Marcelo teaches RC about how lighter (but luckily, faster and more conditioned) competitors mustn't try any standing-passes by carelessly or casually wading into the deep waters of advanced guard-play -without first having taken the following precautions; for one, you must be ready to apply multiple grip-breaks, and sometimes in rapid succession. Don't let your opponent get any purchase over your body that they want in terms of hooks, holds, and/or grips. Essentially, you are neutralizing the opponent's control over your ability to pass, and are thus free to move unencumbered by the stagnating crystallization inherent to the launching of their A-game guard attacks. Hand-Fight against the Open Guard, while also pummeling your feet out of danger at the moment your opponent tries to set-up an intermediary position for an advancement of guard or a particular offensive tactic.