Power Switch Guard Retention and Genius Back Takes by Mikey Musumeci
211 reviews · 4.92 / 5
Mikey Musumeci · Combo
The Reverse De La Riva System by Mikey Musumeci has 54 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 5.0 out of 5. 100% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from June 23, 2023 to September 1, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
25 of these reviewers gave their belt rank when they submitted the review. BJJ Fanatics asks for rank, age and years training at the point of review, so this breakdown is self-reported by the customer.
| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 6 | 5.0 |
| White | 5 | 5.0 |
| Brown | 5 | 5.0 |
| Black | 5 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 4 | 5.0 |

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another great instructional for an interesting and underrated guard.
creative attacks and sweeps
Love this one! Helped my no gi game too
Covers a logical tree of the different scenarios between being able to sweep, attack and taking the back, and the options within. Simple to understand when to do what and how to chain them together in reality. Mikey is very clear in how you explains the key details of each move and when to use it.
Mickey speaks to my son. He picked up everything from this instructional quickly.
This is one of my favorite instructional period. It's in my top 10 for sure and I have over 100. He nailed the teaching method on this one. It's very easy to follow and the details are excellent. If you watch this, you will learn how to really do the DLR. Thanks Mikey
perfect
Complete system if you are new to RDLR!
Mikey a true master!! The gold in his series is the conceptual approach to the guard.
very useful!
Lots of cool concepts, would recommend to anyone learning reverse de la riva
Lots of helpful concepts, would definitely recommend
good
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I need to practise this more as there is a real skill to holding the grips, but so detailed..
Good. Provides a simple to follow RDLR system. Oss.
Mikey is good but wordy
Brilliant breakdown of RDLR. For all belt levels!
good
good to buy
good to buy
Great playbook for a comprehensive RDLR guard
great details
Helped me out massively
Helped me massively
awesome
This DVD is a must have to learn the basics and beyond of rdlr. Mikey is the best DVD instructor hands down!
M. M. offers amazing ideas and concepts. Now he put the reverse de la riva into these. Itvis a great addition for me. Especially when I defend/recover the guard I land in half guard/reverse de la riva. Thanks!!
Mikey explanations of De La Riva guard and techniques are excellent!
good
This is a short but extremely effective instructional on RLDR. Just the first 15 minutes of the instructional, dealing with setting up appropriate frames and prioritizing frames over the RDLR hook, was worth the cost of admission. If you watch this instructional, you will feel very comfortable in the RDLR position and will be able to threaten sweeps, back takes, and submissions. I am a bigger guy (215 lb) and I am now easily hitting Kiss of the Dragon inversions to the back because Mikey explains how to make the near leg weightless.
Next level attention to detail as usual by Mikey
Excellent stuff
Great!
ぐぅど
Great technical detail
The only guy I own 6 of his instructionals and happy about every purchase. The guy is technique
You heard me
Great concepts and explanations
broken down to the smallest details.
Mikey delivers a systematic lesson on RDLR and it's worth the money. The way he categorizes the techniques/attacks in worlds or boxes makes it easy to follow and apply on the mat. I would say this video delivers more sweeps and attacks than his other videos that I have watched. Of course he breaks down the positional controls first, then we see many sweeps, backtakes and submissions.
Great details
mike did great job as always I can upgrade my self and arsenal Thank millions times for great masterpiece!
Love Mikey’s videos. He goes over the moves but his explanation of the concept is the gem.
Great Skill for guard player
Mikey is the best teacher I know. Clear concepts and very valuable for beginners as well as experienced grapplers.
Awesome video!!!
The way Mikey brakes down the most complex of moves into the simplest and easy to understand is amazing!!!!!
If you are familiar with mikey’s work, you know what to expect. If not… you’re missing a great opportunity. One of the 2/3 best teachers around, everything is perfect.
Mikey Musumeci has a great talent for clear and intuitive instruction while highlighting all teh important details that will make the difference between a technique being effective or not. His use of principles and clear organization makes this an intuitive system. Comprehensive and thorough, I have been waiting for the right instructional for reverse de la riva and when I saw this, I grabbed it immediately.
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