1-Part Lesson -- Marcelo teaches how to defend against getting his arm crossed from inside his opponent's Butterfly-Guard and Closed-Guard: If your opponent is able to successfully apply 2on1-Control, they can cross your arm and redire...

2 Part Technique - Control the opponent's guard by immediately breaking his collar grips. Press the opponent's arm to his stomach using a 2on1 control and stand to start breaking the closed guard. If the opponent frees his arm from the...

3 Part Technique - If your opponent attacks one of your legs after you pop up to break his Closed Guard, take note of which side arm he uses and simply hop back down to reset. On the second attempt, pin the wrist of the hand he used be...

2 Part Technique - Immediately stabilize your posture in your opponent's Closed Guard with a counter-grip on his gi when he secures collar grip. When able, latch onto his wrist or sleeve with both hands and tug it off of your gi while ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo avoids trouble inside the Closed Guard: [I] If your opponent manages to secure an Underhook on the arm that you prefer to press down and break open the Closed Guard from standing, drive forward towards a stack a...

3 Part Technique - Make the first move, and the last move. While inside Closed Guard, pop off any grips on your collar by yanking either from the opponent's wrist or his sleeve, and then prop yourself up in good posture with grips over...

2 Part Lesson - Recognize the opponent's intentions to reach underneath and across against your stance. In transition, catch and entrap the opponent's reaching hand. With the opponent's arm welded onto his backside, pass towards the em...

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo instructs how to defend your arm from being weakened and crossed against the opponent's body in Closed Guard through consistently reclaiming control of your arm.

2 Part Lesson - If the opponent swims under for your far leg as you stand, entrap his arm and stand to break open his Closed Guard. In addition, you can prevent the opponent from grabbing your legs by pulling his upper body up with you...

3 Part Lesson - Marcelo targets the opponent's left knee with his dominant right hand to pry open the Closed Guard. As the legs break open, fill the inside space with your right knee and force yourself into Half Guard.

2 Part Lesson - Marcelo breaks the opponent's grips and hand fights for control to protect his legs when standing to open Closed Guard.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo opens the Closed Guard: [I] Before you stand up to your feet to break open your opponent's Closed Guard, it is important to neutralize his plans of attack before initiating your rise up. If he pummels under your...

2 Part Lesson - If you are unable to restrain the opponent's hands, stomp and clutch his biceps to safely stand and break his Closed Guard.