Also known as: RDLR · Inverted De La Riva · Spiral Guard (variation)
The bottom leg hooks inside the opponent’s lead leg (instead of outside like standard DLR), with the knee pointing across their thigh. It is the standard answer to the knee-cut pass and the front door to kiss-of-the-dragon back takes and leg entanglement entries.
Gi & No-gi · Category: Guards
What can you do from Reverse De La Riva?
RDLR player (positional score +1/10)
Back Takes
Kiss of the Dragon — The reverse De La Riva answer to the knee cut: spin underneath their legs through the gap, and come out behind them — the no-gi cousin of the berimbolo.
Transitions
RDLR to Single Leg X — Convert the reverse DLR hook into a leg attack: elevate their lead leg, slide your hips underneath, and swap the hook for the single leg X configuration.
Top player
This side of the position is about defending and rebuilding — see the escapes and transitions from the other role.