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Ultimate Armlock Escapes by Henry Akins reviews

Ultimate Armlock Escapes by Henry Akins has 18 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 June 9, 2021 to June 24, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed Ultimate Armlock Escapes by Henry Akins

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The reviews

• Good

  Chris D.June 24, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• simple, reliable, and brutally effective

  His teaching makes complex details feel effortless, and the way he connects posture, leverage, and timing completely changed how I approach armbar defense. Clear, calm, and incredibly practical instruction.

  Felipe G.November 26, 2025GermanyVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• sneaky escapes

  Great tips from early to late stage escapes. Work well for smaller players too

  Pats H.March 1, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Must own

  Like all Akins' contents, this one is a ******.

  Sirish P.June 26, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• awesome item

  Great content

  Jamil G.June 13, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Henry Akins is the GOAT

  Powerful escapes that I hadn't seen.

  Aaron C.April 4, 2024United StatesBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• Ultimate Armlock Escapes by Henry Akins

  I Love Professor Akins material. I really connect with his teaching style. His material is almost mystic. He truly sees things that don't exist in the eyes of most peopl.

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  Jason D.November 24, 2023USVerified buyer

• Arm Attack Escapes from early to late stage!

  Anothr great tnstructional by Professor Henry Akins! He provides concepts, positioning and escapes against all main kinds of kimura-, americana-, and straight armlocks in context of the stage of attack/defense you are in. His main focus is on positioning your body with propper posture with the right angle and propper weight distribution. He points out all important details no matter if they are small or big with the only focus on getting the protection and escape done in the most high percentage way. An omoplata escape series is also added Highly recommend!!

  MarkusMarch 25, 2023ATVerified buyer

• must buy!!!

  Alot of Good Material!!

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  Joey C.January 17, 2023USVerified buyer

• white belt success!

  we have been doing mainly positional training and some pressure testing with certain rule sets, and these techniques have really helped my survive ability. I like the detail Henry Akins goes into. I like that he gets into early defense as well as late defenses. cant recommend enough

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  charles c.November 12, 2022USVerified buyer

• Awesome!

  This is so freaking good. Everyone should buy this.

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  Devin C.September 5, 2022USVerified buyer

• Best Escape Video. You can learn this by just watching

  This is one of the best escape videos. I kept getting belly down armlocked and was scared to roll to escape. Well this showed me how to escape safely and a different way then what my instructor taught us. I watch this while driving on my way to class and I been escaping the most dangerous armlocks. I have his choke escapes too. I am always looking to buy one of Henry's Dvds on escapes. Can't wait to see what he puts out next.

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  Daamin F.August 22, 2022USVerified buyer

• Henry Akins Ultimate armlock escapes

  Really indebt explanations on pratical arm lock escapes. higly recommended.

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  Pongsarit P.August 7, 2022USVerified buyer

• Aaron

  so much details uncovered makes escaping feel easier now

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  Aaron M.July 28, 2022USVerified buyer

• pure gold

  Learnt a lot from this dvd. Some escapes are obvious or really intuitive (as the one for the nutcracker), others really well known (as the one from the back strangles)… but others are pure gold, as the ones from katagatame. Moreover, you will learn a lot about the strangles by understanding their weak points. The quality of the video is great, Henry Akins a really great teacher.

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  Rick G.June 9, 2022IEVerified buyer

• What a course!

  Exceptionally taught. Very comprehensive!

  Aaron T.June 2, 2022USVerified buyer

• Get tapped less. Period.

  This instructional has changed my game more drastically and more quickly than probably any of the other instructionals with which I have worked (and that's probably more than 50 over the last 12 years) Fair warning: the Akins Choke Escapes instructional has had a similar impact and will receive a similar review. Henry Akins understanding of armlocks, how they work, and the positioning necessary makes it possible to for him to escape positions that were always "game over" for me before. His kimura escape from guard and the "forehead structure" detail in his armbar escape, alone, would be worth the cost of this instructional.

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  Noah D.December 30, 2021USVerified buyer

• Thorough coverage of armlock and armbar escapes

  Objective of this instructional This instructional teaches a range of effective submission escapes from the kimura, americana, and the armbar from many different positions. In addition, there is a chapter on a really simple and practical omaplata escape. Contents Note the following references to top or bottom position, is from the perspective of the person escaping the submission. Volume 1 (38 minutes and 10 chapters) covers: the americana from the mount bottom position (x 4 techniques); americana from side control bottom; americana from half guard top; kimura from side control bottom (x 3 techniques); and dealing with the kimura grip. Volume 2 (41 minutes and 9 chapters) covers: kimura from north-south bottom (x 3 techniques); kimura from half guard top (x 2 techniques); kimura closed guard top (x 3 techniques); and straight arm lock from side control bottom. Volume 3 (49 minutes and 8 chapters) covers: armbar from the closed guard top including the belly down armbar (x 5 techniques); armbar being applied when you are lying flat on your back; and kimura grip leading to armbars from technical mount bottom (x 2 techniques). Volume 4 (59 minutes and 11 chapters) covers: armbar when you are lying flat on your back (x 7 techniques); armbar from S mount bottom; armbar from closed guard top when the opponent has used the shoulder swallow; armbar from technical mount bottom; and an omaplata escape. Henry demonstrates the techniques, provides clear instructions, and as is his style provides a relevant and useful discussion around each technique. As with the other Henry Atkins instructionals that I have purchased I found it easy to stay engaged with the content. Sound and picture quality are good. Importantly the range of the camera is excellent, so you can clearly see the details of each technique. The angles of the technique displayed are appropriate. The available previews are consistent with the whole instructional. In my opinion most people when rolling will come up against opponents or training partners that will be bigger, stronger, quicker, have better cardio, know more, have better techniques etc and this is why it is essential to also have great defensive techniques including escapes from submissions and additionally have good positional escape techniques. It has been said many times that if you have learnt and practiced good escape techniques you will have the confidence to take risks and try submissions where you will lose the dominant position if your submission fails. Henry’s armlock escapes instructional is a great way to dramatically improve your understanding of effective escapes from the kimura, americana and the armbar. OK, if somehow you are the biggest, the best and you always beat all comers, then buy this instructional to improve your submissions. Knowing how people escape assists with countering submission escapes and generally assists with tightening up your submission techniques. The total length of the instructional is 3 hours and 7 minutes long.

  Peter H.June 9, 2021AUVerified buyer

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