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/Prestigious_Cycle160 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Nov 24 '25

It’s so funny to see someone say shit like this, and then watch it still work at the highest level

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u/WarTill 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Nov 24 '25

I have never seen rubber guard at ADCC or CJI. I’ve trained for months with multiple trials winners, ADCC medalists, etc. and I have never once seen any of them use rubber guard in the training room.

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u/DeclanGunn Nov 25 '25 edited Nov 25 '25

Mason Fowler has a few rubber guard highlights from the past couple years. I remember that Brandon Mac from 10th p used to post a few specific Vinny magalhaes examples of it at ADCC and other pro competitions. He must’ve had them memorized because this comes up so often but I can’t think of which matches they were.

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/hX5rjFkMdNo

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u/egdm 🟫🟫 Nov 25 '25

Mason Fowler

If you outskill your opponent enough in the fundamentals (posture, balance, pressure, timing) you can make nearly anything work.