Rubber Guard

The Rubber Guard is a position made extremely popular due to its application during multiple and iconic fight formats used during no-gi-style submissions. Particularly by 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu founder Eddie Bravo, in which this particular guard excels during most applications due to its focus primarily on tight control and use of flexibility while securing control on a limb. It prevents typical attacks due to unique gripping patterns on the upper areas that directly limit the forward posture of users. Typically the guard uses a very controlling and uniquely unorthodox leg movement in its lockdown. One leg will be pulled very tightly over the upper body or the shoulders to make use of their own arm to hold, trap, and maintain tight movement. With legs securely wrapped, your grips should act by forcing limbs close together with little room or movement. The control it creates is perfect for submissions. These are usually setups for things like omoplatas, triangles, or even various limb-based control options from your newly acquired base advantage that is gained via this type of highly versatile and controlling approach. All that, combined with a good transitional-based understanding, usually creates some extremely powerful top-position dominance for experienced and novice players alike when used successfully, using body awareness to its limits. The rubber guard is very rarely used with the gi.