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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 Rebel Jiu-Jitsu |
| Review Date: June 2, 2007 |
| Reviewer: BJJ BK, New York |
This is not your average Jiu-Jitsu instructional book. Written by a heavily tattooed ex-musician, every aspect of the book seems designed to attack the traditional foundations of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. From the firm no-gi stance of the author, to the open marijuana advocacy (even going so far as to recommend marijuana usage during training!) to the, um, rather colloquial naming of moves and positions ("Retard Control", "Crack Head Control", "Jiu-Claw", "Night of the Living Dead"), Eddie Bravo questions and overturns seemingly every established dogma in BJJ.
After deeper analysis, however, one realizes that behind the silly names and cannabis activism there is real and valuable martial arts research in these techniques. Transforming guard into an offensive position via Rubber Guard (especially when the standard 'triangle choke or arm bar from guard' sequence stops working) has the potential to COMPLETELY change your game. Bravo not only demonstrates Rubber Guard but beforehand explains how to turn half-guard into an equally powerful position, and outlines many sweeps and defensive counters. I found the Troubleshooting sections to be valuable, as they explain common errors and mistakes made when learning these techniques and how to overcome them.
The book is well laid-out with many clear color pictures with alternate angles, in a sensible sequence from stretching to half guard Lockdown, to Butterfly Guard to Rubber Guard and more advances techniques building on the prior sections. The writing makes the strategy and progression clear, instead of simply being a catalog of individual moves. I recommend this to any BJJ practitioner, from white belt on up, particularly if you train at a more traditional gi school. You'll have fun surprising and tapping your classmates with the unorthodox techniques, and that alone is worth the price of this book. |
WOW!
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| Review Date: April 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Caleb Quinn, |
I'm not really a fan of learning things from books or videos, but THIS book changed all of that.
Eddie lays everything out in such a way that everything builds on the technique before it. From how to hold the position, to a number of attacks, to a number of counters.
I took the book one technique a week and just worked it each night after practice (it will take me a loooong time to get all the way through the book) but I will have a good understanding of all the techniques involved.
Another thing I like about Eddie's book is how he has his system layed out at the begining of the book so you can look at the position, what the situation is, and what to do next and based on that linear model look at the page number next to it and you have it.
A lot of new things to most grapplers, I'm more than happy with my purchase and have recommended it to many people in the gym. |
Excellent no-gi instructional
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| Review Date: February 18, 2007 |
| Reviewer: The Dude, Philadelphia, PA |
Anyone who judges this book strictly on its merits as an instructional is likely to give it five stars. I personally don't agree with Eddie on everything he says in this book, but in life we must sometimes be confronted with viewpoints that don't necessarily jive with ours. Just absorb what you think is valuable and leave the rest on the pages. Some of you guys clearly have issues with thinking outside the box.
As an instructional for no-gi grappling, this book truly excels. Everything is clear and easy to understand. Important points are emphasized. After only a couple weeks I started to effectively pull off many of the techniques in class. Using the techniques in this book, I have substantially improved my no-gi game by turning my closed guard and half guard into more offensive positions. |
Improving your grown game
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| Review Date: February 19, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Shaun Bolen, Flint, MI |
| So you might want to get this book... why? well first off it has helped me transform my ground game. The techniques are very well laid out with good quality photo's and step by step detailed explination. Also are some stretches which will help you improve using rubberguard. I recommend this book if you need to improve your ground game, or are looking to expand your move palate. Since the introduction to this book is a little adolescent and contains graphic content I do not recommend it for any children or young grappalers. If you have a strong offense to the use of marijuana then this book may also strike a cord with you as it has with some reviewers. I give this book 5 stars because it did what it intended to do, and it did it very very well. |
This is the best!
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| Review Date: March 8, 2007 |
| Reviewer: C. Pacheco, SLC, UT |
| I have read many Jiu Jitsu books in the past and I have to say that this book is the best on the subject that I have every had the pleasure to read. Eddie Bravo has a knack for simply explaining techniques and the transitions involved that other authors just do not. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject; even if you don't think you can do the rubber guard stuff. The book is in full color and almost every part of each technique is shown from at least two different camera angles. This creates a much more vivid idea of what you are supposed to do with the technique as opposed to other jiu jitsu books where you just kind of assume how to perform the technique. I can't say enough good stuff about this book, just buy it. |
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