| Mastering the Twister: Jiu Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition |  | Authors: Eddie Bravo, Erich Krauss, Glen Cordoza, Joe Rogan
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Category: Book
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Pages: 252
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9 x 0.6
ISBN: 0977731553
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
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Publication Date: July 15, 2007
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Product Description
"The Twister" is a neck-jarring, spine-torturing submission hold refined and mastered by
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu superstar Eddie Bravo.
Early in his jiu-jitsu career, Eddie Bravo dominated dozens of jiu-jitsu competitions with this unorthodox move. When the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation banned his trademark move, he proved the effectiveness of his entire grappling style by defeating the legendary Royler Gracie without "The Twister".
In Mastering the Twister: Jiu-Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition, Bravo uses over 1,200 color photos and descriptive narrative to illustrate snaring an opponent in the infamous Twister from virtually every control position. Also revealed is the entire Twister Side Control game, dozens of submissions from the mount, numerous routes to take your opponents back, highly effective ways to pass your opponents guard, and the secrets of "The Truck"Bravos patented control position.
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 Fun learning if your serious about grappling October 11, 2009
D. D. (USA)
My title expalins it. If your a serious grappler and take the time to learn the techniques in this book, your bound to have some serious fun, especially in competitions and surprising your classmates. That aside, your being learning a lot of moves that tie well together and anyone you train with will benefit as well from this, by learning to defend against the moves and possibly learning to use them as well.
If your going to use it, it's great, if not. Don't waste money on something you don't intend to use or have discipline and plan to use.
 rubber guard September 11, 2009
Morotetsuke (usa)
good book, I got more from the first book mastering the rubber guard.
flexibility is a must.
Awsome Book!! July 7, 2009
Jesse Jeffords
This book is awsome. It is very detailed and gives you submissions, passes and control positions for every move or counter move your opponent can throw at you. So no matter what your catching them in something. It is a very great Jiu Jitsu system and would be a great wepon to add to your arsenal.
GREAT TECHNIQUES GREAT BOOK June 3, 2009
Nicholas Mirabella
I'VE TRAINED IN BJJ FOR YEARS I FOUND THE LITTLE TIPS GIVEN IN THIS BOOK HELPED ME OUT MORE THEN ANYOTHER BOOK ON JUJITSU .. THERE ARE ALOT OF VIDEO FROM EDDIE [...]
10th Planet top game March 29, 2009
Joseph M Burtner (Kennesaw, Georgia)
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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