The De la Riva Sweep Armbar

Here is a nice little variation of the De la Riva Guard, brought to you by 3rd degree Black Belt and 7 time world champ Robson Moura. This is only one of the many ways to sweep and counter, when your opponent sits down using the DLR hook. Don't forget, Practice makes Perfect!

Part 2: Interview with Mestre

Big wins for De la Riva Team this weekend at the Abu Dhabi Pro Trials in Jersey City, NJ. De la Riva Maryland represented well and brought home a Gold and a Silver metal. Competition was tough and brought the best out of all the athletes, great showing and a fun weekend of fights. Congrats to Everyone!

2011 Abu Dhabi Pro Trials

Big competition for De la Riva Team this Saturday in New Jersey, its the 2011 Abu Dhabi Pro Trials and several members of our team are going to compete. Come support the team and watch some great fights. For more info check it out here!

Updated Class Schedule

Updated Schedule!

Just a reminder our schedule has changed slightly as of last week

The only classes effected are Tuesday and Thursday classes are half hour later, making them from 7-8:30pm

Also team training will take place this Friday 21st, all De la Riva Team affiliates are invited!

De la Riva Team #2 Ranking at the Good Fight

 Congrats to all the competitors this past weekend that participated in both the Good Fight and the Maxercise Tourneys. At the Good Fight the kids and teens dominated the the mats and proved to be a force to be reckoned with in 2011. Check out the results of the Good Fight and all of the divisions we won or placed in.

Upcoming Competitions

New next few months are chock-full of BJJ competitions both small and large, here is a small list of events by date:

Maxercise In House Tourney
Jan 14-15th
Philadelphia, Pa

Maryland Grappling Championships  - The Good Fight 
January 15th
Annapolis, Md


New York Open - The Good Fight
February 19th
Nyack, NY

Tournament of Brotherly Love - The Good Fight 
March 12th
Langhorne, Pa


IBJJF Pan Jiu Jitsu Championships
March 24th-27th
Irvine California


Beast of the East - Grapplers Quest 
April 9th
Asbury Park, NJ


IBJJF New York Open
April 16th
New York

US National Championships - Grapplers Quest 
June 18th
Morristown, NJ



The DLR Team will be competing in most if not all of these, starting this weekend!

VJ BJJ Belt Promotions in Brazil

This was a huge weekend the Vicente Junior De la Riva Team. This past Sunday January 9th over 60 De la Riva students in Brazil came out the train and celebrate the 30+ students that were taking belt tests. De la Riva students from all over the area were in attendance including several of VJ's Black Belts; Professores: Tarciso Manso, Kleber Nascimento, Ná, Celio Formiga, and Edilson. This was a very special weekend for all students and professors involved and we will continue to grow the Vicente Junior academies and the De la Riva Legacy in the New Year.

I wanted to give my thoughts and thanks for this past year of 2010

After midnight, comes the New Year ...
The funny thing is - in theory - everything remains the same ...
Still the same.
We'll still have the same friends.
Some of the same jobs.
The same husband or wife.
The same claims (emotional and / or financial).
Still be the fruit of the choices we made during life.
Still be the same people who went and did this year ...
The difference, the subtle difference is that when they tell you that the clock hits midnight on 31 December 2010, we have a whole year ahead!
A brand new year!
As a page of blank paper, waiting for what we will write.
A year to start things that we did not have the willpower, courage or faith to do ...
A year to forgive a mistake, one year, to be forgiven of ours ...
365 days to do whatever we want ...
Or to let them do what they want to us ...
There is always a choice ...
And that is exactly why I want my friends, students and admirers to make the best choices they can:
I want to smile as much as they can.
Sing what you want.
Kiss a lot.
Love more.
Embrace tight.
Sleep with the angels.
Be protected by them.
Give thanks for being alive and always have another chance to start over.
Thankful of your choices, because true or not, they are yours
And no one can or ought to question them.
And I would like to thank the friends, admirers and students that I have.
To me that company will be for a long time.
Those who did this year.
To that I write a little, but I remember a lot.
To what I write and speak very little.
Those who live far away and I see all you want.
Those who live nearby and I always see.
For me that handle when I think I'll fall.
To which I give my hand when I am asked or when I look a little lost.
Those who gain and lose.
Those that seem strong and they really are.
I don’t see angels, but they are here and give me the certainty that there is something divine in this world.
I wish that life will take its course, and we continue forever: virtual friends, secret friends, real friends, some close, others further apart, as the people that we are always working in one way or another to the develop one another.
Thank you for being part of my story.
I hope 2011 is a year that is more happy, loving and prosperous for us all!
2011 may be the most wonderful, beautiful, ever, especially if our gaze is different!
It depends on me ... It depends on us ...
A big hug and kiss and big up there!
So I wish you all a wonderful 2011!

De la Riva Fight Team

This weekend two big fights went down for the Vicente Junior De la Riva Team. Darren Carter (DLR Delaware HQ) had a unanimous decision win Saturday night improving his record to 3-0. Lightweight champ Nate Grebb ( DLR Maryland/ BJJ Conquest) fought a dominating fight winning every round until he unfortunately got caught in the fourth. It was a hard fought battle but a disappointing loss for Nate and the De la Riva Team, Nate will for sure use this unfortunate loss to fuel his career and avenge his loss in 2011.  Check out the Photos!

De la Riva Maryland - Vicente Junior Jiu Jitsu Academy

 We would like to welcome the newest addition to the Vicente Junior Jiu Jitsu Family, The De la Riva Maryland Academy / BJJ Conquest. Vicente's newest academy is located in Crofton, Maryland just minutes outside of Annapolis and near routes 95 and 97 in Maryland. De la Riva Maryland offers classes for both Children and Adults in Gi and No-Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, along with Striking, and MMA classes. Vicente Junior is the head Jiu Jitsu instructor with Kail Bosque, Lance Trippett, and Nate Grebb (all certified Vicente Junior Purple belts) teaching Striking, MMA, and BJJ. All three instructors are actively competitive in Jiu Jitsu and MMA tournaments and all highly decorated.

For more information contact:

Vicente Junior: vjjiujitsu@gmail.com

or

De la Riva Maryland
BJJ Conquest
2411 Crofton Lane, Suite 21
Crofton, MD 21114
bjjconquest@gmail.com
443-668-9769
Google Maps

Vicente Junior BJJ Academy in Gracie Magazine!

Huge news! not only has Caio Terra been on fire the past few months, he beat Bruno Bastos of Nova União this past weekend at IBJJF’s American Nationals. Caio has been written about in Gracie Mag twice (1, 2) this week alone, and of course he will be doing seminars this coming weekend in Maryland (BJJ Conquest) and Delaware (Vicente Junior BJJ Academy / XS Combat).


Check out the Gracie Mag article with both BJJ Conquest and the VJ BJJ listed along with the details to Caio's seminars this weekend!