Crazy proposal for anyone making a "How to defeat Rubber Guard" video

[Ric]

I know this is going to sound totally crazy and maybe I'm insane for suggesting this but...if you are going to make a video about how to defeat the Rubber Guard, how about using a partner who actually knows how to do the Rubber Guard. Just a thought...

[Helge Båtstad]

Seems like a good trainer tho. very respectful and knows his escape/pass is flawed

[chronic_jiujitsu]

he's come out with another video since this one because of the complaints about how the dude didnt do rubberguard right. so the next guy was "more flexible".. but.. still didnt do it right lol. the leg on the hip wasnt in tight, he wasnt double bagging to prevent anything, and his kung fu move was more of a "tug on my foot" move. But he did seem very respectful when making the video. So i dont think hes a 10th planet hater.. i just think someone who didnt know how to do rubberguard try to show him a sloppy version of it and made it look bad.

[Danny Stolfi]

Seems like a good trainer tho. very respectful and knows his escape/pass is flawed

I agree, the instructor seemed to know his stuff, and he was respectful.

[Jon Helton]

http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma....1&page=1&pc=78

[Harry Evans]

I like the guy, and agree with the above comments about respect. The issue is (no disrespect meant) that I don't understand how people can criticize things without looking into them. Great poker players decide they know everything about the game of other greats who they have never played. MMA fighters always act like they know everything about the guy they are facing, all the ins and outs of their game, even when the guy is a newcomer. This guy is clearly a legit black belt, but (it seems) he has never faced a 10th planet black belt or rolled at a 10th planet gym. I don't think a Tozi / Reis Pass is going to walk right through Sean or Denny whether it's no-gi or MMA. It just seems like it to that guy because he can pull it off on a lot of the people who try it on him.

[Karim Graham]

all i have to say is, that invisible collar was tight as fuck man......

[leach_jeffrey]

I like the guy, and agree with the above comments about respect. The issue is (no disrespect meant) that I don't understand how people can criticize things without looking into them. Great poker players decide they know everything about the game of other greats who they have never played. MMA fighters always act like they know everything about the guy they are facing, all the ins and outs of their game, even when the guy is a newcomer. This guy is clearly a legit black belt, but (it seems) he has never faced a 10th planet black belt or rolled at a 10th planet gym. I don't think a Tozi / Reis Pass is going to walk right through Sean or Denny whether it's no-gi or MMA. It just seems like it to that guy because he can pull it off on a lot of the people who try it on him.

I don't think he was criticizing the Rubber Guard, he was just showing a pass for it. All guards have passes for them. I don't understand why anyone would take offense because someone is showing a pass for the RG that they are working on. It'd be tough to walk through any Black Belt's guard (Rubber or otherwise) even with good technique, so I don't think that is a valid criteria for rating this guys pass.

As far as the pass itself, I think it has some merit. The RG is pretty ineffective if you don't control the guy with the non-rubber-guarding leg, so trying to pass that leg is a good approach. His technique makes me scared of an omoplata, but he isn't really advocating getting your arm trapped like that, he is saying that once it's trapped, this is how you get out. He also says that this is a just-in-time type pass; that you'd better hit it before that off leg is used for the double bag or otherwise used to lock you in place.

I think the pass could work and is valid. Doesn't mean I think it'll work 100% of the time or that you'd breeze through a BB's guard. It's probably worth playing with. It's definately better than sitting in the RG trying to lock your arms in place and just defending. Other than passing that leg, the only other good technique that I know of to get out of the RG, is to smash pass.

[Ramone (RAM) Codrington]

I hear where hes coming from in the video but thats giving you a omaplata and if he passes I hit carnis like daily.

[Nabil Salameh]

Clear the neck, kung fu= Carni son!!!