Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Marcelo escapes from getting finished by a rear collar choke: Deny your opponent the ingredients necessary for finalizing a choke from the back position. Simply leaning your weight away from the choking grip is a ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo escapes from Back Control: Always tuck your chin and hide your throat from your opponent when they have the Seatbelt, even if you have control over their choking arm. Slip either hand underneath the opponent's ...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo encourages his opponent to offer up a Guillotine Choke: Place your opponent onto his or her side while stuffing the hands away from the neck. When you feel the opportunity is present, drop your ribs onto the to...

2 Part Lesson - Answer against an opponent's fast mount over your guard by bridging quickly and benching upwards to create space for 1LX-Guard.

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo develops two armlocks from mount: Scoop underneath your opponent's elbow and force a connection between his or her arm and head by cinching up your grip. Jump to the S-Mount and release the opponent's head, ret...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo recovers from Side Control and a transition to Mount: [I] Twist your body from side to side as you pump your feet against the ground in alternating bridges to open up enough space for framing. Use the frame to m...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo exercises how to drive against the opponent with a ratcheting quality of movement, building underneath the opponent and forcing him to turn away.

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains how to escape mount, after the opponent's weight has settled. Ideally, a strong forward bridge and bump into 1Leg X-Guard would meet the opponent's hips before he's snaked and locked himself into positi...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo develops pressure in all positions through passing: [I] Deflect your opponent's knees from impeding your pathway around his guard by clubbing your forearm against the side of his legs and delivering your center-...

3 Part Lesson - As the opponent turns and pushes against your knee to escape your Mount, use the friction of the Gi fabric to help entangle, entrap, and isolate the opponent's arms from his body.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo avoids threats from Side Control & Mount (Bottom): [I] If you cannot switch to N/S when your opponent pummels for an Underhook from Side Control, pop up to Knee-On-Belly to keep the top position. If you notice y...

4 Part Lesson — Marcelo swivels around his opponent's Half Guard until an opportunity to attack presents itself: [I] Look for the Reverse Underhook off the Back-Step to pass into North/South or land on his neck for the Guillotine Choke...