This is a fundamental drill that you must learn in order to get to have a good Reverse De la Riva guard. Watch the official instructional series at Digitsu.

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This is one of the simplest and effective De La Riva sweeps against a standing opponent. The position is from Vicente Junior's first De La Riva Guard instructional. In order for you to sweep your opponent, you will need to underhook the leg on the DLR side. Once you get the underhook a wealth of reversal opportunities are available to you.