Eddie Bravo: Developing 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu & Where His Creative Style Comes From | EP 52

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 BJJ and the mindset shifts that shaped two of jiu jitsu's most influential figures. 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... Eddie's podcast- Look Into It -    • Look Into It with Eddie Bravo   Eddies Music Hook Thieves" — Eddie's band - https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dqnd... "If Lana Covered" — Eddie's YouTube playlist -    • If Lana covered   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    • Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie - ENGLISH COM...   Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie Metamoris 2014 rematch    • Eddie Bravo vs Royler Gracie - Metamoris 3...   Dr. D Schultz Slaps Reporter:    • David Schultz Slaps Reporter (1988) News -...   Dominic Lobo Gogoplata Knockout:    • MOST INSANE COMBAT JIU JITSU HIGHLIGHT OF ...   Richie BoogeyMan Martinez Rubber Guard Finish at No Gi Worlds:    • Sick Submission by Richie Boogeyman Martin...   Topic Links: Royce Gracie — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_G... Rickson Gracie — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickson... Carlos Machado — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_...) Jean Jacques Machado — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ja... John "Johnny" Machado — https://johnmachadobjj.com/professor-... Rigan Machado — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigan_M... Ken Shamrock — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Sha... Masakatsu Funaki — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masakat... Ricco Rodriguez — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricco_R... Randy Couture — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_C... Bart Vale — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Vale Chris Haueter — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_H... Royler Gracie — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royler_... Marcio Feitosa — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcio_... Joe Moreira — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mor... Renzo Gracie — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renzo_G... ADCC — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADCC_Su... Leo Vieira — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9... The Man Show — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man... 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_E... Israel Adesanya — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_... Lana Del Rey — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lana_De... Suno — https://suno.com/discover Chapters: 00:47 - Intro To Eddie Bravo 03:19 - Start of Eddie's Jiu Jitsu Journey 11:05 - How Dave Got into Jiu Jitsu 12:39 - Bonding Over Music 13:29 - How Eddie Dealt With His Long Hair 17:44 - Dave Finds The Gracies 23:51 - Being an Enforcer 32:17 - Dave Shares Some Stories 39:04 - Eddie vs Royler 44:46 - Eddie's Creative Fighting Style 50:41 - Jiu Jitsu Needed Systems 56:52 - Where Does Your Creative Thinking Come From? 1:04:21 - Were You Planning On Starting 10th Planet? 1:10:35 - Do You Have Rules For The Tenth Planet Gyms 1:13:06 - Do You Teach Privates? 1:15:45 - Training With Injuries and Older Age 1:20:20 - Are You Taking Any Treatments? 1:22:40 - EBI 1:26:49 - Eddie Got Into Jiu Jitsu Because of The UFC 1:30:02 - The Gi Problem 1:35:35 - Developing Eddie's Strategy 1:39:02 - Using The Rubber Guard 1:42:47 - Eddie's Music 1:48:02 - The Parallels Between Music & Jiu Jitsu 1:50:16 - Mixing Types Of Music and Creating Parodies 1:55:12 - Using AI to Make Music 2:04:42 - Eddie's Deep Love For Cats 2:10:40 - Dave's Animal Work Music “Disambiguation” by Robel Borja https://open.spotify.com/artist/7j0DU...