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Craig Jones Mini Product The Reach Around AKA Octopus Guard by Craig Jones has 314 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.96 out of 5. 96% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from October 16, 2022 to October 23, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Amazing
Amazing adaptation of some Eduardo Tells type stuff that is a completely different approach to counters for the person on bottom to escape various pins (side control, knee ride, half guard). see Khabib using this style versus Abel Trujillo in the UFC.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great instructional
Simple and easy to understand techniques for a position that I’ve found myself in accidentally for years without fully utilizing it’s potential.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗great instructional
This position will change your view on what is possible when bigger people pressure you! amazing stuff!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Craig is awesome!
Best octopus guard instructional out there!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗great instruction
teaching was concise and easy to understand
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great instructional
Lot's of nice ideas to play with from this position. Really useful. And explained in very simple and concise terms. Have revisited it a few times.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Octopus Guard
I really enjoy this series. I find Octopus Guard works very well when my opponent hip switches in top half guard. Craig describes how to beat the cross face, build height, ext. It's a very well done product. Would highly recommend to anyone trying to level up their sweep game from bottom half.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗good
good
Octopus guard
Good instructional on octopus guard with multiple options from this position
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Super useful
Straight to the point, no BS, game changer
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗A solution to my half guard game
Nowdays I use these techniques when someone is passed my guard trying to go around my legs or hip swiching.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗BJJ
fun
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗So far, so good!
I just started watching this instructional, but it has already improved my game. Craig Jones made this instructional for a very specific situation or position that I seem to find myself in a lot. Craig’s attention to detail and sense of humor make absorbing the material fun. Although I just started watching, I gave the Octopus Guard 5 stars because I already know what to expect from a Craig Jones video. It’s another tool to help me find success and expand my JiuJitsu. Hopefully you’ll enjoy this video as much as I am. Be sure and remember to give ‘em the old reach around when the time is right. Your partners will appreciate you for it.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🔥Love a good reach around!
Craig Jones knocks it out of the park once again. I truly believe this guy is going to be at the head of the change in the BJJ meta. If you aren't watching his content you're gonna be left out. Hitting octopus sweeps, standups and back takes left and right.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Octopus Guard - Reverse Seatbelt - Reach around
Octopus Guard - Reverse Seatbelt - Reach around Guard. Concepts and techniques. Strategies. Great to control the scramble. So you can force the scramble. Perfect back up position.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Recommend
Nice last line of defense
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Fantastic contents
I can't say enough how the instruction in this video is good enough to demonstrate of octopus guard. Craig Jones is one of the best grapplers as well as the best instructors in the world. Really satisfied with this video.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗more fantastic stuff from Craig
if you have a couple of these you can see his whole system coming together. The way the Power Bottom stuff combines with this, with Just Stand Up, with Power Ride. All great stuff that keeps training partners guessing and just makes for a fun overall game.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗great
good
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗very good
easy to understand and interesting
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great for long limbs
Love the detail and the flow chart.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Cheat code
The rolling footage on the last video has a dope Skynyrd playlist. Instructional is great too. I feel like Octopus is a great way to surprise people, especially if you haven't rolled with them a ton.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Octomom
Lots of little tips and tricks here. Easily worth the price. As a position it's something a lot of people aren't familiar with - and it leads to plenty of fun scrambles. As far as instruction goes, it's not too long winded.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Short and Sweet
great information to have in your back pocket for a dynamic position/counter
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Want to annoy your training partners?
This instructional will make you much harder to control on standard bjj positions like bottom side control and half guard, you will also learn the details of the "one sided buggy choke" which will make your training partners even more annoyed
actually super useful
for the first month i was getting absolutely smashed every time i tried this, but once i started getting the details down im looking for it everywhere
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Reliable
Honestly the best Instructional I own. Craig gives a good insight into the mechanics and great details. Octopus Guard may seem gimmicky or unreliable but its honestly very reliable if your pair it with something like reverse Z guard.
epic
destroying all the white belts after watching this
Response from BJJ Fanatics🔥Good Shi*
I started playing with this stuff years ago after watching Eduardo Telles and I always loved it. Craig has taken it to the next level and developed some wicked ****.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🔥Great stuff
Explained well and relatively easy to apply when rolling!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Good ****
The ****.
Craig is always the best!
Craig is always the best! The length and lessons are perfect. Gives you exactly what you need with no fluff. Highly recommend!
Great video
Lovely detail in controls and what angles to start attacking reach around guard at. Have been using it alot!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Amazing techniques
Amazing techniques
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Nice
Nice
The Reach Around AKA Octopus Guard
Instantly applicable techniques. Craig makes this a sweet short instructional not too many details but he repeats the concepts throughout the video making it easy to remember necessary adjustments during rolls. By far this is the second best video ive seen
octopus
fun position that craig covers quite well here really ties in well with 'power bottom' and the idea of seeking head height
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻CJ is a great teacher and very engaging/amusing
I find myself in this position alot, so naturally I was excited to see this instructional. It's a little short, but makes sense because of the transitional nature of this position. Great content although anatomical difference should always be considered when using the instructional. I'm shorter and CJ is long so the leverages need to be adjusted a bit for me. Overall a great purchase.
Great
Simple, short and straight forward. no filler and priced right.
Feels good to reach around
Tried it on my favorite training partner, now were talking about getting a place in Montauk
Great Half Guard Addition
Great and unorthodox Half Guard Addition
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Interesting and well explained
Interesting and easy to understand approach to an uncommon position. Seeing lots of folks at our gym giving it a try, most crediting this instructional.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻I love Craig Jones instructionals.
I love Craig Jones instructionals. Very thorough with alot of good humor.
Great stuff
Great attention to detail. Have already successfully used against higher level opponents. Good for any level.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Good content
Well worth the price, craig is a great instructor and it was cool to learn a new system to fiddle with
Great Addition to your half guard game
This is a great addition to your game if you play half guard , Craig is a great teacher and shows you how to use these techniques to optimize your sweeping and initiating scrambles that can lead to dominant positions and submissions.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Best instructional out there on the Octopus Guard
As always, Craig releases a great product to cover key concepts and details on the Octopus Guard. I really like the fact that this series is more condensed as it really covers all you need to know. A must have!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻New insights into the Octopus Guard
I've been playing with the octopus guard for a while now without a whole lot of instruction. Craig has given me some good details I wasn't aware of, and multiple new options and avenues for attack. It's also short, simple, and clearly explained, and includes some rolling footage. I would recommend it for a half guard player or someone interested in the octopus guard.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Some things immediately applicable, nice
Some things immediately applicable, nice
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻
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