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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains how to anticipate and defend outside shots while simultaneously preparing a fast and strong pass once the opponent pulls guard.

2 Part Lesson - Seize the opponent's legs by snatching their pants. With gravity and weight in your favor, open the middle of their body and guard to fill the space with your upper body to pass.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo encourages the development of immediate and aggressive response towards a Guard Pull: [I] Latch onto one of your opponent's legs as he lands in front of you; either pinning it down for a Knee Slide or Heavy Circ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo uses his opponent's momentum against him after a Hip-Drag: [I] If your opponent tries to utilize the Hip Roll Escape against your Side Control after passing, snag his hip with both hands and yank him back down f...

3 Part Lesson — MG teaches 1Leg-X evasion and counterattack: [I] If you feel your opponent scoop underneath your leg while in Combat Base against his Butterfly Guard, avoid Single Leg X-Guard by raising your knee and stepping up out of...