Lesson Part 2 of 3 -- Marcelo explains three varieties of Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard: If you are playing from bottom position and your opponent takes Half-Mount with an Under-Hook (or underhook plus some variant form of near-side ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo defends against passing pressure from Half Guard: If your opponent gets close with Double Under-Hooks against your Half-Guard, build a frame by pushing your opponent's head and shoulders down and away from your...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo cleverly pummels for his Underhook from Half Guard: If there's no room left to pummel your hand, lead instead with your elbow as you work to lay on your side. Don't let your opponent control your other arm, and...

2 Part Lesson - Push, frame, and block the opponent's oncoming Guard Pass. Locking out your arms, your fore arms, knees, shins, and your feet on the hips act as barriers to hold off the opponent's Side Control.

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo hits the so-called "John Wayne" Sweep: If your opponent fences an Underhook and places you in a flattened half guard, switch your feet from the outside to the inside and adduct your knee, bringing the opponent'...

2 Part Lesson - Hands and forearms framing against the opponent's upper body upholds space for Under Hooks, and Under Hooks create space for the lower body to maneuver.

2 Part Lesson - Assure distance with frames, forcing the opponent's Under Hook shallow and vulnerable to your Omoplata attack.

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo recovers his Guard after getting forced to Half Guard: [I] If your opponent dives into your Seated Guard to force you into Half Guard, turn onto your side and prevent him from establishing an Underhook; create a...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo guides through a sequence of ways to escape against an Under Hook and Head Control while bridging in Half Guard.

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs a series of bridging escapes against an opponent's Under Hook and Head Control from Half Guard. Lock the opponent's legs in Half Guard and bridge against his Under Hook to either reverse him or make hi...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains the mindset for Escaping the Half Mount: [I] Your escape is dependent on offsetting your opponent's weight distribution long enough to reclaim back your Underhook; push your opponent's hip on top of you...

3 Part Lesson - Once the opponent passes the line of your knees, frame against his upper body to reveal the space needed to initiate the Hook Sweep. With an Under Hook, capture the opponent's hips by entangling his leg, allowing you to...