BJJ Podcast 12 Neil Melanson - Catch Wrestling Genius

[@AlexElseyMMA]

Great podcast guys. Most useful thing IMO is listening to guests give their opinion on learning methodologies. So any questions related to ‘how to learn efficiently’ are appreciated!

[@jimo559]

Great video Mike. I also have been a fan of Neil for many years. It was nice to have him flesh out many of the adversities he encountered at such a young age. Blind, deaf, auto-immune, losing his govt job and at the same time overcoming all of it for the love of grappling. I love this part.... Melanson...,”When I started grappling, I felt peace”.

[@tokinabo]

Big fan of Niel! The way he brakes down stuff on the conceptual level is unbelievable, so you can get your head around a technique in depth very easily. Great teacher! The podcast setting was also nice. Good job and keep up bringing us such great contents :-)

[@emilaunins3317]

Great to see Melanson on the podcast! :-) Love his unique insights on grappling/ground fighting for MMA, and all of his cool techniques! Btw, maybe spread out a bit more for the next interview.. cornering the Ground Marshal like that could result in people getting their legs broken, I would assume:-)

[@PatrickAllen]

Maybe you guys could do a leg coordination/dexterity series like Neil mentions. I would def buy that.

[@zachbrown2514]

Neil is such an inspiration for anyone!

[@cyrusv77]

Can Neil show some of the hip dexterity exercises he used/ uses to get his sick guard and triangle game. Thanks for the great show.

[@willbower1839]

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[@IgnatiusCheese]

Neil is a catch wrestling hero

[@kallepikku4991]

I would like to hear more about his Catch wrestling background. That part was a bit too short, especially since how much non-grappling topics got much longer segments.

[@BiggieSmalls946]

Honestly catch wrestling is mostly underground

[@wandersondeoliveira211]

Thx for sharing!

[@larsonimort6735]

Bernardo and Michael are basicly one of juijitsuis innovators but for the internet age 😎

[@luchador1764]

Please put out a Melanson Turtle Guard DVD.

[@เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ]

Turtle isn't a guard and would get you KO'd and possibly murdered in a real fight

[@luchador1764]

@@เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ Turtle is a guard, and i dont care about street fights, i care about submission grappling.

[@เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ]

@@luchador1764 a guard requires use of the legs

[@1badz265]

Luchador 1764 Look up Catch Wrestling Alliance with Raul Ramirez. That will answer your question. I've used a technique from a similar turtle position to get out. Even if someone is punching or trying to punch you, you can reverse it and escape. Raul showed me the technique with his students.

[@jimster805]

eduardo telles is the turtle guard master, he has dvds up

[@kermit1234]

How about competing against Josh Barnett? That would be interesting...

[@deepwaterstattoos]

Great podcast

[@boganbogai894]

Cool, neil has really interesting techniques

[@PacinoXTC]

Neil looks like a tough, knowledgeable grappler but I don’t see mma fighters or grapplers pull of anything in his “systems”. Danaher guys pull off all his stuff in high level competitions. I don’t see that with Neil’s stuff.

[@mylawnow]

He is predominantly an MMA coach, so his best students focus on that rather than pure grappling is my guess.

[@เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ]

@@mylawnow yeah but to add to this I don't see people doing his stuff in MMA either. But the grappling in MMA is going to be different because once someone gets side control or mount they usually prefer to finish with strikes vs going for risky submissions because it's safer and will end the fight

[@theff13]

ive seen a lot of his turtle guard system in mma. we get in danaher is the best but i dont get why everyone discredits every other coach.

[@jrlonergan6773]

Ryan Couture made extensive use of his triangle setups in his career

[@mikewatson3718]

Neils cradle of filth has been a game changer for me

[@zoidberger1652]

Real quick, Neil! What happen to your left foot? I only see 4 toes.

[@theodorewurz8424]

It was badly broken so he had it surgically removed.

[@pootytang2872]

he lost it fighting terrorists during his service as a Federal Air Marshal

[@LemonNation]

Shit I had no idea this dude was so jacked up.

[@KaninTuzi]

Why did Neil not compete in MMA? Looks lile he would be a bad dude

[@amirkazemi2517]

I count only 4 toes.....??

[@oceanlindgren9540]

He had one of his toes amputated do to severe fractures so he could get back to the mats as quick as possible

[@amirkazemi2517]

@@oceanlindgren9540 That is intense!!!! wholly cow

[@gedbookings2328]

I understand the guy on the left feeling the need to steer the interview but man he’s rude. Figgity as hell, easily distracted making him come off as disinterested, he’s constantly cutting off Neil, then repeatedly coughs in his face. Doesn’t even attempt to turn his head away. Not to mention the cough drowns out Neil’s speech. This guy is the worse. Aside from that..It was great to learn a bit more about Neil. .