Advanced Lesson -- Master Fabio Gurgel explains a crucial detail for comfortably escaping pressure from Side-Control: Turning onto your side and hiding your near-side elbow and shoulder is vital to buying yourself much needed time and ...

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo escapes from Side-Mount: When you opponent is holding you down in Side Control with a balanced approach, i.e. they are not laying too heavily/tightly over your centerline and therefore susceptible to a Bridge S...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo recovers his guard after his opponent breaks through several defenses: If your opponent passes your legs, and shimmies off of your framing hands, immediately pummel your near-side arm in between your head and t...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo recovers his guard: If your opponent is running around to your side and closing the distance for a chest-to-chest connection, you may not have to he room or flexibility to wipe your foot in between and lasso ou...

2 Part Lesson - Combine bridges and frames to create space between you and the opponent. That space is your opportunity to escape down towards the opponent's legs and snatch the Single Leg or Recover Guard.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo recovers from Side Control and a transition to Mount: [I] Twist your body from side to side as you pump your feet against the ground in alternating bridges to open up enough space for framing. Use the frame to m...

2 Part Lesson - Intercept the opponent's oncoming hand towards your head and parry his arm across your body. Push at his elbow and sit up-right or instead, push against his upper body if he retract his arm and switches his base.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo breaks down his measures of guard recovery: [I] If you can Hand-Fight to avoid letting your opponent make a grip to push you flat for a pass, do so; otherwise, work to break off his grip before he passes around ...

3 Part Lesson - Block the opponent's clinch to your upper body by building a frame with your arms and bridge to find an Under Hook or direct yourself into guard.

Marcelo avoids a fast pass with timing, a Single, and Guard Recovery: [I] If your opponent lifts your ankles up and knocks you flat to pass your Butterfly Guard, quickly brace against his shoulders to prevent him from closing the dista...

2 Part Lesson - You've unfortunately lost the hand fight to prevent the opponent from grabbing your pants and now he's inches from passing. Frame against his upper body and use your legs to break his grips to recover guard, or use the ...

2 Part Lesson - The opponent collapses your posts and lands into Side Control. Create a frame to distance yourself, slide your closer knee inside to sustain his weight, and swing your foot over and inside to push away. If the opponent ...