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Counter to Seatbelt Control, Back Escape
     

Marcelo advises on how to escape from Back-Control: If your opponent has your back with their under-hooking arm on bottom, immediately tuck your chin and use both of your hands to secure grips onto their Seat-Belt Control; once the imm...
1Leg X Guard Sweep from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo shares his mindset for maintaining Single-Leg X-Guard: When entangled around your opponent's leg with the 1Leg-X (a.k.a. Foot-Lock Guard, Noose-Guard, Snake-Guard, Irimi-Ashigarami, et al.) it is important to not rest laying fl...
Posted: 8 days ago
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Hand-Fighting from Open-Guard, De-La-Riva Guard Sweep
     

Marcelo & Ryan discuss grip-fighting from an Open-Guard: Getting into your offensive game from bottom position is largely a matter of mindfully tracking your opponent's hands and finding a way to momentarily dominate them before they c...
Leg-Control Variation from Omoplata
     

Marcelo shares with Josh & Ryan an anecdote about an outlier submission finish he witnessed by a teammate: When caught in an Omoplata, one must be mindful of their base when attempting to stand up with posture for an escape; your oppon...
Hand Fighting vs Butterfly Guard, Hand Fighting from Butterfly Guard
     

Marcelo prioritizes aspects of Hand-Fighting: If you are kneeling in front of a seated opponent, immediately clear away any Collar-Ties around your neck, and then convert them into a dominant 2on1-Grip. Whether you end up blocking from...
Collar and Elbow Control Hook Sweep from Butterfly, Breaking Gi Grips vs Butterfly
     

Marcelo shows several ways of finding grips for his Hook Sweep from Butterfly: The two main components of control for initiating the Hook-Sweep from the Butterfly-Guard are a grip on an ipsalateral elbow and contralateral knee; using h...
Double Over Hook Control from Butterfly, Short Hook Sweep from Butterfly
     

Marcelo & Kurt talk about an incredibly important detail when countering Double Under-Hooks from your Seated Butterfly-Guard: If your opponent while kneeling beats your hands and dives forward with their chest for a Body-Lock, try your...
Breaking Grips from 1Leg X Guard, 1Leg X Guard Entry vs Mount
     

Marcelo & Paul clarify for Rush certain edge cases of what technically defines the Single-Leg X-Guard: The configuration of your outside-foot matters greatly not only in terms of legality, but also in potential consequences; if said le...
Armbar Variation from Omoplata, Pull Escape vs Kimura
     

Marcelo & Cole Miller talk about finishes and escapes from the Omoplata: When caught under attack from the Omoplata Shoulder-Lock (Coil-Lock, Sankaku-Garami, et al.), it is important to escape without putting yourself in even greater d...
Posted: 36 days ago
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1Leg X Guard Entry from Deep Half Guard
     

Marcelo guides Rush through a seemingly tricky transition: One doesn't necessarily have to develop a completely symmetric set of transitions for their game in terms of right and left sides, just as long as you have a coherent connectio...
Posted: 36 days ago
 71 views
Knee Inside vs De La Riva Hook
     

Marcelo helps Rob get comfortable holding onto Headquarters for a pass: Whenever your opponent is competent playing guard with their hips tilted towards the outside of your lead-leg, e.g. a phenotype of some Reverse-Guard (a.k.a. R-Gua...
1Leg X Guard Entry vs Knee Slide Pass
     

Marcelo & Jon help Rush with a subtle yet critical detail for entering the Single-Leg X-Guard: After pummeling your shin in front of your opponent's shin from the Seated Butterfly-Guard, elevate your opponent's leg while holding onto i...
Spiral Armbar from Mount
     

Marcelo helps Fabio dismantle a common counter to the Spiral Armbar from Mount: Your opponent may attempt to stifle your transition around their arm for the Spiral-Armlock by grabbing onto your pants; if you cannot readily reach down a...
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...
Inverted Armbar from Butterfly
     

Marcelo shares details behind the intricacy of his choice in configuration for the Inverted-Armbar: Opt for a Seat-Belt Grip (a.k.a. Ball-n-Socket, Cup-n-Saucer, et al.) when attacking your opponent's elbow with an Inverted-Armbar (a.k...
Posted: 57 days ago
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Back Step Half Guard Pass Counter
     

Marcelo masterfully explains to Josh how he applies several countermeasures from the Reverse Half-Guard: If your opponent is able to perform a Back-Step against your Half-Guard while also holding onto your back at the shoulder, first c...
Under Hook and Head Control Bridge Sweep from Half Guard
     

Marcelo goes over details with Tyga for an important move from the Half-Guard: The Knee-Lever (a.k.a. Twist-Sweep, The Giggler, 'John Wayne' Sweep, et al.) is a crucial movement to learn from the Half-Guard position on bottom. Against ...
Posted: 63 days ago
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Hand Fighting vs 2on1 Control from Butterfly Guard
     

Marcelo quickly teaches Victor a simple solution to a common problem: When applying 2-on-1 Control onto your opponent's sleeve, it is important not to let their hand reach your collar; use your control to help flick their wrist underne...
Guard Recovery vs Toreando Pass
     

Marcelo, Orlando, and German help Justin better understand the heuristics behind recovering the Butterfly-Guard against Toreando-Passing: If you can remain sitting upright versus oncoming pressure, frame against your opponent's head, s...
Posted: 71 days ago
 495 views
Guillotine Choke from Side Control
     

Marcelo briefly reminds Orlando of the importance of properly learning the Guillotine-Choke: Snap your forearm onto your opponent's exposed neck and clasp your hands together as quickly as possible; the moment your opponent's chin is o...
Breaking Grips from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo & Tyga help guide Emily through troubleshooting a set of common problems from 1-Leg X: Whether facing an opponent with or without the gi involved, it is important to deliberately and accurately address the correct sequence of s...
1Leg X Guard Retention
     

Marcelo shows how he handles countermeasures against his Single-Leg X-Guard: If your opponent attempts to dismantle the configuration of your One-Legged X-Guard; 1-Leg X (a.k.a. Anaconda-Guard, Sucuri, Noose, Foot-Lock Guard, Standard-...
2on1 from Closed Guard
     

Marcelo & Joel help Rush with an important set of skills for transitioning out of Closed-Guard into Butterfly-Guard with 2on1-Control: Break your opponent's grip from your lapel and grab onto their elbow for 2on1-Control. Shift onto yo...
Inverted Armbar from Butterfly
     

Marcelo & Rush briefly discuss various aspects of the Inverted-Armbar: One of the key details for success in the execution of the Inverted-Armbar (a.k.a. Reverse-Armbar, Razor-Lock, Ude-Gatame, Telephone-Armbar, et al.) is the idea of ...
Monoplata from Mount
     

Marcelo describes to Rush certain elements of isolating an arm from the Full-Mount Position: Oftentimes, if an opponent is stuck underneath of your Mount, particularly in the case of mixed martial arts, they will elect to reach around ...
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