Cradle of Filth by Neil Melanson
190 reviews · 4.98 / 5
Neil Melanson · Combo
The Filthy Kimura by Neil Melanson has 82 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 January 13, 2019 to August 18, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
41 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 13 | 5.0 |
| White | 12 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 8 | 4.88 |
| Black | 5 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 3 | 5.0 |

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In my opinion, this is more suited for cat wrestling and MMA. It’s great stuff that can transfer well to no gi. I wouldn’t recommend this for the gi necessarily. Feel free to disagree it’s a great instructional nonetheless and has great detail details.
In my opinion, this is more suited for cat wrestling and MMA. It’s great stuff that can transfer well to no gi. I wouldn’t recommend this for the gi necessarily. Feel free to disagree it’s a great instructional nonetheless and has great detail details.
Some great details on the kimura
Really helped me understand some interesting aspects of the kimura
Really helped me understand some interesting aspects of the kimura
very good kumura setups
awesome setups and finishes that arent normally teached
Great information and presentation. Neil's instructional videos are always fantastic, but for me this one is a standout. No b/s...just practical and instantly useful information that improved my kimura game considerably and gave me a slight advantage as an older novice.
Great to understand technique and mechanics of the Kimura
Neils instructionals are consistently high quality and this is no different
Can't wait to (gently) try these out on my teammates.
Great!!!
Great, brutal stuff as usual from Neil.
That's a build a nother level of using the Kimura
Glad I'm not the uke. Brutal, well-thought out techniques and great explanations.
Glad I'm not the uke. Brutal, well-thought out techniques and great explanations.
Neil is amazing
Sound introduction & upgrade to a great go-to & high % technique. Instructor has a tendency to ramble when he could be repeating techniques or giving details, and the sound could be WAY better, but his systems are always solid & practical.
Amazing!
The older I've gotten, I have come to rely on the Kimura grip, figure four grip or whatever you want to call it, to slow down the younger guys. This is another excellent instructional with little details to help your game.
Good stuff
good stuff
Neil has a great system and great details on the kimura!
I'm a big fan of kimuras, they're my number one submission, top or bottom. I've pretty much seen it all when it comes to all of the variations of it that exist out there. This instructional showed me the technique in variations I haven't seen before. The variations are simple, detailed and can easily be added into anyone's game. I know they're in my game now. Definitely check this out.
Great details as expected
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