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De La Riva Guard
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You're on bottom. An open guard where one leg hooks around the outside of your opponent's lead leg with your foot on their far hip.
An open guard where one leg hooks around the outside of your opponent's lead leg with your foot on their far hip. Named after Ricardo de la Riva, this guard provides excellent distance management and sets up berimbolo, back takes, and technical sweeps. A staple of modern sport BJJ.
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