
Originally Posted by
nickomang
i believe you're referring to this gem: "One final note: It's important to notice that from all the talk we hear about rubber guard protecting the guard player from strikes that we see that using basic rules of position that are laid out to just about every white belt that comes into an academy can also protect you from strikes. If technique is diligently applied and the details of the control and execution of the technique are applied then you can survive the situation longer than your opponent will, definitely a lesson learned from Helio."
I didn't see that quote, I guess I didn't read the whole thing. I think they missed the point. A good BJJ instructor who understand the purpose of the guard can teach a beginner how to clinch from the guard to protect from strikes. The RG is just another way to do that which gives you options for offense that the traditional full guard does not.
I was actually referring to the pictures of the Rubix Cube that they pulled off my site.