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...

Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo demonstrates three ways of gaining access to his opponent's back: If your opponent is playing an Open-Guard in a supine position and their feet are high, grab onto their ankles and force them into a backwards...

Marcelo capitalizes on a mistaken reaction by his opponent: If while mounted upon your opponent, they happen to attempt an escape by pronating, allow their waist to spin underneath your hips and prepare to attack their neck; cup your o...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Advanced Lesson -- Master Fabio Gurgel adds some more enlightening details for escaping from Side-Control: Your far-arm cannot effectively break the posture of your opponent with just a bump aimed at their neck or shoulder; you must sp...

2 Part Technique - Breaking the opponent's grip on your Gi pants leads to the transition of the Armdrag to the Seatbelt. This is a great technique against larger and stronger opponents.

2 Part Technique - The opponent pushes your back to the mat, which is a situation and position you do not want. Now, the opponent tries to stack and pass your guard. Counter this pass by using the Elbow Push technique and than reset in...

2 Part Technique - Guillotining from Single leg and Double Leg Takedowns. Sweeping the Opponent using a Front Headlock and securing a Guillotine from Mount to get the submission.

2 Part Technique - Breaking the Overhook and Head control position from the Closed Guard. Also, standing is always the best option when breaking someone's closed guard. However, sometimes the opponent will continue to hold, so pressing...