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The Pillars of Defense: Turtle & Front Headlock Escapes by Gordon Ryan reviews

The Pillars of Defense: Turtle & Front Headlock Escapes by Gordon Ryan has 64 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 December 24, 2021 to August 31, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed The Pillars of Defense: Turtle & Front Headlock Escapes by Gordon Ryan

28 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.

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The reviews

• Gordon Ryan The Pillars of Defense: Turtle & Front Headlock Escapes

  A Game Plan for When Everything Goes Wrong What makes this instructional so useful is that Gordon gives you multiple ways to safely turn turtle and front headlock positions back into guard, a standing position, or even an offensive opportunity instead of just trying to survive. There’s a lot of detail to absorb, but having an actual escape system is much better than my old strategy of getting stuck underneath someone half my age and waiting for them to get tired—which apparently takes a lot longer than it used to.

  Scott K.August 31, 2026Verified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• amazing by the goat

  amazing

  Luiz G.July 21, 2026CanadaVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• フロントチョークからのディフェンス

  チョークを取られる回数が減りました。

  一真 福.February 17, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• ディフェンス

  チョークを取られる回数が減りました。

  一真 福.February 17, 2026JapanVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Headlocks

  Phenomenal and immediately applicable like all other Ryan videos

  Vito F.December 30, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Turtle

  Decent. Passable.

  J J.November 15, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• He does it again

  Great headlock escape video and sonny

  Nicholas S.October 12, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• The Pillars of Defense: Turtle & Front Headlock Escapes

  A+

  Sean S.August 20, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt16 yrs training

• Love it

  I always learn something new from Gordon Ryan’s instructionals. I especially liked learning about the different types of turtle positions and when and how to transition from them.

  Shota W.June 21, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• gordon at his best

  gordon at his best

  weijiu w.June 19, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Excellent Defense

  Great information

  ShongThiam L.April 30, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• excellent topic

  common position covered very well.

  Peter M.April 17, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Gordon details make the difference

  All the small details Gordon goes over are so invaluable. it separates you from those that don't watch his courses.

  Alexander R.March 5, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt1-3 yrs training

• Turtle

  I have been getting into trouble with the turtle position in the gym. This instructional has helped me with stopping back takes. Thank you!

  Shayne C.February 16, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• great details

  great details

  Shane R.February 3, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Must have

  I have been absolutely loving GR's instructionals. it suits my learning style, has so much important detail about the positions. This is a must have

  Tristan S.January 27, 2025AustraliaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• The Pillars of Defense: Turtle & Front Headlock Escapes

  The Pillars of Defense: Turtle & Front Headlock Escapes

  채 한.January 21, 2025South KoreaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• escape

  great

  alec w.November 17, 2024United StatesBlack belt7-9 yrs training

• pillar of defense: front headlock and turtle positions

  Gordon Ryan

  Ky N.October 8, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• So helpful

  I have always struggled with getting out of turtle position. It's affected my confidence to shoot for takedowns or get out of bottom position. After watching two of the sections, I can already so a major difference in my rolls. So helpful if you struggle with the same thing.

  Justin K.September 25, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• great

  great instructions I've ever sern

  Hiroya N.September 23, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• the pillars of defense: turtle& front headlock escapes

  super informative. details I've been missing are now found with this instructional.

  matthew m.August 26, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• awesome techniques

  awesome techniques

  Rodrigo O.July 23, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• escapes

  Gordon provides, not only individual techniques, but helpful overarching strategies for escapes

  George P.June 11, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• many questions answered

  I had so many questions about this position but not anymore, very helpful

  Joaquin V.June 1, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• he Pillars of Defense: Turtle & Front Headlock Escapes by Gordon Ryan

  Great Instructional!

  James T.May 25, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Super

  Les instructions de Gordon Ryan sont top John Danaher a formé de super élèves

  Fabrice C.May 23, 2024FranceVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• 1

  1

  John H.May 9, 2024United StatesVerified buyer

• the pillars of defense: turtle&front headlock escapes by gordon ryan

  turtle and front headlock

  matthew m.April 23, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• good

  its good

  Paul M.February 4, 2024USVerified buyer

• Excellent !

  As usual, a comprehensive systeme of defense by the King.

  Benjamin P.January 22, 2024USVerified buyer

• Details

  Amazing as always

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗

  JamesNovember 5, 2023AUVerified buyer

• yrs

  yes

  Calvin L.October 27, 2023USVerified buyer

• Turtle Escapes

  Excellent instructional on escapes for turtle and head locks, very wresting heavy loved it

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗

  Kyle K.August 2, 2023USVerified buyer

• Excellent Instructional

  Very informative instructional. Does a good job of explaining which moves to use for specific situations. Also, shows why certain commonly used moves don't work under certain conditions, and thus how you can counter someone if they try it on you.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗

  AlejandroMay 11, 2023USVerified buyer

• Great material

  Gordons system is obviously one of the best out there. The instruction is as good as it gets. Leaves you with a somid selection of tools and routes out of turtle and into better postions. Reccomended for anyone!

  Tom k.April 2, 2023USVerified buyer

• Amazing details

  So much useful and practical information, it allowed me to know what I need to pay attention in these positions to be able to escape I never realize how little I knew about turtle and headlock escapes, but thanks to Gordon now I'm much better

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻

  Juan C.February 28, 2023USVerified buyer

• Detailed as expected

  Glad to have purchased before the price hike. GR covers all the scenarios within the specific scope. Great product and great reference material.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻

  Bradley B.February 25, 2023AUVerified buyer

• Best instructional ever!

  Gordan puts together the best instructionals. This instructional is detailed and easy to follow. Gordan leaves no stone unturned. This is a must have for the elite. I love you each system overlaps. I’ll probably buy every single Gordan instructional to be honest.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻

  Christopher W.December 22, 2022USVerified buyer

• Solid material

  I have been struggling for years being in this position with no real answers for my problems. Thank you Gordon for putting this content out there, this is definitely a solid resource that I can always come back to. This course/system is laid out perfectly. The pillars of defense series have definitely been some of his best content yet.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻

  Eddie C.December 5, 2022USVerified buyer

• Ever seen Gordon in trouble?

  It's not difficult to see why Gordon is never seen struggling to get out of a tough submission, dude knows what he's doing.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻

  Gonzalo R.December 4, 2022USVerified buyer

• Part of an undefeated defensive system

  After teaching us all the techniques that make up his offensive systems, we now get to learn Gordon Ryan's defensive systems as well. As impressive as it is to watch Gordon constantly dominate the best athletes in the jiu-jitsu world, it's even more impressive when you realize they're not able to attack him because of his flawless defensive system. We get to learn one part of that system in this instructional video.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻

  Jason A.November 16, 2022USVerified buyer

• Great technique

  Great technique

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻

  Kevin G.November 3, 2022PHVerified buyer

• Great!

  Great!

  Alvaro E.October 27, 2022AUVerified buyer

• Great instructional

  Effective and Useful Techniques!

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻

  YONGHO J.October 26, 2022KRVerified buyer

• Great tutorial, it really improved

  Great tutorial, it really improved my Nogi defense.

  jeff h.October 22, 2022CAVerified buyer

• Outstanding

  Great info , thanks Gordon !

  Nathaniel A.October 22, 2022USVerified buyer

• Once again. Adcc 2022 shows

  Once again. Adcc 2022 shows the value of these instructionals.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻

  Stefan M.October 15, 2022USVerified buyer

• Another must have

  Another must have

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻

  Gerard E.October 10, 2022AUVerified buyer

• Nice!

  Great video

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻

  Zach A.October 9, 2022USVerified buyer

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