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The Scarf Hold The Soul Stealer by Henry Akins reviews

The Scarf Hold The Soul Stealer by Henry Akins has 118 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.98 out of 5. 98% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from April 22, 2020 to October 10, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed The Scarf Hold The Soul Stealer by Henry Akins

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The reviews

• The best

  Awesome

  AnonymousOctober 10, 2026CanadaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Game changing

  This is a fantastic instructional. Henry Akins is a great and clear teacher. The position itself is great for controlling your opponent and it's become a staple in my game. Many people don't have a clue what to do when you lock it up. Elite level position

  Daniel L.August 19, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Henry is the man!

  Henry is one of the best instructors out there. After taking a seminar with him I've been consuming as much of his content as possible and with tremendous results. The scarf hold system is simply devastating!

  MondoJuly 27, 2026Blue belt1-3 yrs training

• The scarfhold the soul stealer

  Awesome position and details to dominate

  Ian L.July 17, 2026AustraliaVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Good

  Chris D.June 24, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Excellent

  Fantastic information on an often misunderstood position in BJJ.

  Joel L.May 8, 2026United StatesVerified buyer7-9 yrs training

• Cool techniques

  Amazing product

  Jamil G.April 30, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Cool technique

  Awesome

  Jamil G.April 30, 2026United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Supremely helpful

  Akins' videos have been craaaazy helpful. Would highly recommend. Nothing flashy. Just detail, and deep knowledge.

  Cem K.April 29, 2026SpainVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• I use the position a lot and learned a lot

  Simple but effective

  Stephen D.April 2, 2026CanadaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Great details

  I have been stuck in this position and it's brutal so I am working on mastering this position myself. This video shows much needed details.

  Chase C.March 17, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• The soul stealer!

  It’s a position and a submission. 10/10

  James R.March 1, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• I **** at JiuJitsu

  I’m trying to **** less.

  Hazen T.February 21, 2026United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Game-changing details

  Great details from Henry that make a huge difference.

  Ben S.January 29, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Fantastic

  Simple, effective and profound techniques from Henry.

  Ben S.January 10, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Amazing insight

  Very good detail on what is one of my favorite positions to play

  Zachary S.December 5, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• great details

  great details

  Shane R.November 29, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Master class on Scarfhold

  Never seen an instructional with so many great tips on scarfhold position

  Robert E.November 20, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Awesome purchase!

  This has been on my wish list for some time, and I'm glad I finally took the plunge and bought it. Now that I've got something that will help me sharpen and refine this underrated position, I'm looking forward to starting a collection of souls :-)

  Ray T.November 4, 2025New ZealandVerified buyerWhite belt4-6 yrs training

• Fantastic

  Excellent, readily implementable techniques just like everything else from Henry.

  Ben S.November 2, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• scarf pressure tapping

  scarf and submitions the way they should be taught. great content, easy to learn and add

  Matthew C.October 26, 2025CanadaVerified buyerBrown belt13-15 yrs training

• Awesome

  Great content

  Jamil G.October 1, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Scarf Hold

  Love the instructional. Useful techniques presented clearly and concisely.

  Chuck R.September 2, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• OG Details

  Henry is an absolute OG, a true master of hidden jiu jitsu. His details on every position are some of the best and incisive you’ll find. This soul stealer instructional is no exception. I love kesa frame, but a lot of schools **** on it bc, if not done well, you can lose your back. However, if your mechanics are good (and Henry delivers here in spades), it’s a rock solid position with heaps of sub options. If you want to learn scarf hold from one of the best in the instructor box, and you can only buy one instructional, this is it. (FWIW, my head coach, a three stripe BB, flies out to take privates with Henry on the regular, which should tell you something.)

  Tom L.August 26, 2025United StatesVerified buyer

• good info

  I like studying niche stuff like this. it makes a big difference when put together with other niche stuff

  Nicholas L.June 5, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Solid, but you may have done most of this in Judo.

  This is a thorough and organized exposition of how to use the scarf hold in BJJ. However if you have done a bunch of Judo, you should know the controls and entries, and have the arm locks. The chokes I had not seen from scarf hold before, but had seen them from the mount. He does a good job translating these, too, to be used in Kesa.

  Andrew D.May 29, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• The Scarf Hold the Soul Stealer

  Great instructional. It focuses on all aspects of this pin/submission. Getting into the pin, holding the pin against reversals and escapes, and moving into submissions. Has definitely improved my ability to hold and finish people in this position.

  Corey J.February 27, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Excellent

  very effective

  Rafa M.January 27, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Very Good

  Great details on techniques from this underutilized position.

  Joel L.January 20, 2025United StatesVerified buyer7-9 yrs training

• John

  Very good, very detailed and well ordered.

  John R.December 30, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Great course with great details

  Yet another great course by prof. Henry Akins. The techniques are a pure gold!

  Gabriel K.December 19, 2024BulgariaVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Favorite Move

  By far my favorite move. I’ve hit more subs from this position than anything else. The amount of “ahas” from this instructional is incredible. So many helpful details with such an incredible position.

  AnonymousDecember 13, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• The scarf hold the soul stealer

  Excellent details in keeping position and submissions

  Bryan Z.November 22, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Excellent

  Fantastic details on a position that most guys usually don’t care to use in BJJ. Highly recommended!

  Joel L.November 21, 2024United StatesVerified buyer4-6 yrs training

• Excellent!

  Excellent!

  John J.November 10, 2024United StatesBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Soul Stealer

  Excellent and thorough course!

  Jamey W.November 8, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• The best instructional on scarf hold

  Henry Akins is one of the greatest BJJ instructors out there and imo Soul Stealer is his best instructional. Henry has a straightforward strategy in what to do in scarf hold and his attention to detail is what makes him special. I've been demolishing higher belts with pressure easily on scarf after seeing this, even tapped out a brown belt with just pressure, thanks Henry!

  Jukka S.October 15, 2024FinlandVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• One of my favorites

  Kesa gatame is a position used in other grappling arts like judo, sambo, and wrestling but it's not very popular with bjj. Henry's system with its set up and submissions is very high level. The instructional also includes behind the scene takes of the instructional with the ukes asking questions and going over details. This is by far one of my favorite purchases.

  James C.October 1, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• The scarf hold the soul stealer

  excellent...learning from Professor Akins always beneficial

  James M.August 11, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• GREAT

  GREAT

  pete k.July 18, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Destroys your opponent with pressure and suffering

  Henry takes what is already a great position and launches it in the stratosphere in terms of effectiveness. His chest crushing techniques employ suffering on a level which my partners can barely comprehend. I've been using his soul stealing techniques since I was a no stripe white belt. My training partners avoid the position like the plague. His instructional keeps on giving as I rediscover new nuances that enhance its sternum cracking, pain inducing torture.

  CadmanJuly 17, 2024CanadaWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Henry Atkins scarfhold soul stealer

  interesting arsenal of submissions from an unusual position caught lots of subs with this instructional

  Joseph D.July 2, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Excellent!

  Excellent content and great instructor.

  John J.June 11, 2024United StatesBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Excellent!

  Incredible content and excellent instructor!

  John J.June 10, 2024United StatesBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Soul Stealer

  Top

  Georgios K.June 9, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• sold on scarfhold

  I can't wait to start using this next week!

  Jason L.May 19, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• excellent and overlooked technique

  Henry creates wonderful content and explains concepts in an extremely effective manner.

  Mark G.April 13, 2024United StatesWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Scarf Hold

  Excellent instructional, very happy with this purchase!!!!

  Blaine L.February 13, 2024USVerified buyer

• the Kesa gatame Bible

  I love Henry Akins' tutorial for the technics, the concepts and also that taste of taichi invisible details. Being an older jijiteiro with a little bit of sambo background, using the kesa gatame give me a chance to hold and submit bigger guys

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤗

  phil c.November 24, 2023USVerified buyer

• Great for wrestlers

  As a former wrestler I often find myself in the scarf hold position. This is a great overview of how to take it from a wrestling domination position to a finishing position in BJJ.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗

  Abdur C.October 30, 2023USVerified buyer

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