Adult No-Gi Jiu Jitsu in Miramar Beach | Passing Reverse De La Riva Without Grips

Adult No-Gi Jiu Jitsu at Coastal Jiu Jitsu in Miramar Beach, Florida gives adults a place to stay active, learn something challenging, and solve problems while staying calm under pressure. In this no-gi class, students work on getting past the reverse De La Riva guard without the gi grips, using leg work to pass and reach a strong top position.

For busy adults, parents, and professionals, this is a look at how we train. The coach adapts the lesson to the questions students ask, partners drill at a controlled pace, and the class builds into positional rounds and then live rounds with submissions. A visiting training partner from out of state joins in.

Inside this class

The class begins by showing how passing changes in no-gi: without pant and collar grips, neither person can hold on the same way. Students learn how to stay connected, use their legs to get past their partner's legs, and pass to the top.

A student's question leads to a new detail on getting under the knees, and the coach explains how questions help everyone learn more. Positional rounds follow, with the bottom player working to sweep or wrestle up and the top player working to pass or take the back, before the group moves into rounds with submissions.

Video timestamps

00:02 Passing reverse De La Riva without the gi
01:00 Two ways to come underneath your partner
03:00 When your grip slides off
05:01 Passing to the hip and controlling the head
07:00 Getting your shoulders under the knees
07:25 How student questions shape the lesson
11:15 Using your leg like a wedge
14:27 Going over the shin, not the knee
17:01 Using attacks to get to the top position
18:32 Positional rounds: pass or sweep
45:42 Live rounds with coaching
46:14 Staying on the front headlock
55:14 Frames and transitions from the top

Key technical concepts

Adjust when the grips change. In no-gi, there are no pants or collars to hold. Both partners have to rely on position, connection, and leg work.

Use your legs to pass. Getting past your partner's legs takes more than your hands. Footwork and leg placement do much of the work.

Ask questions. The coach comes in with a plan, but student questions often lead to new details that help the whole group.

Why this work matters

Training asks adults to stay patient in uncomfortable positions, think through a problem, and try again. Those habits can carry into work, family, and everyday stress.

Students also train with people of different sizes and backgrounds, including visitors, which keeps every round a new problem to solve.

New to Jiu Jitsu?

You don't need any experience to start. Beginners learn the basics first, drill at a controlled pace, and build up to live training with coaching along the way. Questions are always welcome.

Train with us

Coastal Jiu Jitsu is located in Miramar Beach, Florida, serving adults from Destin, Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach, 30A, Freeport, Inlet Beach, and surrounding Northwest Florida communities. Drop-ins are welcome in any class, whether you live here or are visiting the area.

Looking for a challenge, a skill to work on, and good people to train with? Contact us with your questions or book your first class.

Website: https://www.coastaljiujitsu.us
Phone: 850-866-2861
Address: 10859 Emerald Coast Pkwy W Unit 403, Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Book a class: https://book.squareup.com/appointments/uuwnvg15zeylf9/location/LB8NT9SDM4ESA/services

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