Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo breaks his opponent down for a choke after capturing their back: Plant your feet firmly against the mat to prevent your opponent from rolling into you for an escape. If they remain postured in the Turtle-Posi...

2 Part Technique - Ankle Pick Takedown to a Circle Pass to Seatbelt Control to Rear Naked Choke.

2 Part Technique - Taking the Back from the Turning Half Guard. If you cannot get the Underhook to Pass with the traditional Over/Under or Underhook and Head Control Guard pass, Turning Half Guard is a great solution. Not only is the T...

2 Part Technique - Preventing the opponent from putting your back on the mat from Butterfly Guard and using the 2on1 Control to take the Back. Once you have the 2on1 Control, scoot in, pull the opponent on top of you, then lift with yo...

2 Part Technique - Armdrag to the Single Leg takedown. If the opponent stays with his hands on the mat after the armdrag, Taking the Back and transitioning into the Seatbelt control is a great opportunity.

2 Part Technique - If you have Side Control, and the opponent is not trying to escape, but defend from further attacks, the option of Taking the Back is available. Turn the opponent to his knees, secure the Seatbelt Control. Now you ca...

2 Part Technique - The Seatbelt Control is the most important technique in maintaining Back Control. If the opponent is able to roll before you can cover to get Back Control, continue to hold the Seat Belt Control and run around parall...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo puts the cart before the horse in terms of non-telegraphically passing without first establishing stabilizing controls: [I] Passing from Combat-Base (Suwariwaza; Sonkyo, Kikyo, Tatehiza, Hanza, Yankii, et al.) i...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo converts the Seatbelt to the Hooks or Choke: [I] If your opponent falls to escape your Seatbelt Control on the Weak-Side, before you can set your second hook, use that leg to drive the opponent's hips up off the...

2 Part Technique - Stack an opponent that is using Open Guard and it's variations to only defend, forcing you to mistakenly over expose yourself. Force the opponent to turtle or pass with angled pressure against his defense.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches one of his most advanced lessons: [I] When you arrive at the Rear-Body-Lock-Position (back body lock, waist-lock, rear-hold, et al.) be wary of your opponent rolling forward and diving underneath your ba...

2 Part Technique - Find the 2on1 while Hand Fighting, because you need a control to offensively attack. Use your hooks to lift the opponent into the air and twist his upper body with your 2on1 Control to expose his back. The opponent w...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo creates a hiccup during a scramble to win favor: [I] After exposing your opponent's back from a Stacking Pass, buy yourself extra time to fasten the Seatbelt by yanking your opponent off of his base from Turtle....