Blue Belt Curriculum

A blue belt has awareness of the overall Jiu Jitsu game and has an objective for each of the basic positions. This belt requires SPECIFIC knowledge and is not judged by time in training or athletic ability. Earning a blue belt may take 1-2 years and will require thorough knowledge of the Blue Belt Curriculum.

TAKE DOWNS:

• Ability to maintain strong posture & balance using grips, footwork and sprawling.
• Double Leg
• Single Leg
• Sit out (from sprawl)
• Duck Under
• Seoinage
• Bear Hug/Body Hug
• Osoto Gari
• Tomo Nage

MOUNT ESCAPES

• Maintaining strong posture, always aware to defend neck and arms
• Upa/Bridge and Roll (3 variations)
• Shrimp
• Foot Drag
• Hands on Hips to Butterfly

BACK ESCAPES

• Baseball grip
• Removing hooks
• Back flat theory

SIDE CONTROL ESCAPES

• Strong posture, maintaining awareness of body weight position and proper weight distribution throughout various positions (north/south, kesa gatame, reverse kesa gatame, knee on belly)
• Shrimp
• Under hook to back
• Under hook to takedown
• Bridge & Roll
• Leg swing to guard/knees (require momentum)

HEADLOCK ESCAPES

• Proper posture, tucking chin and hiding elbow.
• Going to knees
• Frame to Armbar
• Bridge & Roll

GUARD PASSING

• Ability to maintain control of legs using grips; opening and avoiding closed guard & awareness of submissions.
• Kneeling guard opening
• Standing guard opening
• Toreando Pass
• Knee Cut Pass
• Double Unders
• Over Under

HALF GUARD PASSING

• Mount
• Knee Cut

GUARD ATTACKS

• Knowledge of breaking down posture (elbows, grips, head)
• Ability to demonstrate 2-3 basic technique combinations
• Arm bar
• Triangle
• Kimura
• Cross Collar Choke
• Hip Bump
• Scissor Sweep
• Flower Sweep
• 2 on 1 Back Take

MOUNT ATTACKS

• Demonstrate ability of mount control using grapevine, high mount & S-mount
• Ability to demonstrate 2-3 basic technique combinations
• Cross Collar Choke
• Arm bar
• Americana
• Triangle

SIDE CONTROL ATTACKS

• Positional Hold Downs 1-4
• Arm bar
• Kimura
• Americana
• Paper Cutter

BACK ATTACKS

• Maintaining control and knowledge of seat belt & hooks
• Rear Naked Choke (Mata Leao)
• Zipper Choke
• Bow & Arrow

STRAIGHT FOOT LOCKS

• Positions 1-3
• Heel Hook (illegal to lower belts and most tournaments)

Basic Awareness of:

• Knee shield recovery/under hook
• Spider guard / Lasso
• De La Riva Guard