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Reverse De La Riva guard

Also called RDLR, Reverse DLR

An open guard where your leg comes in between theirs and wraps their lead leg, with your foot ending on the outside of their thigh. It blocks passes that cut toward that side.

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Key steps

  1. Feed your inside leg into the gap between their legs and curl it around their lead leg.
  2. Hook your foot on the outside of their thigh so your shin wraps the leg.
  3. Control their far sleeve, collar or the ankle of the hooked leg with your hands.
  4. Keep your other foot on their hip or knee to stop them stepping in.
  5. Turn your hips under them to set up sweeps, back takes and leg entries.

Key details

  • It's most useful when they pass toward the hooked leg, such as with a knee cut.
  • A gap between your knee and their leg lets them step free of the hook.