2 Part Lesson - You've trapped and crossed the opponent's arms and he struggles to escape away from your choking hand. Peel back his head to reveal a clean opening to strike his neck, before his shoulders find the mat and he breaks awa...

2 Part Lesson - Trap the opponent's arm with your leg and control his wrist to isolate his neck. Dig underneath the opponent's chin with your thumb and wrist to find his neck, or pull back on his forehead for a stronger path to his nec...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs how to trap the opponent's arms and void his escapes using your Seat Belt, then finish with the RNC by using your hand to dig underneath his chin.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shares his method of efficient choking: [I] After capturing your opponent's arm in an Arm Trap from the Back, approach his throat with the blade of your wrist and "turn-the-key" or "open-the-bottle" as you dig u...

4 Part Lesson -- Marcelo applies advanced arm trapping to get the choke: Starting from the Seatbelt Control and Back Mount Position, you can use your arm that is draping over your opponent's shoulder to push down their arm on that side...

2 Part Lesson - Systematically strip away the opponent's grips and trap his top arm from Back Control. With one arm momentarily disabled, deter his second hand, then wedge and dig your wrist underneath the opponent's exposed chin.

3 Part Lesson - You've trapped the opponent's top arm from Back Control and sunk in the RNC, yet he's able to resist the submission from one strong grip. Strategically bail out into the North South position to align yourself into a str...

3 Part Technique - Determine whether or not your opponent is trying to escape from your Seatbelt, or content just defending his neck. If the latter, choose to lay him on the side of your 1on1 wrist control and use your choking hand to ...

3 Part Technique - While holding the Seatbelt against an opponent focused on defending the submission, turn him onto your overhook's side to increase your ability to attack. Use 1on1 Wrist Control to free his bottom hand from his colla...

3 Part Technique - An opponent will be open to attacks when escaping positions. If the opponent rolls in turtle against your Seat Belt Control, generally his arm will be exposed. If the opponent uses Half Guard against your near crucif...

2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo & Josh demonstrate how to counter your opponent's defensive measures from the Back and advance towards a finish: When you've captured your opponent's Back with Seatbelt-Control and both Back-Hooks set,...

3 Part Technique - You may notice that your opponent is well versed in defending the Rear Naked Choke from the Back; this is where a superior knowledge of hand fighting from this position will come into play. As you fall to his escape ...

2 Part Technique - Don't bring your opponent to the mat if he jumps for Closed Guard from Standing. Use an underhook to hold him away from the mat and your legs while you work to break his ankles with your other hand pressing down on h...