4 Part Lesson -- Marcelo imparts the concept of the primacy of the finish: Don't think of your game in terms of discrete chunks that are subject to the scoring conditions of a match and are stitched together in a piecemeal fashion; rat...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows a counter to the Elbow Push Escape: [I] If your opponent applies the Elbow Push technique against your Stack Pass, circumvent his force by spinning around through North/South to the opposite Side. Look to ...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows his Single Leg Stacking Pass: [I] Use one hand to pin your opponent's leg down to the mat by making a grip on the inside of his knee, and underhook his opposite leg as it raises up from the pin. Make a gri...

3 Part Lesson - The opponent will push and post against your stacking pressure, so redirect your energy by circling. Anticipate the opponent's Single Leg and run towards his exposed back before he finishes his move.

3 Part Technique - Stack and fold the opponent forwards by controlling one leg, because you will carry his full weight by holding both. Look to control his upper body with your arms once in proximity. If you cannot get close enough to ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo escapes from follow-up attacks after defending a Triangle: If your opponent snatches you inside a Triangle Choke, find a grip to help keep your arm from crossing and making the choke tighter as you either postu...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo escapes from the Closed Guard: [I] Whether you win the hand fight, gaining control over your opponent's wrists to inhibit his grips, or he leaves you a moment of freedom by hiding his hands, make it up to your f...