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Spiral Armbar from Mount
     

Marcelo helps Fabio dismantle a common counter to the Spiral Armbar from Mount: Your opponent may attempt to stifle your transition around their arm for the Spiral-Armlock by grabbing onto your pants; if you cannot readily reach down a...
Monoplata from Mount
     

Marcelo describes to Rush certain elements of isolating an arm from the Full-Mount Position: Oftentimes, if an opponent is stuck underneath of your Mount, particularly in the case of mixed martial arts, they will elect to reach around ...
Guillotine Choke from Full Mount
     

Marcelo describes important steps for finishing the Guillotine: Properly executing the Guillotine-Choke involves coordination between your upper-body and lower-body; after your arms have connected together, your legs must help stabiliz...
Monoplata vs Half Guard, Monoplata from Mount
     

Marcelo walks through the steps towards finishing the Monoplata: Starting from Half Guard on top, if you can manage to isolate your opponent's near-side arm with your elbow and knee connected together, driving across into 3/4-Mount may...
Posted: 103 days ago
 258 views
North South Choke Details
     

Marcelo offers an intimate masterclass on many high-level aspects of the North/South Choke: Constricting your opponent's neck is a matter of timing, feel, and weight distribution; ideally, land on top in such a manner so that the botto...
Superman Armbar from Mount
     

Master Fabio Gurgel shares with Paul & Josh vital elements of attacking from the Full-Mount: One of the most important parts of dominating from top-position in the Mount is the idea of offsetting your base such that your opponent's def...
Guillotine from Mount
     

Marcelo helps Jon defeat a common defense against the Guillotine from Mount: If your opponent tries to keep pressure away by framing against your hip, try using your inner thigh to deflect the post and break it; then settle your weight...
Posted: 327 days ago
 209 views
Guillotine Choke vs Hitchhiker Escape from Armbar
     

Marcelo gives some advice to Paul about connecting submission attacks: Experimenting with new transitions and combinations can be a tricky process; one must assess and account for any possible points of failure. Testing for weak spots ...
Arm Triangle vs Half Guard, Arm Triangle from Mount
     

Braulio shows key details for finishing an Arm-Triangle Choke: Align your chin on top of your opponent's near-side shoulder and focus your compression inward; clocking around their shoulder with your legs running laterally toward a per...
Posted: 362 days ago
 114 views
Drilling Your Finishing Sequences from A to Z
     

Marcelo instructs his Advanced Class to practice ending combinations from feet to floor: Learn to look further ahead during your matches so that you can execute a plan from the start and build up momentum towards an eventual submission...
Monoplata from Mount, Spiral-Armbar from Mount
     

Marcelo guides Bryan through the Monoplata and Spiral-Armbar: If you time your opponent's Under-Hook correctly while mounting, you can trap their arm inside a Reverse Technical-Mount (aka Reverse S-Mount, Sugar-Mount, Marceloplata, et ...
High-Pressure Attacks from Side-Control
     

Marcelo shares a game-changing detail with Kanan for maintaining Side Control with a Guillotine threat and he shows Hudson the infamous Bas Rutten Neck-Crank: If your opponent is defending you from taking the Mount while you are locked...
N/S-Choke to Guillotine-Choke from Mount
     

Marcelo & Jimmy help Bryan cinch up a Guillotine from Mount: If you've encircled your opponent's head with your arm for a possible N/S Choke, oftentimes they will attempt to escape from danger by turning into you; during this transitio...
Guillotine-Choke vs Half-Guard
     

Marcelo & John help Orlando solve a problem with his Guillotine attempt from Half-Guard (top): Take advantage of the dilemma facing your opponent when you snatch up their neck while they are still holding your leg inside half-guard; wo...
Posted: 902 days ago
 282 views
Finding the Finish for the Guillotine Choke
     

Marcelo, Nick, and Kanan talk about Guillotine Chokes (arm-in vs arm-out), and risk versus reward when it comes to going for a finish with them: If you can surprise your opponent and snatch their neck with your forearm cutting up again...
Flying Guillotine Choke
     

Marcelo helps Orlando better understand the timing and spacing required for successful application of a Flying Guillotine Choke. Launch yourself overhead when your opponent doesn't have their legs in between to push you away or send yo...
Posted: 1356 days ago
 422 views
Guillotine
     

Jon and Kanan pick Marcelo's brain over Guillotine finishing sequences against high-level defensive reactions.
The High-Elbow Guillotine Choke
     

Marcelo points out some of the details behind successfully locking up the Marcelotine; the trick that usually helps students understand the angle associated with the High-Elbow is learning how to bend your supporting arm at the wrist. ...
Strangling with the Gi: Bow-N-Arrow from Back & X-Choke from Mount
     

Orlando asks Marcelo several questions about successful finishing configurations for the "Bow & Arrow" Choke (Okuri-eri-jime). Later, Jen inquires regarding the finalizing pressures with the Cross Choke from Mount (Juji-jime no Tate-sh...
Posted: 2084 days ago
 270 views
Guillotine from Mount
     

Marcelo helps Orlando understand the importance of utilizing all of your body's limbs while consolidating a position for a finish; particularly, keeping your neck strong and posting onto your forehead when the opponent gives up the mou...
Posted: 2098 days ago
 301 views
Guillotine Choke
     

Marcelo explains a critical yet oftentimes missed detail when finishing the Guillotine Choke. Your wrist must push into the neck. Don't pull your grip into the jaw. When on bottom, crunch up onto the back of the opponent's head and dri...
Posted: 2294 days ago
 1494 views
“Reverse Spiral Armbar”
     

Marcelo, Jon, and Ali experiment with a new submission: The 'Reverse' Spiral Armbar from the Mount, Side Control, and North/South. This technique is the same finish that Ronda Rousey used to submit Cat Zingano in 14 seconds at UFC 184,...
Guillotine from Side Control → Guillotine from Mount
     

Marcelo answers a few questions for Diego regarding the finishing moments of the Guillotine Choke. The Marcelotine variation with the High-Elbow atop the opponent's shoulder can be finished from the opponent's Escape Side if you turn a...
Guillotine from Mount
     

Marcelo & Derek help Jon solve a weight distribution problem during a transition toward the finish with a Guillotine Choke from Mount.
Underhook & Head Control Armbar from Mount
     

Marcelo and Ali help Marc troubleshoot an Advanced Armbar from Mount utilizing Underhook & Head Control. Marcelo prefers to maneuver his hips more atop the opponent's chest in a "Technical Mount" to keep mobile as opposed to the offsid...
Posted: 3224 days ago
 1156 views
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