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Over Under Pass vs Butterfly
     
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Marcelo implements one of his signature passes: The sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers a unique scenario of engagement wherein an opponent may remain in a downed position and is not obligated to stand back up onto their feet; one can ...
Elbow Push Escape vs Side Control, Armbar from Closed Guard
     
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Marcelo prevents a pin and finds a finish: If your opponent is able to tackle your hips and bring you down to the mat, they still need to make a shift from your lower-body to your upper-body in order to establish pinning pressure. Befo...
Far Side Armbar from Knee on Belly, Grip Break vs Armbar Defense
     
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Marcelo augments an arm-lock with his signature style: After utilizing the Knee-on-Belly to help fish out an Under-Hook against your opponent, you may feel a strong retracting pressure from their elbow as they look to bring their shoul...
Knee on Belly from Side Control, Far Side Armbar from Knee on Belly
     
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Marcelo elicits a response from a defensive and passed opponent: Advancing to the Knee-on-Belly Position from Side-Control will oftentimes provoke your opponent into reacting in a predictable manner that can then be taken advantage of ...
Push to Open Guard, Standing Step Pass vs Open Guard
     
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Marcelo exerts an assertive passing attack from standing against an Open-Guard: If your opponent is seated, sitting upright on the ground playing an empty Butterfly-Guard (a.k.a. Sitting-Guard, Seated-Guard, et al.), they may be poised...
Push to Open Guard, Knee Slide Pass vs Open Guard
     
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Marcelo deflects into an contingent pass against direct opposition: If you feel your opponent clamping down and crossing their feet behind your knee to block you from executing a full backswing retraction with the Standing-Step Pass, i...
Major Outside Reaping Throw, Scissors Sweep from Closed Guard, Armbar from Mount
     
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Advanced Lesson -- Marcelo adapts a traditional Judo throw for Nogi: Starting with Collar & Elbow Control on the feet, drive your opponent's weight onto one leg by steering their upper-body in order to break their posture for a throw; ...
Ankle Pull Sweep from Open Guard, Armbar from Mount
     
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Marcelo demonstrates a sequence culminating with an Armbar: Starting on the feet with Collar & Elbow grips controlling your opponent, release your collar-grip and reach behind their head to set up a combination Head-Lock and Hip-Toss (...
Side Control to Mount, Cross Collar Choke from Mount, Armbar from Mount
     
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Marcelo concatenates a set of submission attacks from the Full-Mount position: After having successfully taken down your opponent with a throw, if you cannot readily take advantage of an extended-arm by catching taut their sleeve, drop...
Hip Throw to Side Control into Armbar from Mount
     
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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...
Americana from Side Control, Near Side Armbar from Side Control
     
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Marcelo demonstrates two interrelated arm-lock attacks from Side-Control: If your opponent is protecting their elbows by hiding their arms close to their body as frames, it may be difficult to transition towards more traditional modes ...
Arm Control Bridge Escape vs Mount, Knee Inside Pass vs Closed Guard
     
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Marcelo reverses his opponent despite their intial defensive maneuver: If your opponent is keen on stopping you from bumping them off of their top positioning in the Full-Mount, they may be ready to quickly pummel against your attempts...
Ghost Escape vs Side Control
     
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Advanced Lesson -- Master Fabio Gurgel adds some more enlightening details for escaping from Side-Control: Your far-arm cannot effectively break the posture of your opponent with just a bump aimed at their neck or shoulder; you must sp...
Hip Escape vs Side Control
     
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Advanced Lesson -- Master Fabio Gurgel explains a crucial detail for comfortably escaping pressure from Side-Control: Turning onto your side and hiding your near-side elbow and shoulder is vital to buying yourself much needed time and ...
Hand Fighting from Step Over Armbar, Far Side Overhook Armbar from Side Control
     
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2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Braulio continues with an attack against the arm on the far-side: If your opponent is able to defend your initial attack on their near-arm with the Step-Over by applying a defensive figure-4, push behind their...
Hand Fighting from Side Control, Step Over Armbar from Side Control
     
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2-Part Advanced Lesson -- Braulio employs a prophylactic approach towards a submission: Prevent your opponent from developing any counter-offensive measures by emphasizing control over both of their elbows; controlling the far elbow wi...
Collar and Elbow Control vs Butterfly → Knee Slide Pass → Taking the Back
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo puts the cart before the horse in terms of non-telegraphically passing without first establishing stabilizing controls: [I] Passing from Combat-Base (Suwariwaza; Sonkyo, Kikyo, Tatehiza, Hanza, Yankii, et al.) i...
Knee Slide vs Guard Recovery from Turtle
     
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3 Part Lesson — Marcelo finds and loses the back: [I] Don't allow your opponent to escape from the Front Headlock Position after you've sprawled onto his shot. This may even require you to actively yank him down to the mat if he begins...
Step Over Triangle from Mounted Crucifix
     
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2 Part Lesson - Marcelo finds an Inverted Triangle Choke from the Mounted Crucifix Position: [I] If your opponent begins to slink away from your Seatbelt Control after you flip him out of his Tripod-Base, keep his arm trapped between y...
Kuzushi
     
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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...
“Navy Ride” vs Side Control Escape → Spiral Armbar
     
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3 Part Lesson — Marcelo incorporates the "Navy Ride" (or Koshigatame) from folk-style wrestling to keep his opponent down in Side Control: [I] Transition to Knee-On-Belly if your opponent blocks your hip with his nearside arm and preve...
Side Control to North South → Knee on Belly
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo demonstrates what he does against a bigger and stronger opponent under his Side Control: [I] If your opponent bumps you to pummel for an Underhook, immediately switch your arms to control the North/South Positio...
Sprawl from Knee-on-Belly vs Leglock → Dismount to Side Control vs Mount Escape
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo avoids threats from Side Control & Mount (Bottom): [I] If you cannot switch to N/S when your opponent pummels for an Underhook from Side Control, pop up to Knee-On-Belly to keep the top position. If you notice y...
Bow-N-Arrow Choke from Back → Double Arm Control Armbar from Mount → Spiral Armbar
     
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2 Part Lesson — Marcelo loses his choke but rallies for an armbar: [I] If you encounter difficulty finishing the Bow-N-Arow Choke (Othenjime) because your opponent is defending strongly, sit him up to take out your leg and regain the M...
Cradle & Mount vs Side Control Turn
     
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2 Part Lesson - As the opponent breaks your cradle to prevent the pin, his inside space is open to Mount.
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