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RICARDO DE LA RIVA GETTING HOOKED

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RICARDO DE LA RIVA GETTING HOOKED

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Ricardo De La Riva Main Achievements: ❖❖World Bronze Medallist ❖❖Copa Cantao Champion FAVORITETECHNIQUE/POSITION: De La Riva Guard. WEIGHT DIVISION: Peso Pluma/Super Featherweight (64Kg – 141lbs). TEAM/ASSOCIATION: Fought for Academia Carlson Gracie, but has formed his own team as

Shut down the open guard with this tips from Andre Galvão

Shut down the open guard with this tips from Andre Galvão

Andre Galvão stops by to teach you a few tips about facing the opponent’s open guard. In this video shot exclusively for Jiu-Jitsu magazine readers, the four times black belt world champion shows you the rights and wrongs of trying to pass the open guard. Click play to

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The Guard: Essential Vocabulary

The guard is arguably what made jiu-jitsu famous. To the untrained eye, the bottom man is in great danger, but armed with an understanding of the guard, he has the tools to reverse the position or to end the fight right then and there. Royce Gracie put this revelation