In Mastering the Rubber Guard, Eddie Bravo, the only American to submit a member of the legendary Gracie family in jiu-jitsu competition, reveals the techniques and strategy of the Rubber Guard, a revolutionary system of grappling designed specifically for the street and mixed martial arts competition. Through descriptive narrative and nearly a thousand color photographs, Bravo teaches dozens of unique moves and submissions. Widely regarded as not only the most offensive, but also the most defensive, guard game in existence, the Rubber Guard will change the way you view and play jiu-jitsu.
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Just skip the first 20 or so pages...:
The rubber guard is a powerful system that in my opinion should be part of every no gi jiu-jitsu player's arsenal. Intended to give maximimum control over the opponent, it opens many opportunities for submissions and transitions into even more dominant positions such as the "spider web" while being difficult to defend against. There are some great techniques here, though many of them are quite complex and clearly not meant for beginners. The half guard section stood out for me as being perhaps the most... more info
A must-have for all no-gi grapplers:
The common misconception about the 10th Planet Jiujitsu system is that it is too advance for beginners to start with. If anything, it might actually be better for someone to skip traditional BJJ training and jump into the 10th Planet so he or she doesn't pick up any bad habits by learning a gi-based style with techniques that are low percentage in no-gi grappling, which is sadly an all too common sight in the grappling world. Even in most no-gi classes, they are just teaching modified gi jiu-jitsu where... more info
Another Excellent Entry in the Victory Belt Library:
Eddie Bravo is one of the most outstanding and controversial figures in Jiu-Jitsu today, having received his Black Blet under the equally distinguished Jean-Jacques Machado. In addition, he holds the distinction of being the only American to submit a member of the legendary Gracie family in Jiu-Jitsu competition, a feat he accomplished against Royler Gracie at the 2003 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Championships. Anyone who's trained Jiu-Jitsu knows that in the beginning, you spend a great deal of... more info
Excellent book! Once you get past the intro, anyways...:
Eddie Bravo has spent years developing his Rubber-Guard system. He's even used it to beat Royler Gracie in competition. Now he presents the bulk of the system in one text. Good stuff. I could have done without the intro. "Pot's great! It should be legalized! The Tobacco Mafia's holding down hemp!" Alright, Eddie. Whatever you say. He at least tried to relate this to BJJ by saying that smoking pot will give you a new way of seeing things. And taking 'roids will make you stronger and have a faster... more info
