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Knee Slide Pass vs Spider Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgle shows how to disarm the Spider-Hook: It is important to remember not to rush though a good position when you get one; relish the moment and allow your opponent to tire themselves out by resisting in an inferior plac...
Knee Weave Pass vs Cross Knee Half Guard to Mount
     

Master Fabio Gurgel shares a variation on the Leg-Weave/Tripod Pass: When posting your hand against your opponent's torso to maintain an upright posture inside their Closed-Guard, grip onto both sides of their lapels for greater stabil...
Passing the Open Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel finds an answer to a common Knee-Shield defense: After gaining control over your opponent's sleeve to stand up and break open their guard, hunker back down into a low squat where you can keep your opponent's leg's s...
Breaking the Closed Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel teaches an important lesson on breaking the Closed-Guard: Place your opponent in a position in which you are at rest, while they are expending energy, so that you can anticipate their next step and gain tempo. Fight...
Posted: 198 days ago
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Maintaining Posture vs Closed Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel demonstrates an energy-saving method for regaining posture inside Closed-Guard: Prevent your opponent from clinching around your upper-body and securing a grip behind your neck, back, and shoulders; keep your hands ...
Passing to Mount
     

2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Paul passes directly to Full-Mount after breaking open his opponent's Closed-Guard: Once you've successfully forced your opponent's Closed-Guard to break open, don't allow them to place their feet against your...
Chasing, Cutting Off & Cornering a Stalling Opponent
     

Advanced Lesson Part 4 of 5 -- Marcelo reiterates on the importance of learning how to focus against someone willing to not take any risks or chances that would let you turn the tides and potentially score on them: If you're down on po...
Breaking the Closed Guard, Leg Pull Escape, Stacking Pass vs Inverted Guard, Taking the Back
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo deals with an Inverted Guard: If your opponent falls out of your Standing Closed Guard Break to attack your legs, be ready to lift your knees out of danger; if they K-Guard your lead leg, take a second high-ste...
Breaking the Closed Guard > Escape vs Knee Bar from Open Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo defuses two common attacks when standing up to break open the Closed Guard: If your opponent tries to drop down onto your legs and wedge their knee inside yours (X-Hook, K-Hook, Inverted Butterfly, 70/30, Keyma...
Breaking the Closed Guard > Arm Pull vs Over Hook from Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo picks up his opponent to break the Closed Guard: If you are worried about your opponent entangling your legs or hitting you with a sweep (Kagatogaeshi, Lumberjack, Muscle, Double Ankle, Roleta, Macarrao, et al....
Posted: 1515 days ago
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Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard > Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo relates booting up a computer to escaping a dangerous Closed Guard: You must survey your opponent's controls in an overview and systematically address each in a specific way before breaking out. Run through a c...
Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard > Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo meticulously avoids danger in the Closed Guard: Before you try to break out of the Closed Guard, you must run through a checklist of potential sweep and submission dangers. Each threat has an associated grip co...
Breaking the Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo shows 3 different ways of breaking open the Closed Guard: Identify which arm your opponent intends to Underhook your leg as you stand, possibly for a Muscle Sweep. When you stand up, keep this targeted leg away...
Posted: 1546 days ago
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Escape vs Leg Attacks from 50/50 Guard
     

3 Part Lesson -- Remove your lead leg from danger after standing up to break open your opponent's Closed Guard by raising your knee up to your shoulder and stepping out. Do the same for your other leg just in case your opponent tries t...
Breaking the Closed Guard, Leg Pull Escape, Leg Escape vs Leg Attacks
     

4 Part Lesson -- If your opponent falls from a Standing Closed Guard Break or stays low while you uncross his or her feet, be prepared to yank your lead leg free from the threat of a leg entanglement. Don't hesitate and let your oppone...
Balance, Posture, & Stance vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Hold your composure when breaking Closed Guard through balance, posture, and a sturdy stance. Especially, the moment you've broken the opponent's legs open and the opponent tugs and pulls to break your posture.
Posted: 1650 days ago
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Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo maintains his base after breaking open the Closed Guard: Find a low, staggered stance with your preferred lead leg forward when you stand and force your opponent to transition into an Open Guard. Stay in a squa...
Posted: 1654 days ago
 26161 views
Escape vs Knee Bar from Open Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo defends a leg attack: If your opponent falls away from the standing Closed Guard to entangle your legs, be prepared to high-step up and out of their grasp. Bring your knee to your shoulder as the opponent switc...
Kick Escape vs Closed Guard > Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo breaks out of the Closed Guard: Control your opponent's hands before popping up to both feet and leaning back; if they don't engage with grips and wait to attack your legs, raise up and be ready to kick your tr...
Posted: 1683 days ago
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Clearing Over Hooks vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Protect your upper body and keep an upright posture through clearing the opponent's Over Hooks and Collar ties.
Posted: 1726 days ago
 27657 views
Breaking Cross Collar & Sleeve
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo details stripping the opponent's Cross Collar & Sleeve Control before initiating a Guard Pass.
Posted: 1726 days ago
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Standing to Break Closed Guard & Framing vs Clinch
     

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains the classic way to stand to break open the opponent's closed guard, in addition to standing on the biceps, and framing against the opponent's upper body clinch.
Posted: 1741 days ago
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Standing to Break Closed Guard & Framing vs Clinch
     

4 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains the classic way to stand to break open the opponent's closed guard, in addition to standing on the biceps, and framing against the opponent's upper body clinch.
Posted: 1742 days ago
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Breaking the Closed Guard > Kick Escape vs Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo breaks open the Closed Guard in Nogi: Control your opponent's hands or keep them away from controlling yours so that you can pop up to your feet and dig under his or her leg. Kick your trail leg free from any g...
Posted: 1745 days ago
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Breaking The Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo stands up to break open the Closed Guard: Don't waste time reaching for your opponent's sleeves if he or she denies you access; immediately pop up to your feet and latch onto the inside of the opponent's thigh ...
Posted: 1746 days ago
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