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In this interview, 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu founder Eddie Bravo sits down with longtime training partner and friend David Meyer to share the story behind one of the biggest upsets in grappling history — his legendary submission win over Royler Gracie at ADCC. Eddie opens up about his early days training at the Machado Academy in the 1990s, the origins of the name "Twister" and the rubber guard, and how traditional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lacked systematic drilling. The conversation dives deep into Eddie's creative process, his unlikely path from strip club DJ to Man Show writer (with the help of Joe Rogan) to jiu jitsu innovator, and the philosophy of "reps over everything" that built 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu into a global grappling movement. Along the way, David and Eddie trade stories about the early Gracie challenge matches, training with the Machado brothers, Ken Shamrock's visit to the academy, and the mindset shifts that shaped two of jiu jitsu's most influential figures. Whether you're a BJJ practitioner, MMA fan, or grappling history enthusiast, this episode is packed with rare behind-the-scenes stories, jiu jitsu history, and hard-earned lessons on creativity, persistence, and building something no one else was doing.
Contacts for Eddie Bravo:
10th planet BJJ - https://www.10thplanetjj.com/
Eddie Bravo Invitational EBI - https://www.instagram.com/ebiofficial/?hl=en
Eddie's podcast- Look Into It - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW8L4f9Vbw8M&si=xEZ0mjWBgfXDT-ot
Eddies Music
Hook Thieves" — Eddie's band - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dqndc6A7nTKUsaYFd8ncv?si=mCpJDCs7RO26WKWO1ds0NA
"If Lana Covered" — Eddie's YouTube playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXYGaNm4UxrckR5cFaMIn_IA4ZK-VJnuT&si=ITjaEu77L11hwNkz
Eddie's Books:
Jiu Jitsu Unleashed https://a.co/d/00Ow5LPi
Mastering the Rubber Guard https://a.co/d/01eIGH37
Advanced Rubber Guard https://a.co/d/08oqRKJT
Mastering the Twister https://a.co/d/04zXEET9
Some clips used for commentary. Original sources linked below
Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie ADCC 2003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewTGXah4GXE&t=11s
Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie Metamoris 2014 rematch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dWuG0oQnpw
Dr. D Schultz Slaps Reporter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeJepvj5tn4
Dominic Lobo Gogoplata Knockout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S25cwU5xUk
Richie BoogeyMan Martinez Rubber Guard Finish at No Gi Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Twqr2beqjw
Topic Links:
Royce Gracie — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_Gracie
Rickson Gracie — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickson_Gracie
Carlos Machado — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Machado_(fighter)
Jean Jacques Machado — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Jacques_Machado
John "Johnny" Machado — https://johnmachadobjj.com/professor-john-machado/
Rigan Machado — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigan_Machado
Ken Shamrock — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Shamrock
Masakatsu Funaki — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masakatsu_Funaki
Ricco Rodriguez — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricco_Rodriguez
Randy Couture — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Couture
Bart Vale — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Vale
Chris Haueter — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Haueter
Royler Gracie — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royler_Gracie
Marcio Feitosa — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcio_Feitosa
Joe Moreira — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Moreira
Renzo Gracie — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renzo_Gracie
ADCC — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADCC_Submission_Fighting_World_Championship
Leo Vieira — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9o_Vieira
The Man Show — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Show
Joe Rogan — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan
Hulk Hogan — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_Hogan
Fedor Emelianenko — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedor_Emelianenko
Israel Adesanya — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Adesanya
Lana Del Rey — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_Del_Rey
Suno — https://suno.com/discover
Music “Disambiguation” by Robel Borja https://open.spotify.com/artist/7j0DUZ79z4edeLkU2H1UoJ?si=eISl0YfaQ-yLThljs48j5A
This episode was directed and presented by Dave Meyer, editor & coproducer by Ryan Turner, producer & marketing Robbie Lockie, music kindly provided by Robel Borja.
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First couple years, no no one had any doubt.
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Jiu Jitsu's number one.
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But then after a while, wrestlers started fing up Jiu-Jitsu guys and neutralizing them.
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And then some jujitsu guys got knocked down, like Conan Silvillera got head kicked by Maury Smith.
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We're going, oh my god, jujitsu's falling apart.
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