2 Part Lesson — Marcelo uses a questionably illegal tactic to pass: Feed your opponent's ankle into the Quarter Mount from his Open Guard and secure your hands on his belt. According to the rules of the IBJJF, placing two hands on the ...

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...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo forces and turns into Half Guard to score against an opponent's Arm Drag. However, when landing perpendicular your lead leg is exposed to being attacked, so look to escape immediately.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo passes against the Underhook from Half: If your opponent gets an Underhook on you from his Half Guard and you cannot pummel for it back, sit to your outside hip and lay across Underhook, facing toward his legs. ...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains within the Over Under Pass against an opponent preventing your "Over Control" from connecting.

2 Part Lesson - Hold the opponent with a strong and sturdy stance to safely protect yourself against his jump into Closed Guard. Posture and structure your arm to pry open the opponent's legs and wedge your knee inside to find Half Gua...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows how to use the Front Headlock to Take-the-Back: [I] If your opponent happens to capture your leg from the Turtle into Half Guard while you're holding onto a Front Headlock, use your free leg to kick yourse...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches a dominating Closed Guard Pass with high reward: [I] If you cannot wrangle your opponent's wrists to stand up inside his Closed Guard, thumblessly press away his biceps so you can bait his arm into an Ar...

3 Part Technique - Stack an opponent to defeat his Open Guard. Since the opponent will be accustomed to the situation, he will have incredibly strong grips. You must break at least one of his grips to advanced forward.

2 Part Technique - The Turning Pass vs Half Guard is an excellent choice for when your opponent is hiding the space you need for the underhook and he refuses to unlock his legs. Hold onto his toes to prevent him from posting on the mat...

2 Part Technique - If it can't finish everyone, it's not a submission. Marcelo doesn't use the Arm-In Guillotine because he doesn't believe it is a high percentage finish against larger, stronger opponents. The position is effective ho...

2 Part Technique - Marcelo considers the Over Under Pass vs Half Guard his best pass, and if given the choice, he prefers to use this Over Under Control to pass an unknown opponent's half guard. An important component of the control is...