Marcelo reveals the strategy of baiting a very defensive opponent by luring him into fake opportunity, especially against a reserved, shelled guard player.

Marcelo, Jon, and Phil discuss various situations regarding passing against highly skilled guard players of both the Seated Butterfly and Open/Inverted Guard.

Marcelo walks around class and corrects his students in drilling the Standing Guard Break against Closed Guard. Key details to remember are keeping your hands below the opponent's chest, keeping your head behind your hands, and straigh...

Marcelo assists Halie with a problem encountered when hitting a "Knee-Cut" tech: If your opponent finds a way to block you from successfully executing a Knee-Cut (i.e. Knee-Slide, Knee-Cross, Knee-Through, Knee-Slice, et al.) Pass, don...

Marcelo and Marcus help Kanan understand an important concept when applying a technique: An attacking move isn't complete until your opponent concedes and ceases reaction. Oftentimes, players that garner success with a particular techn...

Marcelo explains to Benny the need to adjust for traction (or lack thereof) while passing: Rather than attempting passes which require heavy, continuous pressure to circumvent an opponent's guard-play, one should look for shortened, co...

Marcelo helps Rob get comfortable holding onto Headquarters for a pass: Whenever your opponent is competent playing guard with their hips tilted towards the outside of your lead-leg, e.g. a phenotype of some Reverse-Guard (a.k.a. R-Gua...