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Brandon goes over the gogo plata at a seminar in texas

I was really on the fence with this one. I peeped this out a while back, and thought about it long and hard. I’m going to have to go with um… NO.

Robert Drysdale = Top Jiu Jitsu player who defeated Marcello Garcia, but I’m not so certain, made apparent by this video, Rubber Guard is not his forte.

10th Planet’s Ian using rubber guard in the cage.
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Ian’s great usage of the half guard

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Brandon Quick shows the 100% Twisted.

Rubber guard sighting at 18:00 into the fight Pros? Cons? Too little, too late? What do you guys think about the Renzo Gracie affiliates doing rubber guard? They seem to be doing it with consistency, Ricardo Almeida, Dante Riviera, Luke Cummo and now Andre Gusmao. Let’s discuss people.

The Sanitarium (aka Asylum) by 10th Planet Stand out, Jerome Basillio.

Luke Cummo goes to rubber guard several times in this fight. Not too successfully however. Word on the street is, Tamdan McCrory is a rubber guard player. He talks about it in the post fight interview after UFC 87. It’s popping up all over!

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This move is huge for me. There are guys who have a great base who you can’t use “The Pump” on. There are also guys who are crafty, and make it hard for you to, once you’ve gotten “The Zombie,” to move into “The Jiu Claw” Position. Here’s an awesome alternative if you’re having trouble progressing in your rubber guard game.

Start by breaking your opponent into “Mission Control”. Then get the hand to the mat into “New York”, by using “The Zombie”. Once you’ve done that, you can move to “Chill Dog”. Once the neck has been cleared, you’ll move to put the ankle on top of the other one for the “Invisible Collar”. The next move is an awesome way to get the arm on the inside of the body. It’s old school Wally Jay Circle Jiu Jitsu. You’ll reverse “The Zombie” by swimming the arm under his, and moving it into the middle of your body. Same result as “The Pump” would give you. Next you’ll use the “Swim Move” to roll your opponent into the “Spider Web” and start attacking with various submissions. This is the easy, basic stuff. 10th Planet 101 😉

The Coach Alder predicts this move will also work well in MMA. It’s a good way to get to a high percentage submission without taking damange. Drill it!!!

Thanks to Chris “Hot and Steamy” Herzhog, from our satellite school in Rochester, NY, for capturing the video.

Go Go Plata Variation. It’s supposed to be safer on your knees.

I found these on the youtube. Discuss.

As some of you know I’m on vacation and training at up in the greater Portland, OR area at Impact BJJ. I took the nogi/submission class they offered on Fridays. The teachers name is Keisuke Andrew. I was impressed with his skills on the mat. I wasn’t familiar with him, so I did a little research when I got home. So far he’s undefeated in MMA, and is a badass on the submission grappling circuit. I found his MMA highlight reel, I’ll let the video speaks speak for its self itself.