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How does a musician rewrite the language of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submit a Gracie legend at ADCC?
This is the story of Eddie Bravo — the student of Jean Jacques Machado who questioned everything about the gi, invented a complete no-gi system from scratch, and proved it on the biggest stage when he submitted Royler Gracie at ADCC 2003 with the Twister.
From the Rubber Guard and Lockdown to the Electric Chair and the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu empire, we trace how Bravo turned no-gi grappling from “jiu-jitsu without the uniform” into its own technical language — and built an ecosystem of schools, books, and competition formats like EBI and Combat Jiu-Jitsu to make it stick.
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Thank you
This was really good. Love the illustration
Rubber guard is real good for your knees.
I have a hard time against good rubber guard giys
Great stuff, can’t be understated how “naming” positions and submissions really made the learning process so much easier. Crazy Japanese names from Judo that 99% of us don’t understand, or unnamed transitional positions make it more difficult to remember things, with those “unique” names and definitions, it really helped people learn and remember things…especially with these unique and unseen positions he came up with.
Gi sales is the sweetest plum
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In this interview, 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu founder Eddie Bravo sits down with longtime training partner and friend David Meyer to share the story behind one of the biggest upsets in grappling history — his legendary submission win over Royler Gracie at ADCC. Eddie opens up about his early days training at the Machado Academy in the 1990s, the origins of the name “Twister” and the rubber guard, and how traditional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lacked systematic drilling. The conversation dives deep into Eddie’s creative process, his unlikely path from strip club DJ to Man Show writer (with the help of Joe Rogan) to jiu jitsu innovator, and the philosophy of “reps over everything” that built 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu into a global grappling movement. Along the way, David and Eddie trade stories about the early BJJ and the mindset shifts that shaped two of jiu jitsu’s most influential figures. This episode is packed with rare behind-the-scenes stories, jiu jitsu history, and hard-earned lessons on creativity, persistence, and building something no one else was doing.
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