REVIEW Jiu Jitsu Unleashed

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Eddie Bravo's Jiu Jitsu Unleashed

Eddie Bravo seems to have cultivated quite an image for himself. No-gi innovator, world class competitor and instructor to the stars! All fun aside there's been quite a clamor for a Bravo instructional. And here it is. Not a 6 volume DVD series but a 189 page book with black and white photos.

We've got 7 major sections, Eddie's bread and butter The Half Guard, Rubber Guard and Twister side control. Also The Mount, The Back, Passing and Transitions. We've had lots of reviews so you guys can check those out for a detailed rundown. I'll just reiterate, the Half Guard and Rubber Guard section is fantastic. The Half Guard I think will be the easiest to incorporate. The Rubber Guard will require some flexibility but hey here's your excuse to do some stretching. The twister side control is all good but this is the section that really falls down because of the quality and number of photos. It's fairly complex and unorthodox for someone not familiar with it, so it will require a lot of practice and experimentation to really get this right. The Half and Rubber guard you can pretty much add to your game straight away.

As for the other sections, there aren't any stand outs there. You're really buying this book for a 2-3 sections.

As for Bravo the introduction is packed with equal parts respect and humbleness and dubious claims, excuses and histrionics. I'll leave the no-gi debate, Bravo's performance at Abu Dhabi and his claims at inventing move to others to debate. One thing I will point out is this observation "Every time I tuned into an event, jiu jitsu players were getting worse fighting from the guard position". I advise Eddie to check out a few of Antonia Rodrigo Nogueira's fights or his brother Antonia Rogerio Nogueira.

RATING 3.5/5

For some comparison

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu The Master Text (Gene Simco) 1.5/5

Jean Jaque Machado Black Belt Technqiues: 3.5/5

Judo Masterclass Series Seio Nage 4/5

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what's a 5/5?

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ricksons guide to improving your aura and income by not fighting 5/5

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i agree with his theory that jiu jitsu players need to practice no gi to learn setups 100%, but i don't think they need to start doing some fucking rubber guard. that works for eddie, great, but everyone has their own style. know what i mean?

while some of his moves are nice moves that he modified and changed the names of, the other moves he claims to "invent" aren't really inventions. however, they are some pretty legit good moves to practice.

another problem i have is how he says that he trains for mma etc. with his rubber guard, i've never seen someone use a rubber guard in mma and pull it off.

however, great book none the less. good read, some good moves, and even if the rubber guard is not for you(like me.) atleast you get to see it and know about it if someone uses it on you.

good job eddie.

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I remember seeing dean lister grab his leg from the closed guard to hold someone down and set up a triangle in Pride a while back.

I also remember nino schembri doing a lot of that stuff as well.

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For $12, I think eddie's book has to be the biggest bargain I have ever seen.

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I wish I was flexible

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"For $12, I think eddie's book has to be the biggest bargain I have ever seen."

Cant argue with that.