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2 Essential Reverse De La Riva Sweeps You Must Know

Ricardo Vieira is one of the founders of Checkmat along with his brother Leo Vieira. Also known as "Rico", Vieira has his headquarters in Rio de Janeiro near Copacabana beach - his gym is literally a few blocks from the water which makes training that more pleasurable since you can go for a dip after class.

Rico is famous for having a very versatile open guard and many of his students pride themselves on using this position often. The reverse de la riva is especially useful when your opponent is a speed-passer and you don't have much time to properly re-guard, so the reverse de la riva gives you a chance to grab on what little you can and reverse the situation - give you an offence. Below are two simple yet effective variations that Rico likes to use, demonstrating on his student, and top world competitor, Jackson Sousa.

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