Arm Lock Defense by Dinu Bucalet
42 reviews · 5.0 / 5
Dinu Bucalet · Combo
The Switch: Wrestling Applied to BJJ by Dinu Bucalet has 90 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.87 out of 5. 88% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from March 14, 2022 to August 18, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
23 of these reviewers gave their belt rank when they submitted the review. BJJ Fanatics asks for rank, age and years training at the point of review, so this breakdown is self-reported by the customer.
| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 8 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 6 | 4.83 |
| White | 4 | 5.0 |
| Black | 3 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 2 | 5.0 |

The Switch: Wrestling Applied to BJJ by Dinu Bucalet is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $79.00 USD. View The Switch: Wrestling Applied to BJJ by Dinu Bucalet on BJJ Fanatics
I got it for free, so I can’t complain. He shows a lot of positions so that’s good. I normally only use the switch when my opponent is in a front headlock situation and has double unders on me.
All of this stuff, it’s so well into what I’ve already been taught from John Danaher and Gordon Ryan on open guard. It even fits well with the Giancarlo material too. Amazing details.
I got it for free, so I can’t complain. Good wrestling details for BJJ. He shows a lot of positions, but I usually use the switch from front headlock when my opponent has double unders on me.
I got it for free, so I can’t complain. Good wrestling details for BJJ. He shows a lot of positions, but I usually use the switch from front headlock when my opponent has double unders on me.
very helpful
Great defensive and offensive additions for your game that are wrestling based
Great defensive and offensive additions for your game that are wrestling based
I love this course do you know why because this is the only course that I've seen that applies the switch to BJJ. Dinu does a tremendous job in showing The Switch in various positions, various disadvantageous positions that I now have a solution for.
Craig Jones calls the switch one of the most important missing links in bjj
Great resource for using more wrestling in submission grappling.
Love anything that combines wrestling with BJJ!
good.
Superb
great details
A neat little trap to catch your opponent from several different situations - and nicely explained by this instructor!
Great
I liked it. It's a bit short, as reflected by the price, but I learnt a lot from it. I'm not a wrestler, and this video showed me a move I didn't know, and a whole bunch of situations where I could use it. I even managed to hit it a few times in the next training session, against my (also non wrestler) team mates. I liked Dinu's instruction, and would definitely watch more of him.
Good
Good
Surprisingly...this move is not covered in many places. But it is an interesting technique that I have been able to get to work when rolling. I recommend to check it out and you may be surprised yourself that it can work!
very insightful and really interesting concept worth looking into!
Great instructional!
I see the switch everywhere after this. great dvd
The Switch: Wrestling Applied to BJJ by Dinu Bucalet
Not an exhaustive look at everything you can do with the switch but you didnt know you could do this much with it to begin with
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