Move of the Day

Berimbolo Entry from De La Riva

Spin under the lead leg, take the back, and keep your hooks honest.

The berimbolo is an inversion to the back from a De La Riva (or reverse DLR) entanglement. You are not rolling for Instagram. You are using their posted lead leg as an axis, spinning underneath, and arriving on the back with a belt or pants grip already paid for.

The steps

1. 01Establish DLR plus a belt or pants grip on the near hip. Sleeve on the same-side arm is a bonus.
2. 02Drop your outside shoulder to the mat and invert, looking under their lead leg.
3. 03Kick the DLR hook through as you spin, hugging the leg like a backpack strap.
4. 04Come out facing their back. Insert the bottom hook first.
5. 05Climb to a seatbelt. If they roll, ride and re-insert — do not abandon the spin halfway.

Details that matter

• If you lose the belt, you lose the spin. Re-grip before you invert.
• Keep your head close to their far hip so you do not get flattened into 50/50 by accident.
• This is a purple-belt problem: know the emergency exit to a single-leg if the spin stalls.

Phone walkthroughs will land on the BJJ Everyday YouTube when they are filmed. The written steps above are the complete drill.

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