Marcelo teaches another instantiation of the Guillotine Choke: If your opponent is reacting defensively while held underneath your Side-Control, i.e. they're keeping their elbows tucked in closely, you have an opportunity to reposition...

Marcelo demonstrates a rudimentary technique for escaping from underneath the Mount: Force your opponent to commit their hands onto the mat above your head as posts by bridging your hips up high enough to knock them forward; if they do...

Advanced Lesson Part 3 of 3 -- Paul converts a Back-Step Guillotine into a North/South Choke: After you've cleared your knee and swung over to the opposite side of your opponent's Half-Guard, they may try to prevent you from successful...

2 Part Technique - The North South Choke is the solution when you pass the opponent's guard and they don't try to escape. The opponent will only hold their arms in tight and defend against your armbars or other submissions that require...

2 Part Technique - If you apply the Guillotine from Guard and the opponent defends the choke by grabbing your arms and hands, the sweep is available because the opponent has no posts. Now if the opponent does post his hand to prevent t...

2 Part Technique - Sometimes after snapping the opponent down for the Guillotine, you may not have secured the opponent's neck for the submission. However, you will have control of the opponent's head instead. The opponent will immedia...

2 Part Technique - You can secure the Front Headlock for the Guillotine Sweep in many situations, but the most common being from an opponent's takedown. If your opponent attempts to move to Side Control, continue the hold and free your...

2 Part Technique - Close Half Guard to prevent the opponent from finishing the Guard Pass. If the opponent switches to Back Step Pass vs Half Guard to counter you holding Half Guard, curl your body tight to stop him from securing your ...

2 Part Technique - The best Omoplata escape is to posture and free your arm first. However, maybe the opponent has advanced further into the Omoplata, so it is not always the case. Even though rolling is a great escape from the submiss...

2 Part Technique - It is important to never let the opponent establish the Seat Belt Control, which will limit your escaping options. Unfortunately, you cannot always count on this being the circumstances. Rolling will be your most suc...

2 Part Technique - Defeating the Triangle requires immediate posture before your opponent can completely lock his legs. Always bring your same knee up as your trapped arm inside to block your opponent's hips from rotating and finishing...

2 Part Technique - If the opponent escapes your Seat Belt Control by putting his shoulders to the mat, switch to the Over Under Pass vs Half Guard to stay in a good advantageous position. During your transition, he may instead swim und...

2 Part Techniques - The basic Deep Half Guard Sweep uses momentum to rock back and forth. Either side the opponent sweeps, will leave his neck vulnerable to guillotine. Control the opponent's wrist so he cannot block the choke.