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Turning Pass vs Half Guard, Back Step Pass vs Half Guard, Side Control to North South, Back Step Half Guard to Back Control, Turning Half Guard to Back Control
     

Marcelo, Will, and Jon discuss options for passing an opponent's half guard with cross underhook control. First and foremost, the success of the position stems from maintaining a high grip on his back, which of course slightly favors t...
Underhook vs Half Guard
     

Marcelo & Tom help Zack reclaim the Underhook against the Half Guard. This is one of the few instances where you will need to transition to the opposite side or to N/S while holding the Underhook after a pass. Your opponent has suffici...
Kimura Grip Seatbelt from Back, Crucifix vs Takedown, Seat belt Control from Back
     

Marcelo and Atos help Bryan understand his optimal path when defending a Single with a "Kimura-Grip" configuration, and specifically when targeting the opponent's arm for a combinational counter-attack with a "Crucifix": If using a Kim...
Transition to Mount vs Butterfly → Over Under Control from North South
     

Marcelo, Jon, and Phil discuss various situations regarding passing against highly skilled guard players of both the Seated Butterfly and Open/Inverted Guard.
Guillotine from Mount
     

Marcelo & Derek help Jon solve a weight distribution problem during a transition toward the finish with a Guillotine Choke from Mount.
Taking the Back from Stacking Pass, Stacking Pass vs Elbow Push Counter, Stacking Pass vs Open Guard to Crucifix
     

Marcelo joyfully corrects his students as he walks around during the interlude between these lessons: http://www.mginaction.com/VideoDetails.aspx?VideoId=20951 http://www.mginaction.com/VideoDetails.aspx?VideoId=20964
Leg Drag Pass vs Kimura → Taking The Back
     

Gianni inquires about how to avoid the Kimura after a Leg Drag. Marcelo replies by demonstrating that if his opponent commits to the Kimura Grip here, he can take advantage of the Back Exposure.
Side Control to North South Position, Double Over Control from North South, North South Choke
     

Prime the North South Choke by clearing your opponent's arms away from his head with Double Over Control. Although you can sometimes surprise many opponent's with the choke directly from Side Control, a keen adversary will prevent it q...
N/S to Side Control Transition vs Double Under Control/Bodylock
     

Marcelo's first-ever student to be promoted to Brown Belt, Philzinho, asks him about what to do when an opponent is desperately trying to stall out underneath your North/South Position with Double Under Control. Marcelo suggests that h...
Establishing North South
     

Marcelo explains how to pin someone in the North South Position through using his chest to drive directly down on their sternum, following the appropriate upper body clinch to control their arms.
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N/S-Choke to Guillotine-Choke from Mount
     

Marcelo & Jimmy help Bryan cinch up a Guillotine from Mount: If you've encircled your opponent's head with your arm for a possible N/S Choke, oftentimes they will attempt to escape from danger by turning into you; during this transitio...
High-Pressure Attacks from Side-Control
     

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...
Knee-Slide Pass to North/South
     

Marcelo shares his thoughts on which details make for a successful knee-cut pass for gi and nogi: Making a Knee-Slide technique work for you as a pass or an advancing connection, perhaps into a different pass or some pathway to the bac...
Monoplata from Mount, Spiral-Armbar from Mount
     

Marcelo guides Bryan through the Monoplata and Spiral-Armbar: If you time your opponent's Under-Hook correctly while mounting, you can trap their arm inside a Reverse Technical-Mount (aka Reverse S-Mount, Sugar-Mount, Marceloplata, et ...
Under Hook and Head Control from Side Control
     

Marcelo helps Jon make slight adjustments for pinning his opponent. Drive with your toes and be patient when your opponent is struggling to defend. If they turn over hard towards Turtle, be ready to let them expose their back for the t...
Posted: 1248 days ago
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Back Exposure
     

Marcelo stresses the importance of being mindful about the concept of back-exposure: Contextually, back-exposure in the grappling world oftentimes refers to any position where your back faces the mat; wherein wrestling this would resul...
Sprawl/Knee-Pin vs Inside Pull/Push Knee-on-Belly Escape
     
Hand-Fighting from Side-Control
     

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...
Strategies for ADCC Rules
     

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...
Single-Leg Takedown, Body-Lock Pass, Jumping on the Back
     

Marcelo, Matheus, and Jon talk about a critical point in discerning which path to take after a takedown: Your opponent may try to purposefully expose their back immediately after you've passed their guard in order to force you into lea...
Taking the Back vs Single Leg, Crucifix from Back
     

Marcelo urges Mark to develop a high-level approach in upgrading position through transition: When ahead of your opponent, one must look to take more than is apparently offered by anticipating future mistakes in your opponent's defense...
Guard-Pass to Seat-Belt Control vs Guard Recovery from Turtle
     

Marcelo talks with Kanan and Stephen about how and when to attack the back with a Seat-Belt, if their opponents exposes their shoulders off the mat.
Knee on Belly, Standing Step Pass vs Open Guard, Folding Pass
     

Marcelo advocates for a strong combination of passes from the standing position: Remember to block your opponent from getting their foot set in front of you after you've established Knee-Mount by keeping your elbow-knee connection tigh...
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