Marcelo Garcia and his knack for taking the back

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Garcia consoles Kron at ADCC 2009, in Barcelona. Photo: Ivan Trindade

Who better to teach submission grappling techniques than three-time ADCC champion Marcelo Garcia, who took gold in 2003, 2005 and 2007? Beyond the three back-to-back wins, he took silver in 2009 and was considered the most technical fighter in the ADCC twice (2003 and 2007).

The Fabio Gurgel black belt also leads the current ADCC ranking, a point-scoring system created by GRACIEMAG.com to evaluate each fighter throughout his career in the event. To check out the rankings, click here.

In the video below, Marcelo teaches the tricks to taking an opponent’s back in no-gi combat.

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