2 Part Technique - Keep your elbows in on both sides to protect your arms and prevent your opponent from having more control in the Side Control position. Make sure to raise your knees to prevent your opponent from possibly transitioni...

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 Technique - Immediately focus your attention towards establishing a strong 2on1 Control at the start of the match. The moment you initialize your 1 Leg X Guard Entry, the opponent might react by circling into a pass. Continue ho...

2 Part Technique - Frame and block against the opponent's arms from restraining your upper body and fully establishing Side Control. Cross his arm against your body and sit with extension against his elbow. Sitting with posture prevent...

1 Part Lesson - As the opponent returns to pummel against your Elbow Push, deflect his Under Hook and cross his arm using the 2on1. Bridge into a Single Leg if the opponent restrains your 2on1 Escape.

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

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo substitutes flexibility with momentum: [I] If you don't have enough time or flexibility to incorporate your leg into the Foot Wipe Escape against Knee-On-Belly, sit up and rock back to build enough momentum to w...

2 Part Lesson - Pin the opponent's arm, press and pop against his stomach while rotating underneath to hip escape away from his Knee on Belly. Follow with the Single Leg, if he remains in front of your escape.

2 Part Lesson - Strike with the Tripod Sweep as the opponent pushes your back to the mat to defeat your Hook Lifts and Hook Sweeps from Butterfly. If the opponent beats your legs, escape his Guard Pass through an immediate Single Leg.

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.

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo reverses out of a solid Side-Mount: Bump your opponent with sharp and short bridge movement to rearrange your arms out of danger; create a frame to pummel for an Underhook and check the far hip with your forear...

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo covers a sequence originating from Seated Butterfly: If you cannot readily manage your opponent's hands while engaging from Open Guard, don't let them control your head or find your feet unprotected. Scoot forw...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo counters an opponent attempting to pass your Butterfly-Guard with a Front Head-Lock: If your opponent evades your Single-Leg by sprawling their leg away after jumping to your side while holding you inside a Fro...