3-Part Fundamental Lesson -- Bernardo shows some of his favorite ways to pass the Spider-Guard: If your opponent finds Double-Sleeve Control and places one foot your hip and their other onto your biceps, maintain a strong base and work...

2-Part Fundamental Lesson -- Paul briefly instructs an important detail regarding connected reactions while passing: After knocking your opponent backwards from seated upright to lying recumbent, use your hands to post against their st...

1 Part Lesson -- Paul explains when and how to apply Knee-on-Belly: If your opponent makes frames and is about to escape their hip to insert their legs for a recovery, thrust your knee across their stomach and deflect their arms to con...

1 Part Lesson -- Paul shows 3 transitions after establishing Knee-on-Belly: If your opponent protects his her neck while also hiding their elbows from attack, advance to the Full-Mount Position. If your opponent turns into you, float o...

Base down into the opponent's guard to crowd his movement. Drag and drive perpendicular to pin his leg with your knee and continue upwards towards the opponent's upper body to pummel for the Under Hook and clinch.

Upright posture, leverage, and structure, are the key aspects to force open the opponent's Closed Guard.

1 Part Lesson -- Paul walks us through the basics for a standing-style breaking of your opponent's Closed Guard. Manage your weight so that your body doesn't shift past the wall defined by your lapel grip. Step up on the same side as t...

3 Part Lesson -- Paul sprawls, spins around to the back, sets his hooks, and finds the choke: Stuff your opponent's takedown by deflecting his or her penetration step downward into the mat. Lock your arms around the shoulders for a Fro...

Paul masterfully explains the mechanics behind one of the more common and rudimentary passes against the Open Guard; namely, the "Circle Pass". He then connects the technique with a transition to the Knee Mount (or Knee-On-Belly, Knee-...

3 Part Lesson — Paul teaches punch-block defense from standing, an armbar from mount, and taking the back to the rear naked choke.

3 Part Lesson — Paul shows 3 interrelated submissions strung together from Mount: [I] Upon inserting your hand inside your opponent's collar from the Full Mount Position, prepare to adjust your hips so that your opponent no longer has ...

2 Part Lesson — Paul explicates how to Take-The-Back starting from the Front-Headlock-Position: [I] Avoid letting the opponent block your access to the back (like a turnstyle) by sucking his elbow inward and driving your knee inside be...

1 Part Lesson — Paul demonstrates the Double Attack from Knee-On-Belly: [I] If your opponent attempts to block you from securing your second hand for the Collar Choke, seize his sleeve and yank it upward, making room for your shin to w...