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Arm Trap from Back Control
     

Marcelo & Taimak assist Joel with understanding angles and tactics for trapping an arm from the Back: Give yourself room to maneuver your topside leg by adjusting your hips out to the side, but make sure to maintain a strong connection...
Posted: 4 days ago
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2on1 Control Counter vs Butterfly Guard
     

Marcelo indicates as to what is important while hand-fighting: If your opponent is able to obtain 2-on-1 Control over your forearm, doing nothing to address the problem will eventually lead to even more problems; one must quickly take ...
Posted: 4 days ago
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Back Step Pass vs De La Riva Guard
     

Marcelo walks through variations for Back-Stepping against de-la-Riva Guard: Disallow your opponent's attempt to apply a knockdown by stabilizing your base as you step backwards; grip onto your opponent's collar or place your hand over...
Hip Roll Escape vs Seatbelt Control
     

Marcelo addresses a common problem with Guard Recovery: If your opponent quickly cuts an angle on you and begins bearing downward for a pass, you may opt for a Hip-Roll Escape (Half-Granby Roll, Gangorra, et al.) to maneuver yourself o...
Counter to Seatbelt Control, Back Escape
     

Marcelo advises on how to escape from Back-Control: If your opponent has your back with their under-hooking arm on bottom, immediately tuck your chin and use both of your hands to secure grips onto their Seat-Belt Control; once the imm...
1Leg X Guard Sweep from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo shares his mindset for maintaining Single-Leg X-Guard: When entangled around your opponent's leg with the 1Leg-X (a.k.a. Foot-Lock Guard, Noose-Guard, Snake-Guard, Irimi-Ashigarami, et al.) it is important to not rest laying fl...
Posted: 18 days ago
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Hand-Fighting from Open-Guard, De-La-Riva Guard Sweep
     

Marcelo & Ryan discuss grip-fighting from an Open-Guard: Getting into your offensive game from bottom position is largely a matter of mindfully tracking your opponent's hands and finding a way to momentarily dominate them before they c...
Leg-Control Variation from Omoplata
     

Marcelo shares with Josh & Ryan an anecdote about an outlier submission finish he witnessed by a teammate: When caught in an Omoplata, one must be mindful of their base when attempting to stand up with posture for an escape; your oppon...
Hand Fighting vs Butterfly Guard, Hand Fighting from Butterfly Guard
     

Marcelo prioritizes aspects of Hand-Fighting: If you are kneeling in front of a seated opponent, immediately clear away any Collar-Ties around your neck, and then convert them into a dominant 2on1-Grip. Whether you end up blocking from...
Collar and Elbow Control Hook Sweep from Butterfly, Breaking Gi Grips vs Butterfly
     

Marcelo shows several ways of finding grips for his Hook Sweep from Butterfly: The two main components of control for initiating the Hook-Sweep from the Butterfly-Guard are a grip on an ipsalateral elbow and contralateral knee; using h...
Double Over Hook Control from Butterfly, Short Hook Sweep from Butterfly
     

Marcelo & Kurt talk about an incredibly important detail when countering Double Under-Hooks from your Seated Butterfly-Guard: If your opponent while kneeling beats your hands and dives forward with their chest for a Body-Lock, try your...
Breaking Grips from 1Leg X Guard, 1Leg X Guard Entry vs Mount
     

Marcelo & Paul clarify for Rush certain edge cases of what technically defines the Single-Leg X-Guard: The configuration of your outside-foot matters greatly not only in terms of legality, but also in potential consequences; if said le...
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