3 Part Technique - If your opponent avoids the grip battle while holding you in his Closed Guard, simply pop up to your feet and prepare to break his guard. If he applies the Ankle Pull Sweep, kick your foot out of his grasp to catch y...

3 Part Lesson - Turn your knee against the opponent's guard to inhibit his De La Riva offense and break his cross collar control. Drag the opponent's leg across your body and close the distance before he re-places guard. If the opponen...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo uses a Squeegee and Modified Leg Drag to Pass or Take-The-Back: [I] Dive into your opponent's Open Guard with your hands, bringing your knee up and over his leg and knocking away his frames as you settle into Ha...

2 Part Lesson - The opponent will immediately stand up or initiate guard after you've swept, so instantly launch into Half Guard as he attempts to distance himself or Leg Drag against his Guard Recovery.

4 Part Lesson - The Jedi Mind Trick was coined as a vanishing act to answer against the Back Step Pass. This technique from Half Guard shares the same end game with a Berimbolo, which routes into a sweep, pass, or potential back take.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows 3 passes for when an opponent blocks you with a De-La-Riva Hook: [I] If your opponent grabs onto your ankle, preventing you from passing his Open Guard with a Knee Slide, Standing Step, or Circle Pass, rel...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches how use his opponent's Guard Recovery to his own advantage: [I] If your opponent loses a scramble and decides to retreat in order to recover his guard back, prevent his recovery with a Hip-Drag; immediat...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo talks on distance and timing for a pass after his grip-break: [I] Avoid disconnection with your opponent after breaking his grips; immediately maneuver yourself into a passing position. Grab his pants by the kne...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo passes the Reverse De La Riva Guard: [I] Shift your base while standing so that you can block off access for your opponent to dive and spin underneath with a Spiral Guard Sweep. Use your inside elbow to knock aw...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo evades submission from a Triangle and immediately replies back with an attack: If your opponent fires up a triangle and it's locked tightly around the top of your head, posturing up as an answer will be too dif...

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo protects his lead leg from the 50/50: Try your best to avoid the entanglement altogether by pulling your foot out of danger before your opponent can solidify the position. However, if you are trapped by your op...