Is rubber guard just a gimmick?

[Aesopian]

Do you think rubber guard is just a gimmick?

[Dochter]

Gimmick. High active guard.

Of course I've never been taught it as such and only realizewhat it was on seeing pictures and thinking "crap, we all do that sort of thing".

[Aesopian]

As seen in many a ke?po thread, this is an example of rubber guard:

[Strong Machine]

It works.But it's limited alot by ones legs length and girth vs the width of uke.Although certain people won;t accept this limitation.

[bushi51]

I voted Yes, but thats only because I'm not flexable to do it.


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[Dochter]

Upon reading more about the unique subs from it (as opposed to triangle etc setups) I think I might be wrong. I knew I should have abstained.

[Yrkoon9]

Not really gimmick. Just a strategy/method of using guard. Like closed, butterfly, etc. Just different terminology. I saw the same thing being done before Bravo ever started using it.

If by 'gimmick' you think, a carefully marketed position in order to gain notoriety and name recognition in order to seperate yourself from the masses in no-gi work...you might also be correct.

I guess it depends on your perspective. I voted no. Nothing new here, just a 'reinvention' of sorts to the popular no-gi grappling market.

[katana]

It's not a gimmick if it works for your body type and fighting style.

[Phrost]

This is Eddie Bravo's claim to fame (aside from tapping Royler with a triangle), right? Any good books on it? After seeing Elvis (Schembri) use it in Pride I started fooling around with holding a foot up high on the top guy's back with my opposite hand and using my wrestling shoes to help maintain a grip.

I've never been able to do anything with it (mostly because I suck), but there have to be some good no-gi applications for it besides trying to go for a variation of an omoplata.

Does Eddie Bravo have instructional vids?

[Sleepy Jack]

I'ma say no soley because Skinny James can keep most people a leg's length away from him easy.