Paul Schreiner shares a technique with Marcelo inspired by Jean Jacques Machado: Starting from the Closed Guard with 2on1-Control, Paul scissors his legs apart and crosses his partner's arm, switching from their elbow to their belt; he...

Marcelo and Zane help Jimmy fine-tune his Back Control by adjusting his hooks: Sink your first/bottom back-hook deeply and secure it close to your opponent's hips by pinching inward/medially with your knee while pulling your heel close...

Marcelo and Jimmy help Yuta with a problem regarding his opponent's ability to capture his leg while they're defending his Seat-Belt from the Turtle Position (Turtle-Guard, All-Fours, Quarter-Position, et al.). Hide your feet from your...

Marcelo and Yuta-san help Hudson Taylor understand his options from the Backstep/Reverse-Half. Pulling the opponent onto their side, especially with a grip on the jacket, will enable you wind up a tension into the position that can hel...

Marcelo explains how he distributes his weight off to the side when holding the Seat Belt against Turtle.

Marcelo and Munchie discuss a thread of interconnected concepts and ideas after training the afternoon Advanced Class. Passing the Half Guard with Underhook & Head Control against a larger, strong opponent is a matter of not letting hi...

Marcelo helps Tyler reverse engineer how he was able to escape from his Back Control earlier in training. The key details involve keeping good control over both hands and freeing your wrist by yanking back your arm.

Marcelo, Jon, and Youssef talk about capturing the Crucifix as a Back Control Recovery and also when to release the Seatbelt for the Rear Naked Choke.

Marcelo explains the motivation behind locking and loosening the Seat Belt Control. The control can force your opponent into Side Control or be used to drag him back into the Turtle Position as he attempts to stand up to escape.

Marcelo joyfully corrects his students as he walks around during the interlude between these lessons: http://www.mginaction.com/VideoDetails.aspx?VideoId=20951 http://www.mginaction.com/VideoDetails.aspx?VideoId=20964

Marcelo explains to Dillon how to establish his base after the Backstep. Fight for the Underhook against the opponent's Reverse Half while posting up high with your other hand. If he remains flat on his back, lock Underhook & Head Cont...

Marcelo briefly reminds Orlando of the importance of properly learning the Guillotine-Choke: Snap your forearm onto your opponent's exposed neck and clasp your hands together as quickly as possible; the moment your opponent's chin is o...

Paul demonstrates an effective method for taking the back: The notion of smashing is commonplace in many different positional aspects of grappling, e.g. Passing, Side-Control, Knee-on-Belly, Mount, et al.; however, an often overlooked ...