Marcelo finds an alternative route towards guard recovery: Ideally, one should be prepared to block their opponent from connecting their hands together for Under-Hook & Head-Control as they arive into Side-Control; however, if you are ...

Marcelo answers his opponent's armbar-counter with a sweep: After recovering into your Closed-Guard out from underneath your opponent's Side-Control with a Bridging Hip-Escape, look to go on the offensive by collapsing their arm with b...

Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo counters his opponent's counter to a Scissors-Sweep: If your opponent steps up their foot to post against the direction of your initial Swissors-Sweep, take your bottom-leg from the outside and place your foo...

Marcelo sets up an Arm-Lock starting with 2-on-1 Control from the Closed-Guard: Grab onto one of your opponent's arms with both hands; seize a grip over their elbow/triceps with a same-side grab while controlling their wrist with a Cro...

Marcelo executes a sweep or follow-up submission from Full-Guard: If you end up playing on bottom in Closed-Guard against an opponent with weak posture, win inside position with your arms by pummeling your hands onto your opponent's bi...

Master Fabio Gurgel shares a finishing variation of the Triangle oftentimes referred to as the Teepee-Choke: If your opponent isn't quite susceptible to the Reverse-Triangle, opt for the following reconfiguration; reach around behind y...

2 Part Lesson - Starting from Closed Guard, wrap the opponent's head and arm together to lock your upper bodies together. Torque with the clinch and block the oncoming post, twisting the opponent over.

2 Part Lesson - Starting from Closed Guard, wrap the opponent's head and arm together to lock your upper bodies together. Torque with the clinch and block the oncoming post, twisting the opponent over.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo turns a loss of Back Control into an Armbar or Sweep: [I] If your standing opponent is able to Hula-Hoop you around his body and tilt you off of his back, transition your Seatbelt Control into a Cross-Overhook f...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo reveals the organization of his 2on1 Control by linking Closed Guard to Open Guard Tripod Sweeps, 1 Leg X-Guard, X-Guard, and to his take on an Armbar from Closed Guard.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo starts from Closed Guard to build up an offense: [I] If you cannot chase down your opponent for an upper body control, launch into Closed to keep him close enough to tie up his arms for a sweep. Break his postur...

2 Part Lesson - As the opponent clamps down to protect his arm from being crossed while on his knees, generate force by "pedaling" your legs to create opening space to execute your moves. If the opponent instead drives his upper body a...

2 Part Lesson - Use the 2on1 Control to safely weave between Closed Guard to an Open Guard, such as Butterfly.