Quote Originally Posted by munding View Post
jon what's your belt? what do you think of eddie bravo's rubber guard? is it still effective in competition nowadays?
I'm at the top of the blue's now-a-days. The rubber guard is great for competition, both jiu-jitsu and I've seen some people have good success with it in MMA.

I don't pursue it myself, because Bravo's method seems to be so...off the beaten track. I would need to totally revamp my current game to pick up the rubber guard and twister. I'm flexible, but Bravo is ridiculous flexible. I try to stick to the basics/fundamentals so that when I teach I can relate to more people. Imagine trying to teach a room of inflexible people to pull their foot up to their chin...just not going to happen.

I think a good butterfly guard and side control will get the average person a lot further in the long run. Just my .02

What do you think??

JonV