Marcelo, Jon, and Phil discuss various situations regarding passing against highly skilled guard players of both the Seated Butterfly and Open/Inverted Guard.

Marcelo explains to Joel and Tyga how to deal with a foot-on-the-hip while hand-fighting against Butterfly. If his leg is locked out straight and jamming your hip to keep distance, swat it off and sprawl onto it when he tries to step b...

Marcelo helps Jimmy find a solution for when his opponent stops his "Over/Under Pass" (Underhook & Overhook on the arms, not the legs e.g. Miragaia or Bernardo Faria's Over/Under) and takes him to the opposite side. The answer is to pe...

Entry into your controls for passing and sweeping should be seamless from your grip breaking and hand fighting. Use the 2on1 Control against Butterfly to cross the opponent's arm, exposing his guard.

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...

From your Double Under Control against Butterfly, your head movement will dictate your pass. Look away to jump against his hooks, or look towards your Over Under to pass.

Marcelo and Scott help Diego understand a passing sequence wherein his opponent's long legs can cross behind his back after freeing up his knee to pass.

Marcelo helps Hana understand where and how to break her partner/opponent down for the Folding Pass with Double Under Control. It is important to try and land with the grips made, without having to reset or adjust your positioning or w...

Marcelo places his stamp of approval on a plausibly viable connection for a Cartwheel Pass: Whenever you are launching your body into the air against an opponent, remember to take caution over where your weight lands on them. Don't acc...

Marcelo helps Jon with a highly nuanced problem after passing: If your opponent is strongly defending and depriving you of a moment to advance and take more from them, adjust accordingly by intensifying your driving base and sophistica...

Marcelo talks about the idea of hand-fighting against the Seated Butterfly-Guard from the standing position: If you are not ready to pass your opponent with a technique, don't let them just hug your lead leg. Keep yourself out of their...

Marcelo explains to Benny the need to adjust for traction (or lack thereof) while passing: Rather than attempting passes which require heavy, continuous pressure to circumvent an opponent's guard-play, one should look for shortened, co...