Effective BJJ - De La Riva Guard - Intermediate to Advanced

Explore De La Riva guard transitions from standing to open guard with level changes, pulling guard, grips (cross collar, sleeve, pants), four points of contact, and feet to the shoulders.

Learn to establish open guard on the ground by securing cross collar and sleeve grips, placing feet on the biceps, and actively pummeling to control his hip drive.

Master de la riva setup from open guard by collar and sleeve grips and a pendulum hook. Use three variations—collar-sleeve, collar-ankle, far sleeve—and practice resets when the opponent passes.

Master the collar sleeve De La Riva guard, learn a pocket lasso reset to counter stuffing the leg, and set up an omoplata or triangle from the un-loop.

Master the balloon sweep from collar sleeve in the De La Riva guard to load the opponent, lock your core, and sit up into mount or side control.

Master the collar sleeve De La Riva by loading the opponent, controlling the collar, and deadlifting the arm before finishing with a quick armbar, often after the balloon sweep.

Master collar sleeve De La Riva transitions to worm guard and lasso worm guard, creating barriers to passes and establishing strong grip setups for ankle and sleeve control.

Explore collar sleeve control in the de la riva guard, transitioning to the collar ankle and choosing between going behind or sweeping inside.

Learn a collar ankle reset against a step-over in De La Riva, then execute the baby bolo by gripping belt or pants, using hooks to circle around.

Explore the classic De La Riva backtake from an aggressive cross-sleeve and collar grip, transitioning through deep hip-to-hip control, chair position, and leg-based attacks to secure a leg drag.

Master the collar ankle De La Riva setup for the basic berimbolo, using balloon sweep momentum to bring the hips to the floor and transition to the back.

Learn to convert a collar-and-ankle De La Riva into a leg drag, using a scissor clamp and knee drive, while hiding the top leg to finish on the back.

Explore the collar ankle de la riva sequence from crab ride to baby bolo, leg drag to an X, and a twister hook leading into berimbolo for back control.

Explore switching between the twister hook bolo and leg drag from x guard, emphasizing handoffs, knee position, and hip control, with berimbolo-like transitions between sweeps.

Learn the far sleeve De La Riva spider with Leandro Lo style, off-balance the opponent, place the foot on the bicep, blast to a double ankle sweep and pass.

Explore the far sleeve De La Riva lasso, from setup to transitions, including berimbolo and omoplata options, with emphasis on the foot-on-hip reset and controlling the sleeve.

Demonstrates lapel de la riva grips to control guard, using the lapel as a backstop to launch single X and calf cutter back take, with berimbolo and twister hook options.