When I was first started doing tournaments I had a really good closed guard game but my open guard really sucked. My instructor (also a lanky grappler) told me to start using the de La Riva years later I realized he was teaching me to use my length against people and the de La Riva is great for grapplers with longer limbs.
You can still use this as a shorter grappler but it is much easier to tangle people up and maneuver around with longer legs.
Today’s drill is simple when you get to this position people are going to try and pass by shoving your leg down. Simply cross your feet like you are in guard keep your legs tight and take them to the side. Worst comes to worse they don’t square back up so you go back to closed guard or attack some submissions. If they do square up it makes for an easy sweep by going the opposite way and using their momentum.
You can use a cross collar grip or sleeve grip from this position but I usually always control the ankle to stop them from moving to fast.
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