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...

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...

2 Part Lesson - With your legs crossed and protected, pin the opponent's upper body to your upper body to prevent him from reaching your legs. Pummel and hook your feet behind the opponent to continue safely into your reversal.

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo defends against Leg Locks through hand fighting, striping away the opponent's holds, and defending his knee alignment.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo surpasses the Spider: [I] Whenever you are under imbalance inside of your opponent's Spider Guard, make counter-grips anywhere you can affirm your hands; this can be the pants, belts, jacket, lapel. Find your fo...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo avoids leg attacks before, and after, breaking open the Closed Guard: [I] If you stand to break open your opponent's Closed Guard, be ready to step up and out of any attempts to lock onto your legs. This can hap...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo escapes from leglocks: [I] If your opponent breaks your grip on his sleeve and seizes the opportunity to attack your exposed foot, quickly kick off his control before he can secure his attack. If he drops down f...

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 explains how to deal with Leg Attacks: [I] The moment you sense your opponent shift directions opposite to that of a conventional sweep, reposition your base so that you can generate momentum outward; utilize yo...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo navigates through an opponent's Omoplata & Leg Attack from Spider Guard. After breaking the opponent's Spider Guard Stirrup and folding his knees, recognize his intentions to spin underneath and engage into an O...

4 Part Lesson - Premeditate the opponent's attack on your legs after you've broken his Closed Guard. Pull your leg straight up to prevent his initial attack and follow with another escape if he attacks your other leg. It's possible the...

2 Part Technique - The most common leglock counter while standing is to spin away and disengage from the pass. While this works, it is a wasted opportunity; instead of backing off, stay in range and high knee your leg out of danger. Th...