Basic De La Riva Guard Control and Attack Setup
Establish control in De La Riva guard by gripping opponent's pant leg or ankle with left hand and sleeve with right hand to prevent leg drag and folding passes, then use knee pressure and hooks to control and set up sweeps.
8 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Grip opponent's pant leg or ankle with left hand1:05
- 2Reach for opponent's sleeve with right hand1:13
- 3Keep left knee with strong pressure to control opponent's knee1:42
- 4Use palm up grip on sleeve and chill in position to stall1:41
- 5Push opponent's hip out to progress to setup guard positions2:00
- 6Put foot in opponent's bicep, loop left foot under, pull opponent forward and grab ankle to perform sweeps2:08
- 7Push opponent and lace legs to transition to De La Riva X-guard2:17
- 8Start deep lasso and attack from there2:25
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