1 Part Lesson -- Marcelo goes straight to the Mount with a Half Guard Pass: If your opponent is defending your pass by crunching strongly against your Underhook (paired with head control via Crossface), release the opponent's head and ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo explains an important distinction between two similar variations of Half Guard Passing directly into Mount: Ratchet your Underhook until you've pinned your opponent's elbow against their head; you can latch ont...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo advances position from Headquarters to the 3/4–Mount for a Tripod Pass to Side Control or Mount: [I] Whether you can break your opponent's Cross Collar Grip or not, dedicate both of your hands to pushing t...

3 Part Lesson - With your Under Hook lost and no space to Guillotine, use a Front Headlock to pin and hold the opponent to pass.

2 Part Lesson - Recognize the opponent's Mount Escape as he turns and focuses against your knee, then Guillotine against the opening. If he presses against your hips to bench you off, back step to collapse his posts and look for his ne...

3 Part Lesson — Re align the opponent's legs to change his Knee Shield into a pseudo Half Guard position. With his knees parallel, Slide or Press yourself into Mount while looking to clamp his upper body to pass.

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo defines his winning ADCC 2011 Guard Pass and Submission used through a strong Under Hook and Head Control against Half Guard. This upper body control was used to pin his opponent, force mount, and connect a ines...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs the fundamentals of passing the opponent's Half Guard or Mounting using the Under Hook and Head Control.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo utilizes the Front Headlock to pass the Seated Guard: [I] If your opponent re-postures upright after you tilt or knock him back flat, snap his head down into a Front Headlock. When he pulls you on top, post your...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows 3 passes for when an opponent blocks you with a De-La-Riva Hook: [I] If your opponent grabs onto your ankle, preventing you from passing his Open Guard with a Knee Slide, Standing Step, or Circle Pass, rel...

4 Part Lesson — Paul shows his "Crawling" to Mount Series: [I] After pushing the opponent flat on his back, cover his hips with Double Under Control to stifle his Butterfly Guard and begin crawling up over one of his legs for a high Ha...

2 Part Lesson — When Marcelo finds himself with Head n' Arm Control, his preferred submission isn't the Katagatame or Ezekiel Choke, but rather the Triangle Choke and Armbar from Mount: [I] Despite his opponent's defense against the Mo...