The Impact Eddie Bravo has had On YOU

[Enrique "Kiko"]

Kiko, I hurt my ankle and calf really bad a few months back. Now that is mostly healed, but my lower back has been giving me a lot of problems since that injury. Maybe the leg injuries have affected my back.

And yet you still train. We really do love our sport regardless of the pain don't we?
I got a hairline fracture in my rib 5 days into my MMA/JJ training and was 100% out of commission for almost 4 weeks. I couldn't get out of bed normally because getting out of bed requires a "situp" type movement and it hurt wayyy too much. But that's how much you and I love our sport. I've had multiple medical opinions saying that I shouldn't be doing MMA at all. I'd rather off myself than play badminton or w/e else other than MMA/JJ. I'm not going to extend my recovery time longer than what it already is though so I just gotta train top game only stuff and no rolling =(. I literally dream and daydream about sweeps/passes/submissions. I'm glad your ankle/calf is better. What may have happened if your lower back is hurting is that your spine may be misaligned from the uneven weight distribution you've been walking/training on. Also your muscles on the weaker side may have atrophied causing further imbalance in your weight distribution. Are you doing any core strengthening exercises and/or plyometrics?

[Enrique "Kiko"]

Eddie's taught me that dude's named Quatoof can break into your house and game your woman. That Quatoof is a tenacious individual!

[Aab]

Im so Fuckin jealous of u conner haha, I WANT TO MEET EDDIE BRAVO. Omg i cant even explain how jealous i am right now lol.

I can't lie meeting eddie bravo was awesome. \i made sure to ask himn some questions about jkunfu baggit. ihell im fucked up. sorry i can t spellk shit.. he answereed some straight up anseres. i rwant ot roll agains t himn an dget crushed. fuck it lol

[Danny Stolfi]

Eddie Bravo and Joe Rogan are the first people I've heard to speak the truth about marijuana. I always thought it was bad for you, even when I was smoking it. Now I know the truth, so I can vape conscious free. So thank you for that, oh and thanks for shaping 80% of my jiu jitsu game.

[Angel"EL DIABLO"Diaz]

Man when I first bought Mastering the Rubber Guard I had no idea what I was in for besides some new JJ before I opened the book I was completely straight edge you know hating on everything associated with drugs or weed or anything like hating Pink Floyd callng them "druggie music" (completely regret it). I had believed all the hype and media about weed but when I finished reading the first pages my life had changed completely that night opening to new ideas and beliefs and truth I am truly an open minded person in every aspect of my life and learning an awesome ground game which I strive to master and get a black belt I've been a handful of martial arts and only has 10th planet really inspired to work towards a black belt one day.

[thomas j]

honestly eddie taught me that i could be a high level jiu-jitsue player and a hi level human. and still smoke weed ... be a good person and the rest falls into place

[grappler]

Quatoof changed my life

[Jon Helton]

I can't lie meeting eddie bravo was awesome. \i made sure to ask himn some questions about jkunfu baggit. ihell im fucked up. sorry i can t spellk shit.. he answereed some straight up anseres. i rwant ot roll agains t himn an dget crushed. fuck it lol

Just another one of Don's many great posts.

[Brandon Mccaghren]

Eddie Bravo taught me how to love a woman, and how to scold a child.

[Enrique "Kiko"]

Eddie taught me that there is no spoon. It is only your mind that bends.