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Transition to Mount vs Butterfly → Over Under Control from North South
     

Marcelo, Jon, and Phil discuss various situations regarding passing against highly skilled guard players of both the Seated Butterfly and Open/Inverted Guard.
Push to Open Guard → Foot Wipe Escape Guard Recovery
     

Jon asks Marcelo about their exchange in a recent roll: If you post on your opponent's belly with your hand to pass, keep your elbow slightly bent to avoid over-extending and also increase your agility. Extending your arms forces you t...
Push to Open Guard
     

Fight your way through the opponent's legs in Open Guard by controlling his stomach and knee. From the control, work your passing options such as Knee Slide, Standing Step Pass, Folding Pass, etc.
Posted: 4410 days ago
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Over Under Control vs Butterfly, Transition to Mount vs Butterfly, Mount
     

Paul helps Jimmy understand how to position his body for Crawling to Mount from Over/Under.
Knee-Inside vs DLR-Hook, Back-Step Pass vs Half-Guard
     

Marcelo shows Bryan one of his favorite methods of attacking an Open-Guard: Enter inside your opponent's guard by wedging your lead-knee/shin behind your opponent's knee on the same-side (aka Reverse Knee-Slide/Cut, DLR-Killer, Ananias...
Hand Fighting vs Butterfly, Back Step Pass, Double Under Control vs Butterfly
     

Marcelo talks about the idea of hand-fighting against the Seated Butterfly-Guard from the standing position: If you are not ready to pass your opponent with a technique, don't let them just hug your lead leg. Keep yourself out of their...
Transition to Mount vs Butterfly
     

Marcelo shows Brandon how he hops into Full-Mount from standing versus a seated Butterfly-Guard: You can test your opponent's ability to defend against a fast 7-point pass and mount combination by vaulting over the wings (i.e. knees) o...
Posted: 957 days ago
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Energizing the Scramble
     

Marcelo shares knowledge about when to expend copious effort: Progression is not just a matter of leading yourself into the right direction positionally, if your opponent is well attuned, they will be anticipating your advancement and ...
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