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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...
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: 2029 days ago
 26662 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.
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: 2566 days ago
 58296 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: 2866 days ago
 55967 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: 2867 days ago
 55958 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: 2923 days ago
 55087 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: 2923 days ago
 55160 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: 3071 days ago
 40958 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: 3281 days ago
 34659 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: 3282 days ago
 29937 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...
Over Hook Collar Choke Escape vs Closed Guard → Arm Pull vs Over Hook from Rubber Guard/Omoplata
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows what to do when you lose posture and face danger inside Closed Guard: [I] If caught one step away from the Overhook & Cross Collar Choke, immediately look to prevent his free hand from reaching across to t...
Preventing Attacks from Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Immediately fight the opponent's grips and controls to answer against his attacks from Closed Guard. Twisting his sleeve grips, posturing against his 2on1 or Cross Arm Control, and sprawling as he dives underneath to fi...
Posted: 3408 days ago
 29004 views
Breaking Grips & Hand Fighting vs Closed Guard
     

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo reveals fundamental concepts to defeat Closed Guard attacks through Hand Fighting and Grip Breaking.
Posted: 3409 days ago
 28701 views
Breaking the Closed Guard → Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard → Armbar Escape vs Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches his students how to survive inside an opponent's Closed Guard. Traditionally, the bottom player is considered to have an advantage in that he has full use of all four limbs to grapple whereas the top pla...
Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard `
     

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains situational Hand-Fighting inside Closed Guard: [I] It is imperative that you dismantle the beginning of your opponent's Closed Guard Sweep by disrupting his grips before he has a chance to implement th...
Posted: 3960 days ago
 15362 views
Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard, Breaking the Closed Guard
     

3 Part Lesson - The opponent will indicate his intentions with grips, controls, and movements. As you stand to break his guard, recognize his attack and deter his move by controlling his hands first. If the opponent does swim underneat...
Posted: 4389 days ago
 29310 views
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