4 Part Lesson -- Marcelo imparts a jacket-based takedown series comprised of old-school judo and freestyle wrestling: Make a collar grip on your opponent while denying him or her a grip on your gi with either hand, use it to pull them ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo applies the lapel to assist with a Double-Leg Takedown: Utilize rotation to help set up your opponent for a drop to pick up a Single-Leg. If your opponent begins sprawling his or her leg to counter, quickly bin...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches follow-through and contingency for a Sweep Single: [I] Aim to capture your opponent's leg by forcing him to pivot heavily as you drag him down into a stoop and latch around his knee for a Single Leg Take...

3 Part Lesson - Feeding the collar and lapel through the opponent's legs after sweeping and cutting the corner into your Single Leg, give you additional control to run the pipe or transition into the Double Leg.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows three simple yet effective wrestling-style takedowns with the Gi: [I] Setting up a Single Leg is often best accomplished with a Collar Grip; keep your opponent busy with the grip, i.e. ward off his attempt...

3 Part Technique - Since everyone who trains under Marcelo at his academy is well-versed in the 1Leg X Guard Sweep, many in-house strategies have been developed to counter the position. Regardless of the tactic employed, Marcelo mainta...

4 Part Technique - According to Marcelo, you do not have to spend a significant portion of your training time learning takedowns in order to be successful in competition. Since you will always have the option of pulling guard, all you ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo hits a Swing Single: Shoot around your opponent rather than underneath if you are worried they will answer back with a well-timed Sprawl. You can shoot after Hand-Fighting or even control first with a Collar Gr...