Pulling Guard to De La Riva:

De La Riva guard, rear sweep position

Pulling Guard to De La Riva:

-         Grab low on opponent’s collar with opposite side hand.  Pull collar open.  Use same side hand to secure a high collar grip.  Release low collar grip.

-         Using free hand, secure four finger grip on opponent’s sleeve near their wrist.

-         Pull opponent towards you.  Use leg on the side of the sleeve grip against the front of your opponent’s hip.

-         Use the leg on the side of the collar grip to go in between the opponent’s legs and hook up under the inside of his lead leg.  (Half spider guard.)  You should now be on your side.

-         Bring both feet to the front of your opponent’s hip.  If possible, release collar grip and use the 4 finger grip on your opponent’s other sleeve.

-         Take one leg and hook up under the outside of your opponent’s lead leg.  Use your other leg to push on your opponent’s inner thigh to spread him out.

-         Take your hooking leg and push it deeper to hook on your opponent’s far leg.  Use your other under the hooking one and cross them to make an X.

Both feet on hips and both sleeves grabbed when transitioning to the DLR guard.