Lesson Part 2 of 3 -- Marcelo explains three varieties of Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard: If you are playing from bottom position and your opponent takes Half-Mount with an Under-Hook (or underhook plus some variant form of near-side ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo counterattacks heavy passing pressure from Double-Unders/Body-Lock: If your opponent is pressuring you with their shoulder to pass your Half Guard but they're keeping their hips too high, use their high center ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo: If your opponent performs a Back-Step while you are playing Half Guard, you must be wary of two different possible options; 1) your opponent may try to pass, and 2) your opponent might look to attack your legs...

2 Part Lesson - Push, frame, and block the opponent's oncoming Guard Pass. Locking out your arms, your fore arms, knees, shins, and your feet on the hips act as barriers to hold off the opponent's Side Control.

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo recovers out of Flat-Half: Whenever you are flattened out while holding onto the Half-Guard, and your opponent captures the Farside-Underhook, do your best to block the opponent from gaining control over your h...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo hits the so-called "John Wayne" Sweep: If your opponent fences an Underhook and places you in a flattened half guard, switch your feet from the outside to the inside and adduct your knee, bringing the opponent'...

2 Part Lesson - Hands and forearms framing against the opponent's upper body upholds space for Under Hooks, and Under Hooks create space for the lower body to maneuver.

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo recovers his Guard after getting forced to Half Guard: [I] If your opponent dives into your Seated Guard to force you into Half Guard, turn onto your side and prevent him from establishing an Underhook; create a...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo makes room with a Frame to escape a Half Guard Pass: [II] If you are pushed flat in an Over/Under Half Guard Pass, grab the back of your opponent's jacket and execute a Bridge Escape toward the outside; when he ...

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

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo escapes Standing Back Control with a "Slow Shoulder Throw": [I] If standing with your opponent on your back, fall to your Escape-Side (exposed shoulder), bridging your back to the mat. If your opponent stays tig...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs a series of bridging escapes against an opponent's Under Hook and Head Control from Half Guard. Lock the opponent's legs in Half Guard and bridge against his Under Hook to either reverse him or make hi...

Marcelo avoids a fast pass with timing, a Single, and Guard Recovery: [I] If your opponent lifts your ankles up and knocks you flat to pass your Butterfly Guard, quickly brace against his shoulders to prevent him from closing the dista...