3 Part Technique - If your opponent dedicates both of his arms in holding your leg after stepping inside his Butterfly, he will be unable to protect his neck from the Guillotine Choke. Straighten your leg to allow enough space to snap ...

3 Part Technique - Pulling guard is best accomplished when you hold onto a solid hand fighting control while you sit down; for one, it binds you close to your opponent so he must engage you on the ground, and secondly, it offers many s...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo follows an opponent who is determined to escape the Guillotine: [I] Set up the Guillotine Choke from Standing against a Seated Guard Player by popping his shoulders and dunking his head onto your the blade of yo...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo maintains his Guillotine: [I] Shove your opponent's shoulders as you step inside his Seated Guard with your lead leg to open up an opportunity for the Guillotine Choke; snap his head down onto your forearm as he...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo walks into his opponent's guard: [I] Penetrate the inside of your opponent's Seated/Open Guard (Koala, Sit-Up, Upright, Butterfly, Split-Guard, et al.) by stepping your lead leg in between his or her legs. Conti...

2 Part Technique - The Front Headlock Position is very promising in the way of finishing with a submission; do your best to maintain the position for as long a necessary against your opponent's recovery attempts. If he tries to pull gu...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo attacks the Seated Guard from standing with a Guillotine Choke: Force your opponent to react and expose his or her neck by stepping your lead leg inside and splitting the guard as you shove him or her back by p...

2 Part Lesson - Use Collar and Elbow Control to force the opponent's back to the mat and slide against his guard. As you feel the opponent pressure forward and try to stand, immoderately attack his exposed neck.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo passes Deep Half after a Guillotine Attempt: [I] If you lose the Guillotine after stepping in on your opponent's Butterfly and he tries to pull Deep Half on your outside leg, grab his triceps, turn him onto his ...

2 Part Lesson - Battle the opponent for the Under Hook in Half Guard by weaving between the Back Step Pass and Over Under Pass. During your transitional switch, find the Guillotine and lock the opponent's neck to either pass his guard ...

3 Part Lesson - Thrust your weight against the opponent's 1LX Entry and un-entangle his Hooking Foot. You are momentarily left in the transitional space between the opponent's Half Guard and Butterfly Guard, producing opportunities to ...

2 Part Lesson - If you recognize the opponent prefers to sit to play guard, push him into Open Guard and anticipate his return. Clasp the Guillotine as he arrives, cover the back of his head with your shoulder, step over, and lay towar...