Marcelo prevents a pin and finds a finish: If your opponent is able to tackle your hips and bring you down to the mat, they still need to make a shift from your lower-body to your upper-body in order to establish pinning pressure. Befo...

Marcelo recovers from a throw and counterattacks with an Arm-Lock: If your are thrown to the ground and held down in Side-Control, keep your legs raised above the mat to block them from direct access into mat while you manevuer your ha...

Marcelo neutralizes a dominant landing against a Double-Leg Take-Down: If your opponent manages to take you down to the ground and bypasses your legs, immediately look to apply a set of foream frames against their upper body and preven...

Advanced Lesson -- Master Fabio Gurgel adds some more enlightening details for escaping from Side-Control: Your far-arm cannot effectively break the posture of your opponent with just a bump aimed at their neck or shoulder; you must sp...

2 Part Technique - Escaping the North South position by going back to Side Control. Escaping Side Control using the Elbow Push

2 Part Technique - Countering the Traditional Stack Passes using the Elbow Push Technique. At the end of the Elbow Push technique, the option to trap the arm and move in to the Crucifix position is available.

2 Part Technique - You can take advantage of the opponent using a Reverse Side Control, if you are better in the position. The situation commonly occurs from your Elbow Push against his Stacking Pass, Half Guard, or Side Control. Often...

3 Part Technique - After an opponent has established a tight Underhook and Head Control on you from Side Control, the best way to escape is to take your time, conserve your energy, and reposition your arms in a manner than will begin t...

2 Part Technique - If you're held down with tight Underhook & Head Control, a strong bridge is a major key for creating enough space to escape the hold. Additionally, when one bridge isn't enough, you must chain together a series of bu...

2 Part Technique - Setting up the North South Choke against a defensive opponent can sometimes be a waiting game. It is important to realize that once you're on top, you are in control of the position and can risk biding your time for ...

2 Part Technique - If your opponent lands on your side and is about to establish Side Control, avoid letting him reach around your head. Use your near arm to block his crossface and guide it to the other side of your body, with or with...

2 Part Technique - Marcelo always prefers to finish his guillotine choke without his opponent's arm inside the hold. If he takes you down and passes your guard while you were holding the Front Headlock and searching for the guillotine,...