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Nearside Armbar from Knee-On-Belly, Kimura Grip, Armbar from Mount, Triangle from Mount
     
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3 Part Technique - Knee-On-Belly is useful for hunting after the submission when you've already established the Side Control. Pin your opponent's far arm by the wrist to the mat; this will make him uncomfortable and oftentimes entice h...
Breaking the Closed Guard, Leg Drag Pass vs Open Guard, Reverse Underhook and Head Control, Folding Pass, Knee on Belly
     
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3 Part Technique - If your opponent avoids the grip battle while holding you in his Closed Guard, simply pop up to your feet and prepare to break his guard. If he applies the Ankle Pull Sweep, kick your foot out of his grasp to catch y...
Knee on Belly, Far Side Armbar from Knee on Belly, Near Side Armbar from Knee on Belly :
     
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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...
Breaking Controls vs Armbar Defense
     
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2 Part Technique - Imagine you have only one chance to execute a decision or technique against an opponent. As you move towards passing the opponent's guard, sweeping, defending and countering his attacks, or finalizing by submission; ...
Sit Up Escape vs Knee on Belly, Foot Wipe Escape vs Knee on Belly
     
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2 Part Technique - Tilt the opponent over Knee on Belly by controlling underneath his weight and bumping. Generally he will post to prevent the reversal, but the release of weight from your stomach will allow your escape. If the oppone...
Posted: 5126 days ago
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Underhook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard, Knee on Belly :
     
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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...
Underhook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard, Knee on Belly
     
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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...
Knee on Belly, Breaking the Closed Guard, Kick Escape vs Tripod Sweep, Standing Step vs Open Guard :
     
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2 Part Technique - Make the first move, and make the last move. It doesn't matter what he does, you respond back and keep ahead of him on your terms. Take for example the following sequence: You reach Knee-On-Belly, but you get bumped ...
Standing Step Pass vs Butterfly, Knee on Belly, Collar and Hip Control from Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique - Apply the principle of "I believe I can and will" towards the Step Pass by consistently forcing the technique with urgent pacing. During the attack, continue to improve the offensive technique with timing, speed, and...
Taking the Back vs Single Leg, Knee on Belly, Seatbelt Control from Back Control
     
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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...
Toreando Pass vs Open Guard, Side Control to North South, Knee on Belly
     
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3 Part Technique - If you can make grips on your opponent's pants to pass his Open Guard, do so. Throw his legs to a side and drop your shoulder onto his chest before he can fully extend his arms to block your weight. If he is able to ...
Posted: 5071 days ago
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Knee on Belly, Sprawl Knee Pin vs Inside Pull Knee on Belly Escape, Taking the Back vs Single Leg
     
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2 Part Technique - Use Knee on Belly against a timid opponent from Side Control to force reactions. Sprawl as the opponent reaches inside to reap and pull at your foot, possibly trapping his arm in the process. If you lose the Under Ho...
Standing Step vs Open Guard, Under Hook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard
     
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2 Part Technique - Establishing Side Control after the Standing Step Pass is a matter of persistence and determination; start the pass as low, close, and heavy as possible before cutting around for Knee-On-Belly. If your opponent conti...
Knee on Belly, Near Side Armbar from Knee on Belly, Taking the Back vs Single Leg
     
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3 Part Technique - Use Knee on Belly to force the opponent into opening up and exposing himself. The opponent commonly posts against you to relieve the pressure from Knee on Belly. Swim your arms inside his posts, pressuring his furthe...
Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Breaking Gi Grips from Butterfly, Foot Wipe Escape vs Knee on Belly
     
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3 Part Technique - Defending the guard pass from butterfly doesn't just end with recovering your guard; you must also address the removal of whichever grips your opponent used to attack. Whether against a Circle Pass or the onset of Kn...
Knee Slide vs Spiral Guard, Collar and Hip Control, Knee on Belly, Taking the Back vs Single Leg
     
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2 Part Technique - Defend against the Reverse De-La-Riva Guard by driving your weight through your shin onto your opponent's thigh to avoid the hook. If he begins to invert for a Spiral Guard Sweep, prevent his other leg from crossing ...
Far Side Armbar from Side Control, Far Side Armbar from Knee on Belly
     
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2 Part Technique - Marcelo teaches his students one of his favorite submissions, the Farside Armbar from Side Control. Start by controlling your opponent's armpit with an underhook and pull him up onto his side without releasing your c...
Under Hook and Head vs Half Guard, Over Under Control from North South, Knee on Belly to Back Control
     
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2 Part Technique - Despite your best efforts to pass with proper control against your opponent's half guard, the chance remains that he will pummel and spin out the nearside back to guard. Keep this in mind; as he spins toward North So...
Double Under Control vs Butterfly, Knee Outside Pass vs Butterfly, Knee on Belly Position
     
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2 Part Technique - Marcelo teaches a very simple yet effective method of passing your opponent's Butterfly Guard by clasping a Gable Grip around his waste for Double Under Control and then cutting around his hooks with the Knee Outside...
Bridge Escape vs Knee on Belly, Foot Wipe Escape vs Knee on Belly Position
     
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2 Part Technique — Escaping from the Knee-On-Belly position can be distilled into four main points based on this lesson: (i) Defend against the Collar Grip and Hip Escape back to Guard. (ii) If he has your collar, the hip escape is ine...
Posted: 4856 days ago
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UnderHook & Head Control Knee Slide Pass vs Half Guard, Knee on Belly to Back Control, Near Side Armbar from Side Control
     
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2 Part Technique — Passing the Half Guard is normally accomplished by maintaining tight Underhook & Head Control throughout your movement. However, this pressure can be detrimental if your opponent crosses his nearside arm in an attemp...
Knee on Belly, Sprawl vs Single Leg, Guillotine from Knee on Belly
     
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2 Part Technique - React against and prevent the opponent's attacks by anticipating his options. For example, sprawling against his single leg should be fresh in your mind, since it's frequently used to escape Side Control and Knee on ...
Knee on Belly, Sprawl vs Single Leg from Knee on Belly, Guillotine from Knee on Belly Position
     
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2 Part Technique — A good opponent won't telegraph his escape from Knee-On-Belly with a bridge, so you have to be prepared to sprawl out of his Single the moment you realize he turns. After defending the escape, immediately answer back...
Hand Fighting vs Butterfly, Collar and Elbow Control vs Butterfly, Knee Slide Pass vs Butterfly, Knee on Belly, Taking the Back vs Single Leg
     
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2 Part Lesson - Forcing the opponent's back to the mat is the initial step in passing his Butterfly Guard. He will obstruct your Under Hook and inhibit you from restraining his legs. Engage with him differently, substituting Collar and...
Front Headlock vs Half Guard, Knee-On-Belly, Underhook/Head Control from Side Mount Position
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo demonstrates how to counter his opponent's ability to pull Half Guard from underneath the Front Headlock Position: [I] The first scenario involves the opponent sitting out for Half Guard on the side of his under...
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