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Technique: 'Side Control/Escapes - Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control';
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Countering Guard Passes and when the opponent tries to establish Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - When the opponent puts your back to the mat to pass your guard, you must keep your feet inside and push back to reset yourself into the Butterfly Guard. If the opponent is able to get under a leg to start Stack Passi...
Foot Wipe, Elbow Push vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - Use the Foot Wipe while extending your arms to prevent the opponent from establishing Side Control. It is common for the opponent to chop away and collapse your posting arms by switching his base. Counter his Side Co...
Posted: 5292 days ago
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Elbow Push Escape vs Side Control, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Collar and Elbow Control from Butterfly, Hook Sweep from Butterfly
     
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3 Part Technique - Clasp your hands together to form a frame for escaping. Force the opponent downwards, control his tricep, and rock your legs to sit up for the Elbow Push escape. If you cannot press the opponent down to free your hea...
Breaking Gi Grips vs Knee on Belly, Hip Roll vs Knee on Belly, 2on1 Control Escape vs Side Control, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - It is important to free yourself of grips before you attempt to escape, otherwise your opponent will use these controls against you and pull you back into his position. Before worrying about his knee from the Knee-On...
Elbow Push Escape vs Side Control, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - If your opponent lands on your side and is about to establish Side Control, avoid letting him reach around your head. Use your near arm to block his crossface and guide it to the other side of your body, with or with...
Posted: 4952 days ago
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Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Foot Wipe Escape vs Knee on Belly
     
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3 Part Technique - Your battle to maintain guard isn't over after an opponent passes your legs; extending your arms to push away his chest can bide you enough time to wedge your bottom shin inside and wipe your feet back into play. How...
Posted: 4925 days ago
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Bridge Escape vs Side Control, Elbow Push Escape vs Side Control, Frame Escape vs Underhook & Head Control, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - If you're held down with tight Underhook & Head Control, a strong bridge is a major key for creating enough space to escape the hold. Additionally, when one bridge isn't enough, you must chain together a series of bu...
Taking the Back from Front Headlock, Crucifix vs Takedown from Front Headlock, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Elbow Push Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - The Front Headlock is a versatile position, in that, you can finish the fight with the guillotine choke (no arms inside) or easily take the back with the Seatbelt and/or Crucifix. When things don't go your way here t...
Guillotine from Front Headlock, Elbow Push Escape vs Side Control, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - Marcelo always prefers to finish his guillotine choke without his opponent's arm inside the hold. If he takes you down and passes your guard while you were holding the Front Headlock and searching for the guillotine,...
Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Hip Roll Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - As your opponent falls on top of you, looking to establish Underhook & Head Control for a pass, try to hault his torso by locking out your arms, giving room to cut your legs back in for the Foot Wipe. If you miss the...
Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Breaking Gi Grips from Butterfly, Foot Wipe Escape vs Knee on Belly
     
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3 Part Technique - Defending the guard pass from butterfly doesn't just end with recovering your guard; you must also address the removal of whichever grips your opponent used to attack. Whether against a Circle Pass or the onset of Kn...
Breaking Gi Grips from Butterfly, Foot Wipe, 2on1 Control vs Folding Pass, Cross Arm and Belt Control
     
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2 Part Lesson - Controlling the opponent's hands will handicap his ability to hold you down, so break his grips before he can pass or immobilize your guard. Use your feet to push and keep the distance and cross his arm to thwart his at...
Breaking Gi Grips from Butterfly, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Hip Roll Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches what to do when your opponent begins to pass your Seated Guard with respect to three different ranges: [I] If your opponent latches onto your collar to knock you flat on your back for a pass, immediately...
Frame Escape vs Underhook and Head Control, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Sit Up Escape
     
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2 Part Lesson - The opponent collapses your posts and lands into Side Control. Create a frame to distance yourself, slide your closer knee inside to sustain his weight, and swing your foot over and inside to push away. If the opponent ...
Foot Wipe vs Toreando Pass & Knee on Belly, Omoplata from Butterfly
     
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2 Part Lesson - The opponent controls your pants and swiftly passes before you've broken his grips. Post against his upper body and swing your leg over to re-start guard. If he's closing the distance, frame and control his elbow to swi...
Hand Fighting from Butterfly, 2on1 Control from Butterfly, Hook Sweep from Half Guard, Half Guard to Guard, X Guard Entry, Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo adds one more retention technique to his guard-play: [I] As long as you hang on to the 2on1, you will have one free leg to catch your opponent in either Butterfly or Half Guard, depending on which way he tries t...
Hand Fighting from Side Control → Elbow Push Escape → Foot Wipe Escape → Sit Up Escape → Scarf Hold Escape → <br /> Biceps Push Escape vs Side Control<br /> <br />
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows how he avoids Side Control: [I] If your opponent works to pass your guard and hasn't crossed up past your chest yet to establish the top position with a Cross-Face, Knee-on-Belly, or Run-to-N/S, you still ...
Bridge Escape vs Side Control → Frame Escape vs Underhook & Head Control → Elbow Push Escape → Foot Wipe Escape → Sit Up Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo fights Diego's short arms under Side Control: [I] If you're late in defending the Side Control and your opponent clasps his hands together for Underhook & Head Control, try flipping him over -- if his weight is ...
Breaking Gi Grips from Butterfly → 2on1 Control from Butterfly → Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo recovers from a quick loss during Hand-Fighting: [I] If your opponent grabs your collar, use both hands with your feet on his hips to break his grip and turn it into 2on1 Control, finishing with a sweep of your ...
Hand Fighting from Side Control
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo breaks down his measures of guard recovery: [I] If you can Hand-Fight to avoid letting your opponent make a grip to push you flat for a pass, do so; otherwise, work to break off his grip before he passes around ...
Scarfold Escape vs Side Control > Sit Up Escape
     
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2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo advises on proper tactics after his opponent passes and drops weight: Don't allow your opponent to control your near-side forearm; keep your hand out from underneath the opponent's armpit. Run your feet away fr...
Hand Fighting from Side Control > Frame Escape > Counter vs Underhook > Hip Roll Escape
     
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2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo recovers his guard after his opponent breaks through several defenses: If your opponent passes your legs, and shimmies off of your framing hands, immediately pummel your near-side arm in between your head and t...
Hand Fighting from Side Control
     
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4 Part Lesson -- Marcelo evades the completion of his opponent's pass: If your opponent bypasses your guard and goes to pin down your upper body, block them from securing control over your head. Pummel your arm inside and build a frame...
Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Armbar from Closed Guard
     
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Marcelo finds an alternative route towards guard recovery: Ideally, one should be prepared to block their opponent from connecting their hands together for Under-Hook & Head-Control as they arive into Side-Control; however, if you are ...
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Shoulder Drive Pass from Partial X Guard Sweep
     
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Marcelo briefly demonstrates for Josh a critical connection between sweeping and passing: When ...
155 days ago
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Spiral Armbar from Mount
     
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Marcelo helps Fabio dismantle a common counter to the Spiral Armbar from Mount: Your opponent m...
260 days ago
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Under Hook and Head Control Bridge Sweep from Half Guard
     
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Marcelo goes over details with Tyga for an important move from the Half-Guard: The Knee-Lever (...
273 days ago
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Collar and Elbow Control Hook Sweep from Butterfly
     
4466 days ago
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Breaking Gi Grips from Standing, Double Leg Trip Takedown vs Sprawl
     
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4-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo shares an approach for defusing your opponent's standing grip...
133 days ago
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