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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.
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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 3711 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 3789 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 3790 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.Add to Favorites 1768 Remove From Favorites 3791 days ago
In this next lesson, Saulo teaches how to set up the knee push sweep with the deep de la riva hook. We adapt the traditional knee push sweep when using the deep de la riva and use the strength of the deep hook with the pivot of our hips to provide the necessary kick to topple our opponent for the sweep.Add to Favorites 2037 Remove From Favorites 3793 days ago
In this first part of the de la Riva guard sweep series, Saulo shares a way to use leverage to sweep your opponent over your head in a back roll. This sweep is especially effective when your opponent postures up and away from or leaning over your de la riva guard.Add to Favorites 1858 Remove From Favorites 3914 days ago
Ricardo De la Riva teaches three options to sweep your opponent from the reverse de la riva guard. In this lesson we learn how it is important to either grip your opponent's leg with your hand or to pinch their leg with the reverse de la riva to ensure that they do not use the X-pass to pass your guard. Once we are able to maintain the position, we can set our grips to set up one of the three sweeps depending on how your opponent reacts to your positioning.Add to Favorites 1694 Remove From Favorites 3915 days ago
Ricardo De la Riva teaches how to use the shin to shin and half spider guard when your opponent has his leg positioned in a way to make it impossible for you to establish the de la rivva hook. We use our opponents shin and our half spider grip to create leverage to topple our opponent's balance and depending on their reaction we can either finish the sweep or shoot for a triangle submission.Add to Favorites 1495 Remove From Favorites 3915 days ago
Ricardo De la Riva teaches how to use the cross grip de la riva to set up the back take, triangle, or omoplata when your opponent back steps against your cross grip de la riva to try to pass or prevent from falling over.Add to Favorites 1482 Remove From Favorites 3916 days ago
Ricardo De la Riva teaches how to combine the De la Riva guard with the lasso guard to hook your opponent's leg with the double de la riva hooks. Utilizing the double hooks we can sweep our opponent forward or backwards. In this lesson we learn to use the lasso hook to sweep our opponent forward with the wing sweep and follow up with a hip bump to sweep our opponent should they clear their leg free of the hooks. We also learn to take our opponent to the backside using the double de la riva position which is a variation to the backside sweep that we have examined in the past de la riva positions from this seminar.Add to Favorites 1569 Remove From Favorites 3917 days ago
Ricardo De la Riva teaches how to use the half spider to establish a deep half spider and sweep with the half spider deep de la riva using the knee push sweep and the backside sweep. He also explains that your opponent may attempt to pass your guard standing against the half spider de la riva guard. In this case, use your half spider control to elevate your opponent's bicep, bringing his far leg in reach to set up the chair sweep.