Eddie Bravo

Eddie Bravo (born Edgar Cano on May 15, 1970 ) is an American musician, BJJ fighter, and author of several books. He is a 3rd degree black belt. His trainer is Jean-Jacques Machado .

He became famous in martial arts circles for his victory over Royler Gracie with a triangle choke during the Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Championships in 2003. At that time he only had a brown belt .

Life and career

Eddie Bravo demonstrates his trademark, the "Rubber Guard"

Bravo was born to Mexican parents in Santa Ana , California and grew up in Los Angeles .

He originally worked as a DJ and was the founder of the locally known black metal band Black Kill Symphony .

Bravo came to martial arts because he wanted to get fit for his music videos. He trained first 18 months Karate until the first 1993 UFC saw tournaments in which Royce Gracie with his version of the originally from Japan Jiu Jitsu the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu against Ken Shamrock dominated. Then he started to learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

However, from 1996 he began to develop the style further. Bravo's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu style, which he describes as 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, consists exclusively of so-called "No-Gi-JiuJitsu" . In contrast to traditional Jiu Jitsu, no Gi, i.e. no combat suit, is worn here. As a result, techniques that are based on the presence of a G sharp, such as choking techniques with one's own collar such as the "collar choke", or using the sleeve are not possible. As a result, the style is, on the one hand, more “roadworthy”, but on the other hand, the techniques can also be used at MMA events where the opponents traditionally compete with a bare upper body.

Critics, on the other hand, see a questioning of traditional sport, in which Gi and belt enjoy a high priority.

The style has proven itself successfully at many events, including submission grappling tournaments, in which only the opponent's task is decisive, so victory on points is not an option; as well as MMA fights such as those of the UFC.

Techniques of the 10 Planet JiuJitsu

Rubber guard flowchart

Bravo was particularly criticized for the unusual names he gave his techniques:

The "zombie" (a technique in which the opponent's forearm is brought to the mat and the opponent is made so defenseless), "crackhead control" (a technique to prevent opponents from getting up) and the "electric chair" (a Submission technique based on a modified half guard). Here the tendons of the opponent are overstretched and he is forced to give up.

The "Rubber Guard", one of Bravo's trademarks, is a system of techniques based on blocking, holding and, if necessary, strangling the opponent using your own calf bones, for example using the "Triangle Choke", the "Omoplata" and the "Gogoplata". It was first used by Nino Schembri, but was taken up by Bravo and developed into a complete system.

Some of the techniques require a high degree of flexibility. Critics therefore fear that this could damage the knees. However, through constant training and stretching, flexibility can be increased, similar to a balancing act, so that damage is minimized.

Publications

Eddie Bravo has published the following books and DVDs on Jiu Jitsu:

Books

• Jiu Jitsu unleashed (2005)
• Mastering the Rubber Guard (2006)
• Mastering the Twister (2007)
• Advanced Rubber Guard (2014)

DVDs

• "The Twister", which includes some fights from Bravo's career, beginning with the fights as a blue belt up to the fight against Royler Gracie in 2003
• "Mastering the Rubber Guard", a 3 DVD`s comprehensive introduction to the technology of his trademark, the "Rubber Guard".
• "Mastering the Twister, an educational DVD that includes his Twister Side Control and other techniques.

Tournaments

• No-Gi tournament "Eddie Bravo Invitational", in which pre-qualified fighters of the "10. Planet JiuJitsu Style ”compete against each other in a KO system.

Others

Bravo is an avowed marijuana smoker. He is of the opinion that this is the only way to awaken the potential of the human mind and states that it was only with the help of his marijuana consumption that he recognized the techniques that shape his fighting style. He is friends with Joe Rogan , who is also a regular co-author of martial arts books and his YouTube channel.

Furthermore, he followers of various conspiracy theories , including the conspiracy theory landing on the moon and the conspiracy theory of the "flat earth" ".

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dates of birth of Eddie Bravo, born Edgar A. Cano
2. ^ Analyst, Tom (April 20, 2011). "History of Jiu Jitsu: Twist and Shout, the Eddie Bravo Story". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 1, 2016
3. ↑ James Parker: "View from the Clinch: Fighter Eddie Bravo's Fitness Wisdom". realjock.com . Retrieved May 1, 2016
4. ↑ Recording of Eddie Brave's fight against Royler Gracie 2003, accessed June 20, 2020
5. ^ Eddie Bravo: "Mastering the Rubber Guard," ISBN 978-0-9777315-9-6
6. ^ Eddie Bravo: "Jiu Jitsu unleashed", ISBN 978-0-07-144811-6
7. ^ "Exclusive Eddie Bravo Draws Inspiration from Bruce Lee Talks Decision to Promote Joe Rogan". ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 1, 2016  
8. ↑ Jonathan Snowden, Kendall Shields: The MMA Encyclopedia . ECW Press, 2010, ISBN 978-1-55490-844-8 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed January 20, 2017]).
9. ↑ [1] Nino Schembri on bjjee.com; "Eddie Bravo stole and renamed my positions" December 28th, 2017
10. ↑ Knee injuries from DLR guard? - Sherdog Forums - UFC, MMA & Boxing Discussion , accessed May 1, 2016
11. ^ Website "Eddie Bravo Invitional"
12. ↑ [2] Joe Rogan Experience # 948, dated April 18, 2017 in which Eddie Bravo defends the "Flat Earth" theory, accessed December 21, 2017