The Half Guard Anthology by Lachlan Giles
1,192 reviews · 4.98 / 5
Lachlan Giles · Combo
The Straight Armlock Anthology by Lachlan Giles has 167 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 December 19, 2021 to October 8, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
As always with anything from Lachlan this is value for money, you will have to watch this multiple times to take it allin, however there is a lot you can put into your game straight away
Every detail required to transform your Arm Bar game.
excellent
L. G. Is an outstanding teacher. He summarizes and breaks down to give you a great toolkit for both. Building a game around armbars and recognizing where thevä opportunities`arise in your game! Highly recommend!!
Excellent detail!
I really enjoyed the small details around anatomy and how the body works mechanically in order to get the finishing touches on a succesfull armlock/control.
Great instructional. Lachlans attention to detail and his thourough understanding of armbars from many positions makes this a must have for anyone interested in improving your armbars arsenal.
This course has helped me turn my armbars from a weakness to a strength Do not miss out even at full price - even more so at a discount. Hours of good stuff here.
Yet another awesome series from Lachlan. Great in depth instructions on the mechanics of the arm bar from multiple positions.
Nice and very complete armlock system. It covers more than armlocks. Must know this info.
Helped my understanding of armbars
Great details on a lot of different arm bars! I had never heard of a choi bar before this and now it is commonly used in my gym
It was my first instructional I bought. And my straight arm locks have been so much better. But in hindsight I think something Like halve guard ist better for a beginner Just for the return of Investment. But that ist not the fault of this instructional. As I said I like it alot.
Great details
great breakdown of finer points of armlocks
It’s just what it says it is, an anthology on arm locks. Everything you can think off and haven’t thought about is here.
excellent details throughout
Excellent!
Really enjoyed Giles presentation as always. Thanks for a great product!
Allmost ever imaginable armlock in this DVD. Concepts are great and information is passed on very well. Helped my choi bar game alot
Great Instructional
Lachlan is the most detailed instructor in game, an this one isn't exeption.
Another methodical and detailed video from lachlan. Sections broken down in ways that make it easy to drill.
excellent instructional and very through
Go to for armlocks, shoulder crunch, so hot right now.
Great !!
lachlan giles is top class
His class is very detail and esay to understand.
I've had this instructional for a few years and still regularly come back to it. Definitely a worthwhile investment.
Awesome instructional! Great work! Very practical!
Detail guidance for kimura armlock
Excellent instructional with great sytems that I have been using in my game since I first watched this. It is extremly well structured and a lot of time has clearly gone into it, making it far more watchable when compared to most other instructionals and easier to navigate for troubleshooting. Would highly recommend this instructional, as well as Lachlan's others too.
This instructional has significantly increased my understanding of the arm lock and has applied well to my game.
Lachlan is an amazing instructor. He gives all the information needed, straight to the point, and everything is practical. The first video contains the information needed to learn quickly the armlock. Then, Lachlan explains in the following videos all the details, the counters, the specific situations... An extremely useful ressource!
Whoa crazy in depth instructional on armlocks from a variety of positions
Amazing series! Highly recommended.
Lachlan is a great, if not the best, teacher out there. He always produces the best instructionals which almost immediatly upgrade your game.
worth it just for the choibar system. Learned a lot about the different leg configurations and the pros/cons of each for countering armbar escapes
Lots of material that is applicable to any experience level. As always, a top quality instructional from Lachlan Giles. At this point, I’m convinced I need to buy every instructional he makes because it has improved my game substantially.
Knowledge transfer
great
Good content
Amazing
Nice
I do really like this instructional it literally feels like you cover every angle of the arm bar. stripping away defence, leg and arm configurations etc. that being said, it is far more faster paced than other instrucionals I have watched. on the other hand, you could argue that this should be used as reference and come back to it. applied the content in rolls and catch arm bars more frequently and is a preferred submission of mine
Especially interesting here are Lachlan Giles takes on the Choi Bar. But also overall a great instructional on all kind of armbars.
As always great details from Lachlan, I improved my arm locks a lot.
Very thorough overview of techniques that involve an armlock. It is part of a system to control, sweep and submit.
I watch a LOT of instructionals and go to a lot of seminars...a LOT...and I wish everyone that makes instructionals would watch how Lachlan does his and take notes. 1) Show the technique from multiple angles without ANY commentary 2) Explain and show the technique in detail 3) Show a summary at the end of each series 4) Show rolling footage with commentary and/or Show the instructor coaching folks through it Perfect instructionals.
Another great Instructional!
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