2 Part Lesson — Marcelo never cranks the jaw; here's why: [I] Starting from Seatbelt, if your opponent's last line of defense against the RNC is his tucked chin, you can't just wrap around his face and squeeze; sometimes you will get t...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo use a combination of submissions on the Back: [I] If your opponent is only concerned with protecting his neck while Turtled, cinch his arm up in a 1on1 and begin work his other hand to either trap the Crucifix o...

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 ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo maintains the Back and finds the finish: Once underneath your opponent's chin, if they begin to escape by removing your hooks, keep control of the back by using your head to stop them from completing the counte...

3-Part Advanced Lesson -- Bernardo shows a nogi variation of the Torreando-Pass to take the back: Pin your opponent's hip down while posting against their knee as you circle around heavily into Side-Control. Quickly switch from their l...