No Gi Open Guard Volume 2: De La Riva & Waiter by Lachlan Giles
- Lachlan Giles is an ADCC Absolute bronze medalist, with one of the most legendary runs to the podium ever using the techniques he uses on this series.
- Use strategy, positioning, and systems for offense to create the strongest possible open guard that keeps opponents defending instead of fighting back.
- Secure leg locks and high percentage sweeps with step-by-step guidance.
- Lachlan has structured this 8-part series so you can learn from basics through advanced concepts, in this complete breakdown.
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
De La Riva - Overview and core concepts - DLR overview | 0 |
Gi vs no gi | 1:55 |
Outline of this section | 4:13 |
Learning to bolo | 6:34 |
Strategy and positioning - DLR leg positioning | 11:49 |
Hip position | 16:49 |
Free leg position | 17:43 |
Body position | 21:17 |
Default is move to the back | 21:58 |
Gripping the leg | 23:09 |
Narration positioning | 26:17 |
Entries - Seated | 29:29 |
Seated vs handfight | 33:33 |
DLR vs kneeling and combat base | 37:03 |
Supine entries unattached | 40:52 |
Narration: Entries | 42:27 |
To The Back - 4 Stages from DLR to the back | 47:06 |
Familiarisation sequence DLR to Berimbolo | 49:15 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
To the Back Phase 1 - Getting the angle | 0 |
Keeping the angle | 10:12 |
Troubleshooting: Headquarters | 13:07 |
Troubleshooting leg drag | 14:16 |
Troubleshooting DLR strip | 15:49 |
To the back phase 2 - Options | 16:55 |
Timing the off balance | 17:51 |
Getting hips to the mat | 18:31 |
Backtake vs backstep (Baby bolo) | 22:26 |
Waiter entry vs step forward | 27:29 |
Phase 1 and 2 - Phase 1 & 2 Narration | 29:20 |
To the back phase 3 - Not boloing - Coming on Top | 38:23 |
Phase 3 Primary sequence To bolo position | 42:28 |
Opponents options | 45:26 |
Clearing the knee line | 48:52 |
The invert | 51:21 |
Controlling with your top leg | 55:27 |
Controlling with your DLR leg | 1:00:50 |
Arm positioning | 1:05:58 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Phase 3 troubleshooting - They retreat | 0 |
They fold their knee | 2:49 |
Far arm Leg block | 5:41 |
Near arm leg block | 8:48 |
Reverse half/crossface | 9:18 |
Step over (advanced) | 12:27 |
Counter bolos | 14:40 |
The saddle | 17:38 |
Straight foot lock | 19:49 |
Toe hold | 22:41 |
Phase 3 summary - Summary | 25:35 |
To the back phase 4 - Phase 4: Taking the back | 28:48 |
Phase 4 Primary sequence The wedge (vs lying down) | 29:52 |
The Catapult (vs up on hands) | 35:47 |
Recovering when shallow | 40:34 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Summary DLR to the back - Summary Phase 1-4 DLR to the back | 0 |
Phase 3-4: From Hips to mat Narration | 2:34 |
To Waiter and modified X - Intro to DLR to waiter | 14:02 |
Opponents options | 15:10 |
Making the leg light | 16:59 |
Timing the waiter entry | 18:07 |
To underhook or not | 18:49 |
Positioning your free leg | 20:47 |
Preventing and dealing with the underhook | 23:46 |
Preventing the knee cut | 27:48 |
DLR to modified X guard | 28:43 |
Waiter entry sequence | 33:07 |
vs knee turned in (back to bolo) | 36:48 |
Narration | 40:01 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
To Shallow K Guard - Shallow K guard entry | 0 |
Narration | 8:06 |
Summary - De La Riva | 12:41 |
Drills | 15:08 |
Live clips | 19:40 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Waiter Guard - Overview - Overview and options | 0 |
Opponents options | 4:58 |
Concepts, strategy, positioning - Avoid the underhook | 9:56 |
Hips in the air | 13:09 |
Keeping their hips away | 15:18 |
Head towards or away | 17:43 |
Creating space to spin | 19:28 |
Underhook overhook and C grip | 21:58 |
The crab hook | 26:00 |
Keeping the leg | 27:56 |
Role of your near leg | 29:45 |
Role of your far leg | 30:24 |
Narration | 31:31 |
Entries - From DLR | 37:43 |
Deep half to waiter | 41:23 |
Half guard to waiter | 44:49 |
Options as you enter - Options as you enter | 47:47 |
Modified X Guard | 50:41 |
Returning to DLR | 56:56 |
Waiter... if they drop to their knee | 1:01:17 |
Narration | 1:03:10 |
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Offense - Intro to offense | 0 |
Waiter sweep | 1:05 |
Offense: Leg entanglement upgrades - Primary Attack Waiter to SLX and aoki | 5:27 |
Waiter to X near leg | 15:04 |
Waiter to X far leg | 19:51 |
To 70/30 | 21:52 |
Vs sit down to free leg 70/30 or bolo | 27:20 |
Offense: Taking the back - Back takes from waiter | 32:30 |
Waiter to the back (Initial Method) | 34:07 |
Waiter to crab ride | 45:13 |
To the back with armpit hook (preferred method) | 50:41 |
Additional option Reverse waiter to the back | 1:00:58 |
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Summary and troubleshooting - Summary | 0 |
Narration: offense | 3:09 |
Troubleshooting: footlock | 16:39 |
Preventing counter back takes | 18:07 |
Drills | 19:42 |
Live examples | 23:07 |