Reverse De La Riva

According to John Danaher, always pop the grip in the direction your opponent's thumb points—never try to go down, as that's the strongest direction of their grip. Breaking toward the thumb direction works every time.

John Danaher explains that you don't have to use your hand in the inside position—you can use almost anything, including your second knee, to achieve the same passing position effectively.

According to Energia Martial Arts, don't stay in Reverse De La Riva—switch to X Guard instead. Keep your knee high to prevent them from getting an angle and sprawling into half guard, then make the transition by lifting them up rather than pushing them to the side.

Energia Martial Arts emphasizes keeping your hand underneath the opponent's leg and maintaining constant tension—if you both let go and go for the top position, your opponent will likely win or you'll end up in a scramble.

The Reverse De La Riva positions the guard player with the DLR hook wrapped around the opponent's lead leg from the inside rather than the outside, with the foot hooking behind the knee from the opposite direction. The reverse DLR provides different sweeping angles than the standard DLR and is frequently used as a transitional position to berimbolo attacks, kiss of the dragon entries, and deep half guard.

The reverse De La Riva guard developed as a natural counter-position within the DLR guard system, gaining prominence as berimbolo and inverted guard play became dominant in lightweight BJJ competition. It is now a standard component of modern open guard systems.

IBJJF: разрешён — Legal — guard is fundamental to BJJ, sweeps from guard score 2 points; IJF: ограничен — Guard pulling penalized as non-combativity — groundwork from guard permitted …; ADCC: разрешён — Legal, guard pull penalized -1 point in points portion; Unified MMA: разрешён — Legal — no penalty for playing guard; FIAS Sport Sambo: разрешён — Legal

Оценка опасности 2/10. Low — guard positions are defensive; injury risk comes from transitions, not the position itself

Стандартная цепочка подготовки: Achieve Guard Contact → Control Grips → Manage Distance → Threaten Submissions/Sweeps.

Стандартные контрприёмы: Guard Pass — systematically work to clear the legs and establish a dominant position / Leg Pin — control one or both legs to neutralize guard retention / Pressure Passing — use heavy chest pressure to flatten and immobilize the guard player.

Распространённые варианты: Standard half guard (one leg trapped between both legs with an underhook); Deep half guard (fully under the opponent with the leg fully entangled); Lockdown half guard (figure-four leg lock on the trapped leg (10th Planet)); Z-guard (knee shield) (knee across the opponent's chest creating a frame).

Reverse De La Riva guard is used in modern BJJ competition as a complement to the standard RDLR.

Основные ошибки, на которые стоит обратить внимание: Using RDLR as a primary starting guard — it is a reactive guard best used to counter passes / Not maintaining the hook when the opponent tries to clear it — fight to keep the RDLR hook active / Playing RDLR without upper body grips — the hook alone is insufficient; add collar-sleeve or frame grips / Not inverting for the kiss of the dragon — the back-take from RDLR is the highest-percentage attack.

Reverse De La Riva также известен как Ribāsu Dera Hība, Reverse DLR, RDLR, Berimbolo Guard.