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Pillars of Defense: Strangle Escapes by Gordon Ryan reviews

Pillars of Defense: Strangle Escapes by Gordon Ryan has 39 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.92 out of 5. 92% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from January 1, 2023 to August 9, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed Pillars of Defense: Strangle Escapes by Gordon Ryan

15 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.

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Pillars of Defense: Strangle Escapes by Gordon Ryan is currently listed on the BJJ Fanatics storefront at $349.00 USD. View Pillars of Defense: Strangle Escapes by Gordon Ryan on BJJ Fanatics

The reviews

• Great Escape

  Excellent information

  Fee L.August 9, 2026Verified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Excellent

  Great defensive techniques

  Fee L.June 13, 2026Verified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Excellent!

  Gordon makes it look easy, with clear indications he shows the details, what to focus our attention on in each strangle.

  Juan C.April 23, 2026United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Comprehensive and super useful

  Lots of great information. But it works and is pretty easy to implement. This has improved my defense quite a bit

  Jacob M.December 12, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• In Depth Review

  Truly appreciated this instructional.

  Derrick S.April 30, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Improvement

  This is amazing people are winding how I get out all their subs now

  David H.November 25, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• escape

  greeat

  alec w.November 17, 2024United StatesBlack belt7-9 yrs training

• Pillars of Defense: Strangle Escapes

  it's Awesome!

  Tristan C.November 11, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Great

  Great

  Joe D.September 18, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt1-3 yrs training

• very comprehensive

  very comprehensive

  Joe D.September 11, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Best ever!!

  Gordon obviously has the most knowledge in the art. He covers every aspect and variation in the chokes that he teaches the defenses for. Worth the money!!

  VARUN A.July 6, 2024United StatesBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• 1

  1

  Paul M.June 10, 2024United StatesVerified buyer

• top teir dvd

  this is the video that made me realize Gordon is levels above everyone else. the detail in his escapes are incredible

  Aidan C.May 25, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• i love the sparring rounds

  wish there was more resistance from the uke in the sparring rounds. it seems like it's too low effort so hard to see how realistic

  nathaniel c.April 25, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• pillers of defense

  great material I still use it but not the most exciting.

  Jason A.April 13, 2024United StatesBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Helped a lot

  Really helpfully escapes, that were very easy to start implementing in training.

  Dave C.March 30, 2024United StatesBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• t

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  Nick G.February 17, 2024USVerified buyer

• Something for everyone

  I'm finding escapes to higher level type submissions, but concepts are presented simply enough that my kids understand what they are supposed to be doing. An investment that is continually giving returns.

  Otto B.December 11, 2023USVerified buyer

• Details

  Amazing as always

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:

  JamesNovember 5, 2023AUVerified buyer

• Parfait

  Les techniques de Gordon sont simples et très bien expliquées. C'est parfait comme d'habitude

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  Fabrice C.October 28, 2023FRVerified buyer

• Excellent!

  The best on earth.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:

  Wesley A.October 22, 2023USVerified buyer

• get out of triangles

  Great instructional to get out of all different types of triangle scenarios as someone who gets caught in them quite frequently it was very helpful for my defense

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:

  Nicholas S.October 4, 2023USVerified buyer

• pillars of defense: strangle escapes

  the detials really make the difference

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:

  matthew m.October 3, 2023USVerified buyer

• great video

  always informative love Gordon's way of teaching. worth every penny

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  Randy R.September 17, 2023USVerified buyer

• A+

  Best instructional on choke escapes.

  Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:

  James M.August 7, 2023USVerified buyer

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