Master Fabio Gurgel opts to grab his opponent's lapel rather than their belt for an Over/Under Pass: Starting from inside control over your opponent's Open-Guard, if you cannot readily cross your leg over for a Knee-Slide Pass, you can...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo uses Double Under Hooks against the opponent's guard as a control point to run North South.

2 Part Technique - Stack an opponent only controlling one leg to avoid carrying all of his weight. If the opponent is heavier, you will feel the burden. If you cannot fold the opponent into the proximity of initiating Side Control, cir...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo creates a hiccup during a scramble to win favor: [I] After exposing your opponent's back from a Stacking Pass, buy yourself extra time to fasten the Seatbelt by yanking your opponent off of his base from Turtle....

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows his Single Leg Stacking Pass: [I] Use one hand to pin your opponent's leg down to the mat by making a grip on the inside of his knee, and underhook his opposite leg as it raises up from the pin. Make a gri...

3 Part Lesson - The opponent will push and post against your stacking pressure, so redirect your energy by circling. Anticipate the opponent's Single Leg and run towards his exposed back before he finishes his move.

4 Part Lesson -- Marcelo imparts the concept of the primacy of the finish: Don't think of your game in terms of discrete chunks that are subject to the scoring conditions of a match and are stitched together in a piecemeal fashion; rat...