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DLR hook and grips
2 videos for this move
1
Margot Ciccarelli
4:55 · Margot Ciccarelli | Nomadic Mars
2
Jon Thomas
6:48 · JonThomasBJJ
DLR
hook and grips
Also called
De La Riva guard · DLR guard · De La Riva hook
Control
Intermediate
Gi and no-gi
De La Riva
Where this leads
Stay in Open guard, bottom
Hold it, then pick your next move.
How they defend this
Breaking DLR / spider grips
Open guard, top · 2 videos
Key
details
1
Hook the outside of their leg
Your leg wraps round the outside of their front leg, foot behind their thigh.
2
Grab their ankle
Same-side hand grips the ankle or pants.
3
Second grip on the sleeve or collar
Your other hand controls their upper body.
4
Other foot on the hip
Push their far hip to keep distance and break their balance.
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Guard retention
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Spider grips