2 Part Technique - If your opponent interrupts your half guard pass by attempting a Kimura, immediately hide your hand underneath your thigh until you can reach your arm with your other hand to support against his pulling. Use your gri...

3 Part Technique - After you've established Side Control, analyze your opponent's arm positioning and get them away from his face: pummel, push, pull, pin, or tickle -whatever it takes. Once you've secured Double Over Control from Nort...

3 Part Technique - Keep your opponent flat while entering into his half guard so you can seize the underhook when he opens up. If you make the mistake of letting him frame against your face while establishing Underhook & Head Control f...

2 Part Technique - Marcelo considers the Over Under Pass vs Half Guard his best pass, and if given the choice, he prefers to use this Over Under Control to pass an unknown opponent's half guard. An important component of the control is...

2 Part Technique - Assume Collar & Elbow Control against your opponent's Butterfly and drive your shin across his thigh with the Knee Slide Pass. If he hugs your leg tightly below your knee and prevents you from successfully passing, u...

2 Part Technique - Finding the underhook to pass your opponent's half guard may take several transitions; if you miss on the Leg Over Pass after transitioning to Mount against his guard, quickly spin around to the reverse half guard, a...

2 Part Technique - After vaulting over your opponent's guard into the mount, an easy solution for when he captures your ankle is the Leg Over Pass. Simply, dismount by swinging your free leg over his chest and landing with a good farsi...

2 Part Technique - After pushing the opponent's to the mat, he may lasso around your arm to play Spider Guard. A common technique from the position is to invert underneath to attempt an Omoplata. As he inverts, capture his head with a ...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo opts for "Skipping" passed the guard in Nogi: [I] Slowly passing with pressure starting on the legs can prove tediously difficult against a game opponent; they will oftentimes frame and hip escape well before yo...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo takes note of guard flexibility and passes accordingly: [I] Try running around to the opposite side when you clear your opponent's legs with a Stack Passs (Double or Single), this tactic alone may catch him off ...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo incorporates the "Navy Ride" (or Koshigatame) from folk-style wrestling to keep his opponent down in Side Control: [I] Transition to Knee-On-Belly if your opponent blocks your hip with his nearside arm and preve...

2 Part Lesson - If the Under Hook is gone, Marcelo drives Knee on Belly into the open space an opponent creates when escaping key positions, such as the Back or Side Control.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo avoids threats from Side Control & Mount (Bottom): [I] If you cannot switch to N/S when your opponent pummels for an Underhook from Side Control, pop up to Knee-On-Belly to keep the top position. If you notice y...