3 Part Technique - Inverted Armbar from Butterfly Lift. If the opponent counters by rolling, a traditional Armbar is available.

2 Part Technique - The Omoplata is a great technique to either submit your opponent or force the sweep to score points. It is important to chop down heavily with your leg for a successful Omoplata. It is common for your opponent to rol...

2 Part Technique - There is always somebody stronger than you. Realize this truth and prepare yourself for when an opponent relies on this advantage against you. He may try to stall your Omoplata from Closed Guard by grabbing onto his ...

2 Part Technique - You may wind up in Closed Guard with a Guillotine Choke sunk in, but your opponent has managed to defend the finish by preventing your elbow from shelving on his shoulder. When this happens, use your legs to climb up...

3 Part Technique - If you happen upon a deep overhook, or Whizzer, while playing from Closed Guard, you are one quick move away from isolating your opponent's head and arm for the Triangle Choke. Either push his wrist into his chest to...

2 Part Technique - If your opponent is reluctant to press forward while inside your Closed Guard, prevent him from retracting by trapping one of his hands to the mat with Head Control and escaping your hip. Once his arm is pinched onto...

2 Part Technique - An opponent will commonly use sweep attempts into forcing you to post an arm, exposing you momentarily to his triangle attacks. Recognize his intentions as you stand to break his Closed Guard and defend accurately wi...

2 Part Lesson - Break the opponent's posture, torque his arm, and hip escape away into the Omoplata. Contain his arm if he rolls through and Re-Omoplata while focusing on that controlled arm.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches two finishes after collecting his opponent's head and arm from the Mount: [I] You can still apply the Triangle from Mount even if your opponent is able to connect his hands together during your attack. I...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo works out how to Take-the-Back with an Omoplata: [I] Note that unlike most set-ups for the Omoplata, Marcelo's version relies on a continuous breaking of the opponent's posture, all the way to the finish. Knead ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows a connection between the Omoplata and Monoplata: [I] If your opponent rolls out of your Omoplata from Closed Guard, and he tries to come back up on top with his arm across your body, roll his elbow again f...

2 Part Lesson - Use the Over Hook and Collar Control from Closed Guard to break the opponent's posture down and await his reaction to peel off your Collar Tie. Snatch the opponent's wrist and punch his arm through as you clamp the Tria...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo talks on the unavoidable risk involved in advancing your position toward the finish. [I] Particularly in nogi, where your opponent can take advantage of the "slip" factor, you need to make your movements sharp a...