Mastering the Rubber Guard: Jiu Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition
by Eddie Bravo, Erich Krauss, Glen Cordoza
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Author: Eddie Bravo, Erich Krauss, Glen CordozaBrand: Tuttle Publishing
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-12-15
ISBN: 0977731596
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
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Book Review: A must-have for all no-gi grapplers
Summary: 5 Stars
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 they try to compensate the lack of sleeves and collars with head and elbow control, head and wrist control or double wrist control. Not to say that techniques don't work, they work quite well against beginners, but they become lower and lower percentage as you face more experienced and tougher opponents. Head and arm grips, regardless of how well develeped your grip strength is, doesn't offer as much control over your opponent as a tight clinch with the rubber guard does and leaves you vulnerable to strikes if you're competing in mma. Rubber guard was designed for mma and no-gi grappling so you can go for submissions while preventing your opponent from posturing up, striking you, and possibly going for leglocks from inside your guard. The rubber guard, like the 10th Planet Jiujitsu system in general, is very easy to learn and follow because unlike most jiujitsu instructors, Eddie Bravo has his entire system mapped out with a clear pathway from one move to the next with every move having its own quirky nickname. This book is very easy to follow and learn from because unlike most technique books, Eddie Bravo teaches an entires system of techniques and transitions between techniques as oppose to teaching a set of isolated techniques.
There is nothing fancy or advanced about the rubber guard, that is not to say that there aren't advanced rubber guard techniques. The only thing that is stopping the average person from learning the rubber guard is flexibility, which can be easily attained with 2 or 3 months of just doing knee and hip stretches everyday. Don't listen to the health club "experts" who will have you believe that you have no chance of becoming your flexible if you haven't taken yoga for 10 years or been doing gymnastics since the age of 4. You would have to become flexible to be a good jiujitsu player anyways, even if you choose not to make rubber guard a part of your game(which would be insane). People will have an easy time passing your guard if you lack flexibility and range of motion in your legs. There are many jiujitsu practioners who have the flexibility for rubber guard but don't use it because they only know the traditional bjj guard and they keep trying to go for triangle chokes and armbars against postured up opponents only to get constantly stuffed.
Even if you don't have the flexibility at the moment, there are still many useful half-guard and butterfly guard sweeps, submissions, and transitions in this book that will do a lot to help your game. Not to mention the spider web, which is a control position where you're going for the armbar from mount and hooking your opponent's near side leg to prevent him from scrambling. Eddie shows a couple techniques for breaking the arm free from the spider web that will higher your armbar percentages.
Buy this book along with Mastering the Twister(where Eddie covers his side control, mount, and back game in addition to transitions to the infamous "twister" submission hold) and study both of these books deeply, find a partner, and drill these techniques religiously because it will bring your game to a much higher level than taking an overpriced class with some Brazilian guy who forces his students to wear the gi and only teaches them extremely basic jiujitsu. Do the math, these books require an only one time payment of only $20 to $30 each along with a mat which cost about $100 something as oppose to paying the $175 to $200 a month tuition to the Gracie or Machado Academy. You're spending less money to not only learn a different style of jiujitsu, but a much more effective style of juijitsu which should be standard for mixed martial arts and no-gi grappling in my opinion.
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Summary of Mastering the Rubber Guard: Jiu Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition
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.
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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