3 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains the dangerous and how to prevent Over Hooking Arm Locks when standing to break open the Closed 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...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo uses his right knee to slide against the opponent's left side, while holding and pulling the opponent's elbow up to find the space to land. The movement resembles Marcelo's entry against an opponent closing his ...

Marcelo locks the opponent in Half Guard with his legs if he cannot clasp the opponent's upper body to pin him down.

2 Part Lesson - Over expand the opponent's guard to create large clear openings to shoot your knees through. As the opponent blocks the space, parry against his posting arms by changing the directional movement of your knees from strai...

3 Part Lesson - Use the 2on1 Control against the opponent's guard to prevent his hands from interfering with your passing. As you recognize his legs are blocking your initial pass, drop and shield your knee inside to deflect his option...

3 Part Technique - Pressure down against the opponent's stomach using your shoulder and frame inside his leg with weight to initiate the pass. The control will neutralize his hips and legs, preventing his Closed Guard, Sweep, and Omopl...

2 Part Technique - Control the opponent's biceps and stand staggered in one fluid motion. Press downwards inside his knee to break the closed guard. If the opponent attempts to close his guard again, force your knee on top of his thigh...

3 Part Lesson - As the opponent jumps guard, grab his nearest leg, stay square and lower your level to circle against his legs. Use the Folding Pass to answer his hip escape and control his collars to close the distance.

Marcelo reverses his opponent despite their intial defensive maneuver: If your opponent is keen on stopping you from bumping them off of their top positioning in the Full-Mount, they may be ready to quickly pummel against your attempts...

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...

2 Part Lesson - Structure yourself to embrace an opponent's surprise jump into Closed Guard. The correct framework and alignment of your body creates the strength to uphold the impact of weight. Frame inside to create space and break t...