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Breaking Grips from X-Guard, X-Guard Retention vs Back Step Pass
     

Jon with the help of Rush asks Marcelo about a high-level problem that can occur while playing from X-Guard.
Breaking Gi Grips from 1Leg X Guard, 1Leg X Guard Sweep from 1Leg X Guard, 1Leg X Guard to X Guard
     

Marcelo helps Chris with a problem he has from 1Leg X-Guard. If your opponent his hugging your head and smashing you, break his grip and push him back with your foot on his hip. Then, if you need, scoop his leg up onto your shoulder fo...
X-Guard Retention & Recovery Techniques
     

Marcelo explains high-level retention tactics for keeping the X-Guard against an opponent committed to freeing his back-leg. If he tries to vault over your knee to mat, meet his hip with your hand to ward away his Mount until you can r...
X Guard Takedown from X Guard
     

Tony inquires Marcelo regarding X-Guard sweep strategies against well-balanced, strong, and large opponents. If you test their balance and rattle their lead leg to no avail from 1Leg-X, this should prompt you to switch to Full-X. Rathe...
Hook Lift from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo helps Yuta improve his Kuzushi from 1-Leg X-Guard. Do not lift your opponent overhead with your inside hook (Reverse De-la-Riva Hook); rather, kick them more to the outside diagonally. Accomplish this by changing your foot posi...
1Leg X Guard to X Guard → X Guard Takedown from X Guard
     

Munchi asks Marcelo what he should do against opponents who are comfortable stabilizing inside his Single Leg X-Guard. The answer is to switch to X-Guard and elevate their leg atop his shoulder for the Sweep. Next, they deconstruct the...
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2on1 Control from Butterfly
     

Marcelo discusses with Savannah several options with 2on1 and their respective contingencies based on posture (opponent kneeling or standing) and control (friction differences within gi or nogi). He prefers to attack the legs when an o...
Clearing Ties from X-Guard
     

Marcelo and Gianni demonstrate for Philizinho how to clear an opponent's Collar Ties against X-Guard. Pull the elbow(s) away, extend your hooks, and pull your head back. Claim a wrist after escaping to help with any follow-up sweep.
Breaking Gi Grips from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo helps Philzinho remove a troublesome grip against his X-Guard: If your opponent grabs your sleeve and pulls you up away from the mat, switch back to his Nearside Leg for 1LX and use your shin to scrape off his hand from your sl...
Take-Down Sweep from Partial X-Guard Entry
     

Marcelo and Phil help Brendan better understand his timing for a sweep from guard: Whenever you get underneath your opponent's base for a deep/cross variant of an Open-Guard (i.e., "Partial" X-Guard; "Lagarto"-X, "Over-Hook"-X, "Velvet...
1Leg X Guard to X Guard
     

Marcelo warns Gianni about the dangers of staying in one guard position for too long: When your opponent is keeping their balance well when you have them placed inside your Single-Leg X, you may need to either keep at breaking their ba...
1Leg X Guard to X Guard
     

Marcelo helps explain when to transition from Single Leg X to the X-Guard. If you can grab and keep hold of your opponent's far wrist, you can sit up and drive them back for a low amplitude sweep. However, if your opponent is keeping t...
1Leg X Guard to X Guard
     

Marcelo & Joel discuss nuances between Single-Leg X and the transition into X-Guard: The order of operations for whether to affix one's legs around their opponent's far keg with X-Hooks before or after pummeling the near-leg with an Un...
1Leg X Guard Retention
     

Marcelo shows how he handles countermeasures against his Single-Leg X-Guard: If your opponent attempts to dismantle the configuration of your One-Legged X-Guard; 1-Leg X (a.k.a. Anaconda-Guard, Sucuri, Noose, Foot-Lock Guard, Standard-...
X Guard Entry from Single Leg Control
     

Marcelo helps Matty reconfigure his X-Guard from Shin-on-Shin: When setting your X-Hook (an Inverted Reverse Butterfly-Hook) for the X-Guard Position, make sure that your near-side hip is externally rotated so that your knee is placed ...
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