Marcelo discusses techniques and strategies regarding the N/S Choke, passing against a good leg-locker, fighting a clone of himself, and various aspects of half-guard passing. Recorded on Friday, March 20th, 2020.

1:54(-36:40) Chris Lyon: Hi Marcelo...What's your favorite combination of attacks off the North South choke?

5:34(-33:00) Kon Ying: If going against leg locker- will you purposely pass from knees and force half guard, or you will still pass standing?

10:13(-28:21) Jon Rubin: Good afternoon, any tips for finding the choke or fighting for undertook when passing with a back step?

14:34(-24:00) John Lee Kovenklioglu: In Joel's morning class yesterday, one recurring theme was students asking how they could defeat him in combat. If Marcelo Garcia had to fight against a copy of himself, how would Marcelo Garcia plan to fight against Evil Marcelo? If Evil Marcelo was a lower belt, how would Marcelo Garcia advise one of his generic lower belt students to gameplan against Lower Belt Evil Marcelo?

19:34(-19:00) Hana Fisher Tinoco: What can you do if someone that is heavier and much stronger than you just pins you down in side control and doesn’t do anything but hold you. I try to do whatever I can to Create some space but sometimes I feel like all I’m doing is exerting energy and they are just doing whatever they can to just hold for the whole round and not lose their position.

23:00(-15:34) Joe Maurus: In the gi, if you had to defend your Half guard pass when you have the far side underhook and near side overhook with heavy hips how would you defend

25:34(-13:00) Jee In-a Gi: When attempting a butterfly sweep and the opponent is trying to stall the sweep or regaining their balance: What is the feeling in their balance that helps you decide going to the back or keep attempting the sweep?

27:23(-11:11) Taras Smetaniouk: while we should be familiar with many different guards, which ones do you think are no longer effective in jiu jitsu and we should focus less on? thinking of spider, maybe reverse dela riva unless you are a great inverter.

30:49(-7:45) Warren Gardner: It seems like attacking and forcing your own game is important. Any advice for lower belts that are always being defensive? It's an easy thing to do at a gym like MGA with so many high level people.

35:49(-2:45) Kon Ying: When you have seatbelt on turtled position, how do you protect your head and neck if they roll over their far shoulder? I'm always worried people get hurt.