Marcelo explains the motivation behind locking and loosening the Seat Belt Control. The control can force your opponent into Side Control or be used to drag him back into the Turtle Position as he attempts to stand up to escape.

Marcelo and Joaquin help Jon troubleshoot a key detail for the Crucifix. Lift your knee behind the opponent's triceps to collect it for the Crucifix and also avoid his Half Guard while on his Back with the Seatbelt. Stretch his arm bef...

Marcelo joyfully corrects his students as he walks around during the interlude between these lessons: http://www.mginaction.com/VideoDetails.aspx?VideoId=20951 http://www.mginaction.com/VideoDetails.aspx?VideoId=20964

Develop your own personal creative capacity to play Jiu-Jitsu by imagining a variety of situations that can occur from one particular position. Instead of purely focusing on one move, recognizing your options will allow you to express ...

Marcelo explains to Dillon how to establish his base after the Backstep. Fight for the Underhook against the opponent's Reverse Half while posting up high with your other hand. If he remains flat on his back, lock Underhook & Head Cont...

Jon asks Marcelo how to deal with an opponent who tries to roll onto your 1on1 Wrist Control while riding on top of the Turtle Position. If you lean away from the roll, you run the risk of your opponent binding up your legs and possibl...

Marcelo and Yuta-san help Hudson Taylor understand his options from the Backstep/Reverse-Half. Pulling the opponent onto their side, especially with a grip on the jacket, will enable you wind up a tension into the position that can hel...

Marcelo helps improve Yuta's Folding-Pass and subsequent Back-Take with heavy, smashing top pressure. When implementing a Folding-Pass (Body-Lock Pass, Smash-Pass, Rugby-Pass, Shoulder-Pass, Koshigatame, et al.), make your grips high u...

Marcelo explains how he distributes his weight off to the side when holding the Seat Belt against Turtle.

Paul Schreiner shares a technique with Marcelo inspired by Jean Jacques Machado: Starting from the Closed Guard with 2on1-Control, Paul scissors his legs apart and crosses his partner's arm, switching from their elbow to their belt; he...

Marcelo helps Kanan strengthen his Back Control: If your opponent is escaping while you are setting your second/top hook for Back Mount (4-pts.), you may need to recalibrate how much effort you are expending towards isolating and immob...

Marcelo stresses the importance of being mindful about the concept of back-exposure: Contextually, back-exposure in the grappling world oftentimes refers to any position where your back faces the mat; wherein wrestling this would resul...