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Rubber guard
From closed guard, one leg climbs high over their shoulder and you lock it with your arm. Breaks posture hard. Needs flexible hips.
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Essentials
From closed guard you pull your leg high across their back and clamp it with your arm, breaking their posture completely. Eddie Bravo’s rubber guard shuts down posture and punches and sets up omoplatas and triangles.
Your goals
- Break their posture first
- Climb your leg high across their shoulders and clamp it
- Chain the omoplata, triangle and gogoplata
What they want
- Posture up and stack you
- Pull their arm out and pass
Key principles
- Flexibility helps, but control their head first
- Use it in short bursts
Common mistakes
- Forcing the leg up against a postured opponent
- Ignoring knee and hip strain: stop if it hurts
Techniques to learn
Each one opens its own page and video.
Where it leads
If this happens…
- you clamp mission controlWalk your foot toward their head to set the omoplata
- they posture up hardReturn to closed guard instead of forcing it
Advanced detailsTransitions, threats, reactions, troubleshooting and a sparring drill
1. Overview
From closed guard, one leg climbs high over their shoulder and you lock it with your arm. Breaks posture hard. Needs flexible hips.
Key controls
- Shin high across their back
- Grab your own ankle (mission control)
- Free leg keeps their hips close
In this position
3 transitions · 1 sweeps · 3 submissions · 2 reactions · 2 troubleshooting fixes · 1 sparring exercise · 2 techniques
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