2-Part Fundamental Lesson -- Paul briefly instructs an important detail regarding connected reactions while passing: After knocking your opponent backwards from seated upright to lying recumbent, use your hands to post against their st...

1 Part Lesson -- Paul teaches several responses to pass a defensive Open Guard: If you encounter your opponent's Frames (arms posting out) against your upper body after clearing his or her legs, you can react in a few different ways; (...

1 Part Lesson -- Paul demonstrates a critical sequence terminating in strangulation: Be mindful of how much weight you allocate and redistribute during control of the Full Mount Position; typically you will want your hips heavy and you...

1 Part Lesson -- Paul shows several options for defeating your opponent's frames that counter your pass: Shown are three options; rewind against the hip into a Leg-Drag, run around to N/S, or throw your shin across the stomach for Knee...

1 Part Lesson -- Paul defends against the Rear Waist Lock: Run your hips away from the opponent's, placing weight on top of your opponent's shoulders with your back. Work your hands against both wrists and angle your hip against the op...

3 Part Lesson -- Paul demonstrates a Double-Attack from Knee-Mount: Build a frame against your opponent's hip to act as a barrier against guard recovery before popping up and delivering your shin across the stomach. Keep your instep fl...

3 Part Lesson -- Paul shows us a choke, its counter, and a re-counter: Concentrate on supplying pressure into the sides of your opponent's neck via the thinnest part of your forearm, i.e. the 'blade' of your arm. Hang from your opponen...

1 Part Lesson — Paul demonstrates an option using the lapel to help take down his opponent: [I] Win an opposite (same-side; right to left, vice versa) collar grip from the standing position and gain control over the other side by grabb...

Paul covers the Cross-Choke series from Closed Guard; finding both the Gyakujujijime (both palms facing you) and the Katajujijime (one palm facing away) after breaking the opponent's posture. Lastly, he connects the Jujigatame or Armba...

4 Part Lesson — Marcelo talks about foresight, basic hand-fighting skills, avoiding secure grips on your collar, and finishing the Single Leg Takedown from the feet.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains the basics behind his version of the Farside Armbar: [I] If you're caught off guard when your opponent looks to roll away from your Seatbelt Control, i.e. you've missed the chance to follow tightly behi...

Paul shows how to hit the Armlock from High-Guard taking away as much space as is possible from each movement to the finish. He also shares a variation during drills to his purple belt students.