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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

2 Part Technique - The North South Choke is one of Marcelo's strongest submissions in his arsenal. It's the solution when you pass the opponent's guard and they don't try to escape the position, but defend against attacks. It is import...

2 Part Technique - This variation of the North South Choke is when the opponent disrupts your submission by blocking the non-choking arm from clasping together for the finish. Instead of trying to pummel inside for the grip, wrap over ...

3 Part Technique - The Hook Sweep is not only a great sweep to score points with, but a great way to set up your next move. Your Re Hook Sweep can catch the opponent off guard resulting in the sweep or you can continue to attempt Hook ...

2 Part Technique - Breaking the Overhook and Head control position from the Closed Guard. Also, standing is always the best option when breaking someone's closed guard. However, sometimes the opponent will continue to hold, so pressing...

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 - Omoplata submission from the Guard. If the Opponent is able to counter by rolling, the North South Choke will be able available.