Vinny Magalhaes: Rubber Guard is the only guard needed for MMA

From: Vinny Magalhaes

Member Since: 3/16/06

Posts: 1041

is the best guard system for mma:

Rubber Guard:

– allows you to strike (elbows and punches)from bottom without being hit back;

– allows you to go for submission without worrying about getting hit;

– Worst case scenario it is a great stalling position, where you can hold someone down without any damage;

– great for sweeps (specially omoplata sweeps);

open guard:

– not so good against ground n pound;

– not so good for stalling;

– rarely you can get a sweep from it;

– no affective striking other than upkicks.

half guard:

– good for sweeps;

– not so good for stalling;

– not many submssions from there.

– not a good spot to try to strike

full guard:

– good for submissions;

– not so good for stalling;

– good for sweeps;

– not the best spot to try to strike back;

butterfly guard:

– nothing but a good position to work on sweeps and to work on your way up;

– not many subs;

– not the best position for stalling;

– no striking whatsoever.

ps: I’m talking about the use of these type of guard exclusively for mma.

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From: Vinny Magalhaes

Member Since: 3/16/06

Posts: 1047

I would never say that the rubber guard is the only guard needed for mma, and no one else would think that, not even Eddie, I believe.

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From: Vinny Magalhaes

Member Since: 3/16/06

Posts: 1045

My game got so much better here in the states compared to what it was when i left Brazil.

I learned a lot of leg locks from Cesar Gracie and his guys (Jake, David, Nick and Nate), from Dan Henderson and Heath Sims at Team Quest a learned how to make a transition from Sport Jiu-Jitsu to MMA-Jiu-Jitsu, plus I learned some wrestling, with Erik Paulson, Josh Barnett and the other guys from CSW, I learned a lot of other new stuff for mma, and some catch wrestling stuff, and finally I started to learn some 10th Planet JJ from Eddie, which made my bottom game improve so much, specially when it comes to MMA.

The only difference from what I’ve learned here and whatever I’ve learned in Brazil is that here I get to deal with more open minded people who like to share their ideas, and people that understand that the game is always evolving , and that made me become an open minded guy myself.