Maia Backpack System: Submissions From The Back by Demian Maia
31 reviews · 4.97 / 5
Demian Maia · Combo
The Maia Backpack System: Controlling The Back by Demian Maia has 34 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 5.0 out of 5. 100% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from October 11, 2021 to June 24, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
10 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 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 3 | 5.0 |
| White | 1 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 1 | 5.0 |
| Black | 1 | 5.0 |

The Maia Backpack System: Controlling The Back by Demian Maia is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $197.00 USD. View The Maia Backpack System: Controlling The Back by Demian Maia on BJJ Fanatics
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Great instructional. Give me confidence to control the back. Demian's a phenomenal teacher.
This position I find myself in this position a lot due to my scramble habits and game, I was aiming to understand back control, if this was chess and you had the king in check, you wouldn't want to lose your positioning and not finish the match. Demian Maia will help you keep your opponents in check so they will likely falter into checkmate.
Demian has probably one of the best jiujitsu game for mma. Legend
I have always appreciated and respected anything I've seen from Demian Maia. Always very well thought out, efficient, and highly effective.
Awesome!!!
Principles that all fighter should have to learn. Things that we dificultily can see in a fight with cleary but with the right explanetion thats all make sense.
I watch this video every chance I get and always pick up something I missed
Maia throughly explains this vid.
very good. if you want to get the knowledge and skills to recover and keeping the back position than i recommend this instructional !
solid instructional, need to drill drill drill these untill it becomes second nature
This second part of a three part system covers maintaining control of the back (the first part, covers getting the back and the third, submitting from the back, both are sold seperatly). This instruction goes in depth, with great detail on the various minor adjustments you can use and when you'll want to use them to respond to your opponent's defensive efforts. I've gotten several instructionals on back control, and this is one of my favorites. I'm becoming very effective using what I've learned here.
This is my absolute favorite video on back control. It's good fundamental jiu jitsu with very basic level attacks (that are 10x more efficient than flashy stuff) and they require no athleticism.
I really enjoyed the thorough approach in this instructional
It’s the first part of 3 part encyclopaedia on the back taking/attacking. Going through the three instructionals, I can easily say that this one, despite on a more boring topic than attacks and back taking, is the one that take everything together.
great information on how to control the back
The perfect competitor to learn from when learning back control.
In some ways his success in MMA make you forget how formidable he was as BJJ player. Feels redundant to keep saying it because you hear it over and over, but instructionals like this remind us that but Mia is world class.
Maia's instructional isn't very game changing but the fundamentals are great for any level. There is a reason why he subbed so many people in mma with his back attack's.
Totally changed my game and the way I view the back position. An area of study that I really lacked. So happy I found this DVD
Demian Maia is a master at back control. Just watch his fights in MMA. Here he teaches all his secrets so you to can be a master at ack control. Highly recommend.
Great detailed information. basics all the way to advanced. Mia is a fantastic teacher and teaches concepts of control as well.
High quality techniques and principles
Maia's back control has worked in mma so in my opinion its superior to back control systems designed for submission grappling.
Very happy with the content. Maia is a master and an incredible teacher!
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