The book itself is excellent, as are all of the Victory Belt publications I've reviewed. Many of the submissions discussed in the book (such as "The Doerkson" "The Bustamante" and "The Schaffer") have been used in the UFC already. I'm sure his theories are sound, although I'm not entirely sure that the twister, as a neck crank, would be a legal submission in the UFC. I'm very curious to see if and when Bravo's twister game is applied to mma. Its similar to the x-guard in that one player uses his four limbs to control the other man's legs but unlike the x-guard position, in the truck, both fighters are on the ground. One position discussed at great length is something Bravo calls "the truck". Typically for Bravo, he developed innovative and unique approaches to each position. As a beginning jiu jitsu student under Jean Jacques Machado, Bravo built his entire game around this submission since he'd mastered it as a wrestler and few of his jiu jitsu opponents were aware of it.Įventually when his training partners learned that they could stymie Bravo by giving up their back or letting him claim mount position, he was forced to develop his game from those positions as well. The twister of the title is a neck crank submission Bravo brought to jiu jitsu from wrestling where it's known as the guillotine. It goes some way to explaining the genesis of his unique approach. One of the most interesting parts of this book is the way Bravo discusses the development of his game. Where the first book focuses on Bravo's innovative approach to the guard game, the sequel covers his top game - the mount, side control, the sprawl, back control, and a unique position Bravo calls the truck. I recently reviewed Eddie Bravo's first Victory Belt book, Mastering the Rubber Guard, and Mastering the Twiste r is certainly a worthy successor.