Mastering the Twister: Jiu Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition
by Eddie Bravo, Erich Krauss, Glen Cordoza, Joe Rogan
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Author: Eddie Bravo, Erich Krauss, Glen Cordoza, Joe RoganEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07-15
ISBN: 0977731553
Number of pages: 252
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
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Book Review: 10th Planet top game
Summary: 4 Stars
This is Eddie Bravo's follow-up to his "Mastering the Rubber Guard" book, explaining the top game of his unorthodox 10th Planet BJJ system. For those who don't know, the "Twister" is Eddie's signature hold. It involves hooking both legs around one leg of your opponent, reaching across his back and under the opposite arm, and wrapping up the head for a neck crank; a similar move is seen in professional (show) wrestling called the "abdominal stretch", and it's known in amateur wrestling as the guillotine.
Like "Mastering the Rubber Guard", Eddie's introduction offers no real insight into martial arts or grappling, he's simply on his soapbox about his personal epiphanies about life. This may interest some people, but I'm not one of them.
Once we get into the actual techniques, the good stuff begins. The majority of the book focuses on the Twister and the set-ups, transisions, trouble-shooting, and finishes from it. Chapter 1 is on "Twister Side Control", which is basically a reverse scarf hold position. Eddie uses this position as his primary means to set up and transition to the Twister. However, in this chapter he also includes other holds and transitions, including a variety of chokes, arm locks, and leg locks. The following chapter is on "The Truck", which is essentially a leg ride that creates easy transitions to the Twister and a few different leg locks. This flows together well with his first chapter. It's here where he starts troubleshooting the Twister. The next three chapters are on the Mount, Back Control, and the Sprawl position. Here, Bravo goes over basic controls and finishes. Some are very basic while some are unconventional. I feel that these chapters are where the easiest-to-learn material comes in. Finally, the sixth chapter shows how to transition to the Twister from a number of positions, including guard passes, mount, and back control.
The book uses color photos, multiple camera angles, and color-coded chapter headings, like all Victory Belt books. The production is excellent, as always.
So why only four stars? I'm a firm believer in knowing the basics before moving on to more advanced stuff. For the most part, this book is for intermediate and advanced students. Simply put, if you've never submitted someone with a Kumura from side control or an arm bar from mount, you shouldn't be reading this book yet. If you can't pass guard, the top game here will be useless to you. Also, many of the maneuvers related to the Twister involved taking rolls, which takes a degree of agility that not everyone possesses. So this book is definitely not for everyone.
Still, overall, due to the production and unique techniques it contains, I must recommend this book to those with a year or more of grappling training. These techniques are becoming more and more common on the competition circuit, so if you don't have at least a familiarity with them, you're behind the curve.
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