Marcelo shares with Season 6 Ultimate Fighter and American Mixed Martial Artist, Matt Arroyo, his particular thoughts on defending and respecting the Kimura Trap Series. Marcelo also expounds upon his beliefs in regards to the timing a...

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Marcelo explains his Academy Rule for protecting pairs during hard rolling. Traditionally, most schools insist on a hierarchy wherein lower belts cease rolling and get out of the way of higher belts. Marcelo does not follow this policy...

Anne-Claude asks Marcelo how to properly close the distance for Side Control with Underhook & Head Control when the opponent is beginning to Frame. The key is to misalign the direction of the opponent's arm so that it is in an inferior...

Marcelo explains his attitude when arriving into Side Control; Keep alert and tense for the submission opportunity; there are more submissions available outside of the opponent's guard, and finishing the opponent early can make a huge ...

Marcelo shares a game-changing detail with Kanan for maintaining Side Control with a Guillotine threat and he shows Hudson the infamous Bas Rutten Neck-Crank: If your opponent is defending you from taking the Mount while you are locked...

2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo performs a set of late escapes from bottom Side-Mount: Try your best to not let go of any momentum if your opponent hits a pass and lands with Side-Control; oftentimes, you still have enough time to ra...

Marcelo and Joachim help Jon troubleshoot his finish for a Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard with Double Over-hooks or Collar-Tie & Elbow-Control into either Full-Mount, Side-Control, Front-Headlock, or the Back.

Marcelo helps Jon with a highly nuanced problem after passing: If your opponent is strongly defending and depriving you of a moment to advance and take more from them, adjust accordingly by intensifying your driving base and sophistica...

Marcelo, Jon, Scott, and Matheus talk about ADCC-style rulesets: Setting a hard, steady, and fast pace right from the get-go is a great way to throw off your opponent's rhythm for dragging you into deep water and eking out minor decisi...

Marcelo offers advice to Orlando about how to follow-up with a countered Leg-Drag Pass: After crossing your opponent's leg over and hunkering yourself down into a Leg-Drag, they may have the opportunity to counter your attack by pummel...

Braulio Estima shares some finishing skills from various Side-Control positions: Controlling over your opponent's head with a Cross-Face in combination with an Under-Hook against their far-arm, if they extend their hand and elbow towar...