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 - 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 - The opponent will commonly expose his neck to being Guillotined as he attempts to escape side control. If the opponent resists the Guillotine while on top, use your control to Hook Sweep him for points.

2 Part Technique - If the opponent is gripping your guillotine to counter the pressure, use hook sweeps to force him into posting his arms. While his arms are distracted preventing the sweep, continue back to the guillotine. If the opp...

2 Part Technique - Continue the Front Headlock to hold the opponent in place and free your legs after being taken down. Use your hooks as a tool to create space and return to your knees, looking to take the back again. If the opponent ...

3 Part Technique - Rather than trying to finish the Guillotine Choke with the opponent's arm inside the lock, Marcelo prefers to use this Front Headlock Control to maneuver into more advantageous positions from which he can apply the a...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo utilizes 3 different controls to hold the opponent's upper body. Each control presents their own individual characteristics, while the core Hook Sweeping concept remains consistent.

2 Part Technique - Finishing an Arm Bar against an opponent's clasped hands commands technical procedure and appropriate timing. Tuck the opponent's elbow against your side to secure the closest control to his hands as possible, becaus...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo reveals how to stay up right in a seated Butterfly Guard against an opponent's upper body pass and strikes with a Guillotine the moment the opponent switches to his feet.

3 Part Technique — In this lesson, Marcelo stresses the importance of positional maintenance when attempting the Guillotine Choke against a Single Leg Takedown. It is important to tuck the opponent's head tightly underneath your chokin...

3 Part Lesson - Against the opponent's oncoming Single Leg there will be space either below the neck or above the head to attack. Wrap under the open space of the neck to Guillotine or cover over the opponent’s head with a tradit...

2 Part Lesson - Bridge the connection between a Guillotine Hook Sweep and Triangle from Mount with the initial Front Head Lock style control.