4-Part Advanced Lesson -- Bernardo shares details on his infamous Deep Half-Guard for no-gi sweeps: Discern which kind of Deep-Half you want to play; one variation allows for easier access to Butterfly-Hooks while holding the far-hip, ...

Lesson Part 2 of 3 -- Marcelo explains three varieties of Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard: If you are playing from bottom position and your opponent takes Half-Mount with an Under-Hook (or underhook plus some variant form of near-side ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo counterattacks heavy passing pressure from Double-Unders/Body-Lock: If your opponent is pressuring you with their shoulder to pass your Half Guard but they're keeping their hips too high, use their high center ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo uses a tight clinching control or Shoulder-Clamp to sweep from Half Guard: If your opponent is creating posture and framing against your Underhook from Half Guard, you can switch for a stronger control by isola...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo cleverly pummels for his Underhook from Half Guard: If there's no room left to pummel your hand, lead instead with your elbow as you work to lay on your side. Don't let your opponent control your other arm, and...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo advocates for his choice of preferred tactics from the Half Guard: Pummel for an Underhook and turn onto your side. Keep close to your opponent, even sitting up with them if they try to pull away. Take advantag...

2 Part Lesson - Hands and forearms framing against the opponent's upper body upholds space for Under Hooks, and Under Hooks create space for the lower body to maneuver.

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.

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo recovers his Guard after getting forced to Half Guard: [I] If your opponent dives into your Seated Guard to force you into Half Guard, turn onto your side and prevent him from establishing an Underhook; create a...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo recovers and sweeps from a near-pass: [I] If your opponent tosses your legs out of the way and lands with a Bodylock on your side, sit up and place your elbow inside as a collar-tie/frame. Use the frame to swing...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs a series of bridging escapes against an opponent's Under Hook and Head Control from Half Guard. Lock the opponent's legs in Half Guard and bridge against his Under Hook to either reverse him or make hi...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo substitutes flexibility with momentum: [I] If you don't have enough time or flexibility to incorporate your leg into the Foot Wipe Escape against Knee-On-Belly, sit up and rock back to build enough momentum to w...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo launches a Triangle against an Over/Under Pass: [I] Your opponent runs around and you just catch him in half before he closes the distance for an underhook; with a good grip on his far sleeve, you can slow him d...