Beginners tournament - Rubber guard

I'm new here and I started grappling not so long ago. I try to follow the 10th system as much as possible because I really like it; there is no place in Holland to train 10th Planet jj and I don't know anybody that trains according to 10th Planet here, so I try to learn it on my own for now.

Today I joined a tournament for the first time 'beginners level'. I injured my back two weeks before for the tournament and this combined with 'first time competing' made me feel uncertain the whole time, but still the rubber guard felt somehow comfortable.

I was able to win two of my matches because of the rubber guard; one gogo plata and one time I got the armbar because my opponent this time knew I was going for the mission controll and he did anything to prevent it and gave me his arm. I probably wouldn't have won the tournament without the rubber guard; although I know I should improve it.

The vid of the gogo plata: https://vid.me/8nm2

I hope to come to the UK this summer to train at a 10th Planet centre and I wanted to say the system is great.

congratz on the win and nice gogo finish at beginners!

Way to go man!

Congrats brother and welcome to the family :)

Nice!!! Waisted no time getting the kung fu & it was pretty smooth sailing it seemed from there;)

Nice finish,if you grab your toes when you finish the gogo it'll add more of a finish to your gogo and it'll free up your left hand to fight off their defending hand.

Welcome to the fam,bro.

Sick Gogo!!

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Originally Posted by Craig Murray

Loved it! For some people just starting Jiu Jitsu the Rubber Guard can feel very natural and comfortable. Weird, cause some people who are really good at Jiu Jitsu feel terrible trying to use it.

Cool video man, hope you can find some other 10p guys to work with in the future.

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That's how it was for me, pretty much the first thing I started doing in live rolls that gave me any success was my rubber guard/gogo game