VID Everything Joe Rogan, Eddie Bravo, Renato Laranja, Joey Diaz
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According to ancient Sumerian text (at least ancient Sumerian text interpreted by Zecharia Sitchin), there is a 10th planet in our solar system called Nibiru. On this planet exists a species called the Anunnaki, an advanced race of super beings that are more or less responsible for creating everything on earth known to humankind. If there were jiu jitsu on Nibiru, it would look a lot like Eddie Bravo’s 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu.
That is, at least, how he came up with the name.
Almost everyone in the BJJ community has heard of Eddie Bravo and the 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu system, and chances are, you either hate it or love it. As history goes, Bravo gained international notoriety by being the first American to submit the legendary Royler Gracie at the 2003 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling championships while still a brown belt. From there, he gained the platform to create the infamous 10th Planet system, and today there are over forty locations throughout the world. This feat has not been achieved without its obstacles, however, as the California native continues to receive plenty of criticism for his unorthodox approach. To say his approach goes outside of tradition would be an understatement.
schedule to meet with Bravo at the HQ Brand Training Center on Pico Boulevard of downtown LA, the location that serves as the 10th Planet headquarters and where Bravo currently teaches. In the front of the facility sit some free weights and a few machines, much like they would in any other standard fitness gym, but the back quickly transforms into a complete fighting lair, outlined with brick walls and a series of Muay Thai punching bags hanging on one side, a full-sized cage and boxing ring on the other. I see a large black and blue 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu banner hanging over a rectangular cage where Bravo holds court. His students are sitting around the boxing ring waiting for their celebrity instructor to arrive.
The first thing I notice is the crazy rash-guards. They remind me of the “Bloco” jerseys sold in Brazil during Carnival, meaning they’re completely random and ridiculous. Some have bright neon solar flares weaved in with galactic space pattern backgrounds or elaborate alien exoskeleton designs. Another has a smiling pot-bellied karate guy and the words “Joey Karate” at the top in red. Then there’s the guy with the unicorn.
Full article by Jack Slack: Inside Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu | FIGHTLAND