Description

American martial artist, founder of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, a no-gi variant of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Known for his innovations in rubber guard, lockdown half guard, and the twister submission. He is a black belt under Jean Jacques Machado and awarded Joe Rogan his no-gi black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Teachers (1)

• 
  Jean Jacques Machado

  linkBrazilian jiu-jitsu 3

  Confirmed

  Eddie Bravo earned his black belt under Jean Jacques Machado, well-documented in multiple sources

  (1995-2003)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Eddie Bravo earned his black belt under Jean Jacques Machado, well-documented in multiple sources

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  Ryan, Sean. (2025). Behind the Scenes: Where and How Joe Rogan Trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsulinkinfo

Ranks (1)

• linkBrazilian jiu-jitsu

  receipt_longBlack belt2

  Probable

  Rank referenced in Wikipedia article

  BJJ Ranking System

  granted by Jean Jacques Machado

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Rank referenced in Wikipedia article

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  Eddie Bravo (Wikipedia EN)link

Students (1)

• 
  Joe Rogan

  link10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu 3

  Confirmed

  Multiple sources confirm Eddie Bravo awarded Rogan his no-gi BJJ black belt

  (2003)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Multiple sources confirm Eddie Bravo awarded Rogan his no-gi BJJ black belt

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Rogan also earned his black belt in no-gi BJJ from Eddie Bravo, founder of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu"

  — Ryan, Sean. (2025). Behind the Scenes: Where and How Joe Rogan Trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsulinkinfo

Sources