3 Part Lesson - Against the opponent's oncoming Single Leg there will be space either below the neck or above the head to attack. Wrap under the open space of the neck to Guillotine or cover over the opponent’s head with a tradit...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo reveals how to stay up right in a seated Butterfly Guard against an opponent's upper body pass and strikes with a Guillotine the moment the opponent switches to his feet.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo utilizes the Front Headlock to pass the Seated Guard: [I] If your opponent re-postures upright after you tilt or knock him back flat, snap his head down into a Front Headlock. When he pulls you on top, post your...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows a sweep he used in ADCC 2005: [I] If your opponent pummels for an Underhook against your Butterfly while you're still holding his opposite wrist, crunch forward to meet his charge and snap his head down in...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo wants his students to understand when to bail out of a failing defense in order to catch-up on lost ground using the opponent's own momentum: [I] Oftentimes, when quickly passing with a Knee Slide, your opponent...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo demonstrates a series off of the Guillotine from Butterfly when his opponent counters the elbow-on-top finish: [I] Apply the Guillotine from Butterfly when your opponent advances his head forward into the range ...

3 Part Technique — One of the very best positions to set up the Guillotine Choke is from the Front Headlock Position. If you feel his neck open with your arm, immediately lock together your grip, sit back, and clear or block his arm fr...

2 Part Technique - Finishing an Arm Bar against an opponent's clasped hands commands technical procedure and appropriate timing. Tuck the opponent's elbow against your side to secure the closest control to his hands as possible, becaus...

3 Part Technique - Rather than trying to finish the Guillotine Choke with the opponent's arm inside the lock, Marcelo prefers to use this Front Headlock Control to maneuver into more advantageous positions from which he can apply the a...

2 Part Technique - If the opponent is gripping your guillotine to counter the pressure, use hook sweeps to force him into posting his arms. While his arms are distracted preventing the sweep, continue back to the guillotine. If the opp...

2 Part Technique - The opponent will commonly expose his neck to being Guillotined as he attempts to escape side control. If the opponent resists the Guillotine while on top, use your control to Hook Sweep him for points.

2 Part Technique - Sometimes after snapping the opponent down for the Guillotine, you may not have secured the opponent's neck for the submission. However, you will have control of the opponent's head instead. The opponent will immedia...