Cradle of Filth by Neil Melanson
195 reviews · 4.98 / 5
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The Headhunter Guillotine Series by Neil Melanson has 107 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 April 16, 2018 to September 25, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 10 | 5.0 |
| Blue | 9 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 8 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 5 | 5.0 |
| Black | 5 | 5.0 |

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Awesome stuff
Good
hidden gem for front headlock attacks
Fantastic
Fantastic instructional, well detailed and enough content to draw from for a long time
Great details
Awesome content
Love this great for my style
Neil does it again! 🔥 every course I have bought has been rammed full of seriously good techniques 🔥
Great details
Lots of great details
Easy to follow, awsome stuff!
Real great techniques
Good job
Good breakdown
Neil's repertoire of guillotine techniques are awesome and plenty of stuff I hadn't seen
Another great, detailed instructional from Neil Melanson. Picked up a lot of small details to finish and solidify my chokes,
Great info on the guillotine.
Neil is one of the best teachers
Gold per usual from Neil
Amazing
Ottime sottomissione bravissimo insegnante.
I love going for front headlocks but tend to mess them up alot! There are alot of details in here that have help me clean up the technique. Neil is a great teacher!
Made a big difference in my front strangles.
Great Stuff
Great to have some new grips to try and after watching this instrumental seeing control in the position improve and more protection for my hand and fingers
ready to guillotine some people out!
THESE WERE FİLTHY TECNİQUES AS ALWAYS FROM THE COACH NEİL MELANSON I LOVE İT
I bought this on a whim since i love guillotines so much. So glad i did though! Many variations of such an effective submission. Worth the money!!
Great instructional to watch while I'm out injured.
Quite a comprehensive course on the guillotine, catch style. Highly recommended!
Deep explanation on the guillotine and its variations by Melancon. Very well done. Recommended.
An aggressive approach from seated guard. Another great piece of the game from Neil
...and I've seen a few. I especially appreciate that he focuses so much on the arm-in guillotine, which I prefer because it gives me better positional control.
As a wrestler I’m in this position a lot and knowing how to control and submit from this position much better then before saved me
As a wrestler I’m in this position a lot and knowing how to control and submit from this position much better then before saved me
Professor Melanson does a great job breaking down the Guillotine in this video.
Neil does it again, lots of detail for control and strangles from the front headlock position. The handgun choke is awesome!
I own most of Neil's instructionals and all have quality content. I think his experience in catch and MMA gives this a slightly different slant than the usual nogi video.
Neil Melonson
This is a fantastic introduction to the front headlock and the arm in Guillotine choke. There are other topics covered here and many other cool chokes shown, but that is the main point of the video. This is great is you are looking for a system to add to your wrestle ups, counter wrestle ups, chain off of your takedowns, and many other things.
This is another great video with a cameo from mau mau . This is a great video to have
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.
Great instructional Highly recommended
Instructional very well done Helpful and informative good
great
Thanks. I'll grow more.
I feel like a broken record. Neil resonates with me great instructor explains multiple options set ups and fine details. He's a master grappler.
awesome video highly recommend
I love Neil's videos I have about ten lol. Great submissions highly usable. Thos series has a lot of fine details to improve your game. I look forward to watching this over and over to sharpen my grappling.
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