2 Part Technique - Lift the opponent if he controls your Back Body Lock, giving you no other options. He will let go and post on the mat to counter your takedown. Immediately connect your Seat Belt Control from the opportunity.

2 Part Lesson - If the opponent holds your hands as you've secured the Back Body Lock, off balance him into momentarily releasing his grips. This slight instant is enough to jump on his exposed back and attack.

3 Part Lesson - Answer the opponent's attempt to stand against your Single Leg by transitioning into the Double Leg or circling towards his back and attaching the Body Lock. Use the control to smear him back into the mat and thwart his...

3 Part Lesson - From your Back Body Lock, hang and press your feet straightly against the bend at the back of the opponent's knees and force him to sit. This would be an answer against an opponent you feel to be large, balanced, and im...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo conceptualizes the idea of wrecking an opponent's structure and base by forcing the opponent into collapsing or creating a temporary structure that exposes himself to another submission or attack.

3 Part Lesson - Drive the opponent forward from your Back Body Lock and force him into All-Fours. With the opponent's hands bearing his weight, entangle his posting arm with your Crucifix. Yet, if the opponent has a strong enough base ...

2 Part Lesson - Jump and stick onto the opponent's back with a Seat Belt from the Back Body Lock. If the opponent holds your hands to prevent the Seat Belt, force him into letting go by lifting or pushing him forwards onto all fours.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo finds his Seatbelt Control against defenses from the Back-Body-Lock: [I] If your opponent cannot be lifted up into the air to force him to let go of your hands, apply a trip to his leg to knock him down and make...

3 Part Lesson — Paul teaches a Self-Defense lesson starting on the feet: [I] Paul demonstrates how to block a strike and take the opponent down with a Sacrifice Throw. Perform the Tani-Otoshi (Valley Drop) technique as instructed for t...

3 Part Lesson - Use the Back Body Lock to thrash the opponent around, clearing an open path to jumping on his back and clasping the Seat Belt.

4 Part Lesson - Marcelo destabilizes the opponent's base from the Back Body Lock, forcing their attention towards defending the take down. Defending the take down creates a clear path to clasping the Seat Belt.

Advanced Lesson Part 3 of 3 -- Marcelo capitalizes on a brief window to take the Back from a Rear Waist-Lock: If your opponent is late to stand upright after you've successfully captured their hips from behind with a Standing Arm-Drag ...