Eddie Bravo and Naoya Uematsu

[deanpool]

Japanese twister, im stealin that!



[chasebly]

Eddie's electric chair is a thing of beauty

[eddiereyes1988]

Bro did Eddie look like a Anaconda when he snatched that Arm Triangle?? Thumbs up if im not the only 1 who sees this

[7mgtorC]

his neck isnt big, hesjust a fag.

[chinchekn76]

u guys argue like woman. watch it and learn. if u dont like it dont . pretty simple. i like mma and bjj matches. the word boring never comes to mind

[bozez1]

passive aggressive? What? Why the hell do you think they call Jiu Jitsu the Gentle art? Ever heard the old Japanese Jiu Jitsu saying "water flows and water rushes"? I'm sure if he got pissed off he could scramble, and fight and wrestle like anyone else. Who knows how I can hide these comments? I try to avoid them but i'm like a moth drawn to lantern.

[dblocknyc]

i compare watching eddie bravo on the ground to watching ali throw combo in the sweet science.. u have to be mesmerized.. ima a striker & wouldnt even try doin this but u have to appr it

[hendrixonlsd]

"Thats 1 strong mother fucker.."

[theiommi]

Is it possible to play the bravo's system, without actually be borring as hell and neutralizing the game?

I mean, is it effective? yeah, for some ''type'' of guy''.

Is it shitty? no, when masterized, it's dope.

But is it entertaining?

[waldomarek]

@theiommi entertaining? if you want MA to entertain you, go watch a movie seriously.

[pearcemark2]

@theiommi You weren't freaking out when Mike Lullo went through the rubber guard steps and damn near secured a gogoplata in the UFC? I guess you're a better fan than me, not being entertained by that.

[theiommi]

@pearcemark2 I don't mean boring by the finishes, cause bjj isn't only a submission game... Boring, in terms of stalling the action for 5 minutes, without scoring any points... I'm not saying the system is shit, (I practiced it a bit, I have a blue belt from 10th planet), I'm just saying it makes boring fights, as the 50/50 guard does for gi matches...

[pearcemark2]

@theiommi Quit being passive aggressive, that's a woman's quality. "No don't get me wrong, I love that boring system for gay faggots." Just say you're not a fan.

I completely disagree about it beig boring. You know what's boring to me? When I watch MMA and time after time, these high level BJJ black belts lay in guard getting elbowed for 15 minutes, not doing shit to be offensive. They lay there and make their art look shitty.

I'd take 15 minutes of working rubber guard any day over that.

[theiommi]

@pearcemark2 First; ''stop being passive, aggressive'' thumbs up for the joke but bjj wise, it's more than an advantage, it's a requirement, bjj is all about timing and reaction.

Second: why do you guys always talk about fucking MMA when I talk about BJJ?!?! It's not the same, I know you like it in MMA, cause it's new and fresh, but IN BJJ, it makes BORING fights, cause people stick to it for the whole fight without doing other stuff, cause they don't know the basics (there's few exeptions)

[pearcemark2]

@theiommi See, this is what I knew was behind it. "10TH PLANET SUCKS, THOSE IDIOTS NEVER LEARN THE BASICS, ALL THEY DO IS FLYING GOGOPLATAS!"

You're a fool sir.

[Agutrot12]

@theiommi If you're a knowledgeable grappler. Eddie Bravo is a philosopher of BJJ imo. He always rolls gentle and smooth.

[theiommi]

@Agutrot12 True, but what's your point? Did I say he doesn't? I don't get it...

[kingtwenty20]

"" pshhewwwww... its one strong motherfucker....""" lol

[gamma105]

man that electric chair at 4:32 is siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­ck!

[wizzill22]

the apollo choke at the end was insane... specially from the bottom?!

if youre into bjj definitely check eddie bravo out, guy is way ahead of his time.

[FlatLine0107]

c-l-i-n-i-c

[Andrew861]

Naoya wasn't rolling 100 percent but it was a good match nontheless. I'd like to see Eddie go up against some of the trickier Japanese grapplers though like Imanari or Kitaoka.

I must also say that Eddie's game is very subjective. In other words, not everyone has the physical qualities to pull off his moves nor can they gain those physical qualities.

[HerbalPanda]

Hey, what do you mean "physical qualities", like flexibilty or something?

[ucandelicious]

holy fuck...this entire match....it makes me think back to what eddie thought about the whole tenth planet thing.....what if there was an alien race that had some mad jiujitsu skills....far advanced from us....eddie and that guy was like straight evolving their game on the spot to roll with eachother....fuckin sick!

[AudienceKiller66]

rubber guard never ever works for me..I always get passed. I don't know how he does it.

[xpand86]

keep practicing it. its really hard to work depending on experience and size of your oppent.

[AudienceKiller66]

I'm going to, but I don't have many excuses my partner is about the same size as me, and he has horrible jiu jitsu.

[raztis1]

your not tight enough if your getting passed. and even if they do pass, if done right they fall directly into an omoplata. you must squeeze your legs together the whole time, and ensure their elbow is on the mat. and make sure to squeeze your kneee to your head with your arm, they shouldnt be able to move, let alone pass, and if they manage to sneek out the back, just sitting up will throw on an omo.

[AudienceKiller66]

Yeah, I really started working on it and I figured out some more shit, it really works for me so I pull it all the time lmao.

[Lahed92801]

@AudienceKiller66 squeeze your knees together all the time.

[AudienceKiller66]

thanks, but I have question if you have the answer. Okay I know the basics of rubber guard, I get that you have to hug the knee of the leg you pull up and all that but what should you be doing with your other leg? Mine, usually just hangs out in the breeze and does nothing, I'll just plant it on their thigh or something, but I never really see anything I can use it for.

[Lahed92801]

@AudienceKiller66 It should be on the guy's hip. If he backs out of your R.Guard, put it around his back and leg curl to stop him from backing out. if he stacks you you can stick a butterfly hook in with that other leg and mess with his base. When you go for the omoplata (transitioning into the Jiu Claw) it pushes on the guy's hip as you do the Kung fu move.

[BHuybers6]

@Lahed92801 You know your stuff! In addition if you have the flexibility needed you can explore double bagger control and it's options. Happy rolling my friend!

[projectdeathpunch]

invisible collar submission FTW!

[MiraclesFSC]

The question is, how would the match have gone if they didn't start in Eddie's Guard? :)

[angelmanfredy]

Eddie is a wizard at getting the half and quarter guard...which would probably everntually lead to the rubber guard...is my guess.

[KingColt1985]

What is the quarter guard? I´ve never heard of that.

[BigEck]

Sort of like half guard, with your opponent standing and you sitting. It's hard to describe. It's usually a transition into de la riva or to the back from what I understand.

Maybe a better grappler than I can describe it better.

[KingColt1985]

Oh I think I get an idea. Thank you.

[BigEck]

No problem!

[angelmanfredy]

It's basically when you have a half guard at your opponent at the calf instead of the leg. It prevents the guy from advancing and hopefully allows you to transition fully into the half guard. It's the weakest of all guards and you can't do much from it except stall or try and advance to something better.

[ChiMetro]

Gotta get to a 10th Planet!

Please set up shop in the UK!

evrythin eddy does looks tight as hell.

Would love to see him compete wonder why he doesnt?

[ArrowLoveSh0t]

love eddie bravo, my greatest role model

[ph33ric]

invisible collar destroys my forearm as wel.... lol...

[Tappedurassout]

Eddie is the shit. nuthn' else can be said.

[hmoobneenja]

i wanna smoke a big azz blunt with eddie....

[10thplanetsoldier]

that electric chair at 4:35 was SICK.... I nail ppl with that shiet constantly.... And the invisible collar was equally disgustingly effective. I love how he transferred his hand over to make it even tighter.....

[cjcuevas76]

Shows you that Eddie can still roll with the best. I wish he would compete again and shut all the haters up.

[rohaimie]

Eddie rubber guard is sick.

[jjbi8]

inclui esse golpe no meu arsenal e fiquei bem mais perigoso  na guarda obg a submission 101

[mustyballs]

impressive move.

[maxthegeek1]

For all of you guys that are wondering, this is an invisible collar choke. Its a choke, not a lock.

[wrxbungle]

"That's one strong motherfucker" LOL

[brahmabull22056]

whats that move called that he done at the start

[wasala12]

invisible collar

[stratusfiedrKoFan]

oh sorry i mean the one 33 seconds into it. the one he is practicing on the student what's the name of that move

[wasala12]

dunno, looks like shoulder lock

[oagui002]

looks more like a spine lock, not sure though

[danneda]

"twister" wasnt even breathing hard when they were done. He is sick.

[ChrisSD1]

He actually hit the Apollo at the end, I've never seen anyone use that before.

[toxictof]

the apollo?

[exsanguinator644]

It's an air choke. You see he has the wind pipe of the Japanese dude pretty just below his should muscle on his bicep. He grabs his left forearm with his right hand and just steadily applies pressure on the other guys throat until he can't breathe anymore. At least that's what I saw. I could be wrong.

Air chokes are really hard to do and thus seldom seen because most maneuvers for blood chokes (such as a rear naked) are easier to do and yield quicker results.

[toxictof]

looks more like a arm triangle

[ChrisSD1]

That's exactly what it is, Apollo is just a name for that particular arm triangle. There's a set-up in JJ unleashed where you're reaching around your own head in an S-grip which is why it's called the Apollo

[PzKpfw]

That guy was good but Bravo is just THAT good. The Jap guy was prob just trying to learn, though.

[kingshahine]

eddie tapped him quite a few times, rani didnt even tap him that many times

[BBFMMA]

I plan on visiting the school the first day I learned the rubber guard on UTube LOL I submitted twice a blue belt and I am a white belt only studying for one month and half. It works!!!

[toxictof]

bjj is the shit

[xxwizrdxx]

wow that japanese guy mounted eddie for a second, unfortuntly his knee is burnt. and well for eddie, hes just a fuckin god

[aihong26]

naoya didnt roll 100 percent

[winston618]

I think so.

He is rolling with all those owners of the gym, is it a good idea to tap them?

[emanizzle]

good point

[xxwizrdxx]

thats probably why eddie bravo allowed us to watch it lol

[building7911]

that last choke,the arm triangle, can u do that from normal half guard? cuz it looks like uematsu's free leg got crossed over his body and ended up on the same side as the trapped leg, which may have made the triangle easier to get, although i'm not really sure, that might be a normal half guard, i can't ell from the vid, has any body gotten this technique?

[TextAndViolence]

wow, his guard is really impressive to see in action. one of the problems with it, i think, is that it's a guard that may take a toll on your knees in the long run. knees just arn't supposed to bend like that and add in that you are also grappling with someone who is struggling and the chance for injury seems to be high. i wonder what eddie would have to say about that?

[nekcrank]

Well considering he's been utilizing it successfully for quite some time, I would say your theory while interesting, isn't really the case.

[matrat2006]

A lot of people make this comment about the rubber guard. Having a degree in anatomy and bio mechanics and having been using rubber guard moves for 2 years I feel I can give a honest opinion. The knee actually takes very little of the stress in the mission control position. Its in actual fact the hips that require the most flexibility esp external rotation of the hip. provided the flexibility rubber guard should be perfectly safe the real problem is when people try it without flexibility

[TextAndViolence]

ah thanks for you input. i can see what your saying. without that hip flexibility you're putting more torque on the knee. that's the one thing i don't like about bjj. hardly any schools do any stretching of any kind. around where i live anyway. always thought that was strange.

[matrat2006]

yeah totally agree some people just dont have the level of flexibility for this game. I must say I dont see that much scientific stretching done in bjj schools. The great thing about bjj is that if flexibility isnt ur gift then there are other games that u can use garcias no gi guard game is great but dosent need as much flexibility as the ruber guard game.

[ebp1234]

You should have enough discipline to stretch on your own...same with physical fitness...I pay my instructor to teach me jiu jitsu, not how to stretch or eat right.

[jsampras3]

Doesn't hurt my knees at all. My instructor keeps saying you need to be super flexible, but i'm not even that flexible and I can play rubber guard fairly easily.

If you don't like it, don't use it. Same with X-guard, De la Riva guard, etc. Hell if i roll with fat guys sometimes i can't even get closed guard. Does that mean closed guard doesn't work?

[kodokanv]

3:37, what did he tapped out to?

[RevDud]

If you look closer you will notice that his forearm is against Uematsu's neck. So he tapped from the pressure from Eddie's right leg and right forearm. Tis a choke.

[kodokanv]

ahhh...so that's the uhh...ummm...invisible collar?

[jsampras3]

It's called the "invisible collar." Eddie's forearm is wedged into his neck and collarbone. It's kind of like a pain compliance move. It's not like a choke where if the guy doesn't tap he's out. Sometimes it doesn't work, and some guys just won't tap to it. If you read his book, he says he'll try it, and if the guy won't tap he'll move on to something else.

[jsampras3]

It's called the "invisible collar." Eddie's forearm is wedged into his neck and collarbone. It's kind of like a pain compliance move. It's not like a choke where if the guy doesn't tap he's out. Sometimes it doesn't work, and some guys just won't tap to it. If you read his book, he says he'll try it, and if the guy won't tap he'll move on to something else.

[jes1rock]

eddie is sick!

[w2hgscrap]

...cause he's above god? i don't get it.

[BigEck]

Bravo and his style are not universally respected by all BJJ practitioners.

[matrat2006]

his rubber guard stuff is great but I think his haf guard is really on another level. So much confidence whihaning on t1 leg from the bottom that is awesome

[etanderson]

I really think his ideas in both areas are breakthrough. You see his half guard game in "The Twister" DVD, but I've never seen him doing rubber guard in competition. However, the guys who are doing rubber guard and who do it well get extreme results with it. Anyone who rolls with Eddie, and I'm fortunate to have been in that group, will feel the danger they are in when the rubber guard comes up and you begin to feel trapped with chains of submissions imminent.

[gsxraddict]

probably the sickest jui jitsu clip on you tube, id give it 10 stars if i could

[billysue2]

not a chance,he won 1 big match against royler got tooled by viera and then retired before he got beat again.

[nekcrank]

Anybody would get "tooled" by Vieira!! The guy is a Machado Black Belt first of all so yes he's very good on that alone. Secondly, he has introduced some solid shit into the Jiu Jitsu world. I can't do any of it but it's still sweet.

[paraparajmo]

Well Eddie is a black belt under Jean Jacques Machado, heh.

[primigenia05]

There are alot of top level guys around who respect and listen to Bravo. There are some who don't but there are alot who do. To say that he's crap because he got beat by Viera is pretty narrow minded. That's like saying that Sakuraba is no good because he can't beat Silva. We give props to guys who've not done as much as Bravo has. I don't understand why everyone disses him so much.

[billysue2]

never said he was crap but not as good as his arrogant mouth lets on to be.Had he still stayed on the world circuit after beating royler he'd have more respect for his grappling.Personality is very irritating and loudmouth and that alienates a lot of people.

[Zothos]

Dude, have you attended one of his seminars? Have you trained at his gym in Cali? Have you read his Rubber and Twister books? Have you talked to him in person? Because with the exception of going to his gym, I have done all of the above. He's a great guy; very down to earth. Not arrogant in the slightest. Gives credit where credit is due.

[ryback214]

I bow to you Eddie... Action speaks louder than words.

[w2hgscrap]

awesome. bravo is god.

[matman17]

this is good shit

thanks

[diabolic42090]

"that's one strong motherfucker" hahaha

[joergus]

Very nice eddie! I just got "mastering the twister" an i love it, of course i read "mtrg" :-))) i ll purchase your dvd.. hopeing that it is available in austria.. ! byebye

[djiq31]

kudos on the rubber guard dvd piracy