3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo shows his typical nogi passing sequence: If your opponent is seated upright playing an Open/Butterfly Guard, knock them back flat as you step inside between the opponent's legs with your lead foot. If your trai...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo points attention to the dichotomous relationship between passing with control and passing with speed when sweat becomes a factor in nogi: When you're still dry during the early goings of a match, you can more r...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains how to approach and handle an upright, seated Single Leg / Butterfly Guard from standing. Use weight, pinning the opponent downwards to prevent him from returning to his feet, with the end goal of forci...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs one of his leading go-to combos by chaining together a Knee Slide into Half Guard, then Back Stepping with his left leg towards the far side.

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo Back Steps against an opponent's Half Guard to find an Under Hook and quickly returns to an Over Under Pass, if the space to Under Hook is actually underneath him.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo maintains his Guillotine: [I] Shove your opponent's shoulders as you step inside his Seated Guard with your lead leg to open up an opportunity for the Guillotine Choke; snap his head down onto your forearm as he...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches one of his most successful passes for nogi: [I] Your weight distribution atop your opponent's Reverse Half needs to be in the way of a hover; you shouldn't readily land beside your opponent without first...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shares a move that surprises his sparring partners the most: [I] Pop your opponent's shoulders back when he is seated in front of you and step forward, snapping his head down into a Guillotine when he tries to s...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches two passes against Butterfly Guard: [I] If your opponent is actively keeping your hands away from his legs for a pass, grab a hold of his hands and wait for his reaction; when he reels back to free his a...

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...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shares more details on the Guillotine vs Butterfly: [I] Use your outside foot or knee to slow your descent as your opponent attempts to fall back in escape against your Guillotine Choke versus Butterfly Guard. A...

2 Part Lesson — MG shows how to create an opportunity for attack after a grip break: [I] You must develop the response of "yanking" your arm free when you feel the opponent reach for 2on1 Control. If you wait until it is too late, your...