Eddie Bravo

Eddie Bravo

Bravo demonstrating his signature guard, the rubber guard
Born Edgar A. Cano[1]
(1970-05-15) May 15, 1970
Santa Ana, California, USA
Other names Edgy Brah, The Twister
Residence Sherman Oaks, California, USA[2]
Nationality Mexico United States Mexican American
Style 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Freestyle Wrestling, Jeet Kune Do, Karate
Teacher(s) Jean-Jacques Machado
Rank      3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Notable students Joe Rogan, Tony Ferguson, Jason Chambers, Gerald Strebendt, Shinya Aoki, Chuck Liddell, Matt Horwich, Jason Day, Ronda Rousey, George Sotiropoulos, Matt Mitrione, Tait Fletcher, Dan Hardy, Jung Chan-Sung, Alan Jouban, Ben Saunders[3]

Edgar "Eddie" Bravo (born Edgar Cano on May 15, 1970) is an American Jiu-Jitsu instructor and the founder of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu.[4]

Early life

Born in Santa Ana, California, on May 15, 1970, to the birth name Edgar Cano, his last name was later legally changed to Bravo, the same as his stepfather. Bravo first partook in grappling when he joined his high school's wrestling team. After moving to Hollywood, California in 1991 to pursue a music career, Bravo took an interest in martial arts and began taking Karate classes. Watching Royce Gracie win multiple Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events in the mid-1990s then inspired Bravo to become a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner which he began under the tutelage of Jean Jacques Machado. Bravo also attended a Jeet Kune Do academy from 1996 to 1998.[5]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

In 1998, Bravo decided to abandon practicing all other forms of martial arts and focus on Jiu-Jitsu. Around this time, he received a blue belt ranking and developed ways to finish opponents with a "Twister", the name of a specific spinal lock submission hold. In 1999, Bravo earned a purple belt and began establishing his signature guard, the rubber guard, as a widely used, effective technique.[6]

In 2003, after winning the under 145 lbs/66 kg North American trials as a brown belt, Bravo competed at the Abu-Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Submission Wrestling World Championship, a professional no-gi grappling competition. Bravo defeated Gustavo Dantas in the first round.

Bravo then faced the defending tournament champion Royler Gracie in the quarter-finals, submitting him by way of triangle choke.

Bravo would then lose to eventual-tournament champion Léo Vieira in the semi-finals. Upon his return to the United States after the competition, Bravo 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 March 2014, after having both retired from competition for years, Bravo and Royler Gracie agreed to a submission-only grappling match at Metamoris III. The contest lasted 20 minutes, ending in a draw.[7][8][9][10]

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.[11]

Instructor lineage

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

Submission grappling record

KO PUNCHES
Result Opponent Method Event Date Time Notes
DrawBrazil Royler Gracie Draw Metamoris III March 29, 2014 20:00 Draw
LossBrazil Alexandre 'Soca' Freitas Forfeit (injury) Abu Dhabi 2003 2003 Bronze
LossBrazil Leo Vieira Points Abu Dhabi 2003 2003 Semi-Finals
WinBrazil Royler Gracie Submission (Triangle Choke) Abu Dhabi 2003 2003 Quarterfinals
WinBrazil Gustavo Dantas Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Abu Dhabi 2003 2003 Elimination Rnd.
WinUnited States Alan Teo Points NA ADCC Quals 2002 2002 Finals
WinCanada Shawn Krysa Points NA ADCC Quals 2002 2002 Semifinals
WinUnited States Mark Ashton Submission (Neck crank) NA ADCC Quals 2002 2002 Quarterfinals

Personal life

Bravo is of Mexican descent. He is married and has one son. Bravo is a strong proponent of cannabis, attributing it with helping his creativity in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[12][13] He is in a music band called "Smoke Serpent".[14] Bravo is close friends with Joe Rogan, comedian and podcast host. Rogan holds a black belt rank under 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu and Bravo has appeared on Rogan's podcast several times. Bravo had his own podcast, titled "Eddie Bravo Radio", from 2012 to 2015. A known "conspiracy theorist", he is part of the "9/11 Truth movement", publicly raising questions about the September 11 attacks, usually mentioning the World Trade Center Building 7 collapse.[15][16] Bravo also subscribes to the idea that governments have sprayed chemtrails on unknowing civilians.[17][18][19]

Media

Books

DVDs

Filmography

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

References

  1. ↑ California Birth Index > Edgar A. Cano
  2. ↑ twitter.com/eddiebravo
  3. ↑ MuscleTalk Interviews Dan Hardy
  4. ↑ Analyst, Tom (2011-04-20). "History of Jiu Jitsu: Twist and Shout, the Eddie Bravo Story". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/eddie-bravo
  6. ↑ http://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/eddie-bravo
  7. ↑ "Bravo dominates Gracie, and Metamoris 3". mixedmartialarts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Metamoris 3: Bravo vs. Gracie Results". mmanuts.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  9. ↑ Holland, Jesse. "Draw! Metamoris 3 results recap from last night (March 29) for 'Bravo vs. Gracie 2' in Los Angeles". mmamania.com. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Coffeen, Fraser. "Why Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie II at Metamoris 3 is the Fight of the Year". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  11. ↑ http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/2/11/10973014/ufc-fight-pass-adds-glory-kickboxing-eddie-bravo-invitational-jiu
  12. ↑ "Eddie Bravo: Marijuana martial-arts master". Hightimes.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  13. ↑ "Eddie Bravo on marijuana, Royler and crackhead". bjpenn.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  14. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/eddie-bravo
  15. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJnMXHhPEgs
  16. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-eni1WF8Ro
  17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn0ht_i53Ms
  18. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gWS0hJK_FI
  19. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8hmUYFFl34
  20. ↑ Bravo, Eddie (1996). Mastering The Rubber Guard. ISBN 0-9777315-9-6.
  21. ↑ Bravo, Eddie (2007). Mastering the Twister: Jiu-Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition. ISBN 0-9777315-5-3.
  22. ↑ Bravo, Eddie (2014). Advanced Rubber Guard: Jiu-Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition. ISBN 1-9366086-2-6.

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