3 Part Technique - Understand whether an opponent is forcing to pass or looking to attack your legs. When an opponent sits on your stomach, this is an immediate signal he's searching for your legs. Hip escape away to pull your leg down...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains how to protect your legs by immediately answering and escaping against the opponent's lower body attacks.

2 Part Lesson - Answer the opponent's attacks towards your feet by recognizing his intentions and hand fighting away his grips. Use this principal to defeat all leg attacks, from Braulio and Victor's Estima Lock, to traditional toe hol...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo counters a Toehold: Take notice when your opponent captures your foot; if they seize a Figure-Four grip around your ankle, use your free leg to kick the hold apart. If they roll through and sacrifice top positi...

Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Marcelo misses a Back-Take but still evades the Toe-Hold: If you cannot find strong enough grips to help climb yourself onto your opponent's back or help rip them away from cranking your foot, throw their legs out...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows nogi options for escaping a leglock against Butterfly: [I] If your opponent is commited to attacking your foot, place your instep across his stomach and bring him in close with Double Elbow Control for a H...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches how to handle a leg attack against Butterfly: [I] Marcelo pulls guard with the intention of sweeping, not playing guard and defending the pass. But sometimes, your opponent wants to just attack your legs...