2 Part Technique - 2 common situations to getting the Seatbelt Control Position is from Taking the Back off of a Sprawl when an opponent shoots or Stack Passing and the opponent exposes their back. Once in the Seatbelt Control Position...

2 Part Technique - Quickly grab the opponent's ankles and lift to put their back to the mat. Switch your grips so you can push the legs and get your chest under the opponent's hips. Continue to push to expose their back and immediately...

1 Part Technique - The basic and traditional Kimura from Side control. You may have noticed Marcelo does not prefer to use the Kimura in competitions. He believes it's difficult to use against larger and stronger opponents, so he focus...

2 Part Technique - Breaking the Gi Grips from standing to a Double Leg Takedown. Now the opponent grabs the back top of the Gi. So, Marcelo teaches how to break this type of grip and finish with a Takedown Hook Sweep with Belt Control.

3 Part Technique - Instead of fighting after the opponent establishes their grip first, it is better to break their grips and establish a control of your own. After you break their grips the opponent will usually try to engage again fo...

3 Part Technique - After knocking your opponent flat onto his back from butterfly with grips on his collar and knee, look to push his leg down to the mat as you dive for an underhook and slide your shin over his thigh to complete the p...

2 Part Technique - Proper attention to hand fighting will lead to ideal grips and control to set up for a takedown. Fight for a grip on his collar and a grip on his wrist. Yank down on his collar to force the opponent to react by openi...

2 Part Technique - In a physical confrontation, wherein your adversary pushes your chest to reel you backward, use his extended arms against him on his second push attempt by countering with a Prayer Parry into your judo grips. Throw h...

2 Part Technique - Swim your non-collar gripping arm through the middle of Collar and Elbow Control to find the Single Leg. If the opponent's collar control extends you away, break his control first before securing the Single Leg again...

2 Part Technique - If an attacker pushes your chest, prepare for the next push and guide his arms around you with the prayer technique for Collar & Elbow Control. Keep your base between his feet as you spin into his hips for the throw ...

1 Part Technique - Your opportunities to effectively attack your opponent are severely limited if you're held inside his Closed Guard, and conversely, he will have a multitude of options and possibilities to threaten you with. Therefor...

3 Part Technique - Henrique demonstrates how to open up your opponent for attack from the Side Control. The key movement in this lesson is the isolation of the farside arm with an overhook. This overhook can be parlayed into an armbar,...

4 Part Lesson — Marcelo talks about foresight, basic hand-fighting skills, avoiding secure grips on your collar, and finishing the Single Leg Takedown from the feet.