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Hand Fighting for Controls
     
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2 Part Technique - Before you can establish controls to perform various sweeps, you must Hand Fight first. Use Hand Fighting to prevent the opponent from establishing grips while being offensive for your own controls and grips. Sometim...
Double Under Control Hook Lift to Xguard Entry and X Guard Takedown Sweep
     
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2 Part Technique - While hand fighting sometimes the opponent will open their elbows when retreating. This exposes them for the Double Under Control. Open the game by lifting the opponent in the air. This gives you many options, such a...
Double Under Control, Under Hook and Head Control Hook Sweep
     
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2 Part Technique - The Double Underhook Control from Butterfly is a great control to Hook Lift the opponent, which will cause him to react for other opportunities. If the opponent counters by pummeling for Over Under Control, immediate...
2on1 Control, Collar and Elbow Control Hook Sweep, X Guard Takedown from X Guard, Double Under Hook Control, Guillotine from Butterfly
     
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3 Part Technique - The 2on1 Control is an essential control to initialize linking together offensive techniques. You can chain together Collar and Elbow Control Hook Sweeps, X-Guard Entry to Takedown Sweep, to the Double Under Hook Con...
Hand Fighting from Butterfly, Body Lock, Over Under Control Hook Sweep
     
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2 Part Technique - If the opponent resists your Hand Fighting by backing away, it is common for the opponent to make the mistake of flaring his elbows, which leaves space for the Doubler Under Control from Butterfly. The opponent will ...
Double Under Control Hook Lift, Over Under Control Hook Sweep, Inverted Armbar, 1 Leg X Guard Entry
     
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3 Part Technique - The Double Under is a very dominant control, so the opponent will immediately counter by pummeling for the neutral Over Under Control. Trap his under hook and twist the opponent, while using the Hook Sweep to score. ...
Double Under Control, Hook Lift, and Hook Sweep from Butterfly, Double Elbow Control to Hook Sweep from Butterfly
     
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2 Part Technique - Double Under Control is the best control for hook lifting your opponent. As the opponent comes back down to the mat, kick out his posts with your foot and elbow. If the opponent closes space to prevent inside control...
Double Under Control from Butterfly, Double Collar Control from Butterfly, Hook Lift from Butterfly, Inverted Armbar from Butterfly
     
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2 Part Technique - Double Under from Butterfly provides a dominant control for sweeps. Use the Hook Lift to take the opponent off his base and anticipate his hand posting on the mat in defense. Immediately attack the elbow of the posti...
Double Under Control, Cross Arm and Belt Control, Cross Arm and Belt Sweep from Butterfly, Breaking Gi Grips from Butterfly
     
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2 Part Technique - Trap the opponent's arm with your elbow as he pummels against your Double Under Control. His sleeve will now be easy to grip for the Cross Arm and Belt, a very dominant control for sweeping. When the opponent realize...
Hand Fighting, 2on1 Control, Over Under Control, Hook Sweep, Double Under Control, Hook Lift, Partial X Guard Entry, Roll Over Sweep, Collar & Elbow Control
     
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3 Part Technique - Hand fight for 2on1 Control from Butterfly and when your opponent retreats back or tries to break free, scooch in closer and apply Over Under Control for the Hook Sweep. If he is keen to this set-up, look for Double ...
Guard Recovery vs Failed Folding Pass, Under Hook and Head Control Hook Sweep from Butterfly, Under Hook and Head Control Bridge Sweep from Half Guard
     
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3 Part Technique - All is not lost if you're beaten with a Body-Lock from Side Control, as long as you keep your back off the mat; Support yourself with one hand posting behind you and create a frame on your opponent's head with the ot...
Hand Fighting from Butterfly, 2on1 Control from Butterfly, Double Elbow Control from Butterfly, Double Under Control from Butterfly, Over Under Control from Butterfly, Hook Sweep from Butterfly Guard
     
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2 Part Technique - Be the one to initiate the offense, and don't stop until your opponent gives up fighting for or against a transition. Consider the following sequence: You grab your opponents wrist; he tries to break your grip. You s...
Knee Slide vs Cross Knee Half Guard, Under Hook and Head vs Half Guard, Folding Pass vs Knee Inside from Half Guard, Double Under Control
     
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2 Part Technique - One solution against the Z-Guard, aka Knee Shield, is to break his grips, posture up, and pick his bottom knee up off the mat for the Knee Slide Pass with Underhook & Head Control. But sometimes, he will block your k...
Over Under Control from Butterfly, Hook Sweep from Butterfly, Double Under Control Hook Lift from Butterfly, 1Leg X Guard Entry, 1Leg X Guard Sweep from 1Leg X Guard
     
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2 Part Technique - Marcelo guides Paul and Henrique through a lesson designed to teach his Advanced Class the importance of knowing when to batten down the hatches, and tense up the moment your opponent decides to counter out of your c...
1Leg X Guard Sweep from 1Leg X Guard, Ankle Pick Sweep from 1Leg X Guard, Double Ankle Spin from 1Leg X Guard
     
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4 Part Lesson — Marcelo troubleshoots several positional circumstances in regards to sweeping from Single Leg X-Guard: [I] Close the distance from Butterfly Guard with Double Under Control to raise the opponent's base and allow him to ...
1Leg X Guard Sweep from 1Leg X Guard, Spin Retention vs Back Step Escape
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo discusses with his class how to deal with two common methods of escaping the 1Leg X Guard: [I] After obtaining the 1Leg X position, your opponent may attempt to simply step out of your hold, bringing his knee hi...
Hook Sweep Variation from 1Leg X Guard, Hook Sweep Variation from Partial X Guard, X Guard Takedown from Partial X Guard
     
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3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows us how to get underneath and sweep an opponent who is kneeling: [I] Starting from Butterfly Guard, gain the inside space with Double Under Control, thus allowing you to raise the opponent with your hooks a...
Double Under Control from Butterfly, Rear Cross Lapel and Elbow Control, Hook Sweep from Butterfly, Cross Arm Trap from Butterfly, Cross Arm and Rear Lapel Sweep from Butterfly Guard
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows how to deal with an opponent who is defending against your Double Under Control from Butterfly Guard: [I] Before the opponent can fully extended his arm in a Frame, pull loose his skirt out from underneath...
Hand Fighting from Butterfly, 2on1 Control, Double Under Control from Butterfly, Over Under Control Hook Sweep from Butterfly, Hook Lift from Butterfly, Inverted Armbar from Butterfly Guard
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains tactics against a recessive, kneeling passer: [I] Bait your opponent into 2on1 Control by extending your arm out and waiting for him to grab onto your wrist; when he does, feed his own wrist into your f...
Hook Lift, Inverted Armbar from Butterfly ;
     
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2 Part Lesson - Attack the opponent's arm by using your hooks to force him into posting. It may take multiple attempts to finally grasp the upper body control needed to Hook Lift, so continue searching and filling the space until a str...
Double Under Control from Butterfly, Hook Lift from Butterfly, 1Leg X Guard Entry vs Hook Lift Escape, 1Leg X Guard to Unbalance Sweep from X Guard
     
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3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows a flashy sweep for when you get under both arms from Butterfly: [I] Obtaining Double Underhooks against your opponent from the Butterfly Guard allows you to steer his upper body and effectively guide his w...
Over Under Control Hook Sweep from Butterfly, X Guard Entry, Shin-in Sweep from Deep Half Guard, X Guard Entry from Deep Half, Unbalance Sweep from X Guard
     
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4 Part Lesson — Paul strings together the Hook, Shin-In, and Unbalance Sweeps: [I] Win the Hand-Fight to gain deeper Control when your opponent opens up to retract his arms; e.g. use the 2on1 to gain Double Underhooks or Over/Under Con...
Unbalancing the opponent from 1LXG & X Guard
     
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2 Part Lesson - Keeping the opponent off balance will prevent him from fully committing to removing your hooks. From X-Guard, recognize the opponent's weight distribution as your off balancing him to give you insight on how you will sw...
Double Under Control from Butterfly, X Guard Entry from Hook Lift, X Guard Takedown from X Guard
     
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3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shares details on the Technical Lift & Tree-Top Single: [I] Starting with Double Underhooks, hook-lift your opponent into the air for X-Guard. If you cannot reach his arms, this indicates that his weight is dist...
Taking the Back from X Guard
     
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3 Part Lesson — MG reveals a new way to Take-the-Back from X-Guard: [I] Popping the opponent up onto Full-X from Butterfly with Double-Unders, if he drops his knee from the Tree-Top Single and begins mule-kicking, grab onto his belt an...
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