Mastering the Twister: Jiu Jitsu for Mixed Martial Arts Competition

I got this book because I really liked how Mastering the Rubber guard was set up and hoped that Mastering the Twister would be just as useful and enjoyable. I can honestly say that it was and that I was very pleased with the purchase. What I liked about both products was that they both teach a System of techniques that all link together and include "go to" moves for when things don't go according to plan. I also liked the personal stories that Mr. Bravo included; I felt that the combination of these two elements took these books well beyond what most martial arts books provide. The value of these books is that they are useful as reference, good for new ideas as they contain an unorthodox BJJ game, and they are highly entertaining. Definitely well worth the purchase. Keep up the good work!

Just like his book on the Rubber Guard, Eddie Bravo's 'Mastering the Twister' is an innovative, effective and insightful system of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu without the gi, that both intermediate and longtime practitioners will benefit in many ways from. Like 'Mastering the Rubber Guard', this isn't just an encyclopedia of moves and positions, but a complete gameplan and system. There is a flow-chart that details each position as it transitions to the next, and Eddie goes into excellent detail on the intricacies of each technique. Like other Victory Belt published books, this is as good an instructional you will get short of a DVD video release. Highly recommended. This is advanced BJJ however, so beginners will be adviced not to just jump in without a firm grasp of the basics. It should also be noted that Mastering the Twister is a direct "sequel" if you will to Mastering the Rubber Guard, so it will be good to start with that book first, though not totally necessary. What MTRG did for the bottom game, MTTwister does for the top game.

Mastering the twister is a great book to add to your collection as well as the techniques inside are great to add to your jiu jitsu game. The picture quality as well as the instruction is the best Ive ever seen. Eddie Bravo is a living legend and anything that he does with his Jiu Jitsu Im gonna get my hands on.

Eddie Bravo won't deny that he has never been athletically gifted, yet he has accomplished some amazing feats in no-gi grappling. His success stems largely from the fact that he analyzes every position and makes adjustments to fit his body type, and in the process he often creates revolutionary methods of playing a certain position, such as the rubber guard, which is outlined in his previous book, Mastering the Rubber Guard, or the monkey mount and twister side control, which are outlined in this book. This book is a great tool for any grappler because it divulges a series of effective techniques and set-ups that currently are not widely used, such as the twister. The twister, also known as the wrestler's guillotine, is a submission hold that can be performed from a variety of positions, and Eddie clearly outlines several paths to get to the twister. The first section covers twister side control, which is a modified version of the standard side control that offers a great deal of control over the opponent, as well as many paths to the twister, to the opponent's back, or the option of mounting. Bravo's methods of maintaining the mount position, as well as attacking from the mount are different than any other jiu-jitsu practitioner that I've seen, and he also includes a detailed description of a variety of transitions and submissions from the mount. Attacks from the back, twister set-ups from the back, and attacking off of a sprawl are also covered. Perhaps the best thing about this book is that, like Mastering the Rubber Guard, Bravo shows how everything can fit together, via descriptions and flow charts. The book will likely receive some criticism due to the arguably controversial content of the acknowledgements section, in which Eddie tells his life story. However, it is important to note that the acknowledgements section is completely optional, and if you elect to skip it entirely, it will have no effect on your ability to understand the jiu-jitsu-based concepts of the book. In addition, this book may receive some criticism because it does not cover guard passes, half-guard passes, attacks from the North-South position, or attacking the turtle. Though these positions are important, it should be noted that this book is most likely not intended to be viewed as an encyclopedia of jiu-jitsu, but rather a guide which divulges some rarely-used, innovative, and effective techniques that may be added to your arsenal to supplement the more standard techniques that grapplers already know. All of the moves are outlined in great detail with color photographs from multiple angles. This book divulges so many new moves that after reading it your arsenal will surely grow. Your options of attacking or improving your position will expand, and your opponents will likely be thrown into many situations with which they are unfamiliar. This book probably isn't the best for beginners because it does not cover many important positions, but for those of

wow wow wow, Eddie Bravo has realeased a very eorthy sequel to last years Mastering the Rubber Guard. Im going to give a few explanations, because naturally, some people are going to be dissapointed at things that others love Firstly, this book is NOT a guide to the twister and how to get into it, it covers eddies entire top game, truck(twister control position) included it covers submissions transitions, and entries into a host of submissions from the top, and offers a method of reaching teh truck from almost any position, eddie also gives a huge section on finishing the twister, what to do if you cant finish it, such as transitions, an sother submissions from the truck. eddies top game is very leg riding based, which is in my opinion, the best method for shorter guys to attack larger opponents, but tall people will benefit aswell thats the beauty in Eddies book, there are moves from every position that are better for longer and shorter grapplers, so anyone can benefit from this book as a negative, some people will be annoyed that Eddies first chapter is basically an autobiography, he states how he was molested by a babysitter as a child, and enjoyed it...... while I find his contemporary american style writing hilarious, anal retentive people will say things like"as a sensei, you have to be respectful of youre entire audience" or crap along the line sof that I like what he writes, and if I didnt, id ignore what I thought was unnessecary, the book is there whether you like it or not, best make the best out of it. regardless, Mastering the Twister and Mastering the Rubber Guard are bar none the best book set out there for grappling, and victory belt is going to keep making more 5/5 if you want a grappling book, which is exactly what this book was written for