2 Part Technique - Keep your elbows in on both sides to protect your arms and prevent your opponent from having more control in the Side Control position. Make sure to raise your knees to prevent your opponent from possibly transitioni...

2 Part Technique - If your opponent gets past your legs, frame against his attempt to establish Underhook & Head Control and try to recover back your guard. If his legs are out of range of yours, duck your head underneath his body and ...

2 Part Technique - As the opponent retreats from Hand Fighting, secure Double Collar Control and lift; exposing him underneath to X Guard. If the opponent swings his leg over, countering your X Guard, look to fill the empty space with ...

2 Part Technique - An opponent responding with a Over Hook / Whizzer against your Single Leg from the bottom is vulnerable to an Under Hook and Head Control. Use the control to reverse and sweep the opponent from Half Guard.

2 Part Lesson - Combine bridges and frames to create space between you and the opponent. That space is your opportunity to escape down towards the opponent's legs and snatch the Single Leg or Recover Guard.

2 Part Lesson - Strike with the Tripod Sweep as the opponent pushes your back to the mat to defeat your Hook Lifts and Hook Sweeps from Butterfly. If the opponent beats your legs, escape his Guard Pass through an immediate Single Leg.

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo reverses out of a solid Side-Mount: Bump your opponent with sharp and short bridge movement to rearrange your arms out of danger; create a frame to pummel for an Underhook and check the far hip with your forear...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains why Sport Jiu-Jitsu is important for Self-Defense: [I] You must develop the ability to react quickly and apply the best option the moment things go wrong. Live Training allows us to practice the need to...

3 Part Lesson - Block the opponent's clinch to your upper body by building a frame with your arms and bridge to find an Under Hook or direct yourself into guard.

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo covers a sequence originating from Seated Butterfly: If you cannot readily manage your opponent's hands while engaging from Open Guard, don't let them control your head or find your feet unprotected. Scoot forw...

2 Part Lesson - The opponent will Mount as a last resort to counter your Back Control escape. Usually, you can dig your knees inside to recover guard or enter 1Leg XGuard, however he steps high. Instead, swim your arms inside and twist...

3 Part Lesson - You've lost the hand fight to prevent the opponent from grabbing your pants and now he's inches away from passing. Frame against his upper body and use your legs to break his grips to recover guard, or use the single le...