Review: Ricardo De La Riva Ultimate Street Fighting DVD Set
Volumes 3, 4 - Side Control, Knee on Chest
Nov 26, 2004
Volumes 3 and 4 - Side Control and Knee on
Chest
Wow, I really liked the two side control/knee on chest tapes. Most of the material on the 2 Sperry side control tapes from his first and second series plus much more can be found here with the exception of some knee on chest work. Sperry has a slightly more refined knee on chest approach IMHO, and shows a little bit more from this position.
De La Riva takes Sperry's 4 top control positions as taught on tape 10 of his second series and breaks them down further, giving 7 positions. A clear distinction is seen between the two in the way of explanations. The explanations of foot and hand placement, movement, etc. is spartan compared to Sperry. This is fine IF you have Sperry because he thoroughly breaks down everything. If you do NOT have Sperry, many important details would be lost. As I said, the explanations aren't anything bad if you have Sperry; you already know where to put your feet and weight.
Okay, De La Riva moves between his 7 positions, finds some excellent ways to strike, and uses the strikes to get a mount or submission. One really nifty move was a one arm americana. If this fails, he shows how to get a juji gatame, a kimura, total hold down type position, or head scissor. Like I said, basically every move, except some knee on chest work, that Sperry shows can be found here along with much more material. De La Riva continued to impressed me with his use of his legs. He uses his hooks to mount or even get a rear mount. De La Riva shows some excellent ways to get the mount when your opponent defends; several good bait and switches are shown. The little knee on chest work shown is quite good, and De La Riva uses a different hand positioning than Sperry, interesting.
I really liked these tapes. If you have Sperry, you have many of the finer details already, but a beginner would miss some really important details that make or break a position.
This instructional DVD set is for sale in the Sherdog Shop for $79.99.
Wow, I really liked the two side control/knee on chest tapes. Most of the material on the 2 Sperry side control tapes from his first and second series plus much more can be found here with the exception of some knee on chest work. Sperry has a slightly more refined knee on chest approach IMHO, and shows a little bit more from this position.
De La Riva takes Sperry's 4 top control positions as taught on tape 10 of his second series and breaks them down further, giving 7 positions. A clear distinction is seen between the two in the way of explanations. The explanations of foot and hand placement, movement, etc. is spartan compared to Sperry. This is fine IF you have Sperry because he thoroughly breaks down everything. If you do NOT have Sperry, many important details would be lost. As I said, the explanations aren't anything bad if you have Sperry; you already know where to put your feet and weight.
Okay, De La Riva moves between his 7 positions, finds some excellent ways to strike, and uses the strikes to get a mount or submission. One really nifty move was a one arm americana. If this fails, he shows how to get a juji gatame, a kimura, total hold down type position, or head scissor. Like I said, basically every move, except some knee on chest work, that Sperry shows can be found here along with much more material. De La Riva continued to impressed me with his use of his legs. He uses his hooks to mount or even get a rear mount. De La Riva shows some excellent ways to get the mount when your opponent defends; several good bait and switches are shown. The little knee on chest work shown is quite good, and De La Riva uses a different hand positioning than Sperry, interesting.
I really liked these tapes. If you have Sperry, you have many of the finer details already, but a beginner would miss some really important details that make or break a position.
This instructional DVD set is for sale in the Sherdog Shop for $79.99.
