Marcelo consolidates top position after a Hip-Throw and attacks from the Mount: After throwing your opponent with a Major Hip-Toss, you may end up on top without enough balance to attack from an impact-control position, e.g. Knee-on-Be...

Advanced Lesson Part 2 of 3 -- Paul connects the Back-Step with a Guillotine: Free your knee as you swing across to the opposite side of your opponent's under-hook and half-guard for the Back-Step Pass; if you don't free it, your oppon...

2 Part Technique - The North South Choke is the solution when you pass the opponent's guard and they don't try to escape. The opponent will only hold their arms in tight and defend against your armbars or other submissions that require...

2 Part Technique - Guillotining from Single leg and Double Leg Takedowns. Sweeping the Opponent using a Front Headlock and securing a Guillotine from Mount to get the submission.

2 Part Technique - If the opponent stays flat in Side Control with out trying to escape, that is a good opportunity to use the North South Choke. But, if the opponent is on his side, you no longer have the correct angle for that choke,...

2 Part Technique - When you transition into Mount, open your arms for a stronger base to help prevent the opponent from rolling you. For the Cross Collar Choke, reach your hand deep inside with the thumb up and grab the collar. Use you...

2 Part Technique - The Armbar is one of the most common submissions from Mount, so the opponent will become familar in defending it. He understands it is possible to prevent the submission by lowering his trapped arm, but this only exp...

2 Part Technique - Use the Under Hook and Head Control from Mount to apply the Triangle. The control will hold the opponent in position and prevent his arm from interfering. If the opponent's free arm blocks your leg for the submission...

2 Part Technique - Use Under Hook and Head control for passing with the Over Under Pass in nogi. The opponent will be vulnerable to the North South Choke, if he insists on pushing your hip away to prevent you from establishing side con...

2 Part Technique - Even though the opponent can "T-Rex" his arms tightly in defense against your knees sliding into his armpits from the mount, you can still attack his arms by turning him on his side and introducing weight onto his tr...

2 Part Technique - Post your foot flat on the mat by the opponent's hip when he attempts to slide your leg into half guard with a knee push escape from mount. While his arms are occupied in posture, reach around his neck and drop to yo...

2 Part Technique - The Americana from Side Control isn't a high percentage finish against a skilled opponent, however it is a great way to distract him while you maneuver yourself into an undefended mount and trap his other arm that he...

3 Part Technique - The Farside Underhook and the Nearside Kimura Grip can be chained together from the Side Control to unleash a series of submissions, based off of your opponent's reactions. Since he cannot readily roll toward you whe...