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Knee on Belly Control, Sprawl vs Single Leg
     
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3 Part Technique - You must take advantage of the situations your opponent gives you. Sometimes your opponent will give up their Back to defend the Guard Pass and give you Side Control to defend the Back. For example, after the Guard P...
Posted: 5115 days ago
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Knee on Belly, Near Side Armbar from Knee on Belly, North South Choke from Knee on Belly
     
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2 Part Technique - Use knee on belly to give the opponent an opportunity to expose a submission. Often, the opponent will continue to protect himself, exposing nothing. Use hand control to press his arm away, because his reactions of f...
Standing Step Pass vs Butterfly, Knee on Belly, Underhook and Head Control from Side Control, Taking the Back vs Single Leg, Seatbelt Control from Back, Turtle to Back Control
     
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2 Part Technique - Push your opponent flat onto his back and pass with the Standing Step by pushing his knee down and kicking your leg back while supporting your weight down on his stomach. Drive your shin across his belly and prepare ...
Knee on Belly, North South Choke from Knee on Belly
     
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2 Part Technique - The Knee-on-Belly is a great position for letting even the most cautious opponent make a mistake when he opens up to escape. Be sure to take your other knee off of the mat to score any points if they're awardable dur...
Posted: 4745 days ago
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Knee on Belly, Taking the Back vs Single Leg, Seatbelt Control from Back, Turtle to Back Control
     
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2 Part Technique - Oftentimes, your opponent will try to counter your Knee on Belly by scrambling onto his knees and attacking for the Single Leg. In doing so, he will expose his back for the Seatbelt, as long as you sprawl your leg ba...
Knee on Belly, Inverted Armbar from Side Control, Near Side Armbar from Knee on Belly
     
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2 Part Technique - Pummel for an underhook when your opponent goes to push your knee off of his stomach while riding Knee-on-Belly. Use it to tilt him up on his side for a potential Farside Armbar. If he tries to free his arm by passin...
Hand Fighting from Side Control, Knee on Belly, Underhook & Head Control from Side Control, Taking the Back vs Single Leg, Double Arm Control
     
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3 Part Technique - After passing your opponent's guard, he may try to prevent you from establishing the Side Control by posting out his arms on your shoulder and hip. Take care of the post on your hip by deflecting it off as you switch...
Push to Open Guard, Standing Step vs Open Guard, Knee on Belly, Transition to Mount vs Butterfly
     
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3 Part Technique - Shove your opponent onto his back into Open Guard from his Butterfly to reduce his mobility, placing one hand on his stomach and the other on his knee. If you don't meet any resistance when you hike his leg straight,...
Knee on Belly, Guillotine from Front Headlock
     
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2 Part Technique - If you arrive at the Front Headlock, you should always be able to advance your position from there; whether it be to the Seatbelt, the Guillotine, or even a pass. If you feel him try to sit out to recover his guard b...
Posted: 4487 days ago
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Knee on Belly to Seatbelt Control from Back, Near Side Armbar from Knee on Belly
     
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2 Part Technique - If you anticipate a big push from your opponent after securing Side Control, move to Knee-On-Belly and redirect his arms away, turning him onto his side. Run around his shoulders to the opposite side, where his back ...
Nearside Armbar from Knee-On-Belly, Kimura Grip, Armbar from Mount, Triangle from Mount
     
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3 Part Technique - Knee-On-Belly is useful for hunting after the submission when you've already established the Side Control. Pin your opponent's far arm by the wrist to the mat; this will make him uncomfortable and oftentimes entice h...
Breaking the Closed Guard, Leg Drag Pass vs Open Guard, Reverse Underhook and Head Control, Folding Pass, Knee on Belly
     
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3 Part Technique - If your opponent avoids the grip battle while holding you in his Closed Guard, simply pop up to your feet and prepare to break his guard. If he applies the Ankle Pull Sweep, kick your foot out of his grasp to catch y...
Knee on Belly, Far Side Armbar from Knee on Belly, Near Side Armbar from Knee on Belly :
     
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2 Part Technique - Know the consequences of your attack. When you play Knee-On-Belly, prepare yourself for 3 different reactions from your opponent: (A) He does nothing; balance your weight and score the points. (B) He tries to push of...
Underhook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard, Knee on Belly :
     
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2 Part Technique - Always, make the last move. If your opponent responds or initiates a technique, immediately reply back with an appropriate, aggressive action. For example, while inside of his opponent's Half Guard, Marcelo knows tha...
Underhook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard, Knee on Belly
     
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3 Part Technique - Everytime your opponent responds, respond back: If he pummels for an underhook, you pummel it back. If he presses you off of Side Control, reply with Knee-On-Belly. If he hip escapes out from underneath your knee, yo...
Knee on Belly, Breaking the Closed Guard, Kick Escape vs Tripod Sweep, Standing Step vs Open Guard :
     
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2 Part Technique - Make the first move, and make the last move. It doesn't matter what he does, you respond back and keep ahead of him on your terms. Take for example the following sequence: You reach Knee-On-Belly, but you get bumped ...
Standing Step Pass vs Butterfly, Knee on Belly, Collar and Hip Control from Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - Apply the principle of "I believe I can and will" towards the Step Pass by consistently forcing the technique with urgent pacing. During the attack, continue to improve the offensive technique with timing, speed, and...
Taking the Back vs Single Leg, Knee on Belly, Seatbelt Control from Back Control
     
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3 Part Technique - In this instructional, Marcelo demonstrates for his class how to lure an opponent into a seemingly winnable transition, all the while keeping control over the outcome with weight and distance management. By increment...
Toreando Pass vs Open Guard, Side Control to North South, Knee on Belly
     
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3 Part Technique - If you can make grips on your opponent's pants to pass his Open Guard, do so. Throw his legs to a side and drop your shoulder onto his chest before he can fully extend his arms to block your weight. If he is able to ...
Posted: 4323 days ago
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Knee on Belly, Sprawl Knee Pin vs Inside Pull Knee on Belly Escape, Taking the Back vs Single Leg
     
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2 Part Technique - Use Knee on Belly against a timid opponent from Side Control to force reactions. Sprawl as the opponent reaches inside to reap and pull at your foot, possibly trapping his arm in the process. If you lose the Under Ho...
Standing Step vs Open Guard, Under Hook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard
     
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2 Part Technique - Establishing Side Control after the Standing Step Pass is a matter of persistence and determination; start the pass as low, close, and heavy as possible before cutting around for Knee-On-Belly. If your opponent conti...
Knee on Belly, Near Side Armbar from Knee on Belly, Taking the Back vs Single Leg
     
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3 Part Technique - Use Knee on Belly to force the opponent into opening up and exposing himself. The opponent commonly posts against you to relieve the pressure from Knee on Belly. Swim your arms inside his posts, pressuring his furthe...
Knee Slide vs Spiral Guard, Collar and Hip Control, Knee on Belly, Taking the Back vs Single Leg
     
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2 Part Technique - Defend against the Reverse De-La-Riva Guard by driving your weight through your shin onto your opponent's thigh to avoid the hook. If he begins to invert for a Spiral Guard Sweep, prevent his other leg from crossing ...
Under Hook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Control from North South, Knee on Belly to Back Control
     
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2 Part Technique - Despite your best efforts to pass with proper control against your opponent's half guard, the chance remains that he will pummel and spin out the nearside back to guard. Keep this in mind; as he spins toward North So...
Double Under Control vs Butterfly, Knee Outside Pass vs Butterfly, Knee on Belly Position
     
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2 Part Technique - Marcelo teaches a very simple yet effective method of passing your opponent's Butterfly Guard by clasping a Gable Grip around his waste for Double Under Control and then cutting around his hooks with the Knee Outside...
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