10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu

10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu logo
Country of origin	USA
Founder	Eddie Bravo
Current head	Eddie Bravo
Arts taught	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Grappling
Ancestor arts	Kodokan Judo, Submission Wrestling, Greco-Roman Wrestling
Official Site	http://www.10thplanetjj.com

10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu is a non-traditional system of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu developed by Eddie Bravo. Victory Belt Publishing released three manuals covering techniques of the 10th Planet system: Mastering the Rubber Guard,^[1] Mastering the Twister,^[2] and Advanced Rubber Guard.^[3] The first and third books cover the system's signature rubber guard, while the second tackles the twister, another integral position in the system. The books were written by Eddie Bravo, Glen Cordoza, and Erich Krauss. Planet X is the Gi version of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu.^{[citation needed]}

History

After earning a black belt under Jean-Jacques Machado, Eddie Bravo focused his jiu-jitsu on training without the gi, partially because of the applications to mixed martial arts. The system focuses on unorthodox custom-named positions such as the Rubber guard, Twister Side Control, Monkey Mount (Gangsta Lean) and the half-guard position known as the "Lock down".^[4] The main premise behind the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system is that the art should keep evolving, finding new ways to attack and counter.

Locations

In addition to the original 10th Planet Headquarters in Los Angeles there are over 30 locations throughout North America. Some are established BJJ training facilities that have adopted the system as an expansion of the art. In addition to these, the style had spread overseas to the UK, South Africa, Sweden and even as far as Melbourne, Australia and Seoul, Korea.

References

External links

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• 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Official Site