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...

Master Fabio Gurgel walks around the room and helps Chris, Jimmy, Paul and Josh with the Reverse Triangle-Choke: When you reconfigure the topological chirality of your legs by switching the direction of your Figure-4 for the Reverse-Tr...

Marcelo counters a foot-lock that is gaining in popularity amidst competitors who are willing to skirt the rules in the gi: If your opponent attacks your ankle by hugging around it with an over-hook, quickly slip your foot free heel fi...

Marcelo talks with Joachim about attacking from 50/50: When one entangles their leg inside the 50/50, it enables the opponent to keep themselves locked into the position, if they so choose. It is generally much more prudent to place yo...

Marcelo helps Spencer with a connectivity issue: Mitigate the amount of time your opponent has to assess which measures they should take to bypass your defenses; the longer you wait for the next move happen, the more danger you pose fo...

Marcelo and Perry help Joel troubleshoot a finishing grip for an Omoplata: If your opponent is keeping up in defense against your Omoplata by scuttling their back on top of you while supinated face-up, try sidling out even faster with ...

Marcelo advises a student to be consciously aware of the specific configuration of leg entanglement he opts to employ in gi competition: Be wary of the direction your toes point when setting the exterior hook of your Single-Leg X-Guard...

Marcelo & Jimmy help Bryan solve problems of connection and disconnection. When escaping out-the-backdoor from bottom-mount, you must push your opponent's hips away so that they cannot readily reconnect onto your back or side. When com...

Marcelo Garcia personally demonstrates the proper movement for the lesson of the day during the technique drill session for his Advanced Gi Class. The "70/30" position is best utilized to keep your opponent from planting his lead leg b...

Marc asks Marcelo what to do if your opponent is keeping you from coming up with a Sweep from 1LX when he holds you in an Anklelock. If you can, grab the far arm and then slip your leg free after kicking his chest. If you can't grab th...

Marcelo explains the ending maneuvers to pass against the opponent's obstructing knee after you've "put the boot on"

Marcelo & Jon explore the possibilities involved with Foot-Locking from (and against) X-Guard. *Bonus* Paul Schreiner shares his bread-n-butter Half Guard Sweep, The "Jedi Mind Trick" (as popularized by Ryan Hall).