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In this lesson JT shows another favorite from the reverse de la riva and half spider to work your way to a single leg takedown to get your points for the sweep.
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JT shares one of his favorite sweeps that he picked up early in his competition career to counter the knee slice pass. Using the top leg to break his opponent's base, he anticipates their movement to set up the opposite side tomoe nage using their momentum.Add to Favorites 2520 Remove From Favorites 3709 days ago
Video is in Portuguese with no subtitles. This video shows Saulo and Andre Galvao having a technique workshop covering the transitions between de la riva, reverse de la riva, and half spider reverse de la riva guards to set up the sweeps covered in the series. They break down in detail the specific timing and angle needed for a more successful sweep as well as strategies on how to combine the sweeps together in a chain attack.Add to Favorites 3280 Remove From Favorites 3716 days ago
Andre shares insight that it's often easy to find the kimura right off these series of reverse de la riva sweeps due to the grips that you have already established. Sometimes you may have difficulty in finishing from the kimura position. In this case we have the option to transition into the kimura trap which opens up more ways to advance position or submit your opponent.Add to Favorites 3425 Remove From Favorites 3717 days ago
Andre covers an alternative option to transition into the y guard to attack the knee push sweep or the back take depending on how your opponent reacts to your movements. Afterwards he reviews all of the options combined to provide an overview on how these sweeps work in combination with one another from one to the next.Add to Favorites 3745 Remove From Favorites 3718 days ago
In this second lesson we build upon the previous lesson and address how to transition into a reverse de la riva balloon sweep off of a failed attempt at the reverse de la riva tomoe nage sweep.Add to Favorites 4230 Remove From Favorites 3719 days ago
Andre Galvao starts the series with a basic overlook on how to control your opponent from the reverse de la riva guard. We use a collar and sleeve grip from this position to sweep our opponents over our head in a sweep similar to the tomoe nage sweep from de la riva.Add to Favorites 1462 Remove From Favorites 3722 days ago
Often times your opponent will try to counter the de la riva guard by forcing the headquarters or forcing the knee slice pass. To counter the knee slice pass, we learn to use the reverse de la riva to z guard transition to sweep our opponent from the z guard instead.Add to Favorites 1297 Remove From Favorites 3722 days ago
We continue our study of the helicopter sweep and learn a new variation of the sweep for when your opponent puts both knees down in an attempt to prevent the deep de la riva and stop the momentum needed to get the helicopter sweep.Add to Favorites 1841 Remove From Favorites 3724 days ago
The berimbolo is the evolved and modern version of what people used to call the helicopter sweep from the De la Riva guard. The berimbolo incorporates more details to go for back takes off the sweep wheras the helicopter sweep focuses more on getting to the top. In this lesson, Xande teaches the helicopter sweep as he remembered it in the past. This sweep is still highly effective and the details are just as relevant today as they were ten years ago.Add to Favorites 1631 Remove From Favorites 3802 days ago
In this last part of the de la riva guard series we learn to transition to the sit up guard and finish a balloon sweep when your opponent is based back and not engaging yiyr de la riva guard.Add to Favorites 1342 Remove From Favorites 3803 days ago
In this next lesson we learn how to sweep our opponent as we establish the deep de la riva with the topple sweep. This sweep works well in combination with the knee push sweep.