Marcelo transmutes his opponent's defensive cycle into a powerful finish: While mounted on top against your opponent, if they happen to successfully re-pummel in response to your attempts to isolate one of their arms toward the outside...

Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo adapts a traditional Judo throw for Nogi: Starting with Collar & Elbow Control on the feet, drive your opponent's weight onto one leg by steering their upper-body in order to break their posture for a throw; ...

Marcelo demonstrates a sequence culminating with an Armbar: Starting on the feet with Collar & Elbow grips controlling your opponent, release your collar-grip and reach behind their head to set up a combination Head-Lock and Hip-Toss (...

Marcelo capitalizes on a mistaken reaction by his opponent: If while mounted upon your opponent, they happen to attempt an escape by pronating, allow their waist to spin underneath your hips and prepare to attack their neck; cup your o...

Marcelo executes a sweep or follow-up submission from Full-Guard: If you end up playing on bottom in Closed-Guard against an opponent with weak posture, win inside position with your arms by pummeling your hands onto your opponent's bi...

Marcelo demonstrates a rudimentary technique for escaping from underneath the Mount: Force your opponent to commit their hands onto the mat above your head as posts by bridging your hips up high enough to knock them forward; if they do...

Marcelo reverses his opponent despite their intial defensive maneuver: If your opponent is keen on stopping you from bumping them off of their top positioning in the Full-Mount, they may be ready to quickly pummel against your attempts...

Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 3 -- Paul connects the Back-Step with a Guillotine: Free your knee as you swing across to the opposite side of your opponent's under-hook and half-guard for the Back-Step Pass; if you don't free it, your oppon...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo cautiously flips over the Turtle Guard: [I] If you spin behind your opponent from the Front Headlock and he closes up into the Turtle Position quickly in defense, you may not have enough time to fit your arms ar...

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...

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.

3 Part Lesson - Depending on which knee an opponent pushes to escape Mount triggers Marcelo's reactions. The two escaping movements creates similar shapes that expose the opponent's neck. Pushing the left knee forms the shape of a Guil...