Heres what people are saying about Dave Camarillo's Position Impossible!

Review 1

Audio Review by Adisa Banjoko!

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Review 2

Review from www.MMA.tv forum

My wife got me this as a Christmas gift and it came in the other day. I'll try to post a more complete review in the future.


I skipped over the 1st dvd on judo for bjj'ers since I've been doing judo for around 20 years. I went straight to the flying attacks section. It's a good thing I've got a couple of rolls of duct tape lying around because my head exploded shortly afterwards. So after I taped my head back together, I made it all the way through the flying attacks section and only had to re-tape my head a few times.

I only watched it once but just about everything on that section was new to me. Since I'm pushing 40, I'm not sure I want to be adding flying attacks to my game this late in my career. I remember seeing a guy completely fracture his clavicle doing a flying triangle at a submission tournament in KC years ago.

Dave does a great job, however, of showing how to practice flying attacks in a safe, progressive way. He also has some small details about how to avoid injury when doing the attacks. I'm going to try them out and see what happens. Even if I never decide to use them in randori/shiaii, they would still be fun to be able to do. It would be major cool so see the young guys in my club pull these off.

The production value is top notch and even though I don't care about cool graphics, the intro w/ animation was just bad ass looking! I'll try to watch some more this weekend and update the review.

Short story: This is a cool set.

Review 3

This dvd should be called David Camarillo's Opus- Purely Amazing.
This is a review for the first section of the new Camarillo set, Mission 1: Secrets of the Judoka. The following "missions" will be reviewed as I condense the material. There is a TON of information on these dvds, so bear with me as I try to process it all.

First of all, the dvd quality is amazing. The guys at onthemat definitely out did themselves. The camera work is solid, the picture is crisp, the background looks clean (no hanging drapes or anything distracting), and the white levels are good throughout. The sound is crisp and I think you guys will see the amount of work that went into this. Its obvious that this was a monumental project.

On to the guts of this dvd set. This first mission includes a lot of information and it is lengthy without being boring. This covers judo throws, breakfalls, uchikomi (repetitions), variations of throws, solo drills, gripping, and STRATEGY. As a judo dvd, this stands neck and neck with some of the best judo dvds produced (Koga, Jeon, and Swain Complete Judo). In my opinion, it probably edges out Swain, because the strategy makes this much more than a collection of moves. Every judoka will want this dvd. As a horrible brown belt in judo (pity belt from OCK), I was able to see why certain throws of mine were not working properly, especially my harai goshi (sweeping leg hip throw) and my entrances.

Another great thing about this dvd is the gripping, Camarillo shows how he sets up different strategies based on his grips or his opponents dominant grips. It is really an encyclopedia of options and variations.

Here is what is on this dvd. Each mission is broken down into Objectives and and each move is instructed clearly multiple times with different angles while discussing new options that can arise and the importance of proper technique. In fact, Dave often shows what not to do and defeats some of the poor habits that many bjjers and judoka have.

Mission 1: Secrets of the Judoka - A. Breakfalls - an overview of how to forward roll and a sidefall drill while on the mat. B. Footwork - Involves proper footwork for throwing. C. Seoi Nage- Dave teaches a ippon seoi nage (one armed shoulder throw) and his gripping strategy and kuszushi (off balancing tech) are perfect and carried out in all of the following throws as well. D. Harai Goshi - Great detail on how to enter the hip after the initial off balancing - I just learned why I could never pull off this throw. E. Kouchi Gari (small inner reap). F. Ouchi Gari (large outer reap) - A lot of important details on the hands and direction in E and F. G. Osoto Gari (major outer reaping throw). H. Side Breakfalls - this gets you ready for the foot sweeps section. I. Foot sweeps - This has great detail on the importance of timing and shows a nice drill. J. Variations - Dave shows some amazing variations on Ouchi Gari (ouchi to leg pick to ouchi), Osoto Gari (shows an osoto otoshi to beat a stiff arm defense - very important for bjjers),and Footsweep off an entry defense (this is on the Dave Against the Machine vid and he launches a guy by changing directions - you'll love this move). These are some great combos and counters. K. Tomoenage - Dave shows the classic sacrifice throw, but flows into a beautiful open guard sweep when the opponent drops his weight down and back instead of getting swept over the head. His transition is perfect. L. HOW TO BEAT THE JIU-JITSU POSTURE - Very important section on entering, beating the distance, and changing directions to open up a beautiful foot sweep. M. Gripping for Judo and Armlocks - We get to see how Dave controls a grip (you know when you fight a good thrower and he feels like he is cutting off your circulation with his grip? This shows how) and uses it to set up his throws to armbar. Dave is always thinking throw and armbar with these grips. GREAT!! N. Redirecting Grips to Throw - Shows how to beat a dominant grip through redirection instead of an inefficient use of energy (i.e. fighting). The strategy has to be seen to believe, the step in harai is extraordinary. O. 2 on 1 Throw Sequence - SHows how to use a 2 on 1 grip to dominate the grip and set up a multitude of throws. This works wonders on an extreme right versus left stance.

The last section was mostly covering offensive moves and how to set up the throw and transition; each section is pretty long with a ton of detail. The next section of Mission 1 covers defenses to the above mentioned throws.

Defense A. Seoinage- this as well as the other defenses discusses the importance of blocking the hip, angles, and posture. B. Harai Goshi- Great detail on preventing and escaping from the over the shoulder