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Push to Open Guard, Standing Step Pass vs Open Guard
     

Marcelo exerts an assertive passing attack from standing against an Open-Guard: If your opponent is seated, sitting upright on the ground playing an empty Butterfly-Guard (a.k.a. Sitting-Guard, Seated-Guard, et al.), they may be poised...
Leg Pull & Breaking 50/50
     

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo illustrates his method of not becoming entangled into an opponent's 50/50 Guard.
Hand Fighting
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo wants his students to find the line between Safety & Danger: [I] Never let your feet get ahead of your hands. If you plant your base too closely to your opponent, he may find a hook or grip that will lead to you...
Leg Pull Escape vs 50/50 Entry
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo avoids leg attacks before, and after, breaking open the Closed Guard: [I] If you stand to break open your opponent's Closed Guard, be ready to step up and out of any attempts to lock onto your legs. This can hap...
Back Step Pass vs De La Riva Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo back-steps out of De la Riva: [I] If your opponent's DLR-Hook can be pressed low with your knee toward the outside, you may have enough clearance to simply cross through for a Double Knee Slide Pass. However, if...
Back Step vs DLR & Berimbolo
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo passes the opponent's De La Riva through a up-right and strong back step, applying his guard passing principal of forcing Half Guard through a new perspective.
Breaking the Closed Guard → Breaking the Open Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo outlines some rules for standing or kneeling against the guard: [I] If your opponent opens his Closed Guard while you are standing to begin playing offensively from his back, hide your hips from his feet by usin...
Posted: 2617 days ago
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Hand Fighting from Inside Closed Guard 2
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo diffuses several attacks from Closed Guard: [I] Peel off your opponent's control before anything else can go wrong. Don't trust even the most innocuous of touches or contact, especially after getting manipulated...
Hand Fighting from Inside Closed Guard 3
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo addresses attacks to your legs after standing against Closed Guard: [I] Don't let your opponent get ahead, whether it be a large movement or small. There's no telling how much of a cost you will pay by allowing ...
Posted: 2716 days ago
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Leg Pull Escape vs Single Leg, Deep Half Guard, & Leg Attacks
     

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains the moment to retract your legs from oncoming danger.
Leg Pull Escape vs 50/50 Entry
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo clears the knee-line against a leg entanglement: [I] Vertically retract your lower leg, raising your knee to your shoulder to escape your opponent's Inverted Entry into the 50/50 (or 50-Zero, D.O.A, et al). Don'...
Posted: 2593 days ago
 64309 views
Over Under Return vs Back Take
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo twists and returns to face the opponent with an Over Under, the moment his back is exposed.
Posted: 2597 days ago
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Preventing & Passing Leg Entanglements
     

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo conceptualizes defense and offense against an opponent's leg attacks after breaking Closed Guard.
Hand Control and Leg Escape vs Leg Attacks from 50/50 Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo counters and escapes from 50/50: [I] If your opponent passes your foot with his hands from 50-Zero (Outside-Ashi, D.O.A., et al.) to the opposite side for the 50/50-Guard, keep your standing base and intercept ...
Escape vs Leg Attacks from 50/50 Guard
     

4 Part Lesson — Marcelo evades and counters the opponent's leglock entry: [I] If your opponent launches his feet toward your lead leg from an inverted position, spinning around from either the inside or outside, to isolate your lead le...
Protecting after Breaking Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo reviews how to answer against the opponent's oncoming leg attacks the moment you've broken his Closed Guard.
50/50 Guard Pass
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo expounds on more leg-lock escapes: [I] If you are caught in a tight entanglement while standing, smash the opponent's 50/Zero Position into an Empty-Half Guard. Gain control with and Underhook or Head Control on...
Posted: 2577 days ago
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Leg Pull Escape vs 50/50 Entry
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo wants his students to ingrain two important reactions when it comes to dealing with leg-locks: [I] When standing up in a staggered-lead stance against a invert(-ed,-ing) open guard-player, be wary of two possibl...
Posted: 2578 days ago
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Preventing Leg Attacks
     

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo defeats common leg attacking and entrapping moments through anticipation, stable body structure, and precise movements to evade danger.
Back-Step Pass vs De-la-Riva Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explicates the intricacies of his Back-Step Pass against the De-la-Riva Guard: [I] Post on the heel of the palm of your hand, grabbing the same-side lapel; when you back-step, twist the grip to further stabilize...
Inside Heelhook Escape
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows how he escapes the much dreaded inside-heel-hook from the 50/50: [I] Immediately begin hand-fighting for grips on the opponent's arms and head, and close the distance with urgency. Prevent the opponent fro...
Posted: 2535 days ago
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Breaking the Closed Guard → Leg Pull Escape
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo opens the Closed Guard against the Muscle/Waiter Sweep: [I] If your opponent under-hooks your lead ankle with their arm to sweep you while attempting to break open his or her Closed Guard, keep your leg slightly...
Posted: 2533 days ago
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Headquarters -> 3/4 Mount -> Tripod Pass
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo advances position from Headquarters to the 3/4–Mount for a Tripod Pass to Side Control or Mount: [I] Whether you can break your opponent's Cross Collar Grip or not, dedicate both of your hands to pushing t...
Posture vs Spider Guard → Breaking Grips vs Spider Guard → Passing vs Spider Guard
     
Inside Knee Control vs Spider Guard → Breaking Grips vs Spider Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo defends against Spider Guard: [I] After using your knee to bump and clear your opponent's foot from off of your biceps, place either knee inside to prevent a transition to the Triangle. Fight to win a grip on hi...
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