Rubber Guard: The Pump

The Pump is the first choice for arm bars from the rubber guard. If you're unable to get the hand to the mat, we move into crackhead control to start setting up the arm bar.



Here's a video of Eddie teaching "The Pump" at a Seminar at John Botello's 10PJJ Phoenix.



Here's another Video of Eddie teaching it but this time you get to see me and Alex 4sakensoul performing it. Now that's worth its weight in gold.

Rubber Guard Watch: Cote vs. Almeida

Renzo Gracie black belt and all around badass, Ricardo Almeida uses rubber guard! In round 1 it's at 1:35 of the video. He also gets "Crackhead" control in round 2 at 8:46 of the video. Almeida is a highly decorated Gracie blackbelt, who obviously has seen the light. To avoid punishment and work and an effective offense off your back in MMA, Rubber Guard, is where it's at. We also saw one of Almeida's students, Dante Rivera, use rubber guard in his fight versus Matt Riddle a few weeks prior. I predict It will be the standard in the near future. Until then, work on your flexibility!

Shooto - Tradition 1 - Bendy Casimir vs Shinji Sasaki

Shooto - Tradition 1 - Bendy Casimir vs Shinji Sasaki
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Sasaki does a good job of keeping Casimir off balance by keeping active from the bottom position. Sasaki uses rubber guard to avoid damage and attempt a few sweeps and submissions. Casimir does a good job of timing Shinji's attempts to move from "new york" to the "Jiu claw" to explode out of danger. At 8:30o Shinji tries to to move from mission control to crackhead control, but again Casimir times it perfect and powers out.