Blue Belt Requirements

 

Stripe 1 - Control Submit

Mount

Controls

Roll Prevention

1.     Airplane Base

2.     High/Low Swim

3.     Anchor High/ Low

 

Guard Prevention

1.     Wrist/Elbow Scoop

2.     Choke Scoop

 

Headlock Counter

1.     Back Take

2.     Armbar

 

Back Take/Remount

 

Submissions

Americana

1.     Standard

2.     Neck Hug

Armbar

1.     High Swim

2.     Side Roll

3.     Black Belt

Gift Wrap

1.     Back Take

2.     Figure 4 Armbar

 

Side Mount

Controls

1.     Roll Prevention

2.     Kesa Gatame

3.     Reverse Kesa

4.     North South

5.     Table Side Mount

 

Submissions

1.     Americanas

2.     Armbar

3.     Kimura

4.     Guillotine

 

Back Mount

Controls

1.     Crossover Control

2.     Switch Seatbelts

3.     Triple Threat Control

 

Submissions

1.     RNCs

2.     Armbar

Stripe 2 - Guard Bottom

Standing

Takedowns

1.     Guard Pull

Submissions

1.     Guillotine

2.     Guard Pull

3.     Guillotine Defense

 

Closed Guard

Guard Punch Block

1.     Close

2.     Mid

3.     Long

Posture Prevention

1.     Push Spread

2.     Pull Spread

3.     Swim

4.     Double Swim

5.     Guard Reset

 

Pass Prevention

1.     Run to Turtle

2.     Run to Guard

3.     Wiggle Shrimp

4.     Granby

5.     High Low Guard

6.     Rollover Technique

 

Standing Sweeps

1.     Double Ankle Sweep

2.     Hook Sweep

3.     Crossover Sweep

4.     Pliers Sweep

5.     Scoop Sweep

 

Kneeling Sweeps

1.     Elevator

2.     Scissor

3.     Bump Sweep

4.     Flower Sweep

5.     Body Lock

6.     Arm Triangle

 

Submissions

1.     Armbar

2.     Triangle

3.     Oma Plata

4.     Kimura

5.     Guillotine

Stripe 3 - Escapes

Mount

Escapes

Elbow Escape

1.     Standard

2.     Fishhook

3.     Heel Drag

4.     Hook Removal

 

Side Mount

Escapes

Shrimp Escape

1.     Block and Shoot

2.     Shrimp and Shoot

3.     Punch Block

 

Elbow Escape

1.     Knee Drive

2.     Stepover

3.     Front or Back Side

 

Headlock Escapes

Frame Escape

1.     Scissor Choke

2.     Scissor Failure

3.     Super Hold

 

Leg Over Leg Escape

1.     Standard

2.     Punch Block

3.     Based Release

 

Turtle Up Escape

1.     Rollover

2.     Turtle Tip

3.     Turtle Jump

 

Half Guard

Guard Recovery

1.     Arch Lauch

2.     Butterfly Recovery

3.     Knee Shield Recovery

 

Sports Guards

Butterfly Guard

1.     Butterfly Sweep

 

Stripe 4 - Guard Passing

Standing

Takedowns

1.     Leg Hook

2.     Body Fold

3.     Haymaker Punch Defense

4.     Rear Takedown

5.     Double Leg

6.     Headlock Defense

 

Double Underhook Pass

1.     Reverse Kesa

2.     Twister Side Mount

3.     Switch Back

 

Knee Slice

1.     Combat Base

2.     Long Step

3.     Double Knee

4.     Back Side

5.     Standing Variation

 

Standing Passing

1. Stand in Base

Scoop Break

Push Break

2.     Double Ankle Sweep Prevention

3.     Bullfighter Pass

4.     Standing Knee Slice

5.     Gi Helio Pass

 

Half Guard Pass

Tripod Pass

1.     Knee Slice

2.     Brother Foot

 

Seated Pass

1.     Standard

2.     Brother Knee

 

Combination Pass