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...

1 Part Lesson -- Paul demonstrates other options for escaping Side Control: Dig a backhanded-frame to sneak your nearside shoulder out from underneath your opponent and bridge your hips towards the outside; you can invert and clock out...

3 Part Lesson — Paul teaches punch-block defense from standing, an armbar from mount, and taking the back to the rear naked choke.

3 Part Lesson — Paul teaches the ins-and-outs of Marcelo's Side Control Escapes when the opponent has beaten the guard and is body-locking your side.

3 Part Technique - Henrique demonstrates how to open up your opponent for attack from the Side Control. The key movement in this lesson is the isolation of the farside arm with an overhook. This overhook can be parlayed into an armbar,...

2 Part Technique - Pulling guard without your grips is ill-advised; hand-fight for 2on1 Control before stepping in between his legs and sitting down for Butterfly Guard. Transfer your grip from the 2on1 with your hand on his elbow to h...

2 Part Technique - You can feel the opponent's thumb on the back of your neck to determine which hand he is using. Use his hand to twist him down by controlling the cheek of his hand. If the opponent mistakenly pushes you away, he will...

1 Part Technique - Defeat your opponent's Double Under Control with a Frame Escape accompanied with a long step back, pummeling for double underhooks of your own. Once the Double Under Control is established, bend your opponent backwar...

2 Part Technique - If during a physical altercation, you find yourself in a bearhug, with your arms trapt down by your sides, turn the tables on your opponent by lowering your base, posting his hips away, flaring your elbows upward, se...

2 Part Technique - If an adversary has you bent over in a headlock, and he releases his grip, realize that he more than likely did so to deliver a strike to your face. Immediately block his arm with 1on1 wrist control, and secure his a...

2 Part Technique - One thing you can count on against an opponent who doesn't know how to properly defend against the mount is him voluntarily giving up his back to escape. Let him. Ease up the weight of your hips and give him room to ...

2 Part Technique - Switch your hips, slide your knee up along the opponent's back, and replace your foot, as he attempts to push your knee in escaping. Pull the opponent's extended arms away to re-control the mount. Try to prevent your...

2 Part Technique - The Seat Belt Control is the most important technique in controlling the back. Use your knee as a wedge to tilt the opponent to his side and place your hooks for complete Back Control. If the opponent escapes by pres...