2 Part Technique - If you're smart, the only danger that the Spider Guard poses is wearing out your arms while fighting against his legs. If left unchecked, it can pose a problem later on in the fight, so it's best to change up the pos...

2 Part Technique - If an opponent lassos a Spider Guard hook around your collar grip, prevent him from inverting underneath you by capturing his head with a crossface as it passes in front of you. If he rocks you away with the hook, re...

2 Part Technique - We don't play Spider Guard here, but we certainly respect it enough to understand how it works so we can get out of it. Ideally, our posture and hand placement should hide the hooks necessary for a Spider Guard playe...

2 Part Technique - Recognize the opponent's subtle offensive signals, so you can premeditate and prevent his actions. As the opponent starts Spider Guard, control inside his pants and use balance to prevent his chain of sweeps. Continu...

2 Part Technique - Dismantling the Spider Guard requires balance and concentration. Never allow your opponent to get underneath your base; keep your weight firmly away from his hooks. Focus on freeing your arms, one at a time, by gripp...

2 Part Technique - Use posture to negate an opponent's foot against your bicep within Spider Guard. The concept is to use inside control against the opponent's Spider Guard, while posturing to counter his inverting attacks. Once you cl...

2 Part Technique - As the opponent enters into the lasso from Spider Guard, step over his foot to neutralize the control. Sit back and negate his grips, which seamlessly transitions yourself into the Folding Pass.

2 Part Technique — Marcelo demonstrates a simple way to disentangle your opponent's Spider Guard hooks with strong standing posture: First, look to prevent him from weaving his Lasso Hook even deeper by closing off the space for his fo...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows how to circumvent his opponent's Spider Guard offense when he tries to pass the Open Guard with Inside or Outside Knee Control over the pants. Whenever you have a hand free after breaking the sleeve grip, ...

2 Part Lesson - Defend against the opponent's Torenado Passing by using Spider Guard to break his grips, allowing you to maneuver into a position you prefer to play, whether it's staying in Spider Guard or transitioning into a Seated B...

4 Part Lesson — Marcelo breaks down the essential points of defending against the Spider Guard: [I] If your opponent plays Spider Guard with a Stirrup & Lasso against your arms, you must break his grips on your sleeves to advance in po...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo navigates through an opponent's Omoplata & Leg Attack from Spider Guard. After breaking the opponent's Spider Guard Stirrup and folding his knees, recognize his intentions to spin underneath and engage into an O...

3 Part Lesson — Defeat the opponent's Stirrup and Lasso from Spider Guard by maneuvering yourself into positions to weaken and break his grips.