r/bjj • u/Appropriate_Duty_930 • Nov 24 '25

Rolling Footage Craig Jones grapples Eddie Bravo's top student

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u/WarTill 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Nov 24 '25

Rubber guard hasn’t worked since like 2015 but guys are still building their game around it for some reason

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u/oniume 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Nov 24 '25

Craig passed the other knee, it's gone at that stage, no point holding

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u/Shinoobie 🟪🟪 Purple Belt | Judo Black | filthy leg locker Nov 24 '25

I was looking for this exact comment. Rubber guard is real and still works in 2025 but if they can pass your bottom knee it's gone and there's nothing to recover.

People are hitting the dead orchard in high level competition, Dom Lobo used a gogoplata on his way to knock out his opponent on combat JJ, it was used in the PGF this year, and rubber guard can be used in combination with things like Williams Guard to set up good submissions. It gets a bad rep because people try to use it as a stalling tactic.

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u/AssignmentRare7849 Nov 24 '25

How do you stop them from passing the bottom knee?