3 Part Lesson — Marcelo wants his students to find the line between Safety & Danger: [I] Never let your feet get ahead of your hands. If you plant your base too closely to your opponent, he may find a hook or grip that will lead to you...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo addresses attacks to your legs after standing against Closed Guard: [I] Don't let your opponent get ahead, whether it be a large movement or small. There's no telling how much of a cost you will pay by allowing ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo clears the knee-line against a leg entanglement: [I] Vertically retract your lower leg, raising your knee to your shoulder to escape your opponent's Inverted Entry into the 50/50 (or 50-Zero, D.O.A, et al). Don'...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo counters and escapes from 50/50: [I] If your opponent passes your foot with his hands from 50-Zero (Outside-Ashi, D.O.A., et al.) to the opposite side for the 50/50-Guard, keep your standing base and intercept ...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo reviews how to answer against the opponent's oncoming leg attacks the moment you've broken his Closed Guard.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo wants his students to ingrain two important reactions when it comes to dealing with leg-locks: [I] When standing up in a staggered-lead stance against a invert(-ed,-ing) open guard-player, be wary of two possibl...

2 Part Techniques - Attack immediately after avoiding the opponent's 50/50 entry attempt. The opponent will feel vulnerable after failing, surrounded with empty space. Fill that space with your attack.

2 Part Technique - Pull your leg free before the opponent's leg crosses to enter 50/50. Stay on the offense and attack against the opponent's failed attempt.

2 Part Technique - Defend positions and techniques by understanding their outer layers and points of entries. Traveling deeper into unfamiliar territories plays into the opponent's game of customized moves and techniques. Defeat the 50...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo opens the Closed Guard against the Muscle/Waiter Sweep: [I] If your opponent under-hooks your lead ankle with their arm to sweep you while attempting to break open his or her Closed Guard, keep your leg slightly...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo thwarts the Spider-Guard: [I] If your opponent assumes Double Sleeve Control (two mirrored, ipsilateral grips) and tightly secures both Spider-Hooks (e.g. Stirrup & Lasso, i.e. Foot-On-Biceps and Shin-On-Biceps,...

5 Part Lesson — Marcelo gets himself out of trouble and resets from a bad imposition: [I] You want to give yourself the option of breaking out of your opponent's guard for many reasons; perhaps, you're not ready to attack, or you're st...