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Technique: 'Guard/Closed Guard/Top/Passes - Breaking the Closed Guard';
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Arm Pull vs Over Hook from Closed Guard
     

Marcelo advises Mark on how to safely and successfully pummel out of an opponent's strong Over-Hook game from Full-Guard: Ideally, one should try to dominate the hand-fighting exchange and assume double inside biceps-ties to prevent yo...
Breaking Grips vs Closed Guard, Breaking Grips vs Reverse De la Riva Guard
     

Fabio and Dan help Paul dismantle a dangerous set of Collar-Ties from inside guard: Pummel for inside hand position against your opponent's collar-tie and frame outward and downward as you chase your opponent's hip and cut off their an...
Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard
     

Marcelo helps Jimmy avoid trouble inside the Closed-Guard with Hand-Fighting: Letting your opponent gain a grip over your jacket when you are kneeling on top inside their Closed-Guard can become the beginning of the end if you are not ...
Armbar-Defense vs Closed-Guard
     

Marcelo & Chin discuss how to avoid getting arm-locked inside an opponent's Closed Guard: Don't let your opponent have free control over your sleeve or wrist; if they make a grip on it and you can't immediately free yourself from the c...
Posted: 817 days ago
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Defensive Base inside the Closed-Guard
     

Marcelo gives Halie some advice on how to stay stable inside a strong Closed Guard: Don't wait for your opponent to capitalize on any weight, size, or strength discrepancies that may exist between the two of you; the moment you recogni...
Posted: 852 days ago
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Breaking the Closed Guard at will.
     

Having the skills to break open your opponent's Closed Guard at any time counters their slowing, methodical, meta tactics.
Posted: 1908 days ago
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North/South Choke
     

Marcelo helps Halie troubleshoot against a common counter to the North/South Choke. Later, they discuss how to approach the process of breaking open the Closed Guard based on preference of laterality and the opponent's comfort levels.
Posted: 2419 days ago
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Marcelo
     

Marcelo shares his thoughts and impressions from this year's Gi World Championships; noticeably, the extent of the intensity and intention behind techniques performed at the highest level of competitive desire. Scott & Phil demonstrate...
Posted: 2825 days ago
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Breaking the Closed Guard
     

Marcelo with help of Munchi & Jon review the lessons from the previous week on breaking open the Guard. Retention of class material is paramount to one's development and progress throughout their career.
Posted: 2867 days ago
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Passing after Breaking the Closed Guard
     

Marcelo explains the structure to create against an opponent's legs to have the advantage and start passing after he has opened his Closed Guard.
Breaking the Closed Guard → Knee Slide vs Open Guard
     

Marcelo walks around class and corrects his students in drilling the Standing Guard Break against Closed Guard. Key details to remember are keeping your hands below the opponent's chest, keeping your head behind your hands, and straigh...
Posted: 3520 days ago
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Breaking Posture from Closed Guard, Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard, Breaking the Closed Guard
     

Munchie and Marcelo talk about how to properly respond to the threats and dangers of Closed Guard attacks. While inside, you must look to win a break in the action, in accordance with which posture can be achieved by minimizing the opp...
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