Marcello demonstrates these techniques in the clear, logical manner that he is known for as an instructor.

Marcello's favorite guard pass counters are:

* Countering the double underhook and attacking the back
* Countering the double underhook to basic reversal
* Countering the double underhook to basic reversal trapping the arm
* Countering the double underhook controlling one side to butterfly sweep
* Countering the double underhook going for the butterfly sweep trapping one arm
* Countering the double underhook rolling backwards to face the opponent
* Countering the double under hook to basic open guard control position
* Countering opponent back attack to butterfly guard
* Hugging the leg for omoplata attack to reversal countering the step over escape
* Half Guard sprawl pass counter to butterfly sweep trapping the arm to mount positon
* Half Guard sprawl pass counter to overhook butterfly sweep with side control
* Sprawl pass counter to overhook butterfly control going to armbar omoplata
* Countering the knee up applying the spider guard control
* Countering the knee up with one leg spider guard pushing the knee sweep
* Open guard control countering the knee up pushing the other knee for the sweep
* Knee up counter with sweep to triangle choke from open guard control