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The Guard Retention Anthology: Through The Legs and Close Range by Lachlan Giles & Ariel Tabak reviews

The Guard Retention Anthology: Through The Legs and Close Range by Lachlan Giles & Ariel Tabak 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 November 26, 2020 to October 31, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed The Guard Retention Anthology: Through The Legs and Close Range by Lachlan Giles & Ariel Tabak

44 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 Guard Retention Anthology: Through The Legs and Close Range by Lachlan Giles & Ariel Tabak is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $127.00 USD. View The Guard Retention Anthology: Through The Legs and Close Range by Lachlan Giles & Ariel Tabak on BJJ Fanatics

The reviews

• Imoproved my guard retention

  Muhammad Y.October 31, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• level up your guard retention

  So many techniques/ideas to take away from this instructional. This instructional has heaps of attention to detail definitely going to be a 6 month project but we’ll worth the effort.

  Adam S.October 21, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• ms

  very practical stuff

  Joey L.October 13, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Awesome.

  Great approach to guard

  Jared T.October 10, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Excellent as always

  Lachlan and Ariel have done a fantastic job breaking down both broad concepts and specific techniques for guard retention. I've immediately seen better results retaining in practice

  Jon D.August 4, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Just incredible

  The general concepts video alone is a masterclass on guard retention itself!

  Clara O.August 3, 2026ArgentinaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• perfect for guard player

  awesome guard retention

  Jared T.July 31, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• great tuturial

  great tutorial

  Jared T.July 17, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• So many layers

  Definitely an instructional with lots of details

  Jared T.July 3, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Incredible

  Just the general concepts part is a masterclass in retention. This is a lot of great information.

  Clara O.July 2, 2026ArgentinaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• A

  A

  Joe H.July 1, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Perfect

  Really good for anyone wanting to learn how to play guard

  Jared T.June 28, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Amazing

  Great new take on guard retention

  Jared T.June 27, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• recovery!

  awesome early and late recovery options from everywhere!

  Jared T.June 26, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• so good

  great details on retaning guard and prevention

  Jared T.June 24, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• A

  A

  Joe H.June 24, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Amazing

  Great way to keep open guard and specific ways for pummeling

  Jared T.June 22, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• perfect

  great for anyone enhancing there open guard

  Jared T.June 18, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• must get

  must get instrucional for guard retention

  Jared T.June 16, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• such good details

  due to a recent knee injury, I've had to modify my guard. this instructional has helped a ton not only with that, but with great ideas to continue to improve guard

  Jared T.June 15, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Game changer

  Love how Lachlan just slightly changes frames. Has helped my guard !

  Jared T.June 13, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• best details

  so much to dissect with this new tutorial!

  Jared T.June 8, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Very nice

  Didn’t know frames could be placed in so many places!

  Jared T.June 6, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• awesome

  great guard video!

  Jared T.June 1, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• perfect

  leg pummeling from guard at its finest!

  Jared T.May 30, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• many nuances!

  good idea to make bookmarks

  Jared T.May 25, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Perfect

  Little details with huge improvements for guard

  Jared T.May 24, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Awesome

  Another great video from Lachlan

  Jared T.May 24, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Very good

  Very good review in guard play

  Jared T.May 24, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Amazing

  Best details in guard retention along with examples

  Jared T.May 23, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Awesome

  Great details on typical guard

  Jared T.April 24, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Nice

  No concepts to old guard retention

  Jared T.April 22, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• upgrade your defence

  Super detailed and systematic guard retention course. Lachlan Giles and Ariel Tabak break down defenses to common passes (knee cuts, smash, half guard) with clear concepts and live rolling examples. Feels like a complete, practical gameplan rather than just a collection of techniques.

  Kayashiro H.April 17, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Other angles

  Great details with subtle changes! Really changing how I think and play guard

  Jared T.April 9, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Awesome

  Great details

  Jared T.April 9, 2026Verified buyer

• Awesome

  Such good refreshed look on basic concepts!

  Jared T.April 2, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• perfect

  Lachlan returns with another great instructional

  Jared T.March 26, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Good stuff

  Nice new guard retention

  Jared T.March 26, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Perfect.

  Nice problem solving. Especially headquarters passing!

  Jared T.March 22, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Nice

  Great new tutorial!

  Jared T.March 6, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• New technique

  Great tuition new guard

  Jared T.March 5, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Nice

  Great new take on guard retention. Especially defending new techniques like camping. Video gives great reactive instructional

  Jared T.February 15, 2026United StatesVerified buyer

• Complete instructional

  Love this DVD as it covers many aspects from movements, stretches, concepts and specific techniques.

  Howie y.December 21, 2025SingaporeVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Really good

  Like everything Lachlan does, this one is awesome.

  William P.December 17, 2025CanadaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• TOP

  Great instructional TOP

  claudio R.December 16, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• The Guard Retention Anthology: Through the Legs and Close Range by Lachlan Giles & Ariel Tabak

  Prof Lachlan & Prof Ariel join forces to bring a great Guard Retention instructional.

  Rico A.December 2, 2025PhilippinesBlue belt7-9 yrs training

• Excellent

  Robert W.November 9, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt13-15 yrs training

• the guard retention anthology

  great in depth lessons

  Joseph B.November 5, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Complete

  Super complete guide on guar retention.

  JORGE R.October 17, 2025BoliviaVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• Best guard retention instructional

  Best on the market, revolutionized my game

  Máté K.October 15, 2025HungaryVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

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