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The Catch Wrestling Formula by Neil Melanson reviews

The Catch Wrestling Formula by Neil Melanson has 123 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.97 out of 5. 97% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from February 19, 2018 to October 10, 2025. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed The Catch Wrestling Formula by Neil Melanson

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The reviews

• Favorite instructor

  Effective, powerful techniques you can use right away. I actually used some of the techniques in a tournament a few days after watching it. These techniques and concepts will level up your game tremendously and will give you extra tools in the gym and in competition. Also helps if you're a big guy. Honestly all of Neil Melanson's instructionals are worth it.

  VPOctober 10, 2025RomaniaPurple belt

• Great half gutted countries

  Really helped me attack the half guard

  Grady B.September 14, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• Lots of little details

  The control and submissions from top halfguard has helped me immensely

  Grady B.September 7, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• Catch wrestling

  Good

  Tim K.July 25, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt

• Perfectr

  10

  erik v.July 14, 2025NetherlandsVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• catch wrestling

  good stuff if you like catch wrestling

  Juan M.June 24, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Slick techniques

  I have had this DVD for some time but haven't watch it for some time. There are some awesome techniques and approaches that I forgot about that I am incorporating back in my training. Always appreciated Neil's style and approach. Highly recommend this DVD.

  Eric J.June 6, 2025United StatesVerified buyer16 yrs training

• The Catch Wrestling Formula

  Uncommon approaches to enter into common submission positions.

  Floyd B.June 6, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• The Catch Wrestling Formula by Neil Melanson

  Non-traditional approach to traditional submissions.

  Floyd B.June 6, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Great stuff

  Less Neil personality and more focused on technique and tactics.

  Adam N.May 26, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Neil at his roots

  If your used to Neil this isn't as polished of a series and u don't get the humor and stories. But the technique and thought is always high level

  Adam N.May 26, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Top

  Sehr gute Tipps

  Marco H.April 18, 2025GermanyVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• wonderful instruction

  an amazing view of grappling

  Ernesto L.April 13, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Definitely add this to your grappling

  Great breakdown and easy to follow.

  Richard F.April 12, 2025United StatesBlack belt16+ yrs training

• Excellent

  Great catch wrestling instruction.

  Joel L.March 19, 2025United StatesVerified buyer7-9 yrs training

• Neal all around video

  I love the all around aspect of this video series

  Adam N.February 11, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• awesome

  good details

  Jared T.February 11, 2025United StatesVerified buyer

• Former wrestler connecting two styles of grappling.

  Help me make the jump between wrestling and BJJ

  Randall D.February 8, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Expands your mind

  Neil has a lot of ways of doing things that seem completely different. It's helpful to see that there are lots of options to solve a problem.

  Ben S.December 8, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Great technology video

  It covers a wide range of catch wrestling basics and applications, and is easy to understand. Most importantly, it's packed with techniques that are effective when applied to jiu-jitsu.

  Manabu A.November 26, 2024JapanVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• The Catch Wrestling Formula by Neil Melanson

  Neil has the greatest most aggressive techniques that play. Recoomend to anyone

  jeremy K.November 19, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Unconventional or just convenient?

  Or both

  Dean S.November 18, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great Instructional

  Melancon goes into great detail on many of the techniques of catch wrestling. Definitely a great add to any grappling curriculum.

  Joel L.November 15, 2024United StatesVerified buyer4-6 yrs training

• Melanson is the man.

  A great review of alternative attacks and positions not normally seen in most bjj games.

  Seth C.November 12, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• The Catch Wrestling Formula

  Different approach to submissions in common positions in grappling

  Floyd B.October 8, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Great Stuff!

  Neil doesn't disappoint! This is a conglommeration of all sorts of technique, but it's all high level stuff that really works well.

  Jeremy W.September 27, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt13-15 yrs training

• Neil is God

  Neil shows the best stuff all-around for all styles of grappling.

  Jeremy W.September 25, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt13-15 yrs training

• In-depth knowledge

  Great details incorporated! Shows the in-depth knowledge and experience of Mr Melanson! Truly nice work here! Will probably make a lot of enemies on the mat using these techniques :DDD

  Sharon Y.August 24, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• The catch wrestling formula by Neil Melanson

  Brutal way of dealing with bjj guard unique techniques are very effective

  Joseph D.August 23, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt

• A future classic

  A fantastic overview of the catch mindset regarding several different positions

  MarkJuly 15, 2024United KingdomVerified buyerBlack belt16+ yrs training

• catch wrestling

  gard smash.

  cody c.July 14, 2024Verified buyerBrown belt16 yrs training

• These subs work!

  this attack on half guard is hard to stop.

  George W.June 23, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Oh man, what this guy can do to you

  Don't let him catch static from you

  Dean S.May 22, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Catch wrestling. Formula

  A resource for a mma practitioners

  Allen H.May 21, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Catch Wrestling

  excellent dvd.. lots of unique details for bjj

  Graeme P.May 20, 2024CanadaVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Catch Wrestling Formula by Neil Melanson

  This is a valuable video. It has a lot of submissions and hold downs from top half guard, several cradle entries and submissions, and some shoulder pin guard stuff. They are all great things and pretty unique to Neil, but it is not a coherent system, it is an ecclectic mix of cool techniques from the positions I mentioned above. I would have liked to see some guard passes and other stuff so that you would feel like you have some catch style stuff for every position but it is still definitly worth the money.

  Daniel N.May 14, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• great catch vid

  Throughly enjoyed and learned from

  Charles G.April 23, 2024United StatesBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Awesome stuff

  I’ve got most of the stuff that he puts of and he never disappoints. This one is no different, full of really valuable stuff that I can’t wait to add to my game.

  Danny B.April 20, 2024United KingdomPurple belt13-15 yrs training

• The best

  Can't find these techniques in many other places - super appreciate Neil's pedigree.

  JeremyApril 5, 2024United StatesBrown belt13-15 yrs training

• the catch wrestling formula nei melanson

  unorthodox moves but very practical love the cradle moves

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  thomas d.February 22, 2024USVerified buyer

• Unconventional but efficient details

  I love Neil's teaching style. This dvd is a collection of different techniques mainly half guard passing and d'arce and arm in guillotine chockes. There is also a huge section that goes in depth with the Williams guard. Melanson is a very efficient teacher with brings a wrestler based grappling perspective to the table. I can highly recommend this video.

  Marcelo F.December 24, 2023FRVerified buyer

• I am so excited to learn everything in this tutorial

  Man this tutorial is the business haha. It is everything I was looking for! Oh man I highly recommend this tutorial. My guy waste no time no introduction straight to business I love it.

  Hans G.December 22, 2023USVerified buyer

• Great Setups and Subs

  I really like Neil's approach to positional control and setting up submissions. This was the first Catch Wrestling instructional that I purchased, and the information on the guillotine and RNC really improved my game!

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  MGBJJNovember 9, 2023USVerified buyer

• Catch wrestling

  Great instructional

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  Carlos H.November 5, 2023USVerified buyer

• Great

  Really helpfull for the top game. Great teacher.

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  Andreas S.November 5, 2023DEVerified buyer

• THE BEST

  This instructional covers the topic of CATCH from top to bottom. Great buy!

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  Jeremy W.October 29, 2023USVerified buyer

• Excellent

  Melancon is especially good at providing all of the little details on making his catch moves work. This instructional will aid any grappler at any level.

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  Joel L.October 17, 2023USVerified buyer

• Rare but highly effective submission grappling techniques

  Highly effective submission grappling techniques your partners likely have never seen.

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  Marc G.October 14, 2023USVerified buyer

• Top-notch

  Top-notch Great for MMA & submission grappling. Neil always shows (brutal) techniques you can not find anywhere in that depth. Outstanding if you love his style. Highly recommend.

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  Andreas S.October 4, 2023DEVerified buyer

• Savage

  I added some of it to my game the next training. some of it I need to work harder on to be able to use

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  BBibSeptember 28, 2023PHVerified buyer

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