3 Part Technique - You must take advantage of the situations your opponent gives you. Sometimes your opponent will give up their Back to defend the Guard Pass and give you Side Control to defend the Back. For example, after the Guard P...

2 Part Technique - It is important to free yourself of grips before you attempt to escape, otherwise your opponent will use these controls against you and pull you back into his position. Before worrying about his knee from the Knee-On...

2 Part Technique - Pummel for an underhook when your opponent goes to push your knee off of his stomach while riding Knee-on-Belly. Use it to tilt him up on his side for a potential Farside Armbar. If he tries to free his arm by passin...

3 Part Technique - Shove your opponent onto his back into Open Guard from his Butterfly to reduce his mobility, placing one hand on his stomach and the other on his knee. If you don't meet any resistance when you hike his leg straight,...

3 Part Technique - After passing your opponent's guard, he may try to prevent you from establishing the Side Control by posting out his arms on your shoulder and hip. Take care of the post on your hip by deflecting it off as you switch...

3 Part Lessons - Use consistency and timing with your Kick-Back Pass & Knee on Belly to beat the opponent's Foot Wipe Counter. As you circle closer to his upper body, the opponent will invert to create space. Dive and dig into North So...

2 Part Technique - If you anticipate a big push from your opponent after securing Side Control, move to Knee-On-Belly and redirect his arms away, turning him onto his side. Run around his shoulders to the opposite side, where his back ...

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches the importance behind the concept of off-balancing the opponent: [I] Physically shake your opponent to disrupt his timing, comfort, and sense of direction, whenever you wish to advance in position and pr...

2 Part Technique - Know the consequences of your attack. When you play Knee-On-Belly, prepare yourself for 3 different reactions from your opponent: (A) He does nothing; balance your weight and score the points. (B) He tries to push of...

2 Part Technique - Always, make the last move. If your opponent responds or initiates a technique, immediately reply back with an appropriate, aggressive action. For example, while inside of his opponent's Half Guard, Marcelo knows tha...

2 Part Lesson - If the Under Hook is gone, Marcelo drives Knee on Belly into the open space an opponent creates when escaping key positions, such as the Back or Side Control.

3 Part Technique - Everytime your opponent responds, respond back: If he pummels for an underhook, you pummel it back. If he presses you off of Side Control, reply with Knee-On-Belly. If he hip escapes out from underneath your knee, yo...

3 Part Technique - In this instructional, Marcelo demonstrates for his class how to lure an opponent into a seemingly winnable transition, all the while keeping control over the outcome with weight and distance management. By increment...