The History of the De la Riva Guard || BJJ Hacks TV Episode 8.2

www.getBJJsponsorship.com – Upgrade your passion from a pastime to a profession. || Ricardo de la Riva gave jiu-jitsu one of it’s most popular positions. The de la Riva guard is an effective if somewhat advanced form of open guard that offers a wide variety of sweeps and submissions. While many positions and techniques in jiu-jitsu can be found in other grappling arts, the de la Riva guard was an original creation of jiu-jitsu. In this video De la Riva describes the origins of the guard that now bears his name, and he shows us how to make the position even more effective by avoiding common mistakes. Our Amazing Sponsors: SCRAMBLE -- http://www.bjjhacks.com/scramble GAWAKOTO -- http://www.bjjhacks.com/gawakoto TATAMI FIGHTWEAR -- http://www.tatamifightwear.com Please visit their sites and help keep us making awesome BJJ videos! FOLLOW US: NEWSLETTER: http://goo.gl/vVCbi2 FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/tyxQQT INSTAGRAM: http://goo.gl/J0U0yv TWITTER: http://goo.gl/TIxqDk GOOGLE+: https://www.google.com/+BJJHacks OUR WEBSITE: http://www.bjjhacks.com CREDITS: Film by Hywel Teague for BJJ Hacks http://www.bjjhacks.com/ Translation & Production Assistant: Carol Folegatti https://twitter.com/folegatticarol Filmed at Academia Equipe 1, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro MUSIC: River Meditation by Jason Shaw http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/ Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0 for Commercial Use East River by Mopa https://soundcloud.com/awrm/mopa-east-river Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0 for Commercial Use Untitled Instrumental by Josh Woodward http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward Licensed under Creative Commons 3.0 for Commercial Use