Marcelo implements one of his signature passes: The sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers a unique scenario of engagement wherein an opponent may remain in a downed position and is not obligated to stand back up onto their feet; one can ...

Marcelo augments an arm-lock with his signature style: After utilizing the Knee-on-Belly to help fish out an Under-Hook against your opponent, you may feel a strong retracting pressure from their elbow as they look to bring their shoul...

Marcelo exerts an assertive passing attack from standing against an Open-Guard: If your opponent is seated, sitting upright on the ground playing an empty Butterfly-Guard (a.k.a. Sitting-Guard, Seated-Guard, et al.), they may be poised...

Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo adapts a traditional Judo throw for Nogi: Starting with Collar & Elbow Control on the feet, drive your opponent's weight onto one leg by steering their upper-body in order to break their posture for a throw; ...

Marcelo concatenates a set of submission attacks from the Full-Mount position: After having successfully taken down your opponent with a throw, if you cannot readily take advantage of an extended-arm by catching taut their sleeve, drop...

Marcelo demonstrates two interrelated arm-lock attacks from Side-Control: If your opponent is protecting their elbows by hiding their arms close to their body as frames, it may be difficult to transition towards more traditional modes ...

2 Part Technique - Breaking the opponent's grip on your Gi pants leads to the transition of the Armdrag to the Seatbelt. This is a great technique against larger and stronger opponents.

2 Part Technique - Moving from Closed Guard to the Butterfly Guard with 2on1 control. Using the 2on1 control and switching to Over Under control to trap the opponents arm for the Hook Sweep. Finally, how to counter the opponent's arm, ...

2 Part Technique - Before you can establish controls to perform various sweeps, you must Hand Fight first. Use Hand Fighting to prevent the opponent from establishing grips while being offensive for your own controls and grips. Sometim...

2 Part Technique - If the opponent resists the Omoplata Submission by trying to pull their arm out, switch to the triangle for a strong and secure submission.

2 Part Technique - The opponent pushes your back to the mat to try and pass. Immediately place your feet on the hips and push while breaking the grip on your lapel. Maintaining a control on the sleeve once the grip is broken. If the op...

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...

2 Part Technique - The opponent might put all of his effort into escaping once you passed his guard, so use the Underhook and Head Control to stabilize the Side Control. This control is only good for holding the opponent in place, not ...