Guarda De la Riva
De la Riva guard
Reading: guarda de la riva
PortugueseBrazilian jiu-jitsu
Meaning
Open guard in which one leg hooks around the outside of the opponent's lead leg and the foot hooks behind the thigh; named after Ricardo de la Riva.
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