De La Riva Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
WHO IS DE LA RIVA?
De La Riva was awarded his black belt by Master Carlson Gracie
in the year of 1986. The famous De La Riva guard came as
Ricardo’s own solution to avoid being crushed constantly by his
heavier opponents at the gym. At first the guard was called
“Guarda Pudim” (Pudding Guard) because his opponents would be
unbalanced going wobbly when he played the guard. It was only in
1987 after De La Riva beat the until then unbeaten Royler Gracie
at the “Copa Cantão” competition applying that guard to the
highly decorated Gracie that the media started calling that
position the “De La Riva”. He now has his own Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Association which is worldwide.
http://www.bjjheroes.com/bjj-fighters/ricardo-de-la-riva-wiki-bio
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WHY JIU JITSU?
95% of all violent attacks and street fights end up with the attacker and the victim on the ground.
You do not have to be a victim. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the only self-defense system in the world that effectively deals with self-defense on the ground.
It does not matter if you are a man, woman, or child, nor does it matter if you are small, weak, strong, or over the hill. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will give you the tools to defend yourself in a real world attack