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Hand Fighting from Butterfly, Hook Sweep Variation from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo hits a rudimentary sweep against a kneeling opponent: Ideally, one should seek to close the distance on a kneeling opponent from the Butterfly-Guard and secure a strong, dominant chest-to-chest connection with at least one Unde...
Hook Sweep Variation from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo counters his opponent's defensive reaction to an initial Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard with a Reverse Hook-Sweep from Single-Leg X-Guard: Hand-fight to protect your feet from attack until you can scoot forward, closing the di...
Arm Control Bridge Escape vs Mount, Knee Inside Pass vs Closed Guard
     

Marcelo reverses his opponent despite their intial defensive maneuver: If your opponent is keen on stopping you from bumping them off of their top positioning in the Full-Mount, they may be ready to quickly pummel against your attempts...
Stomach Push vs Ankle Pull Sweep from Open Guard
     

4-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo demonstrates how to successfully rebound back from a near-sweep directly into a pass: Oftentimes, after hitting a Double-Leg Takedown (a.k.a. Front-Tackle, Morotegari, Baiana, et al.) you will end up i...
Partial X Guard Entry from Hook Sweep, Takedown and Unbalance Sweep from Partial X Guard
     

2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo shows three levels of sweep starting from Butterfly-Guard: Hand-fight to enter into an Over/Under Clinch while seated in front of a kneeling opponent, and fall into a Hook-Sweep in the direction of you...
Knee Slide Pass vs Spider Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgle shows how to disarm the Spider-Hook: It is important to remember not to rush though a good position when you get one; relish the moment and allow your opponent to tire themselves out by resisting in an inferior plac...
Knee Weave Pass vs Cross Knee Half Guard to Mount
     

Master Fabio Gurgel shares a variation on the Leg-Weave/Tripod Pass: When posting your hand against your opponent's torso to maintain an upright posture inside their Closed-Guard, grip onto both sides of their lapels for greater stabil...
Passing the Open Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel finds an answer to a common Knee-Shield defense: After gaining control over your opponent's sleeve to stand up and break open their guard, hunker back down into a low squat where you can keep your opponent's leg's s...
Breaking the Closed Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel teaches an important lesson on breaking the Closed-Guard: Place your opponent in a position in which you are at rest, while they are expending energy, so that you can anticipate their next step and gain tempo. Fight...
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Maintaining Posture vs Closed Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel demonstrates an energy-saving method for regaining posture inside Closed-Guard: Prevent your opponent from clinching around your upper-body and securing a grip behind your neck, back, and shoulders; keep your hands ...
Over-Hook and Elbow-Control Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard
     

Master Fabio Gurgel teaches how to convert a guard recovery into a sweep: After you've bumped your opponent with your inner-arm accompanied with a bridging escape, angle your shoulders perpendicularly to their chest while framing again...
Knee-Across Pass vs Deep Half-Guard, Rear-Naked Choke from Crucifix
     

Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Paul slyly hunts down a Crucifix against the Deep-Half Guard: If your opponent manages to capture around your thigh of the leg trapped in between their own for the Deep-Half Guard, use your hands to help ...
Passing to Mount
     

2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Paul passes directly to Full-Mount after breaking open his opponent's Closed-Guard: Once you've successfully forced your opponent's Closed-Guard to break open, don't allow them to place their feet against your...
Hip Roll Escape vs Back Control
     

1-Part Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo & Demian demonstrate a clever reversal from Turtle to your opponent's Back: While defending your neck from the choke in Turtle, if your opponent doesn't try to follow you over when you roll, you risk g...
Back Escape from Turtle Position
     

Advanced Lesson Part 1 of 3 -- Marcelo notices and addresses gaps in overall technical ability: Prioritize defending your neck over letting your opponent secure Back-Mount, but still attempt to prevent them from setting their hooks; pr...
Back Escape from Turtle Position
     

Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 3 -- Marcelo adds missing details to the Back-Escape from Turtle: Raise your leg into the air and flag it up as you roll over to ward off your opponent's hooks when you land. Once you touch down, bring your le...
Back Escape from Turtle Position
     

Advanced Lesson Part 3 of 3 -- Marcelo takes a calculated risk to escape the back: Sometimes your opponent will be ready to cover your hips and place their hooks inside if you roll from Turtle when they are well-composed and behind you...
Back Escape from Turtle Position
     

Advanced Lesson Part 1 of 2 -- Marcelo escapes from strong-side back control with the bottom hook set in: Ideally, one should try to land onto the weak-side, i.e. on the side of your opponent's under-hook, not the over-hooked choking a...
Back Escape from Turtle Position
     

Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Marcelo forces his opponent to lose back control by making it too high over top: Escaping from the back can become a great relief during a match, as long as you have enough time to retaliate; it is import...
Counter to Seatbelt-Control, Turtle Escape, Twist to Side-Control vs Failing Back-Control
     

Advanced Lesson Part 1 of 2 -- Marcelo shows his class the correct way to escape from the Seat-Belt: If your opponent fastens the Seat-Belt Control around your torso, always keep at least one hand dedicated towards defending against a ...
Counter to Seatbelt-Control, Rolling Leg-Catch Escape from Turtle-Position
     

Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Marcelo adds a useful variation after rolling from Turtle to Escape his opponent's Seat-Belt Control: One mistake in the Turtle-Position can lead to your end; remain tight in your defenses by keeping your...
Reverse Cross Arm Under Hook and Head vs Half Guard
     

Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Marcelo counters his opponent's counter with a reversed version of upper-body control: Don't forget to use your head as a fifth-limb to help clean up your opponent's arm when capturing them in the Cross-Arm Under-...
Chasing, Cutting Off & Cornering a Stalling Opponent
     

Advanced Lesson Part 4 of 5 -- Marcelo reiterates on the importance of learning how to focus against someone willing to not take any risks or chances that would let you turn the tides and potentially score on them: If you're down on po...
Defending Back-Attacks from the Front Head-Lock Position
     

Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Marcelo evades his opponent's transition toward his back while underneath their sprawl: When your opponent tries to run behind to claim control over your back, try to capture their near-side leg into a Single for ...
Frame Escape vs Over Under Pass > Rear Cross Lapel and Elbow Control from Butterfly > Short Hook Sweep
     

Lesson Part 2 of 3 -- Marcelo explains three varieties of Hook-Sweep from Butterfly-Guard: If you are playing from bottom position and your opponent takes Half-Mount with an Under-Hook (or underhook plus some variant form of near-side ...
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