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Technique: 'Guard/Butterfly/Top/Passes - Knee Outside Pass vs Butterfly';
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Breaking the Standing Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo deals with the Standing Closed Guard: If your opponent jumps for Closed Guard after you've established Collar & Elbow Control, adjust your base and don't lean backwards. Leaning slightly forward will prevent yo...
Posture vs Spider Guard → Breaking Grips vs Spider Guard → Passing vs Spider Guard
     
Breaking the Closed Guard → Knee-Through Pass vs Open Guard
     

3 Part Lesson —Marcelo cracks open a stubborn Closed Guard: [I] If you detect problems when standing up from your knees inside the Closed Guard, e.g. your opponent looks to attack your legs, change up your tactics by bringing the oppon...
Breaking The Closed Guard → Double Knee vs Open Guard
     

Marcelo nullifies the Spider Guard after breaking the Closed Guard: [I] Use the opponent's gi to pull yourself close in a crouch in toward the opponent with your knee defending the recomposition of the Closed Guard. Keep your shoulders...
Knee Slide Pass vs Butterfly
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo opts for "Skipping" passed the guard in Nogi: [I] Slowly passing with pressure starting on the legs can prove tediously difficult against a game opponent; they will oftentimes frame and hip escape well before yo...
Folding Pass vs Butterfly → Underhook & Head Control vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo remarks on friction and technique in Nogi: [I] Dry your hands on your shorts before attempting a lock around your opponent; any help you can get by removing sweat from your hands will go a long way toward your p...
Hip Drag vs Hip Roll Escape → Side Control to Back → Seatbelt Control → Knee-Through vs Hip Roll Escape
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo parlays his opponent's pass counter into new opportunities: [I] If your opponent attempts to recover back his guard using the Hip Roll technique, slow him down with a Hip Drag; grab his hip and yank him back dow...
Hand Fighting vs Butterfly → Double Under Control → Heavy Circle Pass vs Butterfly → Underhook & Head Control vs Half Guard → Knee Slide Pass vs Half Guard<br /> <br />
     
Breaking Grips vs Spider Guard → Posture vs Spider Guard Lasso → Double Under Control vs Butterfly → Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard
     

4 Part Lesson — Marcelo breaks down the essential points of defending against the Spider Guard: [I] If your opponent plays Spider Guard with a Stirrup & Lasso against your arms, you must break his grips on your sleeves to advance in po...
Breaking Grips vs Spider Guard → Leg Drag Pass vs Spider Guard → Over/Under Pass vs Spider Guard → Folding Pass vs Spider Guard Lasso
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows how to Escape (and then Pass) the Spider Guard: [I] First figure out which lead leg you need to leave inside of your opponent's Open Guard to pass immediately after you free your hands. Rotate your hands a...
Double Under Control vs Butterfly, Knee Outside Pass vs Butterfly, Knee on Belly Position
     

2 Part Technique - Marcelo teaches a very simple yet effective method of passing your opponent's Butterfly Guard by clasping a Gable Grip around his waste for Double Under Control and then cutting around his hooks with the Knee Outside...
Knee Outside Pass vs Butterfly, Hip Clamp from Side Control, Underhook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard, Leg Drag Pass vs Open Guard, Side Control to Back Control
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo uses a Squeegee and Modified Leg Drag to Pass or Take-The-Back: [I] Dive into your opponent's Open Guard with your hands, bringing your knee up and over his leg and knocking away his frames as you settle into Ha...
Double Knee vs Open Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Technique - Whether you broke open your opponent's Closed Guard, or if he pulled for Open Guard with Collar Control, sometimes you will need to forgo gaining posture by breaking his grip and instead, cut over his guard with the ...
Stomach Push vs Ankle Pull Sweep from Open Guard
     

4-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo demonstrates how to successfully rebound back from a near-sweep directly into a pass: Oftentimes, after hitting a Double-Leg Takedown (a.k.a. Front-Tackle, Morotegari, Baiana, et al.) you will end up i...
Passing to Mount
     

2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Paul passes directly to Full-Mount after breaking open his opponent's Closed-Guard: Once you've successfully forced your opponent's Closed-Guard to break open, don't allow them to place their feet against your...
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