Estima in Action

So I am not really experienced in reviews, but I feel like he deserves a shout out. It is a brilliant site.

I won a caption contest on instagram and got a free month of Estima in action and it's nuts! I've never had access to MGinaction so I have nothing to compare it to besides Eddie's monthly videos. MTS is a great value for what we get. But we're paying for monthly episodes. With Estima you're paying for a full blown data base with the ability to piece together your game.

If by any chance I'm breaking any rules, I'll take this down, but I want to give everyone a peak into this because it's pretty damn cool.

So here's you're homepage. (click the links to see the full size)


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"My page" is basically your personally built game plans. I'll show that in a second.


The Training Database is where it gets really juicy on the front end. It is basically a huge library of videos. Like 300 no gi videos. All immediately accessible. It's not episode based. It's a database. And you can queue your videos and organize them. So, for example, if you got mounted and couldn't get your go to mount escape to work and you need a back up, you wouldn't need to wait until he gets around to it. You can go home that night and get a technique.

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If you look in the middle right hand side, you have lots of options to search. Under each video, you can see some buttons. The gray boxes pop out a new window if you like multitasking. The green clock is a queue so you can watch it later/next. The black + is to add it to your files.

So for example, I want some mount bottoms work. I would add each of the videos I like to my file and label the file as "mount bottom chain." Or you can call it whatever you want. I'm just giving an example. Once you have it all organized, it looks like this:

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The video quality is nice and crisp. You have some cool options. You can zoom without compromising quality too much. You have 3 speeds of slow motion. And I'm sure the left handers will appreciate the mirror option as well.

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His teaching style is really good too. It's super laid back and even funny at times. Some videos I can tell he's been recording for HOURS so his tone starts to slow down, but his attention to detail might even get better as he slows down. Regardless, it's still top notch.

And of course, it's Braulio so you know the material is solid. Besides just being good material, he does have some interesting variations that are definitely worth looking into. He has a heel hook grip that he uses that turns into a toe hold if they roll. That's just one example.


I don't know how much the monthly cost is. Like I said, I got this month free. But I think I recall someone saying it's $25. And you can get discounts for referring friends.

Anyhow, In my opinion, it's definitely worth it if you are a visual learner or you have a training partner to work with on the side. If you have some disposable monthly income, I could only see this subscription helping your game.

A+

Interesting! I'm gonna check this out for sure. Let me know if you have a referral code David. I'd be glad to help you out since you showed it to me. Just shoot it to me on FB.

I gotchu bro. I messaged you some details.

Whereas I've truly enjoyed MGIA and Art of Jiu Jitsu (as well as my latest favourite, Project Cauliflower Ear), I have to say that EIA didn't suit my game at all :(