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Leg-Locks
     

Marcelo expresses his fear and respect for leg-locks. Prevention and avoidance are long-term strategies that can keep you on the mats injury-free. The severity of the oftentimes permanent damage that can potentially occur, even acciden...
Frame Escape, Omoplata from Half Guard, Hook Sweep from Half Guard
     

Marcelo briefly explains how to pummel an underhook when framing against his opponent isn't creating enough space. This situation can happen when your opponent is much stronger or significantly heavier than your frame can allow. When t...
Omoplata & Omoplata to Back Control
     

Use the opponent's elbow as a focal point to pull and torque his arm, because once his shoulder touches the mat, you've created the angle to start finding his back.
“Clawing” for Control, Finishing the Omoplata
     

Marcelo, Zach, and Jimmy discuss the importance of "Clawing" for control when the slipperiness of Nogi is a factor, e.g. when hunting for the shoulder to finish the Omoplata, one should dig into the opponent's back with your fingers to...
Posted: 3677 days ago
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Posture & Rolling vs Omoplata
     

Marcelo troubleshoots through Jon's concerns related to Posturing or Rolling against the Omoplata.
Posted: 2766 days ago
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North South Choke from Omoplata, Takedown Rules
     

Marcelo walks around and corrects his students on the N/S Choke from Omoplata. Later, he reviews the rules for "Stand-Up" sparring in his Expert Class: No Burying/Dumping, and No Knee-Sitting/Squatting. Safety first.
Posted: 3705 days ago
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Finishing the Omoplata from Bottom Position
     

Marcelo and Perry help Joel out figure out a solution for a problem with finishing the Omoplata Shoulder-Lock from underneath an opponent. Apply quick, short successive pumps by Hip-Escaping away from your opponent's back while keeping...
Posted: 1228 days ago
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Hand Fighting from Butterfly
     

Marcelo, Josh, and Jordan talk about attacking from Butterfly-Guard: If you can close the distance against a kneeling opponent and slap on a Collar-Tie & Elbow-Control, you can break their posture and advance with an attack in response...
Omoplata Counter-Defense
     

Marcelo and Perry help Joel troubleshoot a finishing grip for an Omoplata: If your opponent is keeping up in defense against your Omoplata by scuttling their back on top of you while supinated face-up, try sidling out even faster with ...
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