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Bridging gi to no gi with reverse de la riva
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Bridging Gi To No Gi With Reverse De La Riva

March 2021

Starting out as a remix of my first reverse de la riva guard instructional. I decided to turn this project in to a way to bridge the divide between gi and no gi by utilizing the same guard system. Luckily enough, the reverse de la riva is a versatile guard that lends itself to attacking in no gi as well as a great sweeping guard in the gi. It's my hope that through this instructional will serve as a tool to encourage students to train both styles moving forward.
This instructional is broken down in to 3 sections: the basics, how to attack, using reverse de la riva in the gi

Table of Contents

Part One

00:00

Introduction

01:44

Seated Guard Vs Supine Guard

02:56

How to get to reverse de la riva from supine position

05:26

Dealing with your opponent approaching you

07:25

Setting up your reverse de la riva hook

09:31

Creating space for your reverse de la riva hook with the shin test

12:27

Building up your dorsiflexion with Clinton PT, DPT

13:39

Setting up your reverse de la riva hook

14:07

How to position your legs

15:46

Reinforcing the reverse de la riva hook

18:44

Where to place your hands

19:12

Playing with out the ankle grip

20:26

Palm grip on the ankle

21:21

Under hook ankle grip

23:40

Playing reverse de la riva without the ankle grip

24:32

Attacks our opponents can do form reverse de la riva guard

25:28

opponent tries to under hook you

25:51

Opponent opens up your elbow

26:05

Opponent drives their knee to the opposite side of your body

26:13

opponent grabs your non reverse de la riva leg

26:21

Estima lock on the free leg

26:23

legn entanglement on the free leg

26:38

Leg dragon on the free leg

26:45

Kimura tap

26:50

Guillotine

26:58

Defending the under hook

30:50

Defending the cross face

34:17

Defending the elbow grab

35:14

Defending the knee drive in to the folding pass

37:34

Defending the knee drive with the knee tilt

38:27

Dr of Physical Therapy Clinton Gouveia

39:36

Defending against the leg drag and the estima lock

42:00

Defending the kimura trap

42:44

Common issues with the reverse de la riva guard

43:02

Partner postures up out of the reverse de la riva hook

46:36

Partner force both knees down to the mat

49:08

Recap of the common issues from reverse de la riva guard

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Part Two

Attacking from reverse de la riva

50:36

Reverse de la riva guard attacks

51:05

Push sweep to the back kiss of the dragon alternative

52:36

Back step out of the reverse de la riva

52:58

Push sweep back take to spiral ride or body lock

59:30

Reverse de la riva push sweep x guard entry

1:03:03

X guard ankle lock

1:04:21

X guard Aoki ankle lock

1:08:38

Heel hook from x guard

1:13:32

Kiss of the dragon

1:15:57

Inversion drill for your kiss of the dragon

1:19:47

Back side x guard

1:26:06

Setting up k guard form the knee tilt to under hook de la riva guard

1:33:55

Setting up far side k guard

1:41:07

Setting up the false reap

1:42:45

Playing reverse de la riva with no grips on the ankle

1:44:56

Next progression of the reverse de la riva in no gi

1:45:53

Q and A with Clinton predominately training gi

1:47:04

Will gi and no gi competitors continue to specialize

1:49:09

No gi outro

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Part Three

Reverse de la riva in the gi

1:50:12

Gi intro

1:52:24

Reverse de la riva basics in the gi

1:55:05

Hand placements in the gi

1:56:28

Downsides to playing reverse de la riva in the gi

1:59:25

Important defenses from your reverse de la riva guard

2:09:32

Transitions from reverse de la riva

2:12:32

how to invert

2:14:47

Using reverse de la riva with the spider guard

2:17:19

Reverse de la riva sweep against the squat

2:18:32

50/50 guard in modern competition

2:19:09

Combining the Langhi sweep with the squat sweep

2:19:54

Far side collar sleeve revere de la riva

2:29:59

Your partner stands up in reverse de la riva

2:31:32

Partner goes to combat base

2:32:54

Kiss of the dragon inversion

2:33:45

Reverse de la riva to x and y guard

2:34:55

More detailed look at the key master guard

2:43:05

Reverse de la riva using the lapels

2:49:03

Reverse de la riva to half guard

2:50:58

Reverse de la iva to de la riva

2:51:30

Gi outro

2:53:44

Q & A with Jeff Cummings

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