2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo addresses an opponent's strong collar grip: If you can help it, don't let your opponent find a grip on your collar while standing; allowing such may lend comfort to your opponent's mindset as well as place you in potential danger of a throw. When your opponent reaches for your jacket, smack away his or her hand to prevent them from setting a firm connection. If they do happen to make the grip, find solace by reciprocating in kind with your own set of controls; form a Collar & Sleeve Tie-Up to stifle your opponent's attempts to off-balance you with the gi. When you're ready, use both hands to break off your opponent's collar-grip as you backpedal and strip away his or her sleeve-grip with a back elbow. Circle away from the side your opponent could tug at your sleeve to avoid creating any opportunities due to imbalance. [04:50] When held by someone bigger and stronger, you must actively put yourself into a dynamic tension in order to escape. While you may feel safe tied up in the clinch, there is no progress forward out of the stalemate unless you act within calculated risk. Prepare yourself to maintain your base against aggressive tugs, whips, shoves, and trips while you work to free yourself from the grips. When you re-approach your opponent, change levels and attack low with a Smith or Swing Single. If you come up short with those attempts, go high again but deny your opponent any solid connection as you work grips of your own for an attack or advancement.