Marcelo connects another pass together against his opponent's guard: After having broken your opponent's posture backwards from a Seated-Guard to a Standing Half-Guard, they may try to attack your free outside-leg by scooping underneat...

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...

1-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo & Matheus demonstrate an effective option from the Seated-Position against a standing opponent: After successfully pulling guard against your opponent with 2on1-Control, if your opponent is able to ste...

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo turns the tables on a Double-Leg Take-Down attempt: If your opponent shoots in deep on a Double and tries to pass your legs to the side during the fall, try your utmost to keep your legs connected; you may even...

1 Part Lesson -- Marcelo reviews how to counter the Take-Up Sweep from X-Guard: A great exercise for working on how to sweep from a Deep-Half or X-Guard (Split-Guard, Y-Guard, Curu-Curu, 70/30, et al.) is to practice rocking upright fr...

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo demonstrates how to properly grip-fight from Seated Guard: Don't let your opponent make a grip on your collar(s) or your pant(s); slide your foot at the slightest notice of when your opponent tries to control y...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo avoids letting his opponent stall inside Closed/Full Guard: Form a Cross-Grip on your opponent's sleeve and scrape away his or her fingers from your jacket as you tuck the wrist and seize 2on1 Control. Place yo...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo utilizes his Hooks to stay with the opponent, digging underneath to own the opponent's weight and balance with X-Guard.

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains a fundamental principal used throughout his Jiu-Jitsu, the idea of holding on. Holding on, like a game of tug of war, to reveal which person will own the control.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo thwarts the Spider-Guard: [I] If your opponent assumes Double Sleeve Control (two mirrored, ipsilateral grips) and tightly secures both Spider-Hooks (e.g. Stirrup & Lasso, i.e. Foot-On-Biceps and Shin-On-Biceps,...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo returns with an Over Under Control to face an opponent circling towards his back from a takedown.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo puts the cart before the horse in terms of non-telegraphically passing without first establishing stabilizing controls: [I] Passing from Combat-Base (Suwariwaza; Sonkyo, Kikyo, Tatehiza, Hanza, Yankii, et al.) i...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo talks about Grip Fighting (Kumite Arasoi) and Energy Management: [I] Immediately react to your opponent's advances, no matter how small or seemingly trivial and innocuous. If he moves, you move. Don't exaggerate...