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Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Recognize the opponent's intentions to reach underneath and across against your stance. In transition, catch and entrap the opponent's reaching hand. With the opponent's arm welded onto his backside, pass towards the em...
Posted: 2381 days ago
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Cross Arm Trap & Picking Up The Opponent from Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - If the opponent swims under for your far leg as you stand, entrap his arm and stand to break open his Closed Guard. In addition, you can prevent the opponent from grabbing your legs by pulling his upper body up with you...
Posted: 2738 days ago
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Standing Closed Guard Break → Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo addresses an opponent who attacks your feet while hanging onto Closed Guard: [I] Control your opponent's sleeve on the same side you plan on stepping up to build your base for a Standing Closed Guard Break. When...
Breaking the Closed Guard, Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard, Knee Slide vs Open Guard, North South Choke
     

3 Part Technique - If your opponent attacks one of your legs after you pop up to break his Closed Guard, take note of which side arm he uses and simply hop back down to reset. On the second attempt, pin the wrist of the hand he used be...
Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard, Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Technique - It is important, for reasons of safety and avoiding serious injury, to keep your knee locked tensely if your opponent underhooks it from Closed Guard Standing. Otherwise, you run the risk of damaging ligaments in the...
Posted: 4881 days ago
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Breaking the Closed Guard → Kick Escape vs Closed Guard → Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard → Knee Slide vs Open Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — [I] Success in breaking open the Closed Guard while standing involves timely coordination of your limbs; if your opponent tries to pick your heel (outside grip around foot), kick forward and step back as you crank his a...
Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard, Breaking the Closed Guard, Cross Arm Trap vs Half Guard, Turning Pass vs Half Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches a dominating Closed Guard Pass with high reward: [I] If you cannot wrangle your opponent's wrists to stand up inside his Closed Guard, thumblessly press away his biceps so you can bait his arm into an Ar...
Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard, Breaking the Closed Guard, Knee Slide vs Open Guard, Cross Arm Trap vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Technique - If you have any intention of breaking out of your opponent's Closed Guard, you're going to have to stand up. When you do, you have to be ready to balance yourself against his sweep attacks. After popping up to your f...
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