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Frame Escape vs Double Under Control, Hook Sweep from Half Guard, Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo counterattacks heavy passing pressure from Double-Unders/Body-Lock: If your opponent is pressuring you with their shoulder to pass your Half Guard but they're keeping their hips too high, use their high center ...
Head & Arm Control vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo uses nogi tactics for passing with the gi: If you are too reliant on grips, you will sometimes miss opportunities to improve your position with subtle shifts of balance mixed with pummeling. Use your chest to h...
Half Guard to Mount > Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard
     

1 Part Lesson -- Marcelo goes straight to the Mount with a Half Guard Pass: If your opponent is defending your pass by crunching strongly against your Underhook (paired with head control via Crossface), release the opponent's head and ...
Turtle Escape to Mount
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo converts a reversal directly into offensive play: Protect your neck when your opponent holds the Seatbelt by grabbing his or her arms and tucking your chin. Roll away from the opponent's base and work to remove...
Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo smashes through strong defensive framing: Find the middle zone between your hips elevated too high up off the mat and your weight bearing down heavily on your knees; if your hips are up, you can be swept more re...
Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard → Knee Cross vs Half Guard → Over Under Pass vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo circumvents frames against his Half Guard Pass: Project your weight through your chest and shoulders and drive under your opponent's elbows so that you may occupy the inside space of his or her armpits and pass ...
Sit Over vs Deep Half Guard → Back Step Half Guard to Over Under Pass → Back Step Pass vs Half Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo counters the Deep Half Guard: [I] If you cannot perform the Leg-Over Pass against the Deep Half because your weight is distributed too much on your knee by the opponent's shoulder, execute a Sit-Over transition ...
Headquarters -> 3/4 Mount -> Tripod Pass
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo advances position from Headquarters to the 3/4–Mount for a Tripod Pass to Side Control or Mount: [I] Whether you can break your opponent's Cross Collar Grip or not, dedicate both of your hands to pushing t...
Folding Pass → Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard → Over Under Pass → Shoulder Drive Pass
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo implements a passing sequence that avoids the opponent's offensive grips: [I] Smack your opponent's knee and cover his or her thigh with your hips for a Folding Pass. Secure Double Underhooks around the torso as...
Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard → Gi Grip Break vs Half Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo incrementally advances through his opponent's guard: [I] Capture your opponent's ankle between your knees and pull yourself close to his hips from the Quarter Mount to establish a Half Mount (above opponent's kn...
Double Under Hooks Half Guard Pass → Double Arm Control → Near Side Armbar from Knee on Belly → Far Side Armbar
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo works with a 'Barbed Wire' Control against his opponent's arms: [I] Bind your opponent's arms together after passing with Double Underhooks to keep his elbow vulnerable to attack. Switch to Knee-On-Belly and fin...
Leg Over Pass → Back Step Pass → Shoulder Drive Pass
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains a series to pass the Reverse Half Guard: [I] If you cannot claim an underhook after vaulting over your opponent's De La Riva Guard, swing your leg across his face, landing on the same side as your trapt...
Breaking Grips vs Spider Guard → Posture vs Spider Guard Lasso → Double Under Control vs Butterfly → Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard
     

4 Part Lesson — Marcelo breaks down the essential points of defending against the Spider Guard: [I] If your opponent plays Spider Guard with a Stirrup & Lasso against your arms, you must break his grips on your sleeves to advance in po...
Breaking the Closed Guard, Knee Inside, Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo trusts Joel to hold him up after jumping Closed Guard: [I] If your opponent jumps Closed Guard, keep your base, place your hands on his hips, and force Half Guard with Double Under Control as you move up for the...
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