De La Riva Guard
Named after Ricardo De La Riva, this open guard hooks the opponent's forward leg from the outside while the other foot controls the far hip or bicep. It is the foundation of the modern gi game - berimbolo, leg drag counters and back takes all start here - and works in no-gi with adjusted grips.
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Also called dlr, de la riva, DLR guard, guarda de la riva.
De La Riva Bottom
You have the DLR hook on their lead leg. Off-balance them, sweep, or invert to the back.
- Hook, Grips and Off-Balancing Getting a deep hook, controlling the sleeve, collar or ankle, and constantly breaking the opponent's balance. 8
- Sweeps Tripod and sickle sweeps, the classic DLR sweep, and ankle-grip sweeps against a standing opponent. 10
- Berimbolo and Back Takes Inverting under the opponent to arrive at the back - berimbolo, crab ride and baby bolo. 10
- Submissions Omoplata, triangle and leg lock attacks when the opponent posts or drives forward. 3
- Entries and Transitions Getting the hook from open guard, and switching to X-guard, single-leg X or reverse DLR when they adjust. 4
De La Riva Top
The opponent has a DLR hook on your lead leg. Kill the hook, control the far leg and pass - without getting bolo'd.