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Defending the 2on1 Control from Guard
     

1-Part Lesson -- Marcelo teaches how to defend against getting his arm crossed from inside his opponent's Butterfly-Guard and Closed-Guard: If your opponent is able to successfully apply 2on1-Control, they can cross your arm and redire...
Maintaining Posture vs Closed Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel demonstrates an energy-saving method for regaining posture inside Closed-Guard: Prevent your opponent from clinching around your upper-body and securing a grip behind your neck, back, and shoulders; keep your hands ...
Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard > Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo relates booting up a computer to escaping a dangerous Closed Guard: You must survey your opponent's controls in an overview and systematically address each in a specific way before breaking out. Run through a c...
Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard > Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo meticulously avoids danger in the Closed Guard: Before you try to break out of the Closed Guard, you must run through a checklist of potential sweep and submission dangers. Each threat has an associated grip co...
Balance, Posture, & Stance vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Hold your composure when breaking Closed Guard through balance, posture, and a sturdy stance. Especially, the moment you've broken the opponent's legs open and the opponent tugs and pulls to break your posture.
Posted: 2017 days ago
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Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard > Breaking The Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo isolates his opponent's hands before standing up to break open the Closed Guard: Marcelo prefers wrist control over grips on his opponent's sleeves when kneeling with posture inside the Closed Guard; it's harde...
Posted: 2211 days ago
 31898 views
Breaking Closed Guard, Knee Inside Pass, & Forcing Half Guard
     

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo targets the opponent's left knee with his dominant right hand to pry open the Closed Guard. As the legs break open, fill the inside space with your right knee and force yourself into Half Guard.
Clearing Over Hook & Cross Collar
     

2 Part Lesson - An Over Hook combined with the Cross Collar is a tightly woven control from Guard. Compress forward to release the tension, creating space to swim your trapped arm free. Holding your base and blocking the opponent's onc...
Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Recognize the opponent's intentions to reach underneath and across against your stance. In transition, catch and entrap the opponent's reaching hand. With the opponent's arm welded onto his backside, pass towards the em...
Posted: 2554 days ago
 58281 views
Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo avoids trouble inside the Closed Guard: [I] If your opponent manages to secure an Underhook on the arm that you prefer to press down and break open the Closed Guard from standing, drive forward towards a stack a...
Posted: 2646 days ago
 65154 views
Hand Fighting from Inside Closed Guard 4
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo talks about Grip Fighting (Kumite Arasoi) and Energy Management: [I] Immediately react to your opponent's advances, no matter how small or seemingly trivial and innocuous. If he moves, you move. Don't exaggerate...
Hand Fighting from Inside Closed Guard 1
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo carefully disassembles his opponent's controls from within the Closed Guard: [I] Win wrist control over your opponent, or post on the inside of his arms on the biceps without using your thumbs. If he has an Unde...
Armbar & Crossed Arm Defense vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs how to defend your arm from being weakened and crossed against the opponent's body in Closed Guard through consistently reclaiming control of your arm.
Posted: 2854 days ago
 55952 views
Defense against Cross Arm Attacks from Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs how to defend your arm from being weakened and crossed against the opponent's body in Closed Guard through consistently reclaiming control of your arm.
Posted: 2855 days ago
 55942 views
Cross Arm Trap & Picking Up The Opponent from Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - If the opponent swims under for your far leg as you stand, entrap his arm and stand to break open his Closed Guard. In addition, you can prevent the opponent from grabbing your legs by pulling his upper body up with you...
Posted: 2911 days ago
 55072 views
Standing to Break Closed Guard & Protecting Your Legs
     

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains how to protect your legs and base when standing to break open your opponent's Closed Guard.
Posted: 2911 days ago
 55137 views
Standing to Break Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo breaks the opponent's grips and hand fights for control to protect his legs when standing to open Closed Guard.
Posted: 3059 days ago
 40937 views
Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard, Breaking the Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains a grip-break sequence from inside the Closed Guard: [I] If your opponent tries to break your grip on his jacket and gain the Cross Sleeve Control, grab onto his same-side wrist and combine a push-pull t...
Posted: 3094 days ago
 40277 views
Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard → Breaking the Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo opens the Closed Guard: [I] Before you stand up to your feet to break open your opponent's Closed Guard, it is important to neutralize his plans of attack before initiating your rise up. If he pummels under your...
Posted: 3096 days ago
 39495 views
2on1 Control Counter vs Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo counters attacks from inside Closed Guard: [I] If you can prevent your opponent from securing the 2on1 Control by smacking off his hand before he can settle his grips, you are much better off in the long run. Ho...
Standing Closed Guard Break → Cross Arm Trap vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo addresses an opponent who attacks your feet while hanging onto Closed Guard: [I] Control your opponent's sleeve on the same side you plan on stepping up to build your base for a Standing Closed Guard Break. When...
Hand Control, Biceps Stomp & Standing to Break Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - If you are unable to restrain the opponent's hands, stomp and clutch his biceps to safely stand and break his Closed Guard.
Posted: 3269 days ago
 34639 views
Hand Control & Standing to Break Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains the importance of controlling the opponent's hands to protect yourself when standing to break Closed Guard.
Posted: 3270 days ago
 29924 views
2on1 Control Counter vs Closed Guard → Lapel Control Back Escape → Armbar Escape vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo mitigates several threats in series from Closed Guard (Top): [I] Don't let your arm get crossed past centerline by driving your elbow down alongside the opponent's while pinching his hip with your knee. Feed the...
Defending the Brabo Choke from Closed Guard → Countering the Ankle Pull Sweep
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo defends against the Brabo Choke from Closed Guard and also counters the Double Ankle Trip when he stands to break the guard: Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard ? Collar Choke Escape vs Closed Guard ? Breaking the...
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