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Back Step Pass vs De La Riva Guard > Back Step Reset vs De La Riva
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo dissects several intricacies of his Back-Step Pass: Bend your wrist and turn your hand so that the heel of your palm helps you push away your opponent and maintain distance while pivoting around during the Back...
Knee Inside vs De La Riva Hook > Back Step Reset vs De La Riva > Back Step Pass
     

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo defends the Berimbolo and applies his Back-Step sequence: After standing to break open your opponent's Closed Guard, stand in a posture that kills the Delariva-Hook; point your knee towards the outside and cont...
Leg Pull Counter → Back Step Reset vs De La Riva → Sit Over vs Deep Half Guard
     

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...
Back Step vs DLR & Berimbolo
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo passes the opponent's De La Riva through a up-right and strong back step, applying his guard passing principal of forcing Half Guard through a new perspective.
Back Step Pass vs De La Riva Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo back-steps out of De la Riva: [I] If your opponent's DLR-Hook can be pressed low with your knee toward the outside, you may have enough clearance to simply cross through for a Double Knee Slide Pass. However, if...
Hand Fighting from Inside Closed Guard 2
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo diffuses several attacks from Closed Guard: [I] Peel off your opponent's control before anything else can go wrong. Don't trust even the most innocuous of touches or contact, especially after getting manipulated...
Breaking the Closed Guard → Double Knee vs Open Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo cuts through De-La-Riva after Breaking Open the Closed Guard: [I] Utilize a grip on your opponent's belt to help hold you close and prevent getting pushed away with a Foot-on-Biceps. [II] If your opponent manage...
Standing Posture & Forcing Half Guard vs De La Riva Guard & Berimbolo
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains the proper stance and posture to stay parallel against an opponent's DLR Hook, and how to strike against openings to force Half Guard.
Back Step Reset vs De La Riva → Back Step Pass vs DLR Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explores more counters against DLR Guard: [I] If your opponent beats your knee-pointing with a Deep de la Riva Hook, reset the position by pinning his wrist down and performing a Backstep to clear his hook. [II]...
Counter vs Berimbolo → Step Reset vs DLR → Back Step Pass vs Half → Side Control to N/S → Breaking Grips vs DLR Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo talks about hand-fighting against DLR: [I] Constantly point your lead knee to the outside to cut off your opponent from circling around for the Berimbolo. If he reaches for your belt, intercept his hand and pin ...
Counter vs Berimbolo → Step Reset vs De La Riva → Breaking Grips vs Open Guard → Leg Over Pass vs DLR Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo demonstrates how to neutralize the De La Riva Guard: [I] If your opponent grabs your sleeve, immediately anchor your arm with a stable counter-grip; e.g. the collar/lapel. If your opponent tries to rotate around...
Back Step Reset vs DLR Guard, Counter vs Berimbolo
     

2 Part Lesson - Diagonally point your knee against the opponent's DLR Guard to prevent him from collapsing your stance to pass. If the opponent fishes his hook deeper, back step into resetting against his guard. Pull your standing leg ...
Posted: 3866 days ago
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Back Step Reset vs De La Riva, Counter vs Berimbolo, Back Step Pass vs Half Guard, Side Control to N/S, Counter vs Underhook from Side Control
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo handles the DLR-Guard in the Gi: [I] If you encounter difficulty removing your opponent's DLR-Hook with a Back-Step Reset, try kicking your ankle free and slipping your leg out between his legs into Side Control...
Back Step Reset vs De La Riva, Back Step Pass vs Inverted Open Guard, North South Choke vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - As the opponent spirals underneath you, base against his inversion and prevent his free leg from crossing. Reset back into his guard or react against his movement towards your back by anchoring into the position of Back...
Back Step Pass vs Inverted Open Guard, Back Step Half Guard to Back Control
     

2 Part Lesson - As the opponent spirals underneath you, base against his inversion and forbid his free leg from crossing. Reset back into his guard or react against his movement towards your back by anchoring into the position of Back ...
Knee Slide Pass vs Spiral Guard, Back Step Reset vs Spiral Guard
     

2 Part Technique - Avoid letting your opponent control you with his Spiral Guard by extending your leg to remove the Reverse De-La-Riva hook, and then point your knee to the outside for the Knee Slide Pass. If he does manage to invert,...
Hand Fighting vs Open Guard, Over Under Control vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Technique - Paying attention to even the smallest battles for position can make a huge difference when it comes to success or failure during a fight. This is particularly evident while engaged in Hand Fighting for grips while pr...
Back Step Reset vs De La Riva, Back Step Pass vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Technique - The best option is to base yourself with a Collar and Knee Control if the opponent attempts to sweep using your sleeves as a control, particularly with De La Riva Guard. If the opponent uses a long De La Riva hook, u...
Posted: 4947 days ago
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Back Step Reset vs De La Riva, Double Knee vs Open Guard
     

2 Part Technique - The best option is to base yourself with a Collar and Knee Control if the opponent attempts to sweep using your sleeves as a control, particularly with De La Riva Guard. If the opponent uses a long De La Riva hook, u...
Posted: 4948 days ago
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Back-Step Pass vs De-la-Riva Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explicates the intricacies of his Back-Step Pass against the De-la-Riva Guard: [I] Post on the heel of the palm of your hand, grabbing the same-side lapel; when you back-step, twist the grip to further stabilize...
Standing Posture & Back Step Reset vs De La Riva Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo aligns his femur, shin and knee parallel with the opponent's upper body to block against the rotation in De La Riva. If the opponent pulls you forward from the mat to create the angle to deepen his De La Riva Ho...
Posted: 2910 days ago
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