The Pressure Passing Manual by Marco Barbosa

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What Will You Learn?

Off the mats, pressure can turn coal into diamonds. On the mat, pressure can turn you into a completely new fighter.

Being able to use your leverage and weight in the right ways to create all of the organ-squishing pressure that you want is NOT about being big and strong, it’s a skill that you can perfect over time! We all spend a lot of time on the mats, pretty much every warm-up, hip escaping and shrimping and learning how to create space. Now, it’s time to flip that on its head and study how to *take that space away* and replace it with the pressure you need to change the fight.

For this important skill, we are partnering with one of the most respected pressure passing coaches in the world Marco Barbosa, “The Godfather of Pressure”, to show you all of the old school ways he uses to control people half his age and twice his size. A black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Marco has spent his life studying the gentle art and finding ways to add his own savage style to it. He’s developed a top game that feeds off of the pressure he creates, and when he gets on top it is like trying to move a truck.

If you want to pass a guard, it isn’t as simple as just doing a knee slide or an over-under pass. You must build the position on proper fundamentals! Not only will this instructional series give you the ways to pass, it will show you just how to deconstruct the guard and build a passing game that gives you every advantage possible, no matter your body type.

More than just working on himself, Marco is one of the best coaches in the world! You are getting premium technique from one of the best instructors of his generation, on this multi-volume set, which makes this a can’t miss! See the pressure system that fighters like Murilo Santana and the Miyao brothers have been using at the highest levels, and get the same instruction on how to make pressure a regular part of your game.

New school jiu-jitsu may favor what’s new and most impressive-looking, but those old-school grapplers down in Brazil cared about one thing: effectiveness. Maybe it isn’t flashy, but it works, and it works in gi, no gi, or off the mat if you need it. Come get that old school feel and understand how a traditional black belt from a different generation still blows through the guard like a much younger man.

See How This 53-Year Old Puts The Hurt On Guys Half His Age And Twice His Size!

This two-volume instructional set doesn’t just launch into techniques, Marco steps back to really explain what the little invisible battles between top and bottom are, and how to win them after you really recognize them. Build your skillset with drill after drill that will teach you the pressuring instincts you need, perfect for warming up with every time you hit the mat. This also really gives time for Marco to explain those finer points that he has mastered with a lifetime of experience. Once your fundamentals are on point, you can start to use them to smash, crash, and pass from position to position.

Pressure passing isn’t just stacking and squeezing, it’s a way of life. See how to apply your body and leverage in the right ways so that no matter what, you can keep your partners and opponents pinned down while you work. If people are wriggling free from you, even after you have passed their guard, then you need to see the carefully applied controls that Marco uses to stabilize himself before progressing along to the next position, or finishing with the submission.

So, What's On The Series?

Part 1
Helix Guard Pass Drill
Parachutist Guard Pass Drill
Leg Drag Drill
“Chair” Drill
Pressure Drill
Concepts About Guard Pass Stabilization
Drill to Stabilize the Guard Pass
Steamroller Mount
Stabilizing the Mount and Its Concepts
Steamroller Mount Using the Head
Hand with Hand Grip
Steamroller Drill Mounting
Working on Side Control Transitions to the Mount
Side Control Pressure Even Without the Underhook
Passing the Half Guard with Pressure Without the Underhook

Part 2
Hips Control to Pass a Flexible Guard
Applying the Techniques Learned
Passing the Half Guard Without the Underhook with Steamroller
Introduction to the Drills About Head Control
Controls and Concepts of the Head from the Back
Attacking the Back from Turtle with Cross Face Pressure + Seat Belt
Applying the Cross Face Pressure Playing Bottom Inverted Half Guard
Cross Face Pressure from Bear Position
Applying Pressure Going from Side Control to North and South and Mount
Finishing with Lapel Choke