Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Paul slyly hunts down a Crucifix against the Deep-Half Guard: If your opponent manages to capture around your thigh of the leg trapped in between their own for the Deep-Half Guard, use your hands to help ...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo finds an Inverted Triangle Choke from the Mounted Crucifix Position: [I] If your opponent begins to slink away from your Seatbelt Control after you flip him out of his Tripod-Base, keep his arm trapped between y...

2 Part Lesson - Drive the opponent forward from your Back Body Lock and force him into All-Fours. With the opponent's hands bearing his weight, entangle his posting arm with your Crucifix. Yet, if the opponent has a strong enough base ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo scares his opponent to deter them from making another grip: [I] If you notice your opponent capture your arm from underneath your Front Headlock Position, beware of the wakigatame; he could parlay this subtle se...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows a sequence against big standing opponents: [I] If your opponent frees his knee on a Single, raise his foot high into your armpit and chop out his other leg with a strong back kick. Pounce on his back with ...

4 Part Lesson - Marcelo combines attacking with the Crucifix, negating the opponent's back escapes, and digging underneath his chin to catch the Rear Naked Choke while maintaining the Seat Belt.

2 Part Lesson - If a stronger opponent grips your choking arm with enough resistance to stall your back attack, look to trap his arm from a higher, advantageous position. Another option would be to force him into posting an arm using t...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo instructs his students on how to find the choke, even when the opponent nearly reverses out of the Back Position: [I] If you realize that your opponent is able to resist your pull back with the Seatbelt and move...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo covers a few common scenarios after taking your opponent's back from the Front Headlock Position: [I] If your opponent decides to roll away from you while in the Seatbelt, follow him over by covering his far hip...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo demonstrates how to properly take the Back after a Sprawl: [I] Throw your hips back and down the moment you notice your opponent change his level and drive forward for a shot. Capture the Front Headlock to stabi...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo describes various instances in which he can attack the Back with Seatbelt Control after his opponent rolls from the Turtle Position: [I] After the roll, avoid letting your opponent place you in Reverse Side Cont...

2 Part Technique - If for some reason or another, you cannot explosively stand to break open your opponent's Closed Guard, press up onto your feet in a staggered stance and keep your weight onto your lead foot as you pry open his ankle...