2 Part Lesson - Give yourself space to maneuver your lower body by sprawling against the opponent's reach into Deep Half Guard. Extend your left leg, drop your right knee down, and swipe your leg over the opponent's head and upper body...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo uses a Sumo-esque technique to avert Deep Half: [I] Sprawl your leg back when your opponent reaches for your outside leg in Half Guard for a transition to the Deep Half Guard. The key to pummeling back either an...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains how to Hand Fight in Half Guard against your opponent's reach towards an Under Hook. Posting, pushing, and pummeling for space, while sprawling away keeps you positioned to own Half Guard.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo finds a pass against a Deep Half Guard Pull: [I] If your opponent launches underneath your base and collects your hips in a Deep Single Leg Half Guard (aka Deep-Shallow, Gordo-Half, et al.), push yourself backwa...

2 Part Technique - Recognize the opponent's Deep Half Guard intentions and sprawl away to counter. If the opponent enters Deep Half, sit over and control his upper body with an Under Hook to win the position. As the opponent uses his H...

5 Part Lesson — Marcelo gets himself out of trouble and resets from a bad imposition: [I] You want to give yourself the option of breaking out of your opponent's guard for many reasons; perhaps, you're not ready to attack, or you're st...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo sits or swings his leg over the opponent's upper body if he can't stop the Deep Half Guard Entry with a strong sprawl.

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains the sprawling movement and head control used to block an opponent from digging underneath into Deep Half Guard. In Addition, Marcelo defines when to misdirect and augment the opponent's pull with his ow...

2 Part Lesson - Battle against the opponent's Deep Half Guard by framing and pummeling for Under Hooks. If the opponent beats your sprawl and starts pulling you on top, swing your leg over his upper body to land onto the other side.

Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 2 -- Paul slyly hunts down a Crucifix against the Deep-Half Guard: If your opponent manages to capture around your thigh of the leg trapped in between their own for the Deep-Half Guard, use your hands to help ...

Lesson Part 3 of 3 -- Marcelo reminds his students of the precarious nature of balancing on top in Half-Mount: If your opponent dives under for your leg while also maintaining an Under-Hook from Half-Guard, you must deal with both prob...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs a passing sequence based on forcing positions and winning "short races".