Stop Hating On The Rubber Guard

by Kelvin Hunt on Nov 29, 2008 6:47 PM EST Comment 5 comments

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvAmJbP8RQc[/youtube]

I must say that I'm a fan of watching fighters that do this system correctly. However, I'm not even close to being flexible enough to practice this branch of jiu jitsu. I always wondered why guys often pull guard/get taken down in a MMA fight and just stay there with their guard closed. I'm like why would you just lay there with a closed guard and eat elbows, or just let a guy lay on you without doing anything? Now, I'm don't know who invented what in terms of traditional BJJ and rubber guard. The rubber guard does seem more logical to use in terms of jiu jitsu in MMA, simply because you don't have a gi to use. In my opinion, Joe Rogan said it best at the end of the video. "No one has put it into a system...an organized system", so you have to at least acknowledge that . SO STOP HATING! Any MMA4Real readers practicing the rubber guard? If so, what's the most difficult thing about the system?

*Props to BE..I think that's where I saw this video earlier.

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Great find Kelvin. Now what would be crazy is if he thought of it while he was sitting in his couch getting baked.

by Felix on Nov 29, 2008 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

LOL!

by Kelvin on Nov 29, 2008 10:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’ll be practicing no-gi jj at Team Balance, Pittsburgh shortly.

I started out as a boxer and moved onto kickboxing which I’ve been doing for a year now.

I’ve been wanting to learn the rubber guard for some time now but my problem was flexibility. I was told to stop lifting weights and work solely on striking, cardio and flexibility.

I’m 6 feet tall and used to weigh close to 200 (9-10% body fat). Thats not exactly very conducive for bjj. Since then I’ve cut down to 175-180. I feel a lot more flexible and nimble.

Lets see how it goes. I’ll keep you guys updated.

by Flyingknees on Nov 30, 2008 1:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

FlyingKnees, you and I are about the same size…I’m 6’2" 205lbs…weightlifter and all that…I’m pretty flexible in my arms/torso…but my legs and various knee injuries from my college baseball days etc are telling…lol.

by Kelvin on Nov 30, 2008 10:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Oh tell me about it…. my right knee has been through a lot. I’ve been operated upon twice. The first time I blew my knee was when during soccer practice. The second time was during weight lifting. I was stupid enough squat over 400 ….managed 5 reps no problem. 6th rep – I heard my patellar tendon rrriiip. That happened 2 years ago.

Injuries make me all depressed. Staring at the ceiling and hobbling to the bathroom with crutches ain’t fun.

by Flyingknees on Nov 30, 2008 12:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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