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Defensive Tactics In The guard by Neil Melanson reviews

Defensive Tactics In The guard by Neil Melanson has 17 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 5.0 out of 5. 100% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from August 2, 2022 to August 24, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed Defensive Tactics In The guard by Neil Melanson

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The reviews

• Defensive Tactics in the Guard

  I have been a black belt for a while. I have watched lots of Neil's instructionals. Why? He is one of the few instructors that shows interesting stuff, but more "why" he shows what he shows. Each belt I have gone back and watched and so much of what he teaches grows with you. He shows stuff that works for or against big guys little guys etc. Highly recommend. Also DON'T skip the intro videos to any instructional. This is GOLD for understanding the rest of the instructional. Neil has done a great job with putting a deep understanding of grappling into digestible data.

  Adam T.August 24, 2026Verified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• Defense tactics from guarde

  Excellent information on tactics Neil Melanson always a win in my books The most underrated coach in all of submission grappling

  Tyson N.September 15, 2025CanadaVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• You learn concepts that years to discove on your own

  I love all of Neil Melanson's stuff, because of his ability to meld techniques and concepts from arts that are adjacent to BJJ, such as wrestling, catch wrestling, judo, Japanese jiu-jitsu, and I own eight of his tutorials. This one is not so much technique oriented; rather, it teaches you how to approach conceptually being in the top of someone's closed guard. I knew virtually everything in this tutorial already but for someone earlier in their BJJ journey, this material would be valuable.

  Leon T.May 23, 2025United StatesVerified buyer7-9 yrs training

• Very good technics

  It is easy to make the guardplayers many trouble with this technics.

  Marco H.April 13, 2025GermanyVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• great to add with Neil guard

  Awsome and worth it

  Charles G.April 23, 2024United StatesBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Awesome stuff

  I’ve got most of the stuff that he puts of and he never disappoints. This one is no different, full of really valuable stuff that I can’t wait to add to my game.

  Danny B.April 20, 2024United KingdomPurple belt13-15 yrs training

• A fantastique tool for to vendangerots and safe

  Understand and agressive approche from insiste thé Closed guard for to ne safe and dangerous

  RondotDecember 29, 2023FRVerified buyer

• You’ll Never Go Wrong With Neil

  I’m like a broken record whenever I review a Melanson instructional. His outside-the-box approach to grappling, coupled with his concise, concept-based instruction, will make you think differently about your game. As I learn more about BJJ, I didn’t want to be one of those players with little understanding of closed guard tactics—in this instructional, Melanson delivers a treasure trove of essential concepts you can apply immediately to your defensive game when you’re caught on someone’s guard. Yet another standout from the Ground Marshall.

  James O.December 7, 2023USVerified buyer

• Top-notch

  Great for MMA & submission grappling if you don't want to get submitted in the guard.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:

  Andreas S.September 30, 2023DEVerified buyer

• Great details

  Neil Melanson never fails to deliver. In this instructional you will find a lot of ways to counter and nulify guard attacks, with a focus on posture and angles. There are not a lot of 'techniques' in here, but the principles and concepts that Neil shares will help you tremendously with escaping and passing the guard. And all delivered with the typical filthy Melanson sense of humour of course. Stay filthy!

  Robin v.August 28, 2023USVerified buyer

• Another outstanding instructional of Neil

  Another outstanding instructional of Neil Melanson. The principles and concepts are mainly shown out of closed guard. To make it better to understand he shows the same principles and grips out of standing. The given techniques are easy to get and kept simple. He goes over every main aspect inside the guard and how to avoid compromising or get back to neutral with clear paths. Highly recommend!

  MarkusAugust 11, 2023ZAVerified buyer

• Good as usual

  As usual neil delivers a great instructional. Really physical approach to the defense.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:

  Rick G.July 19, 2023ITVerified buyer

• Can’t go wrong with Melanson.

  Can’t go wrong with Melanson. This instructional will help you not only stay safe in the guard but also go on the offense, filthy style!

  Robin v.March 26, 2023NLVerified buyer

• DT in the guard

  Neil is a great instructor. I've gone back several times to watch this set and seem to pick up more each time.

  Eric H.March 22, 2023USVerified buyer

• Build a Better Guard

  Coach Neil is my go to! The explanation of positioning has helped instantly. He created a mindset change. Neil’s techniques are timeless and efficient. BJJFanatics has brought another awesome instructional to the table.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:

  MatthewOctober 22, 2022USVerified buyer

• Defensive guard tactics

  Full of great concepts and info as usual

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:

  Scott S.August 20, 2022AUVerified buyer

• Great video

  Very good instructional. Neil mentions that his approach is to show the why and not just the how, this is very evident in this series. Neil lays out the core concepts of dominating inside the guard as well as a simple step by step system to break down what to do next when in the guard, I very much recommend this video.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:

  Kuba S.August 2, 2022GBVerified buyer

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