Very few in the world of jiu-jitsu ever rise to the level of creating a position, let alone one of the most popular guards in modern jiu-jitsu. Ricardo De la Riva is the father of the De la Riva guard, played by many of the world's best. In this series of videos we interview De la Riva on his personal history and the history of the guard that bears his name. We also show his own secrets on how to defeat his guard and more!
This is a good pass to use when you identify that your opponent is trying to establish a DLR Guard. This pass shuts down the DLR before it has a chance to develop.
It’s very common that whenever someone attempts to pull guard, one of the guards they will attack with is a DLR guard. Ricardo shows a good way to attack the DLR from the standing position.
Over the years, the DLR guard has found a level of popularity amongst practitioners. Because of this, Ricardo has come up with some clever answers to some of the ways that people attach the DLR. Ricardo shows us a nice sweep that can be used against some common DLR counters.
This is another great sweep that you can set up using a DLR guard.
One way that opponents who are standing within a DLR guard to counter it is by swinging their rear leg forward in an attempt to smash the DLR. Ricardo shows us a nice adjustment you can make to setup a sweep.
Ricardo took the time to show us a bonus move that he has used with much success. It is a counter to your opponent’s attempt to pass your guard using double underhooks.
