2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo focuses on finishing the Armbar: Hug and pull your opponent's arm at his or her wrist joint as opposed to their elbow; push their elbow under your armpit and use your forearm to cut into the grip. Use both hand...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo coaxes out two connected armlocks against a defensive mount position: Pick up your opponent's elbow and get behind the triceps with your belly, plowing the arm into extension across his or her chest. Apply cont...

3 Part Lesson - As the opponent turns and pushes against your knee to escape your Mount, use the friction of the Gi fabric to help entangle, entrap, and isolate the opponent's arms from his body.

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains how to spring forward with your lower body to wedge and clamp the opponent's arms. However, if you slide passed his elbows in your Armbar attempt, continue swinging your leg over and return to face the ...

2 Part Lesson - As the opponent presses against your knee to turn and escape your mount, twist your hips and replace the empty space with your foot and swim for an Under Hook. Clasp your hands together to secure the Under Hook and Head...

2 Part Technique - Marcelo teaches how to get behind the opponent's elbow, using your weight to completely expose his arm before attacking.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo demonstrates two fast armbars from the Mount: [I] If your opponent attempts to escape your Mount by bumping his hips up while pressing away yours, catch the back of his triceps and use it to launch yourself forw...

4 Part Lesson — Marcelo demonstrates the proper action for taking the Mount from Knee-On-Belly, and he also explains how to find the Armbar from Mount against an opponent who is properly defending his arms: [I] Despite transitioning to...

2 Part Technique - Finishing an Arm Bar against an opponent's clasped hands commands technical procedure and appropriate timing. Tuck the opponent's elbow against your side to secure the closest control to his hands as possible, becaus...

2 Part Technique - Imagine you have only one chance to execute a decision or technique against an opponent. As you move towards passing the opponent's guard, sweeping, defending and countering his attacks, or finalizing by submission; ...

2 Part Technique - Making your opponent expose his elbows for attack from the Mount is a matter of maintaining the top position while hand-fighting. To attack the Nearside Spiral Armbar, Marcelo pummels underneath his opponent's wrist ...

2 Part Technique - While maintaining the Mount position, you have to anticipate an eventual strong and sudden escape attempt by your opponent, e.g. the Turning Escape. Before he has a chance to push your knee back into his half guard, ...

2 Part Technique - The Americana from Side Control isn't a high percentage finish against a skilled opponent, however it is a great way to distract him while you maneuver yourself into an undefended mount and trap his other arm that he...