haybusa rash guard on and a bigger neck
I’ve always put a great deal into my turtle game, as a lot of the people I grapple with are way bigger than me. For someone that is on the fence getting this instructional, do yourself a favor and get it. Neil goes into so much depth with different techniques and attacks from this position. Looking forward to watching this again and continuing to get better in this area of my game. Only issue now is trying to grow a neck as big as Neil’s.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Do not neglect the turtle
Neil does an excellent job of breaking down the concepts and mechanics of the turtle position and the various outcomes that could be used. Too often, the turtle position is overlooked because it poses specific problems for exposing your back. NOT THE CASE! I come from a Shooto background, and the turtle is a great opportunity for me. There are a variety of attacks and reversals, and learning to manoeuvre in this position will only improve your grappling. However, keep in mind that this video is not about deliberately putting yourself in the turtle position; rather, it is about playing the position so you can confidently have an answer. I'm still working my way through this series, and I'm learning things I didn't know before.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤙🏻Great dvd
The most complete turtle dvd around! Not much to say, it's great and It's helping me out a lot! :boom::fire:
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Tactical turtle
This is by far the most in depth video i have ever seen on the turtle position. I have always liked to play turtle and was able to immediately add so many of these techniques to my game but there is so much information presented ill be studying this for years. Coach Neil shows techniques ranging from beginner to advanced and situations from bjj mma and wrestling. Even if turtle is not your game if you train long enough you will end up there and this is a chance to turn it into a secret weapon
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Pure fire and brimstone instructional
Ancient cultures spoke of the whole world existing on the back of a turtle. Well some of the worlds top quantum physicists believe that all of American jiu jitsu just may actually exist on Neil Melansons back. Allegedly. So do yourself a favor and study from the best, brothers and sisters!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Mind Opening
If you haven’t done your research into who Neil Melanson is, you should. He understands turtle from a very unique perspective and level of depth due to his background that few, if any, could rival. I purchased this instructional to prevent myself from a feeling of helplessness and lack of direction when I found myself in this position. Neil has a very technical approach into how you should play the position based off of your opponent, making a very daunting position feel like clockwork. As with all of his instructionals, there is no ‘fat’ or techniques that are questionable. They are solid and formed through his immense experience. On top of that, he is a constantly engaging instructor that you would find difficult to be bored by.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Filthy-licious
Neil is above and beyond the best instructor on BJJ Fanatics IMO... He’s the best at breaking down techniques and he’s the easiest to retain. The week I bought this, we happened to be drilling turtle at my academy. I didn’t even get through two volumes and my turtle was infinitely better and it cleaned up my single leg sweep bc I’d been slipping for a bit. Everything Neil teaches is different from every instructor on here but his techniques are legit and I become a better grappler when I study him. Looking forward to his oil check instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻You are lucky enough to have the chance to learn from the best. Dont F it up
Neil has been and always will be ahead of the game. If you arent real familiar with his stuff before you may be under the impression that his techniques are based on strength and size, but it isnt true. The tactical turtle is his most in depth instructional yet and some say it will put hair on your back after just the 1st 7 minutes. As usual his approach is unique and battle tested and as usual, implementing his style will have you dominating the mat. All joking aside, each of his techniques are clearly explained, simple to add to your game, conceptual in a way that can be utilized in different ways, and most importantly will work no matter your size, flexibility or athleticism. Not to mention are different than the way you or your opponents are used to learning. Why are you still reading this? Just buy the set!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Another piece of the system
Coach Neil does it again. This is great to see the transition from a defense to a cycle of offense from the turtle. Having most of Neil’s instructionals, you can see how/where this fits into his system. You need this in your game.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great intructional dvds !
Great intructional dvds !
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Turtle Power!
Finally, I now have an understanding of how to play the turtle position. The hybrid jiu-jitsu/wrestling game that Neil teaches is awesome, it gives you a whole other dimension of grappling skills and techniques that "pure" jiu-jitsu guys seem to not have. The individual moves are great but for my money the gold is in all the explanations of the transitions between static positions. The teaching style is awesome. Neil is the first instructor I've seen that properly explains how to execute head and arm chokes, and yes there's a couple of those in here too. I'd like to say this is his best DVD yet but the truth is all his stuff is top level. You won't be disappointed. Coach Neil - yes we want a part 2 to this, but we also want a part 2 on everything you put out!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Coach Neil Delivers Again
I have been looking forward to this instructional ever since I heard coach Neil say that he was a Turtle player! I have only gotten to a few of the techniques and it has truly opened up my eyes to how I can approach my turtle :turtle:! Thank you coach Neil and BJJ Fanatics! Please drop Part 2
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻great offensive techniques and concepts
Neils most in depth dvd so far and probably the best attacking from turtle dvd. im already adding bits and peices to my classes warmups.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Tactical Turtle - Neil Melanson
I've been hearing for years about Coach Neil's "offense in turtle" tactics, and I was super excited to find out that BJJ Fanatics filmed an instructional for it. It is so helpful, especially if you're like me and can get frozen and too defensive in turtle and can't scramble as quickly as your opponent. Stuff like the bail out to a Russian tie are a revelation! Highly recommended!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Absolute gold
This instructional from coach Neil Melanson is definitely one of my favourites. There is so much information that I will surely be watching it again and again for years to come. All of Neil Melanson´s instructionals shine because of his ability and disposition to utilize, break down and explain effective and efficient grappling techniques, regardless of the sport they come from. That is very true for this DVD, as he explains the turtle from a multitude of perspectives. The turtle is a very common yet under-analyzed position, and this DVD truly gives you everything you need to know to stay safe and start mounting offense. The concepts and techniques contained in this instructional are nothing short of mind-blowing and it deserves to be promoted as such. If you are reading this review and not sure if you should buy it, trust me when I tell you that you will not regret it.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗The long awaited Tactical Turtle
Been waiting for this since Neil mentioned he was a turtle player in one of his first vids. This is fantastic material for developing a solid turtle game, something I've been trying to achieve with minimal resources; Telles instructional for example. But this series goes into so much depth. Heavy with concepts and techniques. It's going to take a good few months to work through properly but I would say the concepts alone are already helping me and I cant wait to really start adding in some of the techniques. In short this is probably the only turtle series you'll need it just covers everything. Certain stuff might need tweaked for Gi but concept wise itll be the same. Get a turtle game guys, never understood why there was so little out there on the position. Get this and start making guys look ******.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗One of a kind and awesome instructional
I have just started working through this instructional as it's around 9 hours of content, as always it is absolutely packed with gems of wisdom from Neil, this time on a part of the game which is rarely addressed in depth. Neil shows a comprehensive plan to use the turtle not just for regaining guard as it's usually used but also to set up wrestling style attacks, submissions, sweeps, escapes, scrambles and also the often forgotten but super important skill of just being able to stand up safely. Definitely recommended for anyone who wants to be a better grappler overall, the crossover to MMA is also great as with all other videos by Neil. It is great to see Neil's passion for sharing the strategies, techniques and tactics that he has developed over so many years too, many thanks for another great instructional 🙌�
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