Instructional reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 118 Reddit reviews across 7 subreddits and 28 posts to rank the best Instructional brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/bjj, r/judo, r/10s, r/guitarlessons, r/instructionaldesign. Top-rated brands include John Danaher (4.8/5), Gordon Ryan (5.0/5), Lachlan Giles (5.0/5).
Stats
Reviews118
Subreddits7
Posts28
Brands60
Products85
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#1
John Danaher
4.8
(12)
"Pin escapes by john danaher
Guard passing by John danaher
Butterfly 3.0 by wardzinski
Power ride by craig jones
The fastest way john danaher"
"John Danaher has an excellent instructional called From Feet to Floor. He does an excellent job of explaining kuzushi, movement, and grip."
"How-to Details of the Danaher Straitjacket System"
"John Danaher's Perfect Rear Naked Choke"
"The Fastest Way: To Increase Your Submission Percentage (No Gi) by John Danaher"
"If you have the time to sit through it I would recommend Danaher’s for the NoGi"
"Danaher’s the fastest way to increase submission percentage. Just shows a million ways to take the back. Made me a way better grappler"
"Yes, I forgot about danahers half guard passing, such a good one"
"Danaher’s half guard passing."
"Danaher GFF for half guard passing."
#2
Gordon Ryan
5.0
(9)
"Pretty much any of Gordon Ryan's instructionals (turtle breakdowns is my personal favorite but they are all gold)."
"Gordon Ryan's Half guard passing special study
It's very comprehensive and useful even in the gi."
"Gordon ryan attacking the guard 2.0 changed my guard passing game for the better."
"Gordon Ryan's Half Guard passing instructional is overall best instructional ever produced."
"Gordon Ryan seated guard"
"Gordon Ryan they shall not pass ( has specific details on seated guard retention )"
"Gordon's open guard seated is really good, probably second to none."
"Gordon ryan seated guard by a mile."
"Gordon Ryan Back Control System"
#3
Lachlan Giles
5.0
(6)
"Lachlan Giles’ “Gi Pressure Passing” series. It breaks down how to generate pressure without relying on size or strength."
"Fundamentals of BJJ escapes Gi & Nogi by Lachlan Giles made my escapes so much better."
"For me, Lachlan Giles' instructional on submeta was easiest to understand from all I've seen and made ankle lock finally click to me."
"Half guard anthology by lachlan giles is fantastic."
"Lachlan Giles’ half guard instructional on BJJ Fanatics is one of the most well-rounded and effective out there."
"One of the best instructionals I’ve gotten value from is 'The Guard Passing Anthology' by Lachlan Giles."
#4
Danaher
4.7
(6)
"If you are newer or train mostly Gi I would go with his Go Further Faster Half Guard."
"Danahers go further faster guard passing."
"My personal fave is feet to floor 1."
"Danahers feet 2 floor series is an excellent intro for Judo for BJJ fundamentals."
"Danaher’s front headlock series is good."
"Danaher's Enter the System Front Head is also a classic."
#5
Travis Stevens
4.4
(5)
"Ashi waza encyclopedia by Travis Stevens is absolute gold."
"It’s the most authoritative DVD on the topic as I’ve ever seen."
"Scientific gripping systems by Travis Stevens"
"Travis Stevens Ashi waza is really good as well."
"Might be the best."
#6
Frank Gambale
4.8
(4)
"I've spent the last month working on Chop Builder -it's amazing for your alternate picking."
"It's such a good program."
"I would highly recommend Frank Gambale's "Chop Builder" it's the only one I've stuck with, for whatever reason, but my coordination, accuracy and timing improved a hell of a lot."
"If you already have your picking and fretting technique in check, it's very good to go for more than the dumb 3 note per string or chromatic exercises over and over."
#7
Mikey Musumeci
4.8
(4)
"Death from below by Mikey Musumeci. It goes farther in depth than any others on the mechanics of it."
"For Gi, Mikey Musumeci's Death From Below (BJJ Fanatics) is excellent."
"Death From Below by Mikey Musumeci."
"It's verbose and really detailed but head and shoulder technically then others."
#8
Bernardo Faria
4.7
(3)
"To start from zero? Bernardo's Battle-Tested Half Guard (Gi)."
"For me, Bernardo Faria's half guard instructionals."
"Bernardo for Over Under."
#9
Jimmy Pedro
4.3
(3)
"Jimmy Pedro's Grip like a world Champion gave me a solid blue print to follow."
"If you’re a USA Judo member you get access to Jimmy Pedro’s instructional for free"
"Grip like a world champion by Jimmy Pedro"
#10
Shintaro Higashi
4.3
(3)
"Shintaro Higashi's Micro Judo instructionals were the real game changer for me in terms of understanding the subtle nuances of gripping."
"Bjj Takedowns from Judo - By Shintaro Higashi"
"Shintaro Higashi nogi foot sweeps is good."
#11
Lachlan
4.3
(3)
"I’ve benefited the most from Lachlan’s berimbolo course on submeta."
"Lachlan is great, especially for guard."
"His individual courses on BJJ fanatics have more meat on them and I actually recommend those over the submeta ones (for the same topic)"
#12
WGU
4.0
(3)
"WGU Masters in ID is affordable. I didn’t go there but if you search the sub people seem to have enjoyed it."
"Just get a master from WGU in a semester. Will cost 4-5K. You’ll be grinding school 10+ hours a day seven days a week but will be done in a semester."
"If you're considering 5k for a certificate, instead get a masters from WGU. I didn't use them for my ID masters, but they were decent for my MBA and are accredited."
#13
Cincola
5.0
(2)
"Bc he distills into actionable chunks."
"If you are looking for one recommendation, then Cincola."
#14
Nicky Rod
5.0
(2)
"I will get the Nickrod instructional."
"I’ll definitely grab Nicky Rods and study that."
#15
JFlo Academy
5.0
(2)
"JFlo academy is great."
"Worth every penny and has everything."
#16
Woj
5.0
(2)
"Woj is chronically on sale and one of the best ones I've seen."
"Woj Lock The World. Best ankle lock instructional I’ve seen and had immediate results."
#17
Kosei Inoue
4.5
(2)
"Check out Kosei Inoue´s uchi mata, one of the best"
"I liked inoue's dvds. He has some good insights, with footwork."
#18
Jon Satava
4.5
(2)
"Jon satava seated solutions ( lots of good tips that I have used in my game )"
"Jon Satava is a little lesser known (he's a student of Marcelo) and has a few instructionals on seated guard that are great."
#19
Paul Schreiner
4.5
(2)
"Then pick your poison of New Wave Half Guard (a little more complete and has leg lock entries) or Gordon Ryan Attacking from Half."
"Paul Schreiner's has got some good passing instructionals"
#20
Jon Thomas
4.5
(2)
"Jon Thomas on youtube, for free."
"For good DLR stuff on youtube, search Jon Thomas."
#21
Feel Tennis
4.0
(2)
"Feel tennis instruction is best for the basics. His videos are great."
"For basics feeltennis is good"
#22
Kodokan Channel
5.0
(1)
"The Kodokan channel. They feature Japanese masters showing their best techniques, from multiple angles and in slow motion."
#23
Dom Bell
5.0
(1)
"Dom Bell’s footsweep instructional changed my whole life."
#24
Rusty Cooley
5.0
(1)
"Fretboard Autopsy by Rusty Cooley. If you want to understand the modes and their practical applications, this book will help you to learn them."
#25
Andris Brunovskis
5.0
(1)
"Andris Brunovskis has pressure passing instructionals on grapplers guide and JJX."
#26
Tainan
5.0
(1)
"For Gi Tainan’s longstep masterclass has done a huge amount for my top game."
#27
Submissions101
5.0
(1)
"Every submissions101 video pumped out from 2008-2011."
#28
Lucas Lepri
5.0
(1)
"My brother got Lucas Lepris passing instructional and has been a problem ever since."
#29
ATD
5.0
(1)
"ATD Master of Instructional Design certification is an 8 week program that I could recommend from experience."
#30
Nikola Aracic
5.0
(1)
"In my opinion, Nikola Aracic, Intuitive Tennis. His work with a couple of beginners is eye opening as well as in depth."
#31
Jon Calestine
5.0
(1)
"An excellent quick digest is Jon Calestine’s Guard retention instructional which follows a lot of the same concepts as Gordon’s seated and thou shall not pass but in a more digestible manner."
#32
Dean Lister
5.0
(1)
"Dean Lister one off the fathers of modern leg locks has great details as well."
#33
Troy Stetina
5.0
(1)
"I'd recommend Metal Rythm guitar volumes 1 and 2 and metal lead guitar primer and volumes 1 and 2 by Troy Stetina."
#34
Zone
5.0
(1)
"The Zone series has been so helpful for me, I learned so much from all of them."
#35
Marcelo Garcia
5.0
(1)
"What I would recommend is checking out Marcelo Garcia's MGinaction.com."
#36
Dominic Bell
5.0
(1)
"Dominic Bell’s Footsweep Wizardry was one that I absolutely loved."
#37
Stephan Kesting
5.0
(1)
"Stephan Kesting has an older butterfly instructional that I got a lot out of."
#38
Jiu Jitsu X
5.0
(1)
"I bought this instructional a few years ago on Jiu Jitsu X and it's the best instructional I've seen so far."
#39
Tarik Hopstock
4.0
(1)
"The Belly Down Footlock by Tarik Hopstock."
#40
Israel Hernandez
4.0
(1)
"It might be Uchi mata basic to advanced by Israel Hernandez."
#41
Mateusz Szczecinski
4.0
(1)
"Shotgun Aoki Locks by Mateusz Szczecinski."
#42
Jason Rau
4.0
(1)
"Jason Rau's Dynamic Ankle Locks (BJJ Fanatics)."
#43
Travis Stevens and Shintaro Higashi
4.0
(1)
"Travis Stevens and Shintaro Higashi have good judo content, that would also work for bjj"
#44
Doederlein
4.0
(1)
"Footlock the World by Doederlein."
#45
Adam Wardzinski and Bernardo Faria
4.0
(1)
"I have Adam Wardzinski and Bernardo Faria instructionals coming out of my ears in my BJJ Fanatics account."
#46
Isaac Doederlein
4.0
(1)
"Isaac’s Doederlein is the best in my opinion, it’s similar to Mikeys but way easier to understand"
#47
Bernardo
4.0
(1)
"Bernardo’s Pressure Passing"
#48
Ariel Tabak
4.0
(1)
"Ariel Tabak’s stuff. IMO, it’s what I thought Mikey’s instructionals would be like"
#49
Reilly Bodycomb
4.0
(1)
"Reilly Bodycomb's Mastering Ankle Locks (Digitsu) is a good, inexpensive option."
#50
Intuitive Tennis
4.0
(1)
"For technique, Intuitive tennis."
#51
Schreiner
4.0
(1)
"Anything by Schreiner"
#52
Andrew Wiltse
4.0
(1)
"Andrew Wiltse Buzzsaw Passsing im Gi."
#53
Essential Tennis
4.0
(1)
"For mental/strategy side, Essential Tennis"
#54
Lucas Pinheiro
4.0
(1)
"Pressure passing mastery against modern guards by Lucas pinheiro"
#55
Submeta
4.0
(1)
"I use Submeta for it's breadth of content. When I first start to study a technique or position, I usually start with Submeta and try to implement those concepts."
#56
Tainan Dalpra
4.0
(1)
"Tainan Dalpra’s is pretty good"
#57
Underground
4.0
(1)
"He had underground grip fighting videos. Very good because all his grips lead up to and attack."
#58
Levi
4.0
(1)
"Biggest impact for me has been Levi’s guard retention or Ryan Hall’s modern defensive guard"
#59
Lovato Jr
4.0
(1)
"Learned my passing from an older lovato jr one where he teaches HQ passing. The guy is underrated as an instructor"
#60
Edajima Heihachi
4.0
(1)
"I’d recommend “how to judo” by Edajima Heihachi, 12th dan"
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