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Circling Pass vs Open-Guard, Knee-on-Belly, Taking-the-Back vs Single-Leg, Seat-Belt Control from Back
     

2-Part Fundamental Lesson -- Paul briefly instructs an important detail regarding connected reactions while passing: After knocking your opponent backwards from seated upright to lying recumbent, use your hands to post against their st...
Knee-on-Belly
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul explains when and how to apply Knee-on-Belly: If your opponent makes frames and is about to escape their hip to insert their legs for a recovery, thrust your knee across their stomach and deflect their arms to con...
Posted: 2402 days ago
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Techniques: Knee on Belly (1019)
Sweeps from Vale Tudo Guard
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul demonstrates two transitions from a defensive open guard: If striking is presumed, and you cannot readily break your opponent's posture down into a clinching style guard, maintain a safe distance by inserting your...
Posted: 2413 days ago
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Circling Pass, Side Control to North South, Knee on Belly, Underhook and Head Control
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul teaches several responses to pass a defensive Open Guard: If you encounter your opponent's Frames (arms posting out) against your upper body after clearing his or her legs, you can react in a few different ways; (...
Mount to Back Control > Rear Naked Choke
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul demonstrates a critical sequence terminating in strangulation: Be mindful of how much weight you allocate and redistribute during control of the Full Mount Position; typically you will want your hips heavy and you...
Seat belt Control from Back > Arm Trap from Back > Rear Naked Choke
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul teaches how to get the Rear Naked Choke when his opponent defends from your Strong-Side Back Control: If your opponent is fighting with both arms and tucking his or chin to avoid your attack, stack the odds in yo...
Posted: 2493 days ago
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Knee on Belly to Mount > Knee on Belly to Back Control
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul shows 3 transitions after establishing Knee-on-Belly: If your opponent protects his her neck while also hiding their elbows from attack, advance to the Full-Mount Position. If your opponent turns into you, float o...
Circling Pass vs Open Guard > Knee on Belly > Under Hook and Head Control from Side Control
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul shows several options for defeating your opponent's frames that counter your pass: Shown are three options; rewind against the hip into a Leg-Drag, run around to N/S, or throw your shin across the stomach for Knee...
Hook Sweep from Closed Guard > Elbow Escape vs Mount
     

1 Part Lesson - Paul and Nick demonstrate a cyclical drill that chains together the Elevator/Hook Sweep from Closed Guard with an Elbow/Knee Escape from (Bottom) Mount. Break your opponent's posture inside your Closed Guard and take an...
Taking The Back from Closed Guard > Armbar from Back
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul and Nick demonstrate a sneaky armbar attack that comes about when your opponent begins escaping your Back Control from the Turtle Position. Before your opponent has a chance to free his or her shoulder, maneuver y...
Posted: 2632 days ago
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Breaking the Closed Guard > Single Leg Stacking Pass vs Open Guard
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul articulates details for the Single Leg Stack Pass: The key piece of information stressed for this particular technique lies in the matter of keeping one's shoulders parallel with those of the opponent before drivi...
Standing to Break the Closed Guard
     

Upright posture, leverage, and structure, are the key aspects to force open the opponent's Closed Guard.
Posted: 2664 days ago
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Breaking the Closed Guard
     

1 Part Lesson -- Paul walks us through the basics for a standing-style breaking of your opponent's Closed Guard. Manage your weight so that your body doesn't shift past the wall defined by your lapel grip. Step up on the same side as t...
Posted: 2688 days ago
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Knee on Belly > Collar Choke > Near Side Armbar
     

3 Part Lesson -- Paul demonstrates a Double-Attack from Knee-Mount: Build a frame against your opponent's hip to act as a barrier against guard recovery before popping up and delivering your shin across the stomach. Keep your instep fl...
Breaking Posture from Closed Guard > Closed Guard to Butterfly Guard > Hook Sweep from Butterfly > Mount
     

2 Part Lesson -- Paul demonstrates a classic reversal from Closed Guard commonly known as an Elevator Sweep: Begin by breaking down your opponent's posture inside your Closed Guard; knock away any posts on your torso while pulling with...
Collar Choke from Closed Guard > Collar Choke Escape vs Closed Guard > Taking The Back from Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson -- Paul shows us a choke, its counter, and a re-counter: Concentrate on supplying pressure into the sides of your opponent's neck via the thinnest part of your forearm, i.e. the 'blade' of your arm. Hang from your opponen...
Sprawl vs Takedown > Taking the Back from Front Headlock > Collar Choke from Back
     

3 Part Lesson -- Paul sprawls, spins around to the back, sets his hooks, and finds the choke: Stuff your opponent's takedown by deflecting his or her penetration step downward into the mat. Lock your arms around the shoulders for a Fro...
Fighting from Standing > Tani-Otoshi > Bridge Escape vs Mount > Breaking the Closed Guard > Breaking the Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson -- If an adversary steps back to load up a hooking punch, step forward and fill the inside space with a frame that deflects the blow to the outside and allows you to close the distance for the clinch. Hide your shoulder u...
Circling Pass vs Open Guard → Underhook and Head Control from Side Control → Knee on Belly
     

Paul masterfully explains the mechanics behind one of the more common and rudimentary passes against the Open Guard; namely, the "Circle Pass". He then connects the technique with a transition to the Knee Mount (or Knee-On-Belly, Knee-...
Seatbelt Control from Back → Lapel Control vs Back Escape → Back Control Recovery
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo helps his students understand how to neutralize their opponent's attempt to escape from Back Control: [I] If your opponent begins using a 2on1 Grip to dismantle your grips and unfasten the Seatbelt, you must be ...
Elbow Escape vs Mount → Hook Sweep from Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Paul expounds on the subtle difference between a Hip-Escape and the Elbow-Escape: [I] When performing the Elbow Escape or Elbow/Knee Escape from the bottom of the Mount Position, your hips remain stationary while your u...
Americana from Mount
     

4 Part Lesson — Paul masterfully explains the Full Mount Position and several Submission finishes for Self-Defense: [I]Paul explains how to make your Mount feel heavier than you physically appear. The technique focuses on understanding...
Punch-Block → Hip-Throw → Armbar from Mount → Mount to Back → Seatbelt → Rear Naked Choke
     

3 Part Lesson — Paul teaches punch-block defense from standing, an armbar from mount, and taking the back to the rear naked choke.
Hand Fighting to 2on1 → Collar & Elbow Control Hook Sweep → Double Under Hook Lift
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo sweeps from Butterfly Guard: [I] Win dominant control over the position through the use of deliberate hand-fighting; either secure a grip on your opponent's wrist from above or below his hand and augment your ho...
Far Side Armbar from Knee on Belly
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains the basics behind his version of the Farside Armbar: [I] If you're caught off guard when your opponent looks to roll away from your Seatbelt Control, i.e. you've missed the chance to follow tightly behi...
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