4-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo shares an approach for defusing your opponent's standing grips: If your opponent manages to latch onto your jacket with Collar & Sleeve Grips, immediately look to double-up onto their Collar-Grip with both hands and strip it off. Next, wing your elbow backwards to clear your opponent's hand from your sleeve. When breaking your opponent's Collar-Grip, yank forward and slightly upward as you lean your bodyweight in the opposite direction explosively. When your opponent tries to recapture grips, quickly shoot underneath their arms for a Double-Leg Takedown; you may finish head-up with a Flare or head-down with a Barzagar ending. Clearing your opponent's Collar-Grip in this manner is an important technique that can be applied even in grounded situations. [1:43] Ideally, one should shoot and takedown their opponent without having to engage in a lengthy battle for grips in the standing position. However, if your opponent happens to catch your jacket quickly, don't hesitate to deal with their grips. Snap off their Collar-Grip first by yanking backwards as you pull their hand away with both of your hands. Wing your elbow behind you by turning your torso away and swiftly answer back with a shot onto your opponent's legs. [2:57] If your opponent is dominating your sleeve and making it difficult to win favorable grips in the standing position, free your sleeve by using your free hand to scrape off your opponent's grip. You may need to approach your strike from above and press downard, or depending on the orientation of their hand, push outward to break it. Once free of their sleeve-grip, allocate both hands to breaking their collar grip; before they can reattach, shoot under their reach for a Double-Leg. If they sprawl, continue driving and catch their ankle with an Outside-Hook (a.k.a Minor Back-Heel, Kosotogake, et al.) to accompany your Double. [4:50] If your opponent won't let you dedicate two hands to take away their Collar-Grip, address their Sleeve-Grip first; use your palm to strike downward on top of their hand to peel off their grip from your arm. Once both of your hands are free, quickly grab onto your opponent's wrist and/or sleeve to pry their control away before shooting your own takedown. If your opponent tries to Sprawl against your shoot, keep driving and step your heel around the back of your opponent's foot on the side of your head to trip them down to the mat.