Berimbolo — Posting Arm Counter
Used when the opponent posts an arm while in De La Riva. The mechanism relies on pulling the opponent's weight onto their posted arm to lighten their leg, allowing a flip and shin-behind entry without neck strain.
4 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Establish De La Riva with the opponent's upper body forward (World One).1:01
- 2Flick your wrist downward while holding the collar to pull the opponent's shoulder toward your body.1:57
- 3Flip the opponent's body by lifting their now-light leg.2:30
- 4Hammer your knee down on their leg to lift their body, then slide your shin behind their leg.3:55
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