MMA Training: Mastering the Rubber Guard: Jiu-jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition
Written by Mike on August 20, 2008 – 10:27 pm -Eddie Bravo, whom many fans have heard score individual round in the UFC, had an mma training book out nearly two years ago. It was “Mastering The Rubber Guard: Jiu-Jitsu For Mixed Martial Arts Competition.” Co-authors are Erich Krauss and Glen Cordoza who have also produced other well-received books on various martial arts relevant to mma training. Various students appear as Eddie’s uke in the book including Fear Factor and UFC pay-per-view host Joe Rogan.
This mma training book is a paperback with glossy paper and plenty of colored photos. This of course is likely the reason for the book’s retail cost of $30.
MMA Training: Eddie Bravo's Mastering the Rubber Guard...
Eddie Bravo’s moves are well-detailed with alternate angles as necessary that emphasize placement of the hand or knee as needed. He covers his version of the closed guard, the rubber guard, as well as a few chapters on the butterfly guard and some top positions. This is definitely useful for mma training as there are various methods illustrated for getting armbars, triangles, omoplatas and other moves from the famed rubber guard. For martial artists-in-training who like to improve their guard game, the numerous and meticulously-detailed moves will the purchase a well-spent $30.
The only aspect of the book that may turn off potential buyers are the first dozen or so pages. Bravo and Rogan detail of course how Eddie got famous; his submission of Royler Gracie at the Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission wrestling tournament. However he goes on too long, rambling on and on about his marijuana use and how cannabis is not so bad. Some may not like him putting cannabis in a good light but what’s more important is that these were several pages wherein Bravo could have taught a few more submissions or guard passes. This blogger does not personally think cannabis use is relevant to mma training at all. Still, for people who would like to train mma or jiu-jitsu, this is definitely a great book to have in one’s library… just skip the marijuana-laced introduction.
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