Rubber Guard

What’s the point of rubber guard? Same as any guard – control.
Rubber guard gets associated with having to be extremely flexible and/or have crazy long legs but the truth is that the basic positions don’t require either and the majority of BJJ players will be able to do them. There are certainly moves within the corpus of rubber guard that require extreme physical attributes but this isn’t unique. There are some cool moves that require unusual flexibility, strength, or body type. We don’t avoid teaching those moves, but we don’t generally make them the core focus of a class because they aren’t for most people.
Don’t let the reputation of the rubber guard (or any other moves) scare you off.  If we’re teaching it in class, it means we think most folks will be able to get it.
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