2 Part Lesson — Marcelo skips the hand-fight when slippery: [I] If you cannot get ahold of your opponent's hands when setting up your pass because sweat is making it difficult to grip, omit this phase of your plan entirely and thrust d...

2 Part Lesson - Control the opponent's near wrist as you step inside his Butterfly Guard to prevent his Single Leg, 1LXG, and other attacks. With your attack in mind, clutch the Under Hook & Head Control then drive into Mount. If the o...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo leaps through his opponent's guard: [I] Surprise your opponent's guard by shoving his knee through your legs and vaulting over the top of it, landing in the Mount. If you need to readjust your position, clean up...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo prevents his opponent from slipping out of a tackle: [I] If your opponent is trying to break free from your Double Leg on the mat, mount over top of his legs before releasing your hold and climbing up higher for...

2 Part Lesson - Turn your knee against the opponent's DLR to kill his hook and immediately break his collar grip to stay balanced. Force the opponent's knee down and clasp an unorthodox Reverse Under Hook and Head Control as he blocks ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo connects several techniques to pass the guard: [I] Point your knee into the DLR hook, break off any collar grips, pin his arm to his chest with 2on1 Control, and vault over his knee to land in ¾-Mount. Es...

2 Part Lesson - Use the Over Under Control against the opponent's Butterfly Hooks and slowly crawl towards mount by pressuring forward and breaking his connection to the mat with entangling his leg.

2 Part Lesson — Paul shows a few ways to crawl over into Mount: [I] Utilize Double Collar/Lapel Grips to drive your knee across on the opponent's same-side leg and staple it to the mat while you hunt for a tight, far-armpit Crossface. ...

2 Part Technique - Dismantle your opponent's Open Guard by immediately addressing his grips and warding away his De-La-Riva hook with your knee. After breaking off his grip from your collar, vault over his inside knee, landing in mount...

2 Part Technique - Pressure into Mount by forcing the opponent's leg in between your legs. From Half Guard, swing your leg over the opponent by popping yourself up and immediately find the under hook. If the opponent blocks your swing,...

2 Part Technique - After vaulting over your opponent's guard into the mount, an easy solution for when he captures your ankle is the Leg Over Pass. Simply, dismount by swinging your free leg over his chest and landing with a good farsi...

2 Part Technique - Use both hands against a strong, unmovable inside leg to transition into mount. Once the opponent holds half guard, swing your leg over and swim for the under hook to pass. The opponent will commonly use his arm to b...

3 Part Technique - Thrust your hips forward while popping the opponent's knee back to force the mount. Commonly the opponent will desperately close a weak half guard to prevent points. Control the opponents head into alignment to escap...