3 Part Technique - If you can help it, don't let your opponent connect his hands together for Underhook & Head Control after he passes your guard. Try to block his cross-facing arm from wrapping too tightly around your head by warding ...

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...

2 Part Technique - Use the Frame escape and try passing the opponent's arm over your head to escape with Elbow Push. As the opponent counters, he will create the angle and space for you to sit up instead. As you hip escape away, the op...

2 Part Technique - If your opponent gets past your legs, frame against his attempt to establish Underhook & Head Control and try to recover back your guard. If his legs are out of range of yours, duck your head underneath his body and ...

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 ...

2 Part Lesson - You've unfortunately lost the hand fight to prevent the opponent from grabbing your pants and now he's inches from passing. Frame against his upper body and use your legs to break his grips to recover guard, or use the ...

Marcelo avoids a fast pass with timing, a Single, and Guard Recovery: [I] If your opponent lifts your ankles up and knocks you flat to pass your Butterfly Guard, quickly brace against his shoulders to prevent him from closing the dista...

3 Part Lesson - Block the opponent's clinch to your upper body by building a frame with your arms and bridge to find an Under Hook or direct yourself into guard.

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 ...

2 Part Lesson - Intercept the opponent's oncoming hand towards your head and parry his arm across your body. Push at his elbow and sit up-right or instead, push against his upper body if he retract his arm and switches his base.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo recovers from Side Control and a transition to Mount: [I] Twist your body from side to side as you pump your feet against the ground in alternating bridges to open up enough space for framing. Use the frame to m...

2 Part Lesson - Combine bridges and frames to create space between you and the opponent. That space is your opportunity to escape down towards the opponent's legs and snatch the Single Leg or Recover Guard.

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo recovers his guard: If your opponent is running around to your side and closing the distance for a chest-to-chest connection, you may not have to he room or flexibility to wipe your foot in between and lasso ou...