Review: Ricardo De La Riva Ultimate Street Fighting DVD Set
Volume 7 - Open Guard
Nov 26, 2004
Volume 7 - Open Guard
After having seen Sperry's open guard tapes, I had high expectations for De La Riva's open guard tape. Let me say, I liked this tape better than Sperry's open guard tape (tape #9, and, to an extent, #6 in his first and second series). What made me like this tape better? Well, many of the open guard sweeps on Sperry's tapes where your opponent was standing had you grabbing one of his hands. Almost all, if not all, of the moves on this tape do not require you to grab a hand. De La Riva says that if the hand is there, grab it and kick him in the face, but if not he shows 2 or 3 good sweeps that don't need a hand being grabbed.
De La Riva begins by showing 2 different ways to get the elevator on your opponent. He then moves on to cover what happens when your opponent stands in your guard and how to sweep him. De La Riva then discusses the "butt scoot" for when your opponent moves away. He shows how to stand from here and 2 ways to kick. One of the kicks serves as a setup for another. Also, he shows how to fake a kick and sweep your opponent. I don't know about how the move was shown. It seems to necessitate your opponent standing still and blocking the kick. don't get me wrong; the move certainly will work. It just won't be as pretty as on the tape. De La Riva even shows what to do if your opponent tries to hit you as you are standing.
There isn't too much overlap between this tape and Sperry's, and I'd say De La Riva all the way for open guard, harder to say for closed guard. In response to my earlier statement about De La Riva not demonstrating the triangle, De La Riva shows it on this tape with a setup I had never seen before as well as shows how to sweep to end up in a mounted triangle.
This instructional DVD set is for sale in the Sherdog Shop for $79.99.
After having seen Sperry's open guard tapes, I had high expectations for De La Riva's open guard tape. Let me say, I liked this tape better than Sperry's open guard tape (tape #9, and, to an extent, #6 in his first and second series). What made me like this tape better? Well, many of the open guard sweeps on Sperry's tapes where your opponent was standing had you grabbing one of his hands. Almost all, if not all, of the moves on this tape do not require you to grab a hand. De La Riva says that if the hand is there, grab it and kick him in the face, but if not he shows 2 or 3 good sweeps that don't need a hand being grabbed.
De La Riva begins by showing 2 different ways to get the elevator on your opponent. He then moves on to cover what happens when your opponent stands in your guard and how to sweep him. De La Riva then discusses the "butt scoot" for when your opponent moves away. He shows how to stand from here and 2 ways to kick. One of the kicks serves as a setup for another. Also, he shows how to fake a kick and sweep your opponent. I don't know about how the move was shown. It seems to necessitate your opponent standing still and blocking the kick. don't get me wrong; the move certainly will work. It just won't be as pretty as on the tape. De La Riva even shows what to do if your opponent tries to hit you as you are standing.
There isn't too much overlap between this tape and Sperry's, and I'd say De La Riva all the way for open guard, harder to say for closed guard. In response to my earlier statement about De La Riva not demonstrating the triangle, De La Riva shows it on this tape with a setup I had never seen before as well as shows how to sweep to end up in a mounted triangle.
This instructional DVD set is for sale in the Sherdog Shop for $79.99.
