Marcelo hits a rudimentary sweep against a kneeling opponent: Ideally, one should seek to close the distance on a kneeling opponent from the Butterfly-Guard and secure a strong, dominant chest-to-chest connection with at least one Unde...

Marcelo navigates around a counter to his initial sweep: Oftentimes, tall opponents may be nimble enough to catch themselves from falling by backstepping against your knock-over from 1Leg-X; when this happens, time their press forward ...

Marcelo uses his opponent's escape against themself: If your opponent manages to seize an Under-Hook from the bottom of Side-Control, you cannot always directly attack their far-arm with a Kimura; they may try to turn up onto their sid...

Marcelo counters his opponent's defensive reaction to an initial Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard with a Reverse Hook-Sweep from Single-Leg X-Guard: Hand-fight to protect your feet from attack until you can scoot forward, closing the di...

Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo adapts a traditional Judo throw for Nogi: Starting with Collar & Elbow Control on the feet, drive your opponent's weight onto one leg by steering their upper-body in order to break their posture for a throw; ...

Marcelo derives a contigency attack after sweeping: If your opponent stands up to break open your Closed-Guard, seize control over both of their ankles making grips at the heels to knock them backwards for a sweep. If they land too far...

Marcelo exhibits the most practiced and plied sweep in his arsenal: Starting with 2on1-Control from Butterfly-Guard against a kneeling opponent, make the adjustment for greater control by switching from their elbow to the back of their...

Marcelo consolidates top position after a Hip-Throw and attacks from the Mount: After throwing your opponent with a Major Hip-Toss, you may end up on top without enough balance to attack from an impact-control position, e.g. Knee-on-Be...

Master Fabio Gurgel finishes a Reverse Triangle Choke: If your opponent posts out their hand in response to your Over-Hook & Elbow-Control Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard, release their far-elbow and post onto your own hand to create e...

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...

2 Part Technique - Pulling Guard with the 2on1 Control to Sweeping using the 2on1 and finally Push Sweeping when the opponent tries to disengage.

3 Part Technique - Passing the Guard and Halfguard using Over / Under Control. This is one of Marcelo's favorite Guard Passes. The Nogi version is exactly the same, except you would use Head and Underhook Control if you or your opponen...

2 Part Technique - Counter the Over Under Guard Pass by crunching your body and stopping their diagonal pressure. With your Over Under Control, Hook Sweep the opponent to reverse the position. If the opponent is able to flatten your ba...