3 Part Lesson — Marcelo wants his students to find the line between Safety & Danger: [I] Never let your feet get ahead of your hands. If you plant your base too closely to your opponent, he may find a hook or grip that will lead to you...

2 Part Technique - Play where your opponent is not comfortable; this translates to breaking his preferred grips, and keeping outside of his chosen guard game. For example, if he employs the De-La-Riva Guard against you, remove his grip...

2 Part Technique - Dismantle your opponent's Open Guard by immediately addressing his grips and warding away his De-La-Riva hook with your knee. After breaking off his grip from your collar, vault over his inside knee, landing in mount...

2 Part Technique - Dismantling the Spider Guard requires balance and concentration. Never allow your opponent to get underneath your base; keep your weight firmly away from his hooks. Focus on freeing your arms, one at a time, by gripp...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo thwarts the Spider-Guard: [I] If your opponent assumes Double Sleeve Control (two mirrored, ipsilateral grips) and tightly secures both Spider-Hooks (e.g. Stirrup & Lasso, i.e. Foot-On-Biceps and Shin-On-Biceps,...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo preemptively counters attacks from Open Guard: [I] If your opponent tries to make an angle for his Delariva-Hook after you open his Closed Guard from standing, point your lead knee to the outside and circle inwa...

3 Part Technique - If your opponent wins a Leg Lasso around your collar grip as you push him into Open Guard, make sure he doesn't control your other sleeve and instead, you control his wrist long enough to make a grip on the outside o...

3 Part Technique - During the Hand-Fight for passing controls, your opponent may opt for a Collar Grip from his Open Guard. Respond appropriately by yanking off his grip, clearing his feet from your hips, and pinning his arm into his b...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo neutralizes the De-la-Riva Guard w/ Collar & Sleeve: Your opponent can utilize his or her four limbs to set-up attacks; the DLR-Hook, the Foot-On-Hip, the Cross-Collar Grip, and the same-side Sleeve-Grip. Point...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo hits a Folding Pass: Smack the side of the opponent's knee and land across the thighs folded together with a Sprawl. Hold the opponent tightly around the waist as you clear the hooks with your foot before runni...

3 Part Lesson - Turn your knee against the opponent's guard to inhibit his De La Riva offense and break his cross collar control. Drag the opponent's leg across your body and close the distance before he re-places guard. If the opponen...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shuts down the sleeve grips of his opponent to pass the DLR: [I] Stuff your opponent's foot in between your legs and vault over his knee into ¾-Mount. Whichever underhook you gain, cut the knee opposite t...

2 Part Lesson - Control the opponent's hands through rigorous grip breaking and pin his wrists to his stomach. Cut your knee through the opening of his guard, or cross towards the other side if you cannot step over his obstructing leg.