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Who Am I?

My name is Stephan Kesting.  I'm the producer and co-teacher of The No Gi de la Riva Formula.

I'm a BJJ black belt and have been doing martial arts for over 35 years, including many grappling arts like sambo, judo, submission wrestling and shoot wrestling.

My Youtube videos have over 49 million views, I've sold tens of thousands of instructional DVDs and apps, and millions of people have visited my Grapplearts website.

But until recently I've had a love-hate relationship with the de la Riva Guard.

On the one hand it's relatively easy to establish the de la Riva in no gi - all you need to do is grab a heel and wrap one leg to the outside of his leg.  So I ended up there a lot.

Problem was, I really didn't know what to do from there, especially in no gi. 

Without the sleeves, lapels, pants or belt to hold onto it was hard to control my opponent using the de la Riva. And I didn't have a coherent strategy for attacking from this position either.

But that completely changed when I started working with Rob on his No Gi de la Riva Guard system.

As soon as I learned how to modify this guard position and use it to offbalance my opponent I felt better right away.  And when I started adding in the attacks, transitions, and related positions, it instantly became one of my preferred positions on the ground.

What a turnaround!

If you're even a little bit interested in improving your no gi guard then grab this instructional right away. I endorse it completely and guarantee it 100%.

Stephan Kesting

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Who is Rob Biernacki?

Rob Biernacki is a BJJ black belt, head instructor of Island Top Team, and the creator of the Modern Leglock Formula.

He's also in the forefront of the new wave of BJJ instructors who use sports science, biomechanics, kinesiology and a conceptual approach to the martial arts.

Jiu-jitsu isn’t some sort of magic and doesn’t require extreme strength, speed, or athleticism. Instead it’s a struggle between two people using positioning, leverage and momentum.

The person who uses these concepts better has a HUGE edge over his opponent in BJJ.

This conceptual approach also makes the material faster for you to learn, remember, and  apply in other situations.

Together with Stephan Kesting he has previously released the bestselling 'BJJ Formula' and 'Modern Leglock Formula' instructionals, both of which were scientific and biomechanically-based approaches to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.  Many people have described them as the best, most useful instructionals on BJJ that they have ever seen.

The No Gi de la Riva Formula was created through Rob's intensive research, competition analysis, and experimentation with techniques and strategies learned from some of the best instructors and competitors in the world.

Rob has traveled to train with Marcelo Garcia, Caio Terra, Eddie Cummings, Paul Schreiner, Henry Akins, Ryan Hall, Dean Lister, Jake McKenzie, Ricardo Liborio, and Charles McCarthy from ATT from whom he received his black belt.

He frequently teaches seminars at academies throughout North America and is sought after for private instruction by other BJJ instructors seeking cutting edge information.

Rob has helped coach high level competitors like BJJ legend Yuri Simoes, Bill Cooper, Matt Kwan, Kyle Boehm and others to victory using his systematic approach to jiu-jitsu.

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What Exactly Are You Getting in the No Gi de la Riva Formula?

In the No Gi de la Riva Formula you'll get a complete gameplan that you can plug into your guard game.

• The No Gi de la Riva Formula has more than 8 1/2 hours of coherent, concise and clear instruction...
• You're covered by my unconditional, 365 day, all-your-money-back guarantee if you don't like it for any reason.

Part 1: No Gi de la Riva Guard Concepts

Rob Biernacki is known worldwide for his conceptual and principle-oriented BJJ. Having the big conceptual picture clear in your head before you start learning individual techniques means that you'll understand how everything fits together.  It makes learning and remembering the techniques much easier.

The first part of the No Gi de la Riva Formula gives you the most important concepts and principles of the open guard and will change the way you approach jiu-jitsu.

• The Big Picture of the No Gi de la Riva Guard
• No Gi Open Guard Concepts
• Phases of Guard
• Understanding Range Battles
• Winning the Engagement Phase
• Understanding Kuzushi
• Recovering Alignment
• Creating the Sweep-Submit-Backtake Dilemma
• Dealing with a Runner
• FYJJ or How to Develop your No Gi DLR Skills

Part 2: No Gi de la Riva Guard Entries

In this section you'll get the best ways to enter into, establish and maintain the de la Riva Guard against a resisting opponent.

As always we are assuming that your opponent is a skilled grappler, so there's zero fluff here, just hard-hitting, competition-proven entries.

• Entries, Kuzushi, Maintenance, and Retention
• The de la Riva Position and Mechanics
• De la Riva Guard Entry from Sitting
• De la Riva Guard Entry from Standing

Part 3: No Gi de la Riva Guard Kuzushi

Kuzushi (or 'offbalancing') is the secret sauce of the de la Riva Guard. Using these techniques you'll keep your opponent off balance, on the run, and unable to get his own guard passes started. You'll also create the openings you need to launch your own sweeps, submissions and back taking attacks.

This might be the single most important part of the entire instructional.

• The Basic de la Riva Kuzushi
• Tripod Sweep and Kuzushi from de la Riva
• Elevation to Taint Sweep and Kuzushi from de la Riva

Part 4: No Gi de la Riva Guard Defense & Retention

In this section you'll learn all the highest percentage counters to all of the most common guard passes you'll encounter in the de la Riva Guard.  Early, middle and late stage defenses are shown so you'll be able to stay in the game against any opponent.

• Defending de la Riva Guard Passes
• Defending the Leg Drag
• Defending the Kneecut
• Defending the Long Step
• Defending the Rolling Kimura
• Defending the Rolling Guillotine

Part 5: No Gi de la Riva Attacks

This is the fun stuff!  In this section you'll learn the highest percentage ways to sweep your opponent, take his back, and tap him out even if there are no lapels, sleeves or belts to hold onto.

Just about anybody can do these attacks... crazy flexibility and the ability to invert upside-down are NOT required!

• No Gi de la Riva Attacks
• Shotgun Sweep
• Shotgun Sweep to Back
• Shotgun  Sweep to Leg Drag
• Shotgun Sweep to the Corolla
• The Corolla
• Corolla to Leg Drag
• Corolla to Elevation to Back
• Corolla to Chasing the Back
• Corolla to Double Single
• The Caio Terra Ankle Lock
• Caio Terra Ankle Lock to Sweep
• Caio Terra Ankle Lock to Backtake
• Caio Terra Ankle Lock to Outside Ashi

Part 6: The DMX Position

This important section covers the DMX position which is an essential variation of the No Gi de la Riva Guard. You need to know this position to use the de la Riva Guard effectively in no gi.

The DMX allows you to pull your opponent towards you and turn his knee left and right more effectively.  This added power helps compensate for the lesser amounts of control you often have in any form of no gi guard!

• The DMX Variation
• Kuzushi in the DMX
• DMX Taint Sweep
• DMX to Berimbolo

Part 7: No Gi de la Riva Troubleshooting & Submissions

No matter how perfect your de la Riva Guard strategy is, a canny opponent will still try to block you at every turn by posting, pushing, and stripping your grips.

With the techniques and attacks in this troubleshooting section you'll now have the answers to all these problems.  In fact you'll know how to turn these problems into opportunities to launch some of the most powerful and successful submission attacks in the No Gi de la Riva Guard.

• Troubleshooting the No Gi de la Riva
• Omoplata vs Posting on Your Lead Knee
• Guillotine vs Active Posting
• Triangle vs Active Posting
• DLRX vs Combat Base

Part 8: Mantis Guard Entries 

The Mantis Guard is a variation of the de la Riva Guard that establishes a super-powerful clamp on your opponent's leg.

This clamp-based guard prevents the other guy from running away and disengaging from your guard, and can also be used as a counter to some of the most common de la Riva guard passes...

• Mantis Guard Maintenance + Retention
• Establishing Mantis Guard from de la Riva
• Establishing Mantis Guard from Seated Guard
• Establishing Mantis Guard using the Cross Butterfly Accelerator

Part 9: Mantis Guard Kuzushi

The emphasis on off-balancing your opponent (Kuzushi) BEFORE you attack is one of the things that makes this instructional unique.

The Mantis Guard gives you some very unique and powerful Kuzushi opportunities that will make it a very powerful attacking platform for you!

• Mantis Guard Kuzushi
• Arm Pull Kuzushi from Mantis Guard
• Elevation Kuzushi from Mantis Guard
• Knee Lever Kuzushi from Mantis Guard
• Tripod Sweep and Kuzushi from Mantis Guard
• Elevation to Taint Sweep and Kuzushi from Mantis Guard

Part 10: Mantis Guard Retention & Pass Prevention

In this section we break down how to stop, prevent and completely shut down your opponent's Mantis Guard passing attempts.

Your training partners will absolutely hate us for showing you these techniques...

• Defending Passes from Mantis Guard
• Defending Leg Drag from Mantis Guard
• Defending Kneecut from Mantis Guard
• Defending Double Unders from Mantis Guard
• Defending Rolling Pass from Mantis Guard
• Defending the Stupid Pass from Mantis Guard
• Defending the Crab Ride

Part 11: Mantis Guard Attacks

In this section we show you how you how to attack, sweep, submit and take the back of your opponent from the Mantis Guard.

When you use these techniques many of the people you grapple with won't have the slightest clue of what you're doing... until you tap them out!

• Mantis Guard Attacks
• Dick Post X Sweep
• Knee Buckle Back Take
• The Reverse Knee Buckle Mechanism
• Reverse Knee Buckle to Backtake
• Reverse Knee Buckle to 411
• Reverse Knee Buckle to Leg Drag
• Reverse Knee Buckle to Leg Drag 2
• The Shotgun X Mechanism from Mantis Guard
• Shotgun X to Back Take
• Shotgun X to Top

Part 12: Mantis Guard Troubleshooting & Submissions

In this section you'll learn how to deal with the most common reactions and responses you'll encounter in the Mantis Guard.

You'll learn how to neutralise these reactions and convert them into powerful submissions to tap your training partners out!

• Troubleshooting the Mantis Guard
• Omoplata vs Knee Post in Mantis Guard
• Guillotine vs Active Posting in Mantis Guard
• Dealing with the Flop in Mantis Guard
• Technical Standup Sweep vs Combat Base
• Gable Grip Knee Buckle for Problem Backtakes

Part 13: Reverse de la Riva Entries and Kuzushi

The Reverse de la Riva Guard is a very important position to learn in no gi because it complements the regular de la Riva Guard. It gives you defenses to the most common guard passes, and solutions when your opponent is just stalling.

In this section you'll learn how to establish a powerful Reverse de la Riva Guard, and how to  keep your opponent continuously off-balanced and on the defensive.

• The Reverse de la Riva Guard
• Switching from de la Riva to Reverse de la Riva
• Reverse de la Riva vs Kneecut Pass
• Reverse de la Riva Kuzushi
• Tripod Sweep and Kuzushi from Reverse de la Riva

Part 14: Reverse de la Riva Guard Pass Defenses

There are several types of guard passes that you'll run into again and again when you're using the Reverse de la Riva in no gi. Understanding these guard passes is very useful though, because it allows you to prepare your defenses in advance.

In this section you'll learn the exact techniques you need to shut those guard passes down so you can keep attacking your opponent in the guard.

• Defending the Power Slide in Reverse de la Riva
• Defending the Leg Drag in Reverse de la Riva
• Blocking the Crossface and Longstep in Reverse de la Riva

Part 15: Reverse de la Riva Attacks

In this section you'll learn the most powerful Reverse de la Riva attacks that work in no gi.

You'll learn the famous 'Kiss of the Dragon' attack sequence but then we'll move onto other, very powerful attacks including transitions to some of the most effective leglocks in the grappling repertoire.

• Reverse de la Riva Attacks
• Arm Drag Series
• Kiss of the Dragon Sweep
• Kiss of the Dragon Backtake
• Far Leg Grip to Shin Sweep or X Guard
• Rifle Butt to Reverse X 411 vs Kneeling
• Rifle Butt to Reverse X 411 vs Standing
• Transition to Outside Ashi on Far Leg
• Transition to 411 on Near Leg
• Imanari to Far Leg 411
• Shoulder Clamp

Part 16: Leglock Proofing Your de la Riva Game

Leglocks are a very powerful tool for the bottom man in the de la Riva Guard. However a desperate opponent might also try to use leglocks on you! And it sucks if you don't know how to shut these down!!

In this section you'll learn the exact steps and precautions to make yourself leglock proof in the de la Riva Guard and variations.  Just say NO to easy leglocks!

• Leglock Proofing Your de la Riva Game
• Critical Leglock Prevention Concepts
• Preventative Anti-Leglocking Feet Positioning
• Extracting Your Leg from Ashi Garami
• Defending and Countering the Toehold
• Defending the Calf Slicer
• Dealing with the Backstep Kneebar and 411
• Preventing and Escaping the Estima Lock
• Preventing the Stepover to 411 and Outside Ashi
• No Gi de la Riva Conclusion

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Until the end of this sale I've added a brand new bonus... Anyone who purchases the No Gi de la Riva Formula will ALSO get instant access entire BJJ Formula with Rob Biernacki in digital format.

This amazing instructional has a $177 value and has a ton of immediately useful content that will improve your BJJ game overnight.

This 8 hour set consists of 4 different volumes...

• The Core Concepts of BJJ
• The Guard and Bottom Game Formula
• The Guard Pass and Top Game Formula
• The Back Position Attacks Formula

The part I get the most feedback about is the guard retention section of that instructional - it's so useful that on it's own it's worth the entire cost of the instructional.

Anyhow, until this sale shuts down if you grab The No Gi de la Riva Formula I'll also give you access to the BJJ Formula.  The two sets will work together to improve your jiu-jitsu skills overnight.

 

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The Best Guarantee in BJJ!

Look, I've seen hundreds of instructionals and I think this one is absolutely amazing.  In fact I’m so confident it's great that I'm backing it up with a 100%, no wiggle-room, zero hassle money back guarantee.

My return policy on this is really simple: if you don’t like the material, if you don’t find the format useful, if you find the rashguard designs offensive – anything – then you have 365 days to let me know and I’ll give you a complete refund.

This is not about ‘tricking’ you into buying something that isn’t useful and isn’t what you needed.

I just want you to be able to check this product out with confidence that it’s going to work for you, or you'll get all your money back.

It doesn't get more fair than that.

Stephan

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What formats is The No Gi de la Riva Guard Formula available in?

A: It is currently available in a 4 DVD set (most of those DVDs are dual layer to fit all the information) and in an instantly available streaming format on Grapplearts.com.  As part of the initial launch we’re offering an option of getting both the DVDs and the online version for the price of just the DVDs.

Q: Will this material work for beginners?

A: The de la Riva Guard with the gi can be a very deep rabbit hole. Once you start gripping sleeves, wrapping lapels, and using other forms of gi trickery it quickly becomes a very intricate and advanced system. And you need a handful of moves that work right now, not 10 million different moves

Now that has all changed.

Things are simplified in no gi.  It removes much of the complexity and confusion.  And Rob's step-by-step system for the No Gi de la Riva is so streamlined that even whitebelts can use it.  So yes, if you're a beginner then you can benefit from this immediately.  And the instructional also has enough advanced material to keep you coming back to it for a long time.

Q: Do you cover related guards or just the de la Riva in this instructional?

A: Obviously we cover the regular de la Riva Guard in this instructional but you'll ALSO get a very detailed gameplan and all the techniques you need for the Mantis Guard, DMX Guard and the Reverse de la Riva Guard in this instructional.

By combining these four different variations of guards you'll have answers and attacks no matter what kind of pressure or guard passes your opponent throws at you!

Q: Is this an app, or will a series of apps with this material become available in the future?

Firstly, the on-demand digital version plays very well on smartphones and tablets anywhere that you have data or a wifi connection.

It will eventually be coming out in app form too, but here's the really cool thing...

If you get either the digital or the physical version of this instructional from this page today then when the apps comes out shoot me an email and I'll hook you up with them for free.

Yes, this creates a little more work for me, but ultimately my business model is really just about getting people the information that'll help them as fast as possible.  And so I'm happy to give you the app version of this instructional too.

Q: Will this material also work with the gi?

A: Yes. Anything you can do without the gi you can also do with the gi, but the reverse is not always true.

The traditional de la Riva Guard relies heavily on sleeve, belt, lapel and pants grips which obviously won't work in no gi.

However if you develop your no gi sweeping and submission skills then, when you put the gi on, you'll find that you've built an excellent base of technique that'll serve you really well with all those grips.

At that point all you'll need to learn are a few grip breaks, and maybe a few extra gi-only tricks, and you'll have a killer de la Riva game that works regardless of whether you're doing no gi submission grappling or gi-based BJJ.

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A Final Word from Stephan Kesting

I've covered a lot of the background and specifications for this product above but here's the really simple punchline...

This is an amazing instructional that will give you a complete open guard game to sweep, submit and take the back of your opponents.

It's on sale right now for about half price with free shipping.  And if you don't like it I'll give you all your money back.

But that great price isn't going to last long...

I think it's a great deal on something that will really help you.

Grab it now if you're interested!

Cheers,

Stephan Kesting