Marcelo answers 17 questions about jiu-jitsu asked by Ricardo Liborio, Marcos Tinoco, and his students. Topics include; conditioning, chokes, sparring, drilling, passing, and ADCC. Recorded on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020.

3:33 (-39:15) Justin Lorenzo Rosario: Do you think focusing on a few moves like northsouth choke and high elbow gillotine helped you more than trying to learn lots of different moves?

6:08 (-36:40) Kon Ying: to get more technical and better- how much % to roll with lower belts vs upper belts?

10:48 (-32:00) Ricardo Liborio: What’s the best advice to keep working on your Jiu Jitsu at home??

8:48 (-34:00) John Lee Kovenklioglu: Sometimes when I go for the guillotine, I don't feel like I'm really choking them, just cranking on their neck. Should I just try to crush their neck? Adjust the choke?

12:40 (-30:08) Sam Merat: How to work on conditioning during training?

14:48 (-28:00) Rudy Leonce: You once submitted me with a one-arm north south choke.. I thought that was impossible.. Where did the pressure come from?? The lat-squeeze, the bicep squeeze? Downward pressure?? No one hit that on me before or since.. I was amazed I wanna learn it..

17:10 (-25:38) Marcos Tinoco: O que vamos ter pro almoço hoje? Da uma ideia pra nós aí cozinha [what are we having for lunch today? Give us an idea there kitchen]

17:33 (-25:15) Samantha Segan: PSA: hit up Kyle Fincham if you want to learn to do handstands

18:30 (-24:18) Jack Cristofoletti: Any advice on how to blend pressure passing with standing passing?

20:53 (-21:55) Alexander Condos: What kind of bird was it? A red tailed hawk?

21:23 (-21:25) Nick Albano: What % of time do you find is best between drilling vs specific training vs regular live training?

25:33 (-17:15) John Lee Kovenklioglu: People say 'don't use too much strength against smaller, weaker opponent'. Why don't we say 'don't use too much speed against a slower opponent'? If I'm training against someone big and slow and strong, should I move slower than normal?

28:10 (-14:38) Eddie Gomez: Hello professor! Thank you for all of the insights! Did your jiujitsu just get better gradually over time, or did you remember specific breakthroughs that gave a boost to your understanding and performance? (Private lessons, specific concepts, etc.)

31:10 (-11:38) Kon Ying: When you pass, do you always lead with your right leg?

32:28 (-10:20) Travis Brown: As a beginner blue belt, would it be better to evenly split time between gi and no gi or focus on one?

34:20 (-8:28) Brendon Anes: Can you give some details about your half guard pass where you are putting all your weight on their arm? I find that sometimes it’s hard to balance enough weight on the arm vs keeping your head close to theirs so they don’t frame on your face.

37:38 (-5:10) Greg Baugues: Marcelo - could you us a story about one of your ADCC wins? Was there one that was more meaningful to you than others? Is there a favorite match that fills you with joy when you look back on it?