Maia Backpack System: Submissions From The Back by Demian Maia
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The Maia Backpack System: Controlling The Back by Demian Maia reviews
The Maia Backpack System: Controlling The Back by Demian Maia has 35 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 September 21, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Who reviewed The Maia Backpack System: Controlling The Back by Demian Maia
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| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 4 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 3 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 2 | 5.0 |
| White | 1 | 5.0 |
| Black | 1 | 5.0 |
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The Maia Backpack System: Controlling The Back
Very Good fundamental content from Demian, No issue with the content but I think the audio quality can be improved
Good
Great instructional. Give me confidence to control the back. Demian's a phenomenal teacher.
Back Control!
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.
The best
Demian has probably one of the best jiujitsu game for mma. Legend
One of the greatest...
I have always appreciated and respected anything I've seen from Demian Maia. Always very well thought out, efficient, and highly effective.
Maia Backpack System: Controlling the Back
Awesome!!!
Incredible course!
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.
the best
I watch this video every chance I get and always pick up something I missed
Awsome
Maia throughly explains this vid.
controlling the back techniques and principals
very good. if you want to get the knowledge and skills to recover and keeping the back position than i recommend this instructional !
demian Maia.. nuff said..
solid instructional, need to drill drill drill these untill it becomes second nature
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Excellent!!
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.
My Favorite Video on Back Control
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.
Very thorough
I really enjoyed the thorough approach in this instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗First, essential installment
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.
Game Changer
great information on how to control the back
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Excellent
The perfect competitor to learn from when learning back control.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Mia is underrated
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.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻What a great instructional
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.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Always hated back until I studied this instructional
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
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great instruction
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.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗worth the money
Great detailed information. basics all the way to advanced. Mia is a fantastic teacher and teaches concepts of control as well.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Amazing
High quality techniques and principles
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great Instructional, very high level back control
Maia's back control has worked in mma so in my opinion its superior to back control systems designed for submission grappling.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Master Class in Back Control
Very happy with the content. Maia is a master and an incredible teacher!
Excellent!
Very good. Clear layout and instruction by Maia.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great instructional!
Fantastic instruction by Damian Maia with great detail.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻This is the most useful
This is the most useful video to control the back.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great concepts and systems.
Loved that he first introduced concepts and systematic approach before going into techniques in order demonstrate his “backpack system.” John Danaher does it similar.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Excellent video. Demian Maia shows
Excellent video. Demian Maia shows in great detail how to keep controlling the back. If you watch his fights after this, you will see him do the same moves that he teaches here in his fights.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻THE BEST
Best instructional ive ever seen. highly recommend
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Amazing content, suitable for all audiences
This dvd is quite informative on the back position. Although DVD 1 is a bit slow if you are an intermediate-advanced level practitioner, it is beneficial for those who are new to the details and concepts of controlling the back. DVD 2 is great on the body triangle. I have never seen the body triangle gone over in so much detail from any other source. Very refreshing to see this covered DVD 3 & 4 are great, some of these things are newer developments of forgotten back retention techniques for not losing the position. Many details of how and why to use certain techniques is gone over quite well. It is rare to see any MMA instructional that would cover this type of topic much less, specialized BJJ for MMA. For those on the fence about getting this DVD because it might be too much MMA and not sport grappling, it is not your typical grappling instructional with strikes thrown in. Although strikes are mentioned, none of the techniques in the dvd are shown with strikes because the topic and specific techniques are grappling techniques. Even those who are interested in pure BJJ/grappling will find this set very valuable with things that may not be taught anywhere else. I fully recommend this volume!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent instructional
History: When I started BJJ for the first time over a decade ago and looked for a good DVD set, Demian Maia's Science of Jiu-Jitsu was recommended again and again in forums. So I acquired it and like others loved the techniques and the principle-based approach he taught. When I later learned that he was active in the UFC, I got more interested in following his fights. But what could a fighter achieve who only entered such a competitive league at almost 30, an age where many fighters consider quitting already? And without having a special knock-out power? And who kept trying a rather predictable strategy of getting the back and submitting, which his opponents could train to prepare against? The answer is: a lot. Maia would still become the fighter with the second-highest number of UFC victories (only one short of number 1) as well as two title shots (where he lost but only at the distance)! Just a few months ago, Ryan Hall referred to him as the "greatest grappler in the history of mixed martial arts". The actual content: So my expectations were high, and he fulfilled them. Maia explains the principles, the frequent mistakes, what to watch out for, what he would do, how and why techniques work, what opponents can do, and how to counter that. He clearly did his homework and prepared the content well. The information density is high and he'll show the techniques from all relevant angles. His approach is similar to his old DVDs but luckily he teaches almost exclusively new things. He is still the great teacher that he used to be, and I actually liked it better than the Back Attacks DVD of his old set, perhaps it's now more ripened, systematic, and in-depth. If something negative can be said, then that the audio quality is not always optimal, but you'll understand what he says. The focus is especially on maintaining and re-establishing back control while a future series is planned to focus on submission. In summary, I have learned a lot. It's a great instructional for becoming a human backpack.
Great intructional video !
Great intructional video !
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻