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Spiral Armbar Counter vs Under Hook from Side Control
     

Marcelo uses his opponent's escape against themself: If your opponent manages to seize an Under-Hook from the bottom of Side-Control, you cannot always directly attack their far-arm with a Kimura; they may try to turn up onto their sid...
Spiral Armbar from Mount
     

Marcelo develops a strong attack from Mount: If your opponent doesn't attempt to escape while held down in mount and potentially expose their back for the taking, begin pummeling your hands inside of their defensive posture until you c...
Posted: 682 days ago
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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...
Circling-Pass vs Open-Guard, Side-Control to Back-Mount, Rear-Naked Choke
     

3-Part Advanced Lesson -- Bernardo shows a nogi variation of the Torreando-Pass to take the back: Pin your opponent's hip down while posting against their knee as you circle around heavily into Side-Control. Quickly switch from their l...
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...
Toreando Pass vs Open Guard, Knee Parry, Under Hook and Head Control from Side Control
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo consolidates a pass from standing: After clearing your opponent's legs, maneuver your knee against their bottom leg to block it from recovering back their guard. Swat away their frames against your upper body a...
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...
Switch Passing
     

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo shows how to switch sides while passing: When you approach your opponent's guard and apply pressure, do so without opening yourself up to counterattack; close the distance but keep your limbs tucked. Have your ...
High Leg Over vs X Guard Takedown Sweep
     

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...
High Leg Over vs X Guard Takedown Sweep
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo comments on the effectiveness of Joga-fora-no-Lixo and how to counter it: Kneeling above your opponent while they have your legs split apart is an unstable place to stay; immediately look to transition to a mor...
Sit Over vs Deep Half Guard > Leg Over Pass vs Half Guard > Back Step Pass vs Half Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Don't hang out in Deep-Half (Top): Whenever your opponent gets underneath your base and splits your feet, immediately transition to the opposite side. If your near-knee is down, vault across your opponent's head and ch...
On Breathing Patterns
     

1 Part Lesson -- Marcelo expounds upon breathing, tempo and rhythm: Your respiration during a match must match the pace of the fight. When trying to pass your opponent's guard, raise the pace and caught your breath once you've closed t...
Posted: 2560 days ago
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Kneeling Passes vs Standing Passes
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo points out the importance of adapting your passing style based on your opponent's vulnerabilities as well as his or her offensive threats: There are a multitude of passing options from the kneeling position aga...
Escape vs Kimura Trap
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo responds to the Kimura Trap: If your opponent counters your Single Leg Takedown by applying a Kimura-Grip (Gyaku-Udegarami) and executes Sumigaeshi, prepare to roll over onto your back but quickly shift your we...
Triangle Escape
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo evades submission from a Triangle and immediately replies back with an attack: If your opponent fires up a triangle and it's locked tightly around the top of your head, posturing up as an answer will be too dif...
Breaking the Closed Guard
     

4 Part Lesson -- Marcelo offers his preferred strategy for mitigating risk against the Closed Guard: If you can control your opponent's hands first, you can pop up to your feet and begin applying pressure to the inside knee for the Clo...
Kneeling Passes vs Standing Passes
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo points attention to the dichotomous relationship between passing with control and passing with speed when sweat becomes a factor in nogi: When you're still dry during the early goings of a match, you can more r...
Mount > Armbar from Mount > Spiral Armbar from Mount
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo coaxes out two connected armlocks against a defensive mount position: Pick up your opponent's elbow and get behind the triceps with your belly, plowing the arm into extension across his or her chest. Apply cont...
Posted: 2887 days ago
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Mount > Armbar from Mount > Spiral Armbar from Mount
     

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo develops two armlocks from mount: Scoop underneath your opponent's elbow and force a connection between his or her arm and head by cinching up your grip. Jump to the S-Mount and release the opponent's head, ret...
Posted: 2889 days ago
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Mixing It Up 2
     

1 Part Lesson -- Marcelo talks about what to do when your Tokuiwaza (favorite techniques) consistently fails during a match: If your favorite pass for example, is defended by your opponent, immediately try an attack on the opposite sid...
Mixing It Up
     

1 Part Lesson -- Marcelo talks about mixing a pass up with over, under, around, and through: There are six methods of attack in terms of passing the guard; you can go left or right, inside or outside, and up/above or down/below -- with...
Constant Pressure
     

1 Part Lesson -- Marcelo gives tournament-tested advice on how the best defense is good offense: Don't give your opponent a moment to conceptualize an attack and capitalize on passivity. Constantly pester your opponent's position with ...
Posted: 2931 days ago
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Trap & Bait Concepts from Side Control
     

2 Part Lesson - Set your trap by slowly allowing the opponent to escape Side Control into the narrow space you've created.
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