2 Part Technique - Make the first move, and make the last move. It doesn't matter what he does, you respond back and keep ahead of him on your terms. Take for example the following sequence: You reach Knee-On-Belly, but you get bumped ...

2 Part Technique - Establishing Side Control after the Standing Step Pass is a matter of persistence and determination; start the pass as low, close, and heavy as possible before cutting around for Knee-On-Belly. If your opponent conti...

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 Lesson - Pick the opponent's legs up and force him into alignment as he shields with his knee. With the opponent's knees straight up, break his collar grip and run the Knee Slide, Standing Step, and Folding Pass Series.

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo continuously steps around the opponent's guard to force Knee on Belly, awaiting their reaction to snatch his leg and expose their back.

2 Part Lesson - Hold yourself against the opponent's guard by positioning your lead leg inside and trail leg out. Beat the near knee by pressing down and kicking back to re-position yourself onto his stomach with your knee. As you reco...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo puts pressure on a defensive Butterfly Guard: [I] If you can find a gap along your opponent's side, fire your lead leg knee through the space for the Knee Slide Pass. If the opponent's elbow is tightly defending...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo points attention to the dichotomous relationship between passing with control and passing with speed when sweat becomes a factor in nogi: When you're still dry during the early goings of a match, you can more r...

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo shows his typical nogi passing sequence: If your opponent is seated upright playing an Open/Butterfly Guard, knock them back flat as you step inside between the opponent's legs with your lead foot. If your trai...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo consolidates a pass from standing: After clearing your opponent's legs, maneuver your knee against their bottom leg to block it from recovering back their guard. Swat away their frames against your upper body a...

3-Part Advanced Lesson -- Special guest instructor, Braulio Estima, teaches his infamous namesake foot-lock: Understanding the submission is a matter of isolating your opponent's ankle with your stomach, turning away to prevent inversi...

Marcelo deflects into an contingent pass against direct opposition: If you feel your opponent clamping down and crossing their feet behind your knee to block you from executing a full backswing retraction with the Standing-Step Pass, i...