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The Ground Marshal Half Guard by Neil Melanson reviews

The Ground Marshal Half Guard by Neil Melanson has 94 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 May 10, 2019 to September 25, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed The Ground Marshal Half Guard by Neil Melanson

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The reviews

• Bizarro Danaher

  Great instructional

  Sean B.September 25, 2026Verified buyerPurple belt16 yrs training

• Filthy stuff

  Get through half guard filthily

  Scott L.September 14, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Love the get ups

  Several really solid options to get up off the bottom. Very cool.

  Brandon H.September 13, 2026Verified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• One of the best instructions I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a lot

  Unfortunately I am just now learning about this instructor in the 5th year of my training. Wish I learned his style from day 1. He is a master and his material is gold. I recommend ALL of his stuff. Hats off. Amazing content.

  Jason S.May 4, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Suffering

  Some of the most creative and unorthodox stuff i have seen love it

  Paul L.February 19, 2026GermanyVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Fantastic

  Neil never disappoints!

  Matthew B.October 23, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Neil is one of my favorite instructors. His style fits well with me. As a middleweight I like using pressure and being a little more aggressive. I like how Neil's instructionals are focus for MMA to avoid getting punched....

  AnonymousOctober 10, 2025CanadaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Bottom half guard is hard

  I like this guy because he is giving it to you real, it feels like I private session where a master is really trying to help you

  Thomas P.August 23, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Nice

  Great attack options from bottom half

  Jared T.July 28, 2025United StatesVerified buyer

• Ouch!

  Painful to watch - great techniques and concepts as usual from Neil.

  Ben S.July 26, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Tactical Turtle

  It is AWESOME. I only recently purchased it and it is already changing my game. A big thank you to Coach Melanson for his generosity in sharing so much incredibly valuable information.

  Mark F.July 21, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16+ yrs training

• violent stuff

  what i like about Neil is that his stuff is always so violent! In a good way!

  Lauri K.July 21, 2025FinlandVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• unorthodox stuff

  Really cool techniques that you don't see anywhere else

  Lauri K.June 23, 2025FinlandVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Unique and brutal

  Unique approaches that you don't find anywhere else.

  Ben S.June 7, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• One of the best half guard instructionals, EVER

  I have watched an instructional or two in my day. This quite possibly might be the best one I've ever seen on the half guard. There is so much here to digest that I'll definitely revisit it quite a bit. There are numerous techniques in here that I will be going back to again and again. Highly reccomended.

  Daniel P.May 23, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Another great one to add to collection

  And yet another solid instructional! Always enjoy the nastiness that Neil puts in his instructionals.

  Richard F.April 26, 2025United StatesBlack belt16+ yrs training

• Neil never disappoints

  Neil's stuff is so solid as always. Great details all-around.

  Jeremy W.April 14, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• Nice

  Always good stuff by Neil

  Mark H.March 28, 2025CanadaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Neil's stuff is amazing

  Melanson has a specific set of skills. They're incredible for self defense, MMA, sport JJ.

  Jeremy W.March 23, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• Half Guard

  Want to play half guard start here. I favour this over Danaher's and Bernardo's half guard instructionals. Lots of attack options in different directions and good concepts.

  AnonymousMarch 11, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• niel mealson

  half guard

  John S.February 25, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt16 yrs training

• ZPL

  Good material to know

  AnonymousFebruary 21, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• Foundation of a Neil fan

  just a foundational piece for any grappler

  Adam N.February 20, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• ZPL

  Great information to know

  AnonymousFebruary 20, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• Melanson is king

  Best half guard details I've seen - very slick stuff.

  Jeremy W.February 16, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• Melanson is gold

  All of Neils stuff is incredibly good.

  Jeremy W.February 16, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• Delicious 😋

  Neil Melanson for me is always the great man to learn grappling from and he always will be.

  Cemalettin G.January 30, 2025TurkeyVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Half Guard

  This is great for not just half guard, but for scrambling and mat wrestling concepts for submission grappling. I highly recommend it.

  Daniel N.December 28, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Add this to your top half game

  Another great instructional

  Richard F.December 20, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt16 yrs training

• Hurts just watching

  Amazing and brutal stuff! I hope the uke at least got a free pizza or something for all the suffering.

  Ben S.December 17, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Melanson strikes again!

  Melanson's details are like none other. Buy his stuff.

  Jeremy W.December 7, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt13-15 yrs training

• Melanson never disappoints

  Neil has all the slickest moves that are super practical and take punches into consideration.

  Jeremy W.December 3, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt13-15 yrs training

• the ground marshall: half guard

  Neil Nelonson

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

• The Ground Marshall

  Melanson instructional are well worth the purchase. All round grappling game that translates between MMA / Gi and No Gi.

  jeremy K.May 18, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• good

  great options

  Jared T.April 27, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt7-9 yrs training

• Aww 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 ground marshal Half Guard by Neil Melanson

  Neil is the best

  Richard S.April 9, 2024United StatesBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Great Instructional

  Very easy to understand and apply. No wasted information.

  ASHLEY H.April 1, 2024United StatesWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• half guard

  great details

  George M.January 11, 2024USVerified buyer

• The Ground Marshal Half Guard

  Very good

  Ronald D.December 25, 2023USVerified buyer

• Aggressive and Brutal

  I'm a big fan of all things Melanson. If you want a different take on the half guard, one more agressive and brutal, then look no further.

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  Steven Q.December 3, 2023USVerified buyer

• great

  great content

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  Mike T.November 10, 2023USVerified buyer

• Top-notch

  The most brutal half guard instructional out there. Also good for MMA.

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  Andreas S.November 5, 2023DEVerified buyer

• Absolute Savagery

  Great content.

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  Jeffrey H.October 28, 2023USVerified buyer

• Revolutionized my guard

  Hands down this is top 3 ever instructionals for me. I own over 20 instructionals, a lot of melanson's. I used this instructional to create my own unique guard. It worked against everyone in my gym and since it's so different people have trouble with it. Neil goes over important details and common problems. Neil's the man and his sense of humor is the best! If you're on the fence trust me it's worth it.

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  JoshuaOctober 17, 2023USVerified buyer

• Half Guard

  The instructional is well-paced and thorough. Neil takes the time to explain each technique in detail, which I found very beneficial. Thank you

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  Sam S.October 16, 2023CAVerified buyer

• Top-notch

  Great for MMA & submission grappling and very different to other half guard instructionals. Outstanding if you love his (brutal) style. Highly recommend.

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  Andreas S.October 4, 2023DEVerified buyer

• Neil Melanson Ground Marshal: Half Guard

  Another ****** from Melanson. Applicable to mma or sub grappling, this is one of the most versatile instructionals out today, strongly recommend.

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  Nicholas S.October 3, 2023USVerified buyer

• Get up - sweep - submit

  Coach Neil Melanson did another great series. Half guard bottom to get on top. To submit your opponent. He points out so well when and where to put pressure or overtake pressure to get up and take down or to sweep and submit. He also points out how to get your opponent to post to launch your attack. Highly recommend!

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  MarkusSeptember 6, 2023ATVerified buyer

• One of my fav half guard instructionals

  Loveeee the section about half guard

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  Robert E.August 8, 2023USVerified buyer

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