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Technique: 'Takedowns/Controls - Hand Fighting from Standing';
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Hand Fighting from Standing, Collar Control from Standing, Double Leg Takedown
     

Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino shares with Marcelo a Double Leg Takedown set-up off of countering a Russian Tie he calls "The Surfer". He approaches with a Collar Tie-Up and baits his opponent to remove it into 2on1 Control. While he is preo...
Guillotine vs Takedown, Armdrag, Hand Fighting from Standing, Double Wrist Control, Single Leg Takedown, Double Leg Takedown
     

Marcelo, Paul Schreiner, Marc Laimon, and Johny Hendricks discuss everything from Gi & Nogi Strategies, to drilling preferences, to wrestling techniques, and more.
Hand Fighting from Standing, Single Leg Takedown
     

Marcelo Garcia and 2x NCAA Div. I Wrestling Champion, Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks, work on setting up takedowns after class. The UFC Fighter reiterates several important principles from wrestling that translate directly into the world ...
Posted: 4110 days ago
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Hand Fighting from Standing
     

A light-hearted discussion between Marcelo and Johny Hendricks after class: Johny remarks on the adjustments he made from the world of wrestling to jiu-jitsu tournaments, and he talks about his trademark opening move to set the pace of...
Posted: 4138 days ago
 1518 views
Hand Fighting, Breaking Gi Grips
     

To gi, or not to gi?, that is the question. Cliché? Yes, but it is still quite a controversial topic amongst grappling practitioners today. Marcelo's stance on this is clear: Train both. If you make a mistake while wearing the k...
Competition Mindset
     

Marcelo speaks to his competitors about how they should approach a match and what they should think about during the fight.
Posted: 2888 days ago
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Kataguruma & Haraigoshi
     

Marcelo walks around class and personally instructs his students in the various nogi setups for Judo throws.
Effective Use of Energy
     

Marcelo wishes that his students utilize their energy effectively and refrain from taunting, unnecessary posing, or outward displays of perceived confidence; e.g. showboating, excessive and intent-less ostentation, exaggerated aggressi...
Posted: 2445 days ago
 804 views
Hand Fighting from Standing
     

Marcelo describes the movements and parrying in Hand Fighting to the opposite of dance.
Posted: 3489 days ago
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Slippery Floors
     

A slippery and sweaty floor will interfere with someone's ability to drive on their feet. Use shorter, quick, and precise movements to co-exist with your unsteady footing.
Posted: 2754 days ago
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Physical, Strategic, Tactical & Technical Conditioning
     

Marcelo dispenses invaluable gems of "condensed" wisdom and grants us many insights quite literally, through the mist and amidst several hard advanced sparring sessions: Beware of both external and internal distractions; you must be re...
Collar-Tie & Elbow-Control from Standing
     

Fabio demonstrates for Gianni & Adam how to properly apply a basic wrestling clinch: Ideally, controlling the end of a lever is the most advantageous way to set up your opponent for more attacks; however, going straight for a grip on t...
Posted: 324 days ago
 282 views
Jumping on the Back
     

Marcelo discusses with Tim & Jimmy about breaking down an opponent from behind to take their back: If you are holding your opponent's waist from the rear-side with a body-lock, shove them forward with your shoulder to force them into a...
Hand Fighting
     

Marcelo shares with Gianni his thoughts on the importance of Hand-Fighting. Your hands need to act as a barrier, disallowing any breach of your opponent's advances. Gripping a sleeve isn't necessarily a dominating control since your op...
Posted: 1242 days ago
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Fighting from Standing
     

Marcelo runs a specific-training for developing strong, rudimentary stand-up skills, and speaks on its importance in regards to breaking an opponent down simply by positing a strong, defensive stance on your feet: The pace one can set ...
Gi Grips from Standing
     

Marcelo & Jimmy discuss an unorthodox grip used by a modern high-level judoka: Typically, grapplers will hide the area of their armpits by keeping their elbows close to their ribs; in judo, this space seems to have an exploit by way of...
Posted: 1016 days ago
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The Asymmetric Aspects of Stand-Up
     

Marcelo, Demian, Jon and Philzinho discuss the trials and tribulations inherent to figuring out which sides of their body correspond best to successfully executing certain attacks in both grappling and mixed martial arts competition: O...
Taking Center, Keeping Inbounds, and Riding the Line
     

Marcelo, Demian, and Philzinho help Jon investigate strategies and tactics against an opponent who happens to skillfully 'Ride the Line', so to speak: Staying conscious of where the boundaries of your match reside is an advanced part o...
The Chirality of Takedown Move-Sets
     

A brief conversation about riding fakie on a snowboard prompts Marcelo to talk about his left- and right-side preferences for attacking on the feet: When formulating one's own standing game, oftentimes your move selection isn't necessa...
Training in the Gi to Improve Your Nogi Game
     

Marcelo briefly relays his stance on the necessity of adorning a jacket, pants and belt for a much faster advancement in terms of training without said ensemble: The grips one may impose (likewise, conversely made against) create situa...
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