De La Riva Recovery | Reverse De La Riva Hook

Establishing a strong De La Riva Hook requires angling your hips to the side rather than facing your opponent squarely. Apply pressure with your knee against their knee for a firm hook. For grip options, either grab the ankle or, preferably, the pants for better leverage.

When your opponent escapes the De La Riva control and attempts to jump over your leg, transition to a Reverse De La Riva Hook by placing it against their buttocks. Keep your knee pointing outwards to prevent them from moving into a leg drag position. Maintain a high collar grip in line with the collarbone to frame and control the distance.

Use your hamstring to slide your leg up, covering at least the opponent's knee, and keep the grip tight. To off-balance your opponent, turn your hands inward and bring your elbow up, pulling them over your shoulder while simultaneously using your hook to kick them away.

Keep the frame in their face to maintain distance, step on their leg, and switch the Reverse De La Riva hook to the inside of their thigh. Execute a pendulum motion with your leg to swing your hips out to the opposite side, step on their biceps, and recover to a De La Riva guard position.