1 Part Lesson -- Paul articulates details for the Single Leg Stack Pass: The key piece of information stressed for this particular technique lies in the matter of keeping one's shoulders parallel with those of the opponent before drivi...

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 -- If an adversary steps back to load up a hooking punch, step forward and fill the inside space with a frame that deflects the blow to the outside and allows you to close the distance for the clinch. Hide your shoulder u...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo sweeps from Butterfly Guard: [I] Win dominant control over the position through the use of deliberate hand-fighting; either secure a grip on your opponent's wrist from above or below his hand and augment your ho...

1 Part Lesson — Paul focuses on the details for properly sliding your knee through your opponent's freshly opened guard for the pass. First, he reviews the steps for breaking the cross collar grip against his posture and adds one more ...

3 Part Lesson — Paul explicates key details in Escaping Side Control and immediately Sweeping from Butterfly: {I} Trace your pinky toe along the mat to the inside space between your opponent's legs after a Bridge Escape; this low movem...

3 Part Lesson — Paul teaches the ins-and-outs of Marcelo's Side Control Escapes when the opponent has beaten the guard and is body-locking your side.

2 Part Technique — Counter your opponent's attempt to flatten your Butterfly Guard with Over/Under Control in his favor by resisting the fall long enough to insert a frame and hip escape for the Omoplata. While framing against his adva...

2 Part Technique - Getting attacked isn't necessarily a bad thing; if you can recover effectively, oftentimes the opportunity for the submission surfaces in the exposition of your opponent's failed attempt. Utilizing the Backdown Guard...

1 Part Technique - Create a frame with your hands and bridge against the opponent's Under Hook and Head Control to escape. Instead of recovering into Closed Guard, sit into Butterfly Guard. Use the foot below your Under Hook to lift an...

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...

5 Part Technique - Once you've crossed your knee past your opponent's Half Guard, getting your foot out is relatively trivial, but scoring the pass can be quite arduous unless you can find an underhook to establish the Side Control. If...