Marcelo connects another pass together against his opponent's guard: After having broken your opponent's posture backwards from a Seated-Guard to a Standing Half-Guard, they may try to attack your free outside-leg by scooping underneat...

Marcelo deflects into an contingent pass against direct opposition: If you feel your opponent clamping down and crossing their feet behind your knee to block you from executing a full backswing retraction with the Standing-Step Pass, i...

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 attempts a Hook Sweep during your Over Under Pass, kick the hooked leg low while sprawling your hip to the mat. Bring your far knee inside when establishing Side Control to avoid his guard. If you can...

2 Part Technique - Force your shoulders to the mat and away from the opponent's choking arm. Use a strong bridge to initiate your escape and never release pressure from your shoulders until you are clear. The opponent may abandon the l...

3 Part Technique - If the opponent is strong with back submissions, protecting your neck is the priority and not preventing the hooks for back points is secondary. After protecting your neck, you will be safe to start escaping the hook...

2 Part Technique - Always force your back to the mat away from the opponent's choking arm. Use a strong bridge and continue to grind until your shoulders are pressing against the mat. Continuing the pressure will break the opponent's s...

2 Part Technique - In the instance that you find your back taken with full hooks from the standing position, reach up to defend your neck and roll to the mat on your open shoulder, making sure to land on the side opposite of your oppon...

2 Part Technique - Press your shoulders to the mat and slide away to escape the back. If you are forced to escape against the choking side, you must control the opponent's choking arm. Grip the opponent's elbow and wrist to stop the ch...

2 Part Technique - Chaining offensive techniques together is important, so don't neglect connecting escapes. Press your shoulders to the mat away from the opponent's choking arm to battle against Seat Belt control. Continue to crawl yo...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs one of his leading go-to combos by chaining together a Knee Slide into Half Guard, then Back Stepping with his left leg towards the far side.

2 Part Technique - If your opponent begins to interfere with your pushing hand while you break his Closed Guard from Standing, grab onto his gi pants on the inside of his knee so that you can continue applying pressure. Keep hold of th...

2 Part Technique - When applying Over Under Control, peel away any grips that get in your way, and if he plays his knee across your hip, address it by shoving it out of the way with both hands before coming back down for the Over Under...