DLR TO THE BACK

Here is a variation of the backtake from the DLR guard.

ANOTHER BIG WEEKEND

This was yet another big weekend for the Vicente Junior De la Riva Team. This weekend VJ along with several other blackbelts from the 3G family had a Seminar with over 80 people in attendance. This was followed up the next day with De la Riva Team promotions of the following:

Sean McEntee, Mindy, Jake Goff, Adam Ziemnicki, Adam McClure, Brian Clouser, Mike Maker, Jay all got blue belts and Instructors Lance and Kail were promoted to brown. 

Congrats and Thanks to all who came to help and show their support! 

DE LA RIVA INSTRUCTIONAL

Check out these great setups from the master himself!

DE LA RIVA AND CAIO TERRA SEMINAR

Listen up! Big news and lots of Seminars!

First:
VJ will be teaching at a upcoming seminar and here are the details.

Rosendo Diaz Jiu Jitsu Academy

We are excited to announce that Fadi Khouri, black belt team 3G and Vicente Junior, 3rd degree black belt under Ricardo De La Riva will be two of our instructors for the seminar. Both these guys are top level instructors and competitors.

Only $30 to attend. We will be adding a sign up form in the next couple weeks as space for this event will be limited.

Secondly:
Both Mestre De la Riva and Caio Terra will be having a seminar this September 10, 2011. Make sure you RSVP and for more info check out the FB page here.

This is a once in a life time experiance to learn from a living legend and a legend in the making on the SAME DAY at the SAME SEMINAR! Space is limited. Sign up online at www.bjjconquest.com or call 443-668-9769

TECHNIQUE, IT'S IN THE DETAILS

There are so many little but important details in this video you are going to just have to watch it for yourself (maybe several time.) Mestre details the omoplata, gripping, and the cross guard to triangle setup, pure awesomeness.

MESTRE DE LA RIVA AND HIS REVERSE DLR SWEEP

Check out this great great reverse De la Riva sweep that can be used when you opponent tries to pass your guard with a knee slide. Simple, yet very effective!

ONE WORD: WORLDS

Is the world coming to an end? Maybe, because very few people thought that assembling a crew high level black belts this amazing was possible. Professor VJ is in California training with this elite crew, in preparation for the World's, which takes place the first week in June. Let's just say the world better be ready for what is about to come!

CHARM CITY SEMINAR THIS SATURDAY

Vicente Junior will be hosting a seminar at our new affiliate in Baltimore Maryland: Charm City BJJ. Check out their site and be sure to mark your calendars.

DE LA RIVA IN ITALIA

As reported by Gracie Mag, Mestre De la Riva is will be in Italy this month both teaching seminars and running the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Professional Cup on May 13th. Check out the article here to learn more. Also stay tuned for more news on De la Riva making his return to the Vicente Junior Academies this summer. Oss!

Jiu Jitsu Life: Interview with Vicente Junior and Caio Terra

Check out Part 1 of Jiu Jitsu Life, Featuring Vicente Junior and Caio Terra. Caio was in town a few weeks ago and stopped at several of Vicente Junior Schools to teach seminars and privates. Watch, enjoy, and learn about two great black belts of the gentle art. Also check out Caio's new DVD available on his website. Congrats to both Caio and VJ for both winning Gold Medals over the weekend at the 2011 Pan Am Championships. Osss!

DLR Guard Drills

This is a a great exercise as a warm-up or for any beginer. It will help strengthen anyone's guard game. Watch the master in action at his Spain Affiliate.

Part 2 De la Riva v Royler Gracie

Here is the second part of this fight, hold onto your chairs.

De la Riva v Yuki Nakai

This fight was De la Riva's most recent to date, he went head to head with Yuki Nakai on his home turf. This is a great fight, that is unbelievably technical.

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!

Mestre De la Riva

Master De La Riva from riosportstour on Vimeo.

Check out Mestre De la Riva rolling with his students at his academy in Rio!

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!

ADCC Trials and Good Fight competitions today!

Please come out an support the De la Riva Team today, several students will be competing in New Jersey at the Thanksgiving Day Throwdown and Kail of De la Riva Maryland will be competing at the ADCC (Abu Dhabi) trials in Belleville, NJ,. Please come by, support the team and watch some great matches today!

VJ BJJ Belt Promotions!

Last night was a very special night for a lot of people in the De la Riva Family. Promotions were held at the De la Riva Maryland Academy / BJJ Conquest and the academy was not only full of students, but friends and family as well. After warmups and a detailed technique on passing guard and countering, it was time for promotions. The challenge was for the entire academy to spar with all four promotion candidates for two minutes each, non-stop until the end, but the pain and exhaustion was well worth it for all four students: Allen and Toby to Purple belt and Ed and Paul to blue belt. And to go along with that, Vicente added several well deserved stripes to the students and added stripes to both owners of the Maryland Academy / BJJ Conquest Lance and Kail. A special thanks goes out to everyone who was able to participate and show support including friends, family, and other students from  Vicente Junior Academies. Also congrats to everyone who received stripes and belts. More pictures will be up later today!