2 Part Technique - Retreat temporarily by scooting away if you are not ready when an opponent rushes to pass standing. Bring your shin inside and establish a Single Leg Control to prepare the 1 Leg X Guard entry. If the opponent contin...

3 Part Technique - Control the opponent's lead leg for transitioning into 1 Leg X Guard. Use your hips as weight to start rocking in 1Leg X Guard for the sweep. If the opponent presses your knees away to dismantle your guard, stop his ...

2 Part Technique - If your opponent thwarts your initial entry into 1Leg X Guard from Single Leg Control by immobilizing your head with Collar and Elbow Control, scoot under his base and secure hold of his heel with your hand. Using a ...

2 Part Technique - Your feet can counter the opponent's back step against 1Leg X Guard. Use your free foot as a hook to bring his leg towards you, while keeping him at a distance to prevent being controlled in Half Guard. Once you cont...

2 Part Technique - Breaking gi grips is important for stopping an opponent's offense. If the opponent holds your knee to prevent 1Leg X Guard, control his wrist and kick out to break the grip. Maybe the opponent will control your sleev...

2 Part Technique - If the opponent is escaping your Single Leg, use the Pumphandle Grip to keep control. This Gi grip connects well into a Double Leg, because of it's strong hip control. If the opponent sprawls his near leg back far en...

3 Part Technique - The lesson here is that when you decide to pull guard, you need to do so with a strong, dry control so that you can (1) legally keep the fight on the ground, and (2) possibly set-up your opponent for 1Leg X when he t...

2 Part Technique - Do not fall onto your back if your opponent lifts your feet up off the mat; If he or she is quick, you will be defending against a pass off your back shortly after. Instead, remain upright, circle your ankles out of ...

2 Part Technique - If you want to transition into the 1-Leg X-Guard from your Butterfly Guard while your opponent stands, you have to keep your hook flush against his shin, following his foot and leaving no gaps. If he keeps your hands...

2 Part Technique - If you can control both of your opponent's ankles while playing 1Leg X-Guard, the sweep is nearly imminent. One way to catch the second foot is right after he rebounds from the 1-2-3 Sweep; as he tries to come back t...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo uses the opponent's break from 2on1 Control to grab his exposed legs. If the opponent retreats out of your reach, play offensively with your feet and defensively with your hands simultaneously.

3 Part Technique - In part one of the Lesson, Marcelo teaches his class the importance of proper Hand Fighting from Butterfly for the Single Leg Takedown. One should always attempt to preface the sweep by first clearing a pathway to th...