Reverse DLR | Body Lock | Back Step Pass

Executing a back step pass from the Reverse De La Riva position involves several key steps:

1. Monitor and control the opponent's leg to prevent them from spinning to the outside, maintaining distance.
2. Shift your weight back and away to disengage their hook, circling your foot over to enter the stack position.
3. If the opponent holds onto your foot, you can still proceed by stacking and placing your knee over their leg, setting up a potential leg drag.
4. For flexible opponents comfortable with being stacked, pummel one arm across their body and change your angle while maintaining pressure with your knee.
5. Pummel your other arm back inside to secure a body lock on the opponent's hip.
6. Pull the opponent's body towards you, back step, and release your hook to complete the pass.
7. This technique is effective against inversions and can be applied to opponents who are almost in an inverted guard position.
8. When disengaging the opponent's foot, press your knee against theirs and sneak your foot inside as you bring your weight back.
9. If the opponent insists on holding your foot, you can still pass through, or they may release the grip, making it easier to stack and pass.
10. Use your shin to cover the opponent's leg and prop them up, then hug with one arm and sneak the second arm through to pull yourself close to their body.
11. By focusing on the near side, you can exploit the opponent's preoccupation with defending against a leg drag or roll to the far side, allowing you to pass to the near side.