Reverse De La Riva Guard

The Reverse De La Riva Guard is another unique form that transitions using principles from a commonly seen setup, known and described from De La Riva. An alteration of positioning or reversing action provides a great form to control, which opens all unique new transitions using the standard as their point of control during combat by inverting to lock at the opposite leg from standard methods of de la Riva use. To begin to understand and position for the setup, you'll usually utilize some type of open-base grip and move underneath in order to allow yourself freedom from pressure from all side-on moves. This also directly disrupts normal positions for that top guard or passing approach, as it inverts to help control upper areas along with that lower section and control. Your inside leg at this point wraps around from the inside of the primary controlled legs while the other offers full support from the opposite, with both hands working grips on the same body, usually legs or even other available limbs like their sleeves or lapel. These strategic grips enhance options to both transitions with greater access points to an attacker's body via sweeps, which offer top-position transitions, back access, and/or effective entries for more limb-attacking techniques while forcing an off-balance feel by manipulation.