09/06/2026
THE DIAMONDBACK ATTACK REVIEW
by: LET’S BJJ:
https://letsbjj.com
“BJJ Fanatics Online Store has released The Diamondback Attack, an eight-volume instructional by Coach Joel Bane built around back control, catch wrestling pressure and submission chaining.
The new release is listed at $99 and presents the back as grappling's most dominant position, with Bane teaching a system that starts from three primary control positions and six foundational entries.
The release matters for Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling because back attack systems sit at the center of modern finishing strategy. In both gi and no-gi, back control is one of the clearest routes to control, scoring and submissions, and the instructional market has long been shaped by straightjacket-style back systems associated with coaches and athletes such as John Danaherand Gordon Ryan. Bane's pitch enters that crowded category from a different angle: using catch wrestling and Luta Livre pressure as tools against positions many BJJ athletes train every day but may not defend through that lens.
Bane Builds The Series Around Back Control:
According to the product description, The Diamond Back Attack is not framed as a loose collection of back takes. The course is presented as a complete back-dominance system that moves from control to entries to finishing mechanics.
The listed structure begins with three primary control positions and six foundational entries. From there, Bane connects attacks including the double wrist lock, commonly abbreviated as DWL, and the Russian tie. That gives the series a different flavor from a conventional rear-naked choke course: the back is treated as a platform for pressure, shoulder attacks, wrist control and chained control rather than only a seatbelt-and-choke position.
The Catch Wrestling Angle Is The Sales Point:
The official copy leans heavily into Bane's catch wrestling background. Its central claim is that he attacks the back with something most jiu-jitsu players rarely train against: catch wrestling pressure.
Bane is listed as a third-degree BJJ black belt out of the Rigan Machado association and a Luta Livre black belt under Hugo Duarte. He is also the founder and head coach of Snake Pit U.S.A. in Hammonton, New Jersey. Rigan Machado is one of the Machado brothers, a key family line in the spread of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the United States. Hugo Duarte is a major Luta Livre figure whose rivalry with the Gracie side became part of the 1980s and 1990s BJJ-versus-Luta-Livre story in Brazil.
That background is the point of the product. Bane is selling a back attack system to BJJ players through a pressure style rooted partly outside standard academy habits. The copy also uses the phrase “quarter-inch finish,” describing submissions that are decided by small angle changes rather than large visible movements.
The Series Puts Catch Into A BJJ Shelf:
Bane has already released multiple instructionals through BJJ Fanatics, and this course places him in one of the platform's most competitive categories. Back attack instructionals are not niche products. They sit next to some of the most studied material in modern grappling because the position applies across gi, no-gi, ADCC-style rulesets and IBJJF contexts.
For that reason, the value proposition is not simply that the back is important. Every serious grappler already knows that. The sharper pitch is that Bane is offering a catch-influenced way to hold, pressure and finish from a position where many BJJ players already think they understand the map.
What people are saying:
* Bane is being described as strong at breaking down techniques in a way that can fit multiple grappling styles.
* Some viewers see this type of course as a direct fit for athletes who specifically want catch wrestling instruction.
* One common reaction is that wrestlers teach wrestling, while catch wrestlers teach how to finish with wrestling-based control.
* Several comments around Bane's older material point to a step-by-step teaching style rather than highlight-driven instruction.
* Supporters frame the appeal as an old-school catch room feel applied to modern BJJ training.
The release ultimately positions The Diamondback Attack as a bridge product: a back-control course for BJJ players, but filtered through catch wrestling, Luta Livre and pressure-based submission chains. In a market full of back systems, Bane's entry is selling the idea that the familiar position still has blind spots.”
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✅➡️ AVAILABLE NOW AT: https://bjjfanatics.com/products/the-diamond-back-attack-by-joel-bane?rfsn=9178849.fef6c2&subid=newrelease
