2 Part Technique - Underhook and Head Control versus your half guard can be a worst case scenario in terms of pass defense, but the position is still escapable despite your disadvantages. Utilize the Bridge Escape by using your inside ...

2 Part Technique - If your opponent secures Underhook & Head Control against your half guard, make space with the Bridge Escape to pummel for an underhook of your own and hip escape to insert a butterfly hook. Use your underhook accomp...

2 Part Technique - When your opponent has cinched an Over Under Pass versus your Half Guard that is so tight, that you cannot even make room with the Frame Escape, rely on footwork to aide in your escape. Pummel your outside foot under...

2 Part Technique - If the opponent wins the Over Under Control battle in Guard, look to reset into Butterfly immediately. Bridge against the opponent to create Under Hook space and transition into Butterfly. If the opponent controls yo...

3 Part Technique - After losing the Over Under Control battle, use the opponent's established control as an opportunity. Force the opponent's weight on top and use the connection to reverse him. If the opponent's knee placement blocks ...

2 Part Technique - Marcelo revisits the idea of immediately dealing with a threat when it arises. The moment you realize things are amiss, focus all of your effort into the most direct approach possible to unwind your opponent's contro...

3 Part Lesson - Answer the opponent's forward momentum into Half Guard by twisting him off balance. With his knee on the mat acting as a pivoting point, your arc will often allow you to snatch an Under Hook. If the opponent connects an...

4 Part Lesson - Paul links the connection between a Hook Sweep, Elbow Control Armbar, and Guillotine from his utilized Twist Sweep from Half Guard.

4 Part Lesson - The Jedi Mind Trick was coined as a vanishing act to answer against the Back Step Pass. This technique from Half Guard shares the same end game with a Berimbolo, which routes into a sweep, pass, or potential back take.

Marcelo shares new developments in his sweep game: [I] If your opponent stifles your Rear Cross Lapel & Elbow Control Hook Sweep from Butterfly Guard by avoiding your control over his arm, switch to Half Guard and carry him over into t...

2 Part Lesson - The opponent has almost beaten your Guard by forcing Half Guard and has clamped the Under Hook & Head Control to stabilize the position. Lock the opponent's legs in Half Guard and bridge against his Under Hook to either...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo guides through a sequence of ways to escape against an Under Hook and Head Control while bridging in Half Guard.