American Ju-Jitsu

Eddie Bravo is one of the few who are quietly pioneering a new American martial art. Known generally as MMA, I’m reluctant to dismiss Bravo as simply a great mixed martial artist. Instead, he is a brilliant artisan, creating a new, uniquely American Ju-Jitsu. But somehow he is more; he’s an artist as well, expressing something deep and profound through his craft: that the sum of their parts amounts to more than the whole.

You can see this here, in this video, as Bravo reveals variations on a theme, showing us how the rubber guard is more than just a trick, more than just a system; rather, it’s a new way of thinking.