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The Z Guard Encyclopedia by Craig Jones has 175 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 March 2, 2018 to November 3, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Good, informative instructional. Even with
Good, informative instructional. Even with a little bit of time practising it with a training partner, the foundations of the Z guard are really improving. Can't wait to drill it more :)
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great breakdown
Great breakdown of z guard, reverse de la heeeeeeva. he's an awesome teacher
Response from BJJ Fanatics🔥Amazing content!
Amazing content!
Great series
Craig is always producing great content and this is no exception. It's easy to follow and incorporate quickly. I highly recommend.
incredible to learn from top
incredible to learn from top tier dudes like Craig in such a digestible format. watch video -> take to mats -> watch more of the video -> take to mats.
Great way to start using Z guard
Learning how to maintain and attack from z guard, and using both reverse DLR and DLR in connection with your z guard, will make your guard very tough to deal with
Great!
Great introduction!!
Z Guard from the bottom up
I thought this was a great instructional. A more serious Craig Jones really does a great job of explaining Z guard from start to finish. I was able implement his teaching quickly into my rolls. I've never been disappointed by Criag's instructionals.
Good options to put in my game
This instructional gave me a bunch of options for my z guard game. Caught many people in the triangle choke.
bjj fanatics classic
Craig's Z guard instructional became the backbone of my no-gi guard game. I had to rely upon my half-guard or full. This instruction introduced me to no-gi guards for different effective ranges. It's definitely one of this classics.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great start to a Half Guard game
Great start to Z Guard/ Half Guard. It has been super helpful as I had no half guard game before. One of the most helpful techniques is the butterfly leg pommel to prevent the knee cut. Great stuff.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Simple and Effective
Craig has a very concise teaching style which helps the information stick easy
Mr
Improve z game massively
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻This instructional solved so many problems I had.
Just showing how to shut down the weave pass against the knee shield was worth the money paid.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Good Material bad title.
Good Video overall. Good technique just be aware part one is really only on Z-guard part 2 covers Reverse dela heva and part 3 covers regular de la heva. Craig Jones is a great teacher and the material is good just wish it had more actual z guard in it.
Great Video!
I love the content. I bought the video a few weeks ago, and already hit multiple z-guard Triangles.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Fundamentals of Z guard
Being able to switch from Z to Reverse DLR and DLR is important. This instructional covers exactly this pattern in detail, and Craig is phenomenal at explaining things. Buy it, won't regret
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻She's The Goods
Not behd, good size
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Game Changer
my Z guard offensive game dramatically improved
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Z Guard
Really helped my z guard and transitions into the leg attacks
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Game Changer
Completely changed my outlook on using the Z guard vs the closed guard.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great Instructional
Been catching triangles, guillotines, kimuras and armbars from Z guard ever since digging in to this instructional. Can’t recommend it enough, and the same goes for Make Z Guard Great Again, also by Craig Jones. You already know who he is and how good he is, so do yourself a favor and get this one. Hugely informative sections on combining Reverse DLR with Z Guard. Reverse DLR back takes are my new secret sauce. Psssh… Berimbolo, Sherimbolo.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Lots of good tricks
This has some cool techniques
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻I've progressed so much with
I've progressed so much with this information
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻After my first tournament I
After my first tournament I started using this guard and it has changed my game. The instructor gives clear concise examples of using it live.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Ahh classic Craig Z gaurd
Was the first instructional that sent me down the bjj fanatics rabbit hole. Great for people who starting off playing Z and also people who've been training a while as well.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻great!
very nice intro to the z guard
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great
Great instructional, the techniques are awesome and the way they are ordered is just effective .
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Hello. The videos I purchased
Hello. The videos I purchased are gifts so I am not able, or qualified, to give you replies to these questions. But, in case you want to know, the recipient of the videos was thrilled!!! Thank you and Happy Christmas.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗look
NICE Z guard
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great instructional with good details
Great instructional with good details and helpful guidance to improve your z-guard. Really enjoyed the video. Craig Jones is a great teacher.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Awesome
Definitely worth the money
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻very helpful. i play a
very helpful. i play a lot of half guard a z guard. subscribe to his only fans.
Gave me a new aspect
Gave me a new aspect to my game I love it cause it’s helping enter in some leg locks witch I’m studying and trying to learn
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Craig Jones Z Guard Encyclopedia
Craig Jones Z Guard Encyclopedia is fantastic it has helped my z guard game go from 0 to great!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Z guard intro
Great instruction to basic half guard z guard and detailed approach to technique
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Amazing
I was able to pull off several moves the same night I started this instructional. Didn’t even need to rep the moves before hitting them because Craig Jones is so good at breaking down the content of the instructional.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Craig Jones is very clear
Craig Jones is very clear with his instructional. He's a great teacher and this is a guard I find myself in quite often being a bigger guy. I just wish it was longer. Still 9/10!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great content
Great content
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent instructional, improved my game
Excellent instructional, improved my game immediately. Some really good details. Really well explained. Would recommend.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great teacher
Great teacher
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻This is my 3rd Craig
This is my 3rd Craig Jones instructional and they are all excellent.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great Series
Easy to follow. Clearly explained. When we are allowed back to training my game is going to go through the roof.
Response from BJJ Fanatics😎Smash proof
This has really helped my confidence to try riskier submissions attempts. I find it easy to fall back to this z guard position and easily attack and put my opponent on the defense with all the options Craig has laid out. Good stuff mate.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Z-Guard Class
Amazing teaching by Craig, its more than just drills he clearly explains why he is doing each technique and how it can be modified. Along with Faria he is one of the best one bjj fanatics.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻It´s Craig Jones
He explain everything in his style, and it´s exactly what he use in his Battles. I like the way he teach his Technique. Totally worth it if it´s your style of fighting.
craig jones
the instructor is teaching the techniques very good its easy to understand
All necessary details
As always Craig explains all ‘minor’ details that make the difference
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Z guard dvd review
Craig’s a good instructor. The stuff has saved my *** many times already while rolling. Very usefull basics to use right away & more advanced stuff to work on later as well.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Excellent tutorial
Jones nailed it. He doesn’t do it with too much information. Instead he smartly emphasizes control over a few major principles to apply universally. The emphasis on control and harmonizing Z, X and DLR is great. I applied his concepts upon first viewing and am enjoying drilling some of the finer points. His points of control have really helped me where there used to be scrambles. This will 100% improve any game.
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