Use the De La Riva and the waiter position to sweep and submit off your back with this system for the no-gi open guard from Lachlan Giles!

• Lachlan Giles is an ADCC Absolute bronze medalist, with one of the most legendary runs to the podium ever using the techniques he uses on this series.
• Use strategy, positioning, and systems for offense to create the strongest possible open guard that keeps opponents defending instead of fighting back.
• Secure leg locks and high percentage sweeps with step-by-step guidance.
• Lachlan has structured this 8-part series so you can learn from basics through advanced concepts, in this complete breakdown.

PART 1

DE LA RIVA

OVERVIEW AND CORE CONCEPTS

• DLR OVERVIEW
• GI VS NO GI
• OUTLINE OF THIS SECTION
• LEARNING TO BOLO
  

  STRATEGY AND POSITIONING

• DLR LEG POSITIONING
• HIP POSITION
• FREE LEG POSITION
• BODY POSITION
• DEFAULT IS MOVE TO THE BACK
• GRIPPING THE LEG
• NARRATION POSITIONING
  

  ENTRIES

• SEATED
• SEATED VS HANDFIGHT
• DLR VS KNEELING AND COMBAT BASE
• SUPINE ENTRIES UNATTACHED
• NARRATION: ENTRIES
  

  TO THE BACK

• 4 STAGES FROM DLR TO THE BACK
• FAMILIARISATION SEQUENCE DLR TO BERIMBOLO
  

  PART 2

  TO THE BACK PHASE 1

• GETTING THE ANGLE
• KEEPING THE ANGLE
• TROUBLESHOOTING: HEADQUARTERS
• TROUBLESHOOTING LEG DRAG
• TROUBLESHOOTING DLR STRIP
  

  TO THE BACK PHASE 2

• OPTIONS
• TIMING THE OFF BALANCE
• GETTING HIPS TO THE MAT
• BACKTAKE VS BACKSTEP (BABY BOLO)
• WAITER ENTRY VS STEP FORWARD
  

  PHASE 1 AND 2

• PHASE 1 & 2 NARRATION
  

  TO THE BACK PHASE 3

• NOT BOLOING – COMING ON TOP
• PHASE 3 PRIMARY SEQUENCE TO BOLO POSITION
• OPPONENTS OPTIONS
• CLEARING THE KNEE LINE
• THE INVERT
• CONTROLLING WITH YOUR TOP LEG
• CONTROLLING WITH YOUR DLR LEG
• ARM POSITIONING
  

  PART 3

  PHASE 3 TROUBLESHOOTING

• THEY RETREAT
• THEY FOLD THEIR KNEE
• FAR ARM LEG BLOCK
• NEAR ARM LEG BLOCK
• REVERSE HALF/CROSSFACE
• STEP OVER (ADVANCED)
• COUNTER BOLOS
• THE SADDLE
• STRAIGHT FOOT LOCK
• TOE HOLD
  

  PHASE 3 SUMMARY

• SUMMARY
  

  TO THE BACK PHASE 4

• PHASE 4: TAKING THE BACK
• PHASE 4 PRIMARY SEQUENCE THE WEDGE (VS LYING DOWN)
• THE CATAPULT (VS UP ON HANDS)
• RECOVERING WHEN SHALLOW
  

  PART 4

  SUMMARY DLR TO THE BACK

• SUMMARY PHASE 1-4 DLR TO THE BACK
• PHASE 3-4: FROM HIPS TO MAT NARRATION
  

  TO WAITER AND MODIFIED X

• INTRO TO DLR TO WAITER
• OPPONENTS OPTIONS
• MAKING THE LEG LIGHT
• TIMING THE WAITER ENTRY
• TO UNDERHOOK OR NOT
• POSITIONING YOUR FREE LEG
• PREVENTING AND DEALING WITH THE UNDERHOOK
• PREVENTING THE KNEE CUT
• DLR TO MODIFIED X GUARD
• WAITER ENTRY SEQUENCE
• VS KNEE TURNED IN (BACK TO BOLO)
• NARRATION
  

  PART 5

  TO SHALLOW K GUARD

• SHALLOW K GUARD ENTRY
• NARRATION
  

  SUMMARY

• DE LA RIVA
• DRILLS
• LIVE CLIPS
  

  PART 6

  WAITER GUARD

  OVERVIEW

• OVERVIEW AND OPTIONS
• OPPONENTS OPTIONS
  

  CONCEPTS, STRATEGY, POSITIONING

• AVOID THE UNDERHOOK
• HIPS IN THE AIR
• KEEPING THEIR HIPS AWAY
• HEAD TOWARDS OR AWAY
• CREATING SPACE TO SPIN
• UNDERHOOK OVERHOOK AND C GRIP
• THE CRAB HOOK
• KEEPING THE LEG
• ROLE OF YOUR NEAR LEG
• ROLE OF YOUR FAR LEG
• NARRATION
  

  ENTRIES

• FROM DLR
• DEEP HALF TO WAITER
• HALF GUARD TO WAITER
  

  OPTIONS AS YOU ENTER

• OPTIONS AS YOU ENTER
• MODIFIED X GUARD
• RETURNING TO DLR
• WAITER… IF THEY DROP TO THEIR KNEE
• NARRATION
  

  PART 7

  OFFENSE

• INTRO TO OFFENSE
• WAITER SWEEP
  

  OFFENSE: LEG ENTANGLEMENT UPGRADES

• PRIMARY ATTACK WAITER TO SLX AND AOKI
• WAITER TO X NEAR LEG
• WAITER TO X FAR LEG
• TO 70/30
• VS SIT DOWN TO FREE LEG 70/30 OR BOLO
  

  OFFENSE: TAKING THE BACK

• BACK TAKES FROM WAITER
• WAITER TO THE BACK (INITIAL METHOD)
• WAITER TO CRAB RIDE
• TO THE BACK WITH ARMPIT HOOK (PREFERRED METHOD)
• ADDITIONAL OPTION REVERSE WAITER TO THE BACK
  

  PART 8

  SUMMARY AND TROUBLESHOOTING

• SUMMARY
• NARRATION: OFFENSE
• TROUBLESHOOTING: FOOTLOCK
• PREVENTING COUNTER BACK TAKES
• DRILLS
• LIVE EXAMPLES