Eddie Bravo

United States
Born 1970-05-15, Santa Ana, California
2.8

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
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
    Probable
    Eddie Bravo earned his black belt under Jean Jacques Machado, well-documented in multiple sources
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1995–2003)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Eddie Bravo earned his black belt under Jean Jacques Machado, well-documented in multiple sources
    “4th degree black belt in BJJ under Jean Jacques Machado”
    — Eddie Bravo (Wikipedia EN)link history

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
    receipt_longBlack belt Probable
    Probable
    Rank referenced in Wikipedia article
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    BJJ Ranking System
    granted by Jean Jacques Machado
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Rank referenced in Wikipedia article
    “4th degree black belt in BJJ under Jean Jacques Machado”
    — Eddie Bravo (Wikipedia EN)link history

Students (1)

  • Joe Rogan
    sports_martial_arts10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Viking BJJ and BJJ Equipment, two independent articles, both directly state Eddie Bravo awarded Rogan his no-gi BJJ black belt
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    (2003)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Viking BJJ and BJJ Equipment, two independent articles, both directly state Eddie Bravo awarded Rogan his no-gi BJJ black belt
    “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 Jitsulink history info
    “and his no-gi black belt from Eddie Bravo.”
    — Joe Rogan Jiu-Jitsu: The Complete Story (In-Depth Breakdown)link history info

Sources

Eddie Bravo (Wikipedia EN)link history
Ryan, Sean. (2025). Behind the Scenes: Where and How Joe Rogan Trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsulink history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KYQB8J2NYN0CT40CYYXN62GK
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Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Eddie Bravo. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYQB8J2NYN0CT40CYYXN62GK - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01KYQB8J2NYN0CT40CYYXN62GK, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Eddie Bravo}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KYQB8J2NYN0CT40CYYXN62GK}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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