Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Paul slyly hunts down a Crucifix against the Deep-Half Guard: If your opponent manages to capture around your thigh of the leg trapped in between their own for the Deep-Half Guard, use your hands to help ...

Advanced Lesson Part 1 of 3 -- Marcelo trades one dominant position for another: Whenever your opponent tries to escape from your Side Control by turning over with an Under-Hook, use your chest and elbow to monitor your opponent's tric...

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...

4 Part Lesson -- Marcelo applies a Spinning Back-Take: Muffle your opponent's Underhook as they attempt to turn towards their knees while you are holding them in Side Control; don't let them reach deeply around your hip or knee. Put we...

2 Part Lesson - Pinch the opponent's head and arm together to create space to wedge your knee into his torso to attack the back. If the opponent mistakenly reaches between your legs, Crucifix. However, recognize if and which leg the op...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo carefully allows his opponent to move while still directing them towards danger: Pull your opponent onto his or her side but block behind the triceps of the far/top-side arm; prevent your opponent from pummelin...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs how to secure the Seat Belt and Back Control against an opponent's escape from turtle.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo expertly recovers his Seatbelt after an escape attempt: If your opponent pressures hard against your Seatbelt to break your grip, allow your hands to faze through and quickly reconnect your hands. If there is mo...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo finds an Inverted Triangle Choke from the Mounted Crucifix Position: [I] If your opponent begins to slink away from your Seatbelt Control after you flip him out of his Tripod-Base, keep his arm trapped between y...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo attributes his inordinate success with escaping from the back to his training partners' lack of legitimate threats with the Crucifix Armbar: [I] When finishing the Crucifix Armbar against the Turtle Position, do...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo maintains Seatbelt Control after jumping on the Back: [I] Align your chest in parallel with your opponent's upper back and squeeze your arms tightly to avoid slipping overhead. If you cannot readily place your h...

2 Part Lesson - Drive the opponent forward from your Back Body Lock and force him into All-Fours. With the opponent's hands bearing his weight, entangle his posting arm with your Crucifix. Yet, if the opponent has a strong enough base ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains the details behind finishing the Rear Naked Choke from the Crucifix position while his opponent is turtled and also after he rolls.