Master Fabio Gurgel teaches how to convert a guard recovery into a sweep: After you've bumped your opponent with your inner-arm accompanied with a bridging escape, angle your shoulders perpendicularly to their chest while framing again...

3 Part Technique - Escaping the Back Control Position before the opponent is able to secure the Seatbelt Control. You must roll on your shoulders and use your lower back to push into the opponent.

3 Part Technique - If the opponent is strong with back submissions, protecting your neck is the priority and not preventing the hooks for back points is secondary. After protecting your neck, you will be safe to start escaping the hook...

2 Part Technique - If threatened by the Over Under Pass, do not let your opponent control the "Over" portion; otherwise it will be significantly harder to create enough space to escape. Defend by fighting for the inside tie on his arm,...

2 Part Technique - Avoid your opponent's Over Under Pass by keeping his head away from yours with the Frame Escape. After escaping your hips, swing your leg down on his shoulder for the Omoplata. If he straightens his arm out onto your...

2 Part Technique - Insert a butterfly hook from Half Guard when you encounter the Over Under Pass, and use it to lift weight off of your chest so that you can turn onto your side for the Hook Sweep. Since your opponent will be holding ...

2 Part Technique - You must defeat the Seat Belt before you can escape the Back Control. Swim your hands inside and create a frame, which is similar to the frame against an Over Under Control vs Half Guard. This frame is a strong tool ...

2 Part Technique - Realize, that if you get beaten with Over/Under Control vs Butterfly, you cannot let your opponent connect his hands together for Underhook & Head Control. Foil his crossface by intercepting it with a Reverse Underho...

2 Part Technique - Never allow your opponent to gain an underhook on you while playing from Half Guard, and certainly don't let him clasp his hands together around your head and arm. With that said, if you are trapped under this domina...

2 Part Technique - Attacks, transitions, and escapes relies on mobility. If the opponent controls your head, your body cannot follow and preform. Use a frame against the opponent's Half Guard control to maintain the mobility needed in ...

2 Part Lesson - Pry open the opponent's Seat Belt and catch his arms with Over Hooks. Detach your shoulders from the opponent's upper body and prevent him from realigning himself by forcing your shoulders with a bridging movement.

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo recovers his Guard after getting forced to Half Guard: [I] If your opponent dives into your Seated Guard to force you into Half Guard, turn onto your side and prevent him from establishing an Underhook; create a...

2 Part Technique - Marcelo guides his instructors through the mechanics and strategy behind countering the Over Under Pass against Butterfly. If you get tilted away from the side of your Hook Sweep, abandon your underhook and begin fra...