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Eddie Bravo

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Eddie Bravo
Eddie Bravo (down) demonstrating his signature "rubber guard"
BornEdgar A. Cano[1]
(1970-05-15) May 15, 1970 (age 54)
Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Other namesEdgy Brah, The Twister, Look into it
ResidenceSherman Oaks, California, U.S.[2]
Height5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
Weight183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Rank4th degree black belt in BJJ under Jean Jacques Machado[3]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Submission Wrestling
ADCC North American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Los Angeles -66kg

Edgar Bravo (né Cano; born May 15, 1970) is an American martial arts instructor, podcaster, stand-up comedian, and musician.[4] After earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003, Bravo began teaching his own self-developed style of jiu-jitsu and founded 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu.[5] He is also the creator of the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) grappling competition and the EBI ruleset. He is a recurring guest on The Joe Rogan Experience and the Tin Foil Hat Podcast.

Early life and education

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Edgar A. Cano was born on May 15, 1970. He later legally changed his surname to Bravo,[6] the name of his stepfather. Both of his biological parents are Mexican. Growing up, Bravo took to music and started to play the drums and guitar. He formed several bands with aspirations of becoming a famous musician.[7][8] Bravo also developed an interest in athletics playing American football and joining his high school's wrestling team.

In 1991, Bravo moved to Hollywood, California to pursue a music career, and formed a band titled Blackened Kill Symphony. He got a gym membership as he wanted to avoid "looking like a slob" while performing but only visited twice.[7] Bravo then began taking karate classes.[7] In 1994, after watching Royce Gracie win an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event, Bravo decided to become a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, which he began under the tutelage of Jean Jacques Machado.[8] Bravo also attended a Jeet Kune Do academy from 1996 to 1998.[9]

Brazilian jiu-jitsu

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In 1998, Bravo decided to stop attending other martial arts schools to focus solely on Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Around this time, he received a blue belt and started developing ways to finish opponents with a "Twister", a specific spinal lock submission hold. In 1999, Bravo earned a purple belt and began developing his signature guard, the rubber guard.[9][10]

In 2003, Bravo entered the 145 lbs/66 kg division of the Abu-Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Submission Wrestling World Championship as a brown belt after winning the North American trials.[11] Bravo defeated Gustavo Dantas in the elimination round by rear naked choke in what was considered an upset.[12]

Bravo then faced four-time world champion and three-time ADCC champion Royler Gracie in the quarter-finals. Bravo traded comfortably top positions with Gracie throughout the match before deploying his game of rubber guard, and eventually winning via a triangle choke after just under 9 minutes.[13][12] Bravo would then lose to eventual-tournament champion Léo Vieira in the semi-finals.

Upon his return to the United States after the competition, he was awarded a black belt by Jean Jacques Machado and subsequently opened his first 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu school in Los Angeles, California, a no-gi jiu-jitsu system.

In 2014, after having both retired from competition for years, Bravo and Royler Gracie agreed to have another grappling contest. It was a twenty-minute submission-only match which took place at Metamoris III. The contest started with Bravo pulling quarter guard and defending Royler's top attacks before reversing to an offensive attack around the eight-minute mark. After a few reversals from both competitors, Bravo was able to deploy a series of techniques from half guard, and put Gracie into an "electric chair" maneuver. In the closing minutes, Bravo had Gracie in a calf slicer but Gracie declined to tap as time ran out and, thus, the match was ruled a draw.[14][15][16][17]

Promotingal career

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Also in 2014, Bravo founded the Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI), a no-gi submission-only grappling tournament. In 2016, it was announced that the EBI and UFC partnered together to feature EBI events on the UFC's streaming service Fight Pass. Later, Bravo also introduced Combat Jiu-Jitsu to his events; an altered form of submission grappling which allows open-hand strikes while on the ground.[18]

After EBI 17 on September 29, 2018, Bravo took a break from running the organization and instead devoted his time to developing Combat Jiu-Jitsu. It was then that he began holding the Combat Jiu-Jitsu World Championships and continues to do so today. After several editions of the CJJ World Championship, Bravo announced that the Eddie Bravo Invitational would be returning in 2022 for the first event in almost four years.[19]

At the same time, Bravo embarked on a new project that would combine both the EBI and CJJ rulesets into a single event that would be available exclusively to female competitors.[20] The result was Medusa Female-Only Jiu-Jitsu, which ran their first successful event on October 2, 2021, featuring an EBI Strawweight tournament and a CJJ Bantamweight tournament.[21]

Bravo staged the first official EBI Open Tournament on June 17, 2024, in El Paso, Texas.[22] Bravo also created Jiu-Jitsu Overdose, a week-long celebration of grappling featuring events by all of his existing promotions, and scheduled the inaugural event for December 11 to 16, 2024.[23]

Instructor lineage

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Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie Sr. → Carlos Gracie Jr. → Jean Jacques Machado → Eddie Bravo

Submission grappling record

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7 Matches, 5 Wins (3 Submissions), 1 Loss, 1 Draw
Result Rec. Opponent Method Event Division Date Location
Draw 5–1–1 Royler Gracie Draw Metamoris 3 Catchweight March 29, 2014 Los Angeles, CA
Loss 5–1 Leo Vieira Points ADCC World Championship -66 kg May 18, 2003 São Paulo
Win 5–0 Royler Gracie Submission (triangle choke) May 17, 2003
Win 4–0 Gustavo Dantas Submission (rear-naked choke)
Win 3–0 Alan Teo Points ADCC North American Championship -66 kg October 5, 2002 Los Angeles, CA
Win 2–0 Shawn Krysa Points
Win 1–0 Mark Ashton Submission (rear-naked choke)

Personal life

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Bravo has one son born in 2012.[24]

Bravo is an outspoken marijuana advocate, crediting in 2006 some of his early success, like his invention of the Rubber Guard, with his regular marijuana usage.[25]

A provocateur and Joe Rogan podcast regular, he has been known to be a fan of conspiracy theories,[26] such as flat Earth,[27] one world government,[28] and 9/11 controlled demolition conspiracy theories.[29] He also has his own podcast called Look Into It, where he talks with "red pilled" martial arts stars, comedians, rock stars and conspiracy theorists. [30]

Media

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Books

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  • Jiu Jitsu Unleashed (2005)
  • Mastering the Rubber Guard (2006)[31]
  • Mastering the Twister (2007)[32]
  • Advanced Rubber Guard (2014)[33]

DVDs

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  • The Twister
  • Mastering the Rubber Guard
  • Mastering the Twister

Filmography

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Year Title Role
2001 Life in the Cage Himself
2007 American Drug War: The Last White Hope Himself
2008 Inside MMA Himself
2009 MMA Worldwide Himself
2011 Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown D.J. Bravo
2011 Human Weapon Himself
2012 The Roots of Fight Himself
2014 LatiNation Himself
2015 Jiu-Jitsu vs The World Himself

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Edgar A Cano, Born 05/15/1994 in California - CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Eddie Bravo (@eddiebravo) | Twitter". twitter.com.
  3. ^ Blackett, Todd (October 20, 2023). "Eddie Bravo Promoted To Fourth Degree BJJ Black Belt". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Hyson, Sean (March 15, 2017). "Eddie Bravo Q&A". Onnit. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Analyst, Tom (April 20, 2011). "History of Jiu Jitsu: Twist and Shout, the Eddie Bravo Story". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  6. ^ Ola (December 19, 2019). "Eddie Bravo - BJJ's most Controversial Figure". BJJ Spot. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Bravo & Krauss 2005, p. 1.
  8. ^ a b Banjoko, Adisa (September 10, 2008). "Interview w/ UFC Commentator Eddie Bravo". Fast Company. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Eddie Bravo - BJJ Heroes". BJJ Heroes. October 6, 2014.
  10. ^ The Hooks MMA (March 28, 2014). "Eddie Bravo Talks Rubber Guard Ahead of Metamoris 3 - The Hooks MMA: Ep 1, Part 2". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ de Souza, Diogo (August 2, 2023). "Throwback: The First Ever ADCC Trial Takes Place In 2002". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Roy Billington, ADCC Flashback: Eddie Bravo pulls off the shock of the century[permanent dead link‍], Bloody Elbow, July 4, 2017
  13. ^ Phillips, Sabrina (June 7, 2023). "Throwback: Eddie Bravo Defeats Royler Gracie At ADCC 2003". JitsMagazine. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "Bravo dominates Gracie, and Metamoris 3". mixedmartialarts.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  15. ^ Holland, Jesse (March 29, 2014). "Draw! Metamoris 3 results recap from last night (March 29) for 'Bravo vs. Gracie 2' in Los Angeles". mmamania.com. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  16. ^ "Metamoris 3: Bravo vs. Gracie Results". mmanuts.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  17. ^ Coffeen, Fraser (March 31, 2014). "Why Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie II at Metamoris 3 is the Fight of the Year". bloodyelbow.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  18. ^ "UFC inks deal to stream GLORY, EBI & K-1 library". February 11, 2016.
  19. ^ "Eddie Bravo Announces Return of EBI in 2022". October 6, 2021.
  20. ^ "EBI and CJJ Announce New Female-Only Grappling Event 'Medusa'". May 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "Medusa 1 Full Results and Review". October 3, 2021.
  22. ^ Jones, Phil (March 26, 2024). "Eddie Bravo Announces First Ever Official EBI Open Tournament In 2024". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  23. ^ Rogers, Kian (June 25, 2024). "Jiu-Jitsu Overdose 2024 Brings EBI, Medusa, And Combat Jiu-Jitsu Together For The Ultimate Experience". Jits Magazine. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  24. ^ "Eddie Bravo Became a Jiu Jitsu Legend with One Win. Can His Fighting Style Now Conquer MMA?". OC Weekly. February 25, 2015.
  25. ^ "Eddie Bravo: Marijuana martial-arts master". Hightimes.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  26. ^ Kinsella, Rudi. "WATCH: Alex Jones appeared alongside Joe Rogan for a four-hour podcast, and it's exactly as crazy as it sounds". JOE.ie. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  27. ^ Hess, Peter (April 26, 2017). "Joe Rogan Calls Out Anti-Semitic Roots of Flat Earth Movement". Inverse. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  28. ^ "eddie bravo explains the space is fake conspiracy". Inverse. February 18, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  29. ^ Marchman, Tim (March 27, 2014). "Jiu-Jitsu Master Eddie Bravo Wants You To Know The Truth About 9/11". Deadspin. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  30. ^ Bravo, Eddie. "Look Into It - with Eddie Bravo". RSS.com. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  31. ^ Bravo, Eddie (1996). Mastering The Rubber Guard. Victory Belt. ISBN 0-9777315-9-6.
  32. ^ Bravo, Eddie (2007). Mastering the Twister: Jiu-Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition. Victory Belt. ISBN 978-0-9777315-5-8.
  33. ^ Bravo, Eddie (2014). Advanced Rubber Guard: Jiu-Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition. Victory Belt. ISBN 978-1-9366086-2-1.

Sources

  • Bravo, Eddie; Krauss, Erich (2005). Jiu-jitsu Unleashed: A Comprehensive Guide to the World's Hottest Martial Arts Discipline. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-071-81722-6.
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