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The Movement Art System: Basic Concepts by Nick Salles and Danny Maira reviews

The Movement Art System: Basic Concepts by Nick Salles and Danny Maira has 20 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.95 out of 5. 95% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from September 22, 2022 to April 10, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed The Movement Art System: Basic Concepts by Nick Salles and Danny Maira

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The reviews

• ZPL

  Great Video

  AnonymousApril 10, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• Basic concepts communicated well

  I imagine this will be very helpful for white belts, or other BJJ practitioners who haven't spent much time learning and studying concepts, as Nick and Danny are great teachers with a great understanding of concepts that they have developed and clearly been influenced by Mikey on. It is important to say though that these are basic concepts so won't elevate everyone's BJJ game, which some reviews have suggested. Nothing wrong with the instructional though.

  Joseph L.August 28, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerBlue belt

• It's correctly named: Basic concepts

  My main issue with this instructional isn't so much to do with the instruction apart from some opinions dressed as facts, (but other instructors like danaher do this all the time) but it's more to do with the reviews for this instructional. The other reviews made me believe that the concepts here would elevate my understanding of BJJ but it hasn't, but because I already have quite a good base knowledge, spending most of my free time learning concepts over the past few years. Again this isn't necessarily a negative about the instructional, it would be good for a white belt in particular or someone who has tried to physically dominate without taking the time to learn Jiu Jitsu concepts at any point, as these are basic concepts, helpful but not groundbreaking if you already have a good understanding.

  Joseph L.August 28, 2025United KingdomVerified buyer4-6 yrs training

• Superb!

  Awesome system, easy to follow and hopefully when I try it, easy to do with my old crippled body. Great stuff, great guys, still great hair. Five stars!

  AnonymousAugust 24, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt4-6 yrs training

• Key Concepts

  An assortment of super useful ideas that apply globally to your grappling and are things that you wish your instructor would articulate clearly. I definitely think this is worth a watch regardless of your belt level, but especially if you’re a white/blue belt.

  Jonathan C.August 23, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt7-9 yrs training

• A new perspective

  I really enjoyed the video. I liked the way they processed the art of jujutsu instead of just learning moves as one off situations. I liked The concept of organizing your jiu-jitsu. I feel like as a jujutsu practitioner's you get your mindset on one move instead of how that one move can evolve into a Multiple scenarios and having a fall back to certain situations where you wanna be in order to win the match.

  John J.December 6, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Most efficient and transformative way to learn BJJ

  The Movement Art System by Nick and Danny is hands down the most efficient and transformative way to learn and upgrade your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. With over 30 years of BJJ knowledge distilled into this course, they have developed a logical, streamlined system that simplifies the path to mastery. It’s not just techniques—they’ve focused on foundational concepts that lay the groundwork for a lifetime of development in this martial art. What makes this system so remarkable is its efficiency. You can feel the benefit of each technique and concept within your game almost immediately, making it accessible to both beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. By refining the fundamentals and principles of movement in BJJ, Nick and Danny have set the stage for the next 100 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If you're serious about taking your BJJ to the next level, this course is a game-changer.

  Jonathan T.November 2, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• the movement by nick salles and maira

  Great concepts

  Anaa W.September 21, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• great details

  great details

  Shane R.July 19, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• level up

  the information in this video completely changed my game, I suddenly started beating a lot of guys that used to smash me, mostly because I never understood BJJ tactics, and all the mistakes I was making. this is one of those videos I will probably check out again 💪�

  Jose G.May 14, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Really great video

  Describe fundamentals in a very intuitive way so it sticks in your head.

  PacoJanuary 31, 2024USVerified buyer

• Great details!

  very informative and great way of breaking down Jiu jitsu concepts . highly recommend!

  George T.January 12, 2024USVerified buyer

• Another grand instructional produced!

  The bolo bros did it again, bringing the basics back to advanced techniques. Continuosly approaches every technique with refreshing concepts with fun anecdotes.

  Edward A.January 10, 2024USVerified buyer

• Learn how to play the game effectively. Great for beginners.

  This is a great course for beginners as it gives in depth insight on how to play the game safely and effectively. Danny and Nick explain the main positions and the goals within each. They put an emphasis on training for competition Jiu-Jitsu and discuss the rules and points involved. If you are an advanced practitioner, there is a lot of useful information in this course that could help you structure a class or describe the concepts of BJJ to a student.

  Ramsey G.January 1, 2024USVerified buyer

• Great Stuff!!!

  Only complaint is it could have been longer. Good principle based instructional!

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  Cory D.December 2, 2023USVerified buyer

• Love instructionals on fundamentals

  I love instructionals on fundamentals, this one worths every penny

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  Rick G.September 6, 2023ITVerified buyer

• wow

  open minded

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  DanteMay 20, 2023ITVerified buyer

• This must be your jiu jitsu foundation!!!

  If you want to have a general understanding and step by step approach in terms of general goals of bottom and top game and the main spots to achieve for progression until you finish your offense - you have to get this. You also get overall concepts on how to use your time in the most efficient way to get out the best for your jiu jitsu journey! MUST HAVE!!!

  MarkusMarch 25, 2023ATVerified buyer

• Immediately helped this white belt

  This video series was recommended to me by a black belt because I was looking for an instructional to give me a framework of understanding of objectives to make BJJ more natural. Meaning instead of learning a bunch of positions by wrote, learn the principles that make those positions desirable and be able to recognize the opportunities when they happen. I find a good instructional helpful, but I was having trouble putting the techniques into place because I had no context from which to use them. All I can say is, this video series helped me the first day. The discussion about the danger zone, how frame and hooks should work, trinary dilema, c spine… by having these thoughts in mind I had an idea of why things are important, making them so much easier to put into place. An example of this was I was playing open guard with a brown belt who was obviously being kind and letting me work. I flowed into a position without thinking about it. He stopped and laughed and said “how does a 1 stripe white belt know K guard?” I had no clue what K guard was - this video series just taught me how to find that good position without knowing it. I can’t recommend it more highly, particularly if you like game theory discussions and general concepts that you can hold across your entire game.

  Charlie H.December 5, 2022USVerified buyer

• I'm a black belt training over 20 years and I learned a ton from this course

  First off, I'll say I've been a fan of these guys for a while. If you are familiar with their other technique courses like their passing DVDs, you know they typically have short sections at the beginning where they go over general concepts that the techniques will apply to. For this course, there are few if any techniques. Instead, this one is sort of a compilation of those concepts, plus some new concepts that (to my knowledge) they have never shared online before, all collected in one place. In other words, if you like the type of general BJJ concepts you might learn during a DVD from someone like Danaher or Ryan Hall, this course contains a ton of them, all of them extremely useful and high quality, many of which you will not find anywhere else. I guarantee if you watch this you will get several "oh **** why didn't I think of that?!" moments and ideas that will greatly improve your game, no matter what your style or level. However, there's more here than just that. What really sets this course apart from other "pure concept" DVDs you might have encountered is that the concepts are organized into an overall plan to optimize your learning AND improve your winning percentage during rolls. Wait a moment..."winning rolls," you might be asking? I don't roll to win, this is just practice, and I'm not a competitor! But OK, what is a competitor? On one level, anyone who competes is technically a competitor, but what we typically mean when we talk about competitors is people that go hard, are strong, don't give up bad positions, stay in control, go for the finish...in other words, competitors win more than non-competitors. Well, what if I told you that part of what this course does is explain succinctly and convincingly why, even if you're old, out of shape, small, or just plain don't like competing, and you can't or don't want to change any of that...you can STILL organize your jiu-jitsu around a competition mindset, AND GET WAY BETTER AT JIU-JITSU in the process than you otherwise would. No lifting weights, getting angry, or hurting people necessary; just follow the system laid out here and watch your jiu-jitsu become more efficient, make you feel stronger, find yourself in better positions more often, etc. But OK, maybe you ARE a competitor. You like lifting weights, going hard in rolls, and you want to win all the time. But maybe you feel like you could be winning more in competition? Well, if you're doing everything else right, it's probably your strategy and training mindset that is holding you back. Again...how many more times do I have to say it? You get the idea. Watch the DVD.

  Will W.September 22, 2022USVerified buyer

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