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The De La Riva System Part 1: The Foundation by Mikey Musumeci reviews

The De La Riva System Part 1: The Foundation by Mikey Musumeci has 76 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.97 out of 5. 97% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from November 25, 2020 to March 13, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed The De La Riva System Part 1: The Foundation by Mikey Musumeci

26 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.

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The reviews

• very detailed

  Mikey really goes into all details of de la riva and even the science behind the guard

  Joseph S.March 13, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt4-6 yrs training

• ZPL

  Great Instruction

  AnonymousOctober 28, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• Good

  Good

  Jae S.September 7, 2025South KoreaVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• 素晴らしい

  すごく分かりやすく満足

  Yama M.September 1, 2025JapanVerified buyerBrown belt16 yrs training

• De la riva foundations

  Good details

  George C.August 29, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• I like the in depthness

  I like how he goes deep into body mechanics

  Nicholas L.June 5, 2025United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Insane details

  Mikey is so comprehensive and makes every part of DLR clear.

  Taylor D.February 26, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• The De La Riva System Part 1: The Foundation by Mikey Musumeci

  Another awesome Instructional from Mikey Musumeci. As always, Mikey discusses in full detail the concepts of the De La Riva Guard.

  Rico A.February 3, 2025PhilippinesBlue belt10-12 yrs training

• The De La Riva System Part 1: The Foundation

  De La Riva Systematized intelligently for real world usability

  Jeff B.January 30, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Deceptively subtle

  Watched this in full 3x over past 2 years. Finally getting it all. Effectively the entire video is one tilt sweep. Was hitting it after first viewing, but sometimes it didn't work at all. After watching it twice more, I finally understood about the common principles and being sensitive to what their weight and grips are doing. That was why it wasn't working sometimes before. Very cool!

  David P.January 28, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• The De La Riva System Part 1

  Great information Easy to follow

  Brian B.January 19, 2025AustraliaVerified buyerBlack belt10-12 yrs training

• Comprehensive overview

  Very detailed worth the wait

  Ben T.January 3, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Good overview!

  Top quality instruction, from one of the best out there

  Ben T.December 30, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Clear and Consise Instruction backed with theory

  Mikey really dives deep starting with foundational concepts and positioning with the guard. Outstanding and easy to understand instruction. Money well spent.

  Adam C.November 30, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• DLR

  Everything about DLR is here

  June Y.August 26, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• excellent courss

  easy to understand and very helpful

  nathaniel D.July 10, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Fantastic!

  Mikey is such a brilliant coach. He knows this guard inside and out and exceptionally breaks it down comprehensively and systematically. The concepts he covers encompass guard strategies applicable to all forms of guard. Of course, he focuses these concepts on the DLR. He also shows DLR defense to cover the proper offense. Thanks Mikey, these are pure gold!!! I will be ordering (probably) all of his instructionals.

  Aaron T.June 21, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• Great Stuff

  Detailed instructional

  DylanFee L.June 21, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Open guard option

  Looking for open guard options to play and what better than from Mikey.

  Daniel F.June 3, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Awesome

  Amazing foundational video

  Joel J.May 22, 2024CanadaVerified buyerBlue belt1-3 yrs training

• Unbelievable intro to De La Riva

  After watching this instructional, sweeping people from DLR feels ****** simple. You should watch this immediately.

  Joseph E.May 15, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Great Instructional

  Mikey builds a good foundation for De La Riva and reliable ways to address common scenarios

  Joey K.May 15, 2024United StatesVerified buyer

• So much Information

  Great breakdown on how to properly play De Le Riva. I used to be somewhat discouraged to use this guard because certain people could always shut it down so easily, but now that I've picked up a few really important details, I'm starting to see success again!

  Mat S.May 14, 2024CanadaBlack belt7-9 yrs training

• great instruction

  ingenious instruction, incontrovertibly respectful of this technique

  Carlos Q.May 9, 2024United StatesVerified buyerWhite belt4-6 yrs training

• Crazy good

  I was hesitant on buying the course because I read that he can get lost on the details and be too much for beginners. I found the opposite to be true. Mikey is very conceptual and gives world class explanations.

  Roman O.May 7, 2024FranceVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

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