ee HE RUBBER GUARD IU JITSU FOR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS COMPETITIONPraise for Eddie Bravo & The Rubber Guard Eddie Bravo is more than a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt. Eddie is a creator, an innovator, and a crafisman to a new style of grappling that is transforming everyday guys into submission machines. Instead of play- ing the wait game for your opponent to make a mistake, Eddie pushes the envelope and forces his opponents into MAKING mistakes. Eddie Bravo's style is subtle, but explosive, flowing from one limb-trapping submission 10 another. Buy Eddie's book, read the book, and start putting his techniques to work—because if you don’t, you will soon be tapping out to some guy who did.” ‘Big’ John McCarthy UFC Referee “Eddie Bravo has accomplished something very rare in jiu-jitsu, especially among Americans, He has developed a unique series of positions—his ‘Rubber Guard’—and successfully utilized these positions at a high level of competition.” Ricardo Liborio Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Legend “Eddie Bravo's approach to jiu-jitsu is so unusual and innovative that it’s literally a completely separate branch off the jiu-jitsu tree. And it’s not just different; it’s actually better. Much better.” Joe Rogan UFC Commentator Host of NBC’s ‘Fear Factor’ “We were the first to shock the world with Eddie’s skills on our site years ago. Ever since then we knew he was going to branch out and change the game with style. Eddie Bravo is All-American jiu-jitsu.” Scott Nelson Onthemat.comBooks By Victory Belt Mastering the Twister by ddie Bravo with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu: Revolutionizing Bri silian Jiu-Jitsu by Dave Camarillo with Erich Krauss Mixed Martial Arts: The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza Grappling (val. 1 The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza Grappling (vol. 2): The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza appling (vol 3.): The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza Bra ian Jiu-Jitsu (vol. 1): The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (vol.2): The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza Bra Projects by Eddie Bravo Mastering the Twister (book) by Eddie Bravo with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu: Mastering the Rubber Guard (DVD) by Kiddie Bravo ian Jiu-Jitsu (vol.3): The Book of Knowledge by BJ Penn with Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza The Twister (career highlight DVD) by Fddie Bravo compella and the twister (musie CD) Eddie Bravo's Projects Available at www, THETWISTER.tv and www, VICTOR YBE Books by Erich Krauss Muay Thai Unleashed by Erich Krauss & Glen Cordoza Beyond the Lion's Den by Ken Shamrock with Erich Krauss Jiu-Jitsu Unleashed by Eddie Bravo with Erich Krauss Brawl: A Behind-the-Scenes-Look at Mis by Erich Krauss & Bret Aita Little Evil: One Ultimate Fighter's Rise to the Top by Jens Pulver with Erich Krauss ‘ed Martial Arts Competition Warriors of the Ultimate Fighting Championship by Erich Krauss Wall of Flam Wave of Destruction: The History of Four Families and Histor : The Heroic Battle to Save Southern California by Erich Krauss Deadliest Tsunami by Erich Krauss On the Line: Inside the US Border Patrol by Eich Krauss & Alex Pacheco10 TH PLANET JIU JITSU MASTERING THE RUBBER GUARD Jiu-Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition Eddie Bravo with Erich Krauss & Glen Cortoza Photography by Eric Hendrikx Victory Belt Publishing California www.VICTORYBELT.comThe Lockdown as rau noun Theda of ene 99) the Stomp ye) “The Whip Up is) Ste Soper oa a 50) “Ga Scalp he New Stamp pz, rie Chale Se pe). he Godtatee ws Fa caud os.) “Ekin Chatrsabmitn 6) The Calter Sweep ‘Stoner Cuntal asc Side Controle th “Stoner Canta Variation.) =e oA rin 0 ‘Stimer Conte Calf Ce ge Swit Back © Pla Comte 2) “The Stake pe) Halt Guard Closed Guard) ut Soot Bla 18) we i Pan Mies) 5 is Bk Plan B Comoe) Siti tnt re ORO sila Crato r89 sean Sage 5 Se bot lekursy 2 PY Seater pe Povo tarde UUNDERRATOOKS FORCING THE LOCKDOWN fa dro) Leon fe ©The Pump ie) cn rangle ws nd owt Tran orb ap 58 The Duds. “he Crue 1) SRomr a Mavebo sew oe 4 See eS nes Secreta) Guiancce > REE Bat eee ee “Mat Hook ta Triangle (143) Lee reales: ‘Rescue Dow we: Eh peFLOW CHART Hp Escape i 20 HWWSOUTH TO HALE GUARD ESCAPE BACK TO HALF GUARD ESCAPE Tedd tek Escape ps ip Porn ecape Shrimp Escape oe GUARD ESCAPES SIDE CONTROI-TO BUTTERFLY ESCAPES “The dalek gy. “Am Baron The Car) had Ba Eat p00 CLEAR — ie HEAD CHILL DOG AREAKING GRIPS ‘TWISTER SIDE CONTROL Drop Kiki Draping Thee Pik yo) Inserted Ser Bar) Tans pe 7 FEM Ankle Lock (fren pe DA oe) ing woe 27) nb Collar Varaton 17 jo Pato Lace Paty 2) ‘Far Side Arm Bar ioe 18) “Snim Move pet) 1 Ing MoE to 4-0 i.) The TSWANA RGOR OLS angie Arm age 3) eS 2 BeaFirst Published in 2006 by Victory Belt Publishing Copyright © 2006 Eddie Bravo, Erich Krauss & Glen Condor All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any mans, electronic or mechnieal of sored ina database wr retrieval sytem, without prior writen permission from the publisher ISBN: 0.9777315-9.6 This book is Gr educational purposes. The publisher and authors of his insiuctioal book ae not responsible imany manner whatsoever for any adverse effets arising relly or iniretly asa result ofthe information Provided in this bock, If wo practiced safely and with caution, martial ans can be dangerous to you and to cers tis important to consul with professional mata ans instructor before hegining tng. tis also very important to eosut witha physician prior toting due co te tense and strenuous nature oF the {echniques in this book, Victory Belt # is a registered trdemack of Vietory Belt Publishin 10 Planet div Printed in ChinaCONTENTS Acknowledgments ul Foreword by Joe Rogan. . 25 Introduction 29 No-Gi Hypothetical Question M Finding the Right Guard 35 Gi Pants co 36 How to Use This Book ........ 37 Part t: Stretches Ne Introduction to Stretches: * . 40 GENERAL STRETCHES Butterfly Stretch 41 Hamstring Streteht 2 Step Over Hip Stretch... 42 Cross Legged Stretch tee 43 ACrazy Knee Stretch wr ct on 3 Triangle Stretch 245 The Big Squeeze Stretch 45 Double & Single Hip Stretch 46 BACK STRETCHES Downward Dog to Cobra wee AT Superman Stretch 47 Lower Back Stretch. 48 Side/Back Stretch 48 Sit-up Back Stretch 49 CHILLIN’ STRETCHES Chill Back Knee Stretch 50 Heel Hook Stretch. 50 The Blunt Stretch 50 Introduction to the Half Guard 52 HALF GUARD FUNDAMENTALS. The Lockdown 5 The Jaws of Life ‘The Whip Up HALF GUARD SWEEPS Old School vo 160 Electric Chair Sweep / Submission, ....... 63 Stoner Control «66 Stoner Control Variation 68 Stoner Control Arm Triangle 70 Stoner Control Calf Crank 70 Twist Back & Plan B Combo Half Guard to Closed Guard... DOGFIGHT SWEEPS Transition to the Dogfight 18 Half and Half 16 Half and Half Variation 78 Plan B 2. 80 Twist Back & Plan B Combo 82 The Powder Keg 84 LIMP ARM TECHNIQUES DPO to Side Control DPO to Back Drown) WizardFAILED DOUBLE UNDER-HOOKS The Stomp a 2 The Super Stomp. 94 The New Stomp. 96 The Godfather...... 98 The Godfather Sweep to Side Control 100 FORCING THE LOCKDOWN The Stakeout 102 Butt Scoot Blast * “ 104 Part 2: Bu tterfly guar troduction to the Butterfly Guard 10s BUTTERFLY SWEEPS Jean Jacques Sweep no Stick Shift 12 Jean Jacques 2 ns BUTTERFLY TRANSITIONS Cocoon to X-Guard Sweep.....sceeseceeeeHIT7 Cocoon to Dogfight. . 121 Cocoon to Pyramid 122 Part 4: Rubber Gua Introduction to the Rubber Guard 126 BREAKING OPPONENT DOWN Non-Stop. oe ve 129 Breaking Opponent Down Into Mission Control . os ae DS Over/Under Hook... ee. cee cee 132 S-grip wees 133 Double Under-Hooks ......-.666.066200..134 GETTING HAND TO THE MAT The Zombies... 0... 135 Night of the Living Dead 137 Exhumer . . i 139 FAILED HAND TO THE MAT MISSION CONTROL Mission Pump, ioe mee we ol Meat Hook to Triangle 143 RETARD CONTROL, The Duda coe cee 146 The Cricodilesacicare os as wane aa on vsnas oa IAF CRACK HEAD CONTROL ‘The Pump. 150 PYRAMID Mission Control to Pyramid . Triangle (push hand out) Triangle (push hand up) 3 Te) we . 159 Go-Go Plata to Loco Plata . 161 Inverted Arm Bar . cee 163 Kung Fu Move to Jiu-Claw......0000ce00 5 0164 NEW YORK (CAN'T CLEAR THE HEAD) East Coast Croc... Rescue Dog 1: ween OH CHILL DOG New York to Chill Dog 170 Arm Bar. 172 The Carni. sie Crowbar cee TS Mad Dog Control 176INVISIBLE COLLAR Chill Dog to Invisible Collar Inyisible Collar Variation Go-Go Plata to Loco Plata Invisible Crock Far Side Arm Bar ‘Swim Move. s Kung Fu Move to Jiu-Claw JIU-CLAW Omaplata. The Ice Pick... . Inverted Arm Bar . Arm Bar Triangle......... FM Ankle Lock (near leg). FM Ankle Lock (far leg). JIU-CLAW SWEEPS DA The Un-Winder.......... The Snitch The Drowning Jiu TROUBLESHOOTING THE RUBBER GUARD Introduction to Troubleshooting The Rubber Guard 2 BREAKING GRIPS The Machete FAILED BREAK DOWN, Transition to Dogfight. . . DEALING WITH THE STACK The Stack Attack The Drop Kick, 178 219) 180 182 183 2184 186 188 189 192 193 196, 197 198 210 214 216 DEFENDING THE SLAM Cock Block .......6.ese 0 218 The Pump OM The Stack. . ° 219 MMA TACTICS The Noogie Control. .... Crack Bows. Chill Bows ..... Part F Spider Web Introduction to The Spider Web ‘The Arm Crush 229 ‘Triangle Arm Bar . 230 ‘The Slide 232 X-Break 234 ‘The Filho. 2. Chamber Lock. 236 Silverado, 2 Part 6: Escapes to Guar Introduction to Escapes to Guard +240 TRex. eee eee coe 241 ESCAPES TO HALF GUARD MOUNT TO HALF GUARD ESCAPES Escape From Alcatraz... 242 Guantanamo Hip Escape SIDE CONTROL TO HALF GUARD ESCAPES 25 Cent The FloNORTH/SOUTH TO HALF GUARD ESCAPE The B. Smith. 234 BACK TO HALF GUARD ESCAPE The JI Back Escape... eee eee. .256 ESCAPES TO BUTTERFLY GUARD. MOUNT ESCAPE TO BUTTERFLY GUARD Hip Push Escape 259 Shrimp Escape .......... a 261 ‘SIDE CONTROL ESCAPE TO BUTTERFLY GUARD. Ubedailbredk eneseeete ete «263 The Jailbreak Variation ...... 265 The Jailbreak (arm hook)... foe 267 The Tunnel ... ee cones 269 272 ABOUT THE AUTHORS, .Acknowledgments A massive thank you goes out to Erich Krauss and Glen exist. When nna break it my first gold record, I’m n ridiculously crazy hours on your face Cordoza for not only putt 2 my life forever with your helping me with this book, but also for putting this whole To Jack Herer for chat wonderfisl book deal together, You two have my greatest book, The Emperor Wears No Clothes. I everyone on earth appreciation, read your book, there would be pure harmony in all of To Joe for being the Fedor of friends. No one has ever life, all around the world. Your book can literally save the had my back like you dude. planet To all my boys—Compella, Einstein, Laurence. Tait—for being my loyal do; and especially for being my Above all, I want and need to thank t acred plant ean- appling dummies in this book. nabis sativa. Without this ancient medicine entering my life To my master Jean Jacques for al twenty-eight years of age, | would né be writing this book, there would not be a Rubber Guard, and | certainly would always standing bebind me, even when the president of the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation was furious at not be ereating the music I'm currently me for publicly treating the gi like a producing. If marijuana hadn’t found its, three-piece suit. You will always be way into my life, 1 would probably be my master married and divorced, still deejayi at To the Gracie family for forever the good of' local strip club. I know it changing the face of martial arts, No sound a little bit insane autribut- family on the planet is tougher than success to an illegal substance. but you guys. Without your revolution it is wholeheartedly true. Marijuana ary strategies and ideas. the world of hhas gotten a bum deal for years. It all mixed martial arts would not exist started with government propaganda in the 1930's, and that propaganda is still alive and kicking today. | know this to be true because | had boug and neither would this book To Larry Goldberg for hooking Erich and | up. Without you blowing into it most me up to him, this book would not of my life be, While growing up, several of my friends in the neigh To my mother for raising my brother, sister. and me borhood religiously smoked pot. The few times | had in- all on a S150 a week alter our evil stepfather left us. I will _dulged, it did litle more than make me paranoid and mute never forget how ecstatic yau were When you got overtime It led me to believe that smoking makes you stupid, and this ‘on Saturdays just so you would have extra money to take us assumption was reinforced by all the propaganda and the to MeDonald’s on payday. I love you mon fact that several of the potheads | knew were dumb as shit To my biological father for very rarely being around Part of my distike for pot might even have come from my and having zero love for me. You made me question society stepfather, He loved smoking, and I hated everything about and humanity at an early age. Thank you. How ya like me him. I just couldn’t see myself liking son he liked wwever, there were those times throughout my teens and To my step dad for the physical brutality and mental early twenties when [ put my disdain on hold to do a little beatings you gave me. Without you, my music would not pulling. This usually occurred at some party where [ felt erercom For the details on the “Reefer Madn Go to http://www jack! * propaganda in the 1950's sponsored by the U.S. goverment. [twill blow you may. MASTERING THE RUBBER GUARD | iT]extreme pressure to parlake in a joint being passed around ight get me closer to some pussy. | felt that if pot was really as good as some people claimed. then the paranoia would vanish and my voice would return. In: or if thought itn stead | usually encountered a train wreck. The first train wreck occurred in the eleventh grade. During lunch break at school | was pressured into taking a puff off'a joint. 1 couldn’t blame the kids who did the pres- suring because everything about me sereamed STONER. | had long hair, wore he: