2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo professes tactics for the Front-Head-Lock-Position: Break your opponent's base by applying a Gable Grip and squeezing your elbows together against his or her arm as you pull their head from the Sprawl. Insert y...

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo shares his favorite strangulation with the gi from the back: Marcelo contends that fancier versions of the Bow & Arrow Choke (aka Othenjime, Berimbau, et cetera) that specifically incorporate one's leg against ...

2 Part Lesson - Your Butterfly Hooks and hips combined creates a powerful rotation to reverse an opponent attached to your waist.

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo converts a reversal directly into offensive play: Protect your neck when your opponent holds the Seatbelt by grabbing his or her arms and tucking your chin. Roll away from the opponent's base and work to remove...

2 Part Lesson - Apply the same concept of forcing your back to the mat to escape the opponent's Back Control when caught standing.

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs how to secure the Seat Belt and Back Control against an opponent's escape from turtle.

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo carefully allows his opponent to move while still directing them towards danger: Pull your opponent onto his or her side but block behind the triceps of the far/top-side arm; prevent your opponent from pummelin...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo explains how to continue holding the Seat Belt and insert the Back hooks against an opponent that rolls in attempt to pin you underneath his weight or recover guard.

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo jumps to take the back: If you are behind your opponent and he or she is broken down to all-fours in a quad-pod position, jump from the waist-lock to back control with the Seatbelt. Squeeze tightly with your ar...

With the Seat Belt still clasped, Marcelo explains how to return back against an upright standing opponent. It's crucial to remember to never, ever sit or sag your weight against the opponent's knee or thigh - you can hurt your trainin...

3 Part Lesson -- Marcelo captures the back against his opponent's single-leg from bottom-side: If your opponent pummels an Underhook while underneath your Side-Mount, be prepared to run around to the opposite side away from the Underho...

2 Part Lesson -- Marcelo makes his opponent pay for a failed shot: Sprawling back into the Front Headlock Position, use whatever grip feels comfortable (Marcelo prefers the Seatbelt/Ball-n-Socket-Grip for simplicity's sake; however, he...

3 Part Lesson - Twist to return with an Under Hook to face the opponent again or bail out of the position with a classic back to the mat back escape.