Alias · Guard Passing
DLR disengagement
Also known as De La Riva Break — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: common gym language
Informal — clearing the De La Riva hook
DLR disengagement is a colloquial name for the De La Riva break — abbreviating De La Riva to “DLR” and framing the break as disengaging from the hook.
Etymology. “DLR” is the standard gym abbreviation for De La Riva; “disengagement” names the act of pulling free of the entangling hook. The shorthand is spoken vocabulary, common where the full guard name is understood.
Mechanics. The De La Riva hook is the guard’s foot-line connection on the outside leg; stripping it is the foot-clearance that must come before the pass, since advancing while the hook remains active runs straight into the guard’s strongest controlling element.
Cross-reference. “De La Riva opening” and “Hook removal” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on De La Riva Break.