3 Part Technique - If your opponent commits both of his hooks to take your back while turtled, he voluntarily relinquishes control over where the position will end up next; use this opportunity to stand up to your feet and escape his b...

2 Part Technique - Get your hands underneath your opponent's Seatbelt to pry it open and allow your shoulders to slide onto the mat for the escape. If you have the opportunity, choose the side of his non-choking arm to escape your shou...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo goes back to the ground to escape Standing Back Control: [I] If you cannot shake your opponent off of your back while standing, fall to the side of your free shoulder and scrape his chest off of your back with t...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo escapes the Seatbelt: [I] Protect your neck from the choke as you stand up to your feet and put your opponent on a slant, letting him fall off downward onto the mat. [II] If he posts his hand on the ground, duck...

2 Part Lesson - Stand against an opponent's Back Take from Closed Guard and force him to rotate back into guard by pulling with holds and using gravity.

Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Marcelo evades his opponent's transition toward his back while underneath their sprawl: When your opponent tries to run behind to claim control over your back, try to capture their near-side leg into a Single for ...