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Hand Fighting from Butterfly, Hook Sweep Variation from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo hits a rudimentary sweep against a kneeling opponent: Ideally, one should seek to close the distance on a kneeling opponent from the Butterfly-Guard and secure a strong, dominant chest-to-chest connection with at least one Unde...
Hook Sweep Variation from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo counters his opponent's defensive reaction to an initial Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard with a Reverse Hook-Sweep from Single-Leg X-Guard: Hand-fight to protect your feet from attack until you can scoot forward, closing the di...
Toreando Pass vs Open Guard, Half Guard to Mount, Armbar from Mount
     

Marcelo derives a contigency attack after sweeping: If your opponent stands up to break open your Closed-Guard, seize control over both of their ankles making grips at the heels to knock them backwards for a sweep. If they land too far...
Arm Control Bridge Escape vs Mount, Knee Inside Pass vs Closed Guard
     

Marcelo reverses his opponent despite their intial defensive maneuver: If your opponent is keen on stopping you from bumping them off of their top positioning in the Full-Mount, they may be ready to quickly pummel against your attempts...
Stomach Push vs Ankle Pull Sweep from Open Guard
     

4-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo demonstrates how to successfully rebound back from a near-sweep directly into a pass: Oftentimes, after hitting a Double-Leg Takedown (a.k.a. Front-Tackle, Morotegari, Baiana, et al.) you will end up i...
Partial X Guard Entry from Hook Sweep, Takedown and Unbalance Sweep from Partial X Guard
     

2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo shows three levels of sweep starting from Butterfly-Guard: Hand-fight to enter into an Over/Under Clinch while seated in front of a kneeling opponent, and fall into a Hook-Sweep in the direction of you...
Knee Slide Pass vs Spider Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgle shows how to disarm the Spider-Hook: It is important to remember not to rush though a good position when you get one; relish the moment and allow your opponent to tire themselves out by resisting in an inferior plac...
Knee Weave Pass vs Cross Knee Half Guard to Mount
     

Master Fabio Gurgel shares a variation on the Leg-Weave/Tripod Pass: When posting your hand against your opponent's torso to maintain an upright posture inside their Closed-Guard, grip onto both sides of their lapels for greater stabil...
Passing the Open Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel finds an answer to a common Knee-Shield defense: After gaining control over your opponent's sleeve to stand up and break open their guard, hunker back down into a low squat where you can keep your opponent's leg's s...
Breaking the Closed Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel teaches an important lesson on breaking the Closed-Guard: Place your opponent in a position in which you are at rest, while they are expending energy, so that you can anticipate their next step and gain tempo. Fight...
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Maintaining Posture vs Closed Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel demonstrates an energy-saving method for regaining posture inside Closed-Guard: Prevent your opponent from clinching around your upper-body and securing a grip behind your neck, back, and shoulders; keep your hands ...
Monoplata-Sweep to Armbar from Over-Hook & Elbow-Control Hook-Sweep
     

Master Fabio Gurgel exploits a common defensive reaction from his opponent in Butterfly with an Over-Hook: If your opponent drives forward after you've collapsed their near-shoulder and grabbed their far-triceps, elevate them overhead ...
Over-Hook and Elbow-Control Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel teaches how to convert a guard recovery into a sweep: After you've bumped your opponent with your inner-arm accompanied with a bridging escape, angle your shoulders perpendicularly to their chest while framing again...
Passing to Mount
     

2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Paul passes directly to Full-Mount after breaking open his opponent's Closed-Guard: Once you've successfully forced your opponent's Closed-Guard to break open, don't allow them to place their feet against your...
Chasing, Cutting Off & Cornering a Stalling Opponent
     

Advanced Lesson Part 4 of 5 -- Marcelo reiterates on the importance of learning how to focus against someone willing to not take any risks or chances that would let you turn the tides and potentially score on them: If you're down on po...
Frame Escape vs Over Under Pass > Rear Cross Lapel and Elbow Control from Butterfly > Short Hook Sweep
     

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 ...
Frame Escape vs Over Under Pass > Rear Cross Lapel and Elbow Control from Butterfly > Hook Sweep
     

Lesson Part 1 of 3 -- Marcelo recovers and reverses from Half-Guard: If your opponent manages to force you to play from Half-Guard and also wins the same-side (ipsilateral; e.g. you control your opponent's right leg in half guard, but ...
Breaking the Closed Guard, Leg Pull Escape, Stacking Pass vs Inverted Guard, Taking the Back
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo deals with an Inverted Guard: If your opponent falls out of your Standing Closed Guard Break to attack your legs, be ready to lift your knees out of danger; if they K-Guard your lead leg, take a second high-ste...
Frame Escape vs Half Guard Pass, Hook Sweep from Half Guard, Bridge Escape from Half Guard
     

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...
Frame Escape vs Double Under Control, Hook Sweep from Half Guard, Double Under Hooks vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo counterattacks heavy passing pressure from Double-Unders/Body-Lock: If your opponent is pressuring you with their shoulder to pass your Half Guard but they're keeping their hips too high, use their high center ...
Hook-Lift from Butterfly to High-Elbow Guillotine
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo shows a set-up for his High-Elbow Guillotine from Butterfly: Control and clear your opponent's hands out of the way while coordinating yours in the execution of a Snap-Down into Guillotine with a Seat-Belt (Bal...
North/South Choke, Spiral Armbar, Far-Side Armbar
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo maximizes the distance of the moment-arm when applying force: Just as you wouldn't put a door knob close to the hinges, if you want to mitigate the force generated during your opponent's escape, you should plac...
North/South Choke from Side-Control, Spiral Arm-Bar from Side-Control
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo sets up two submissions from Side-Mount: Even though you are passed your opponent's guard, you shouldn't wait for them to set-up an escape, reversal, or possibly a submission. If you don't have an Under-Hook to...
Single Leg from Butterfly
     

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo deals with unrelenting top pressure from Butterfly: If your opponent charges forward and unloads a barrage of pushes and attack, clear away their hands from making posts, hook, or grips and come up with a Singl...
Hand Fighting from Butterfly
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo takes a risk of going forward to keep the reward of bottom position: If your opponent is kneeling against your Butterfly Guard (Seated Guard, Open Guard, Upright Guard, Sit-Up Guard, et al.) and they are keepin...
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