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Parry vs Foot Wipe from Open Guard
     

Marcelo briefly advises Joel on how to engage when passing against a strong defensive guard: When trying to pass someone's guard and hold them down for pinning criteria to be met, it is important to give yourself as much of a chance as...
Posted: Yesterday at 12:53 PM
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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...
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...
Knee Inside vs De La Riva Hook
     

Marcelo helps Rob get comfortable holding onto Headquarters for a pass: Whenever your opponent is competent playing guard with their hips tilted towards the outside of your lead-leg, e.g. a phenotype of some Reverse-Guard (a.k.a. R-Gua...
Knee on Belly, Standing Step Pass vs Open Guard, Folding Pass
     

Marcelo advocates for a strong combination of passes from the standing position: Remember to block your opponent from getting their foot set in front of you after you've established Knee-Mount by keeping your elbow-knee connection tigh...
Standing Step Pass vs Open Guard
     

Marcelo insists on Tyga learning how to pressure forward by breaking frames against an opponent's shell: Passing an advanced guard player requires a fair amount of energy expenditure that one normally wouldn't need to harness when oppo...
Straight Footlock vs Open Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel briefly demonstrates to Josh & Paul an effective finish for an Ankle-Lock: One doesn't necessarily have to apply pressure to an opponent's ankle in a linear manner, as the moniker of 'Straight' Ankle-Lock would seem...
Posted: 162 days ago
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Leg Pull Escape vs Heel Hook Entries
     

Marcelo shares some late-stage and preferably early-stage defenses for heel-hooks: Free your hips from your opponent's feet by using your elbow to dig off their outside heel when placed inside Single-Leg X (Irimi-Ashigarami, Foot-Lock ...
Single-Leg Stack & Over/Under Pass vs Open Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel walks around his seminar to advise on his Over/Under Pass: Maintaining consistent forward pressure onto your opponent is a key component in executing the pass. Pummel your arm underneath your opponent's leg to assum...
Bridge Sweep from Half Guard, Frame Escape vs Over Under Pass, Hook Sweep from Half Guard
     

Marcelo shows Johny Hendricks and Marc Laimon how to incrementally risk defensive control to recover from Half-Guard: When your opponent flattens you out with an Under-Hook and Head Control from Half-Mount (a.k.a. Super-Hold, et al.), ...
Triangle Choke Variation
     

Master Fabio Gurgel briefly helps Chris & Jimmy find the correct strangling mechanics for the Teepee-Choke: After you've fastened your fingers together behind your own knees with an S-Grip, pinch your elbows downward while raising your...
Triangle-Choke and Reverse-Triangle
     

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...
Posted: 288 days ago
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Wedging Back-Take to Leg-Drag Pass
     

Paul & Gianni briefly investigate circumstances arising from diving behind an opponent while standing above their guard: If you're executing a form of loose-style passing, e.g. Floating, High-Step, Flamingo, Head-Quarters Passes, you m...
Leg Drag Pass vs Open Guard
     

Marcelo offers advice to Orlando about how to follow-up with a countered Leg-Drag Pass: After crossing your opponent's leg over and hunkering yourself down into a Leg-Drag, they may have the opportunity to counter your attack by pummel...
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...
Estima-Lock to Straight Ankle-Lock with Rear-Naked Finish
     

Braulio shows Joel, Paul, and Marcelo a powerful variation of the straight ankle-lock: If your opponent is able to defend themselves from an initial attack placed against their foot with the Estima-Lock, you can pass their foot to your...
Posted: 407 days ago
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Straight Footlock vs Open Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel shows Paul a finishing variation for the Straight Ankle-Lock: When traditionally applying the Ankle-Lock (Botinha, Straight Foot-Lock, Achilles-Hold, Chave-de-Pé, et al.) the attack against the ankle joint if...
Posted: 422 days ago
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The Principle of Connection
     

Master Fabio Gurgel beautifully articulates to Gianni what it takes to become a world champion: Put pressure on your opponent the entire time so that they must defend with a manageably finite number of predictable reactions; prune away...
Posted: 533 days ago
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One-handed Toe-Hold from One-legged X-Guard
     

Paul & Fabio experiment with a powerful foot-lock variation: Pinning your opponent's hips down with the Single-Leg X, place a bend in their knee while catching ahold of the tops of their toes with the palm of your hand. Let your weight...
Posted: 541 days ago
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Honing a Competitive Edge
     

Marcelo answers Orlando about questions regarding follow-through attacks, pressure consistency, and confidence boosts: Organize your jiu-jitsu such that you are constantly seeking an initiative; whether it comes from obtaining a domina...
Dealing with Slipperiness
     

Marcelo explains to Benny the need to adjust for traction (or lack thereof) while passing: Rather than attempting passes which require heavy, continuous pressure to circumvent an opponent's guard-play, one should look for shortened, co...
Aoki-Lock Defense
     

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...
2on1 Control from Closed Guard, Cross-Sleeve & Belt Control, Reverse Scissors-Sweep to Crucifix
     

Paul Schreiner shares a technique with Marcelo inspired by Jean Jacques Machado: Starting from the Closed Guard with 2on1-Control, Paul scissors his legs apart and crosses his partner's arm, switching from their elbow to their belt; he...
Straight Footlock vs Open Guard
     

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...
Posted: 752 days ago
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