Berimbolo

[David Rosado]

I think the moment he commits to inverting, there's no more heel hook available. So that's probably why there's little risk of a heel hook counter, I'm guessing.

[sean applegate]

Not really a huge heelhook risk. Theres a kneebar risk but you just have to move...this isnt a static position.

[Jack Hanley]

Not really a huge heelhook risk. Theres a kneebar risk but you just have to move...this isnt a static position.

Yeah, we tried it at the gym tonight and came to the same conclusion. The possibility of an inside heelhook is hampered by the top guys reaping leg being too low on your leg. There's a way he could hop his leg over your knee to set it up and there's a remotely possible way he could try to lock it up with his leg below the knee, but neither one seems like a really over burdensome risk. My training partner instinctively went to the kneebar when I asked him to attack my leg.

[sean applegate]

if you can berimbolo, you can pull this off. i just havent worked all the kinks out yet.

[Jack Hanley]

What about the toe hold on the free leg? Do people go after it a lot on you guys before you invert? We tried it again tonight in the gym and it seems like the toe hold on the free leg is kind of a tempting target.

[Kurzy]

The Berimbolo is just one of many sweeps of of the De La Riva.

Here is Aryzinho using nothing but De La Riva and Spiral Guard to win at the highest levels of No-Gi.

That was awesome. Great fight. I was sitting here trying to relax with a rum & eggnog, and every 10 seconds I realized I was tensing up all these different muscle groups throughout my body as I watched it. lol.

[Jack Hanley]

What do you guys think about the Rafa style grip on the ankle of the DLR'd leg versus the uppercut type grip? Here's a video of someone advocating the uppercut grip:

[David Rosado]

Is there some correlation between grappling and facial ticks that I'm unaware of? Seems a lot of BJJ instructionals feature someone with a facial tick? What a weird coincidence.

[David Rosado]

Personally, I think I would prefer the uppercut hook to help me invert. Cyborg does something similar to invert. I like the concept a lot.

[Slick Rick]

Is there some correlation between grappling and facial ticks that I'm unaware of? Seems a lot of BJJ instructionals feature someone with a facial tick? What a weird coincidence.

This is a great observation David.. I've seen the same as well.