1 Part Technique - The Traditional way of Breaking the Close Guard. Marcelo firmly believes the best way of breaking the guard is by standing.

2 Part Technique - Breaking the Closed Guard and countering when the opponent pulls your heels.

2 Part Technique - It's best to Hand Fight and break grips before the opponent can finalize a strong and secure grip on your pant legs. However, if the opponent is able to grab inside of your pants, use the side of your hands to chop a...

2 Part Technique - Before breaking the closed guard by standing, you must get good posture. A great way to get posture is to extend your arms right under the opponent's sternum and raise your head and upper body. Now, stand up and stag...

2 Part Technique - While trying a Circle Pass the opponent may trap you in Half Guard. There are many options to pass Half Guard, so sometimes the opponent will forget to defend against the Half Guard to Mount.

2 Part Technique - The opponent may try to grab the inside of your pants, so quickly break the grips before they can establish a full control. Now, immediately control the Collar and Elbow and kick the bottom leg out to complete the sw...

2 Part Technique - After you break the opponent's closed guard, you put them in the open guard. Use the basic and traditional Knee Across vs Open Guard Pass to start to work to pass their guard. After using any guard pass, always swim ...

2 Part Technique - Immediately break all of the opponent's grips to re-establish a neutral position. The Over Under Control is the best control for Hook Sweeping the opponent. Now, make sure to block their arm to prevent a post from st...

3 Part Technique - Use Hand Fighting to prevent the opponent from establishing any control. If the opponent steps inside when you are not ready for the attack, just push away to reset the position. If the opponent decides to pass on hi...

2 Part Technique - Control inside the opponent's arms to protect your legs when you stand to break the closed guard. If you get caught in Half Guard when Circling to Pass, use the Over Under Pass vs Half Guard. The Over Under Pass is t...

2 Part Technique - When the opponent maintains a tight defensive posture with his arms, apply the Collar and Elbow grips from Butterfly. In one movement, scoot under his hips and elevate his leg with your hook as you prevent his arm fr...

3 Part Technique - Extend your arms in a firm posture against the opponent's stomach to maintain space in his closed guard. If he reacts to your standing up by grabbing your leg, break his grip and return to your base still with postur...

2 Part Technique - Utilize a quick bump of your hips to redistribute your opponent's weight between his hands and his legs while mounted; this will make his hips lighter and easier to maneuver for escape. If your opponent's arm is out ...