When I finish watching all the DVD's I'll give a full review. But with soooo much information in each DVD, I think watching all the DVD's at once would be counterproductive. I've only watched the side mount and half guard dvds, and they are awesome. I really like Saulos idea of how to hold side mount, and it has been working exteremely well for me.
I basicly just picked two dvd's that would compliment each other when I'm training. So I've been watching the half guard first, since guys always like to put me in half guard, then once I pass, I can work on whats on the side mount dvd.
Yeah, 150 is alot of money, but how much money have you wasted on DVD's that show a bunch of junk? I wouldnt say that these DVD's are advanced, just doing the same moves a little different for fighting purple belts and above.
LittleC, I'm glad that people realized the same thing I did when I saw them. While I havent seen everything on the market, I think these are the best instructionals.
This will sound like a slam, but I definitely dont mean it as one. I think that later, like when you are a purple belt or a really seasoned blue belt, you will probably have a different take on the rest of Saulo's material.
I think the series, all of the DVDs, are especially good for guys who have been doing the techniques for a long time and really want to tighten them up.
None of the techniques are new or mind-blowing, but when youve been doing them forever and you hear his take on it, you cant help but be really impressed.
Again, not discounting your opinion, just stating that the level of value may be different for someone with a few more years under the belt.
I think Mount is best. Side is ok (not so many working stuff for me). Back is great. Guard is ok. Half-guard is great. Passing is great.
There are so many little details on basics he gives that you just gotta love the set. Like how to stand up in closed guard (the angles and the turn of the hips)...certain back escape...certain mount escape...hezekiel choke...certain back taking method...one great sweep...how to go to knee on stomach and so on!
But it is definately not for beginners... it is not so much of a new move set but rather for deepening your understanding and fixing errors and so on.
No worries at all. Different material will suit different people according to level, personality, type of learner, etc. etc.
I can only provide my opinion based on my (beginner) level, and personal tastes, and maybe someone of similar level and tastes will benefit, while others realize they have different needs. More opinions, the better, IMHO.
However, I don't think I'm the only one who's mentioned liking the half-guard more than some other volumes in the set?
I agree that the set is more beneficial to somebody who already has a very good understanding of the basics and who already has a good game. Saulo seems to be providing the information to tweak or sharpen the techniques that we already do well. As a beginner with only two years of experience, I just didn?t get a whole lot out of the set. However there were a few things that did really help me. Among these things was how he controls the opponent from the side using hip-to-hip contact. Additionally, the way that he mounts his opponent, keeping his torso strait up, and then lifting his hips when the opponent goes to upa, was something that has improved my mount game tremendously.