You may not have heard of Neil Melanson but the elite MMA fighters and coaches know exactly who he is and they listen when he speaks. Neil is one of the most respected figures behind the scenes.
Neil developed a guard system that is different and more effective than any other on the planet as all the famous fighters above attested. Neil started off learning grappling in the Hayastan school – it has roots in Catch Wrestling, Judo & Sambo under world famous coaches Gene Lebel and Gokor Chivichyan. To say it was a strict school would be to understate the reality by a mile.
Gokor told Neil that he would have to learn the bottom game very well, since his training partners such as UFC star Karo Paryisian were too advanced in their takedown games that Neil would not be able to catch up anytime soon.