Path to Purple Belt

Blue belt – 1st Degree

Self defense

  • Technical stand up 
  • Wrist release
  • Two ways to defend the guillotine standing up 
  • Two ways to defend the headlock standing up 
  • Two ways to defend the guillotine on the ground 
  • Two ways to defend the headlock on the ground 

Escapes

  • Two ways to escape the mount 
  • Two ways to escape side control 
  • Two ways to escape the rear mount 
  • Two ways to escape the knee on belly position 

Blue belt – 2nd Degree

Throws and Takedowns

  • Two single legs 
  • Two double legs 
  • One leg throw
  • Three hip throws
  • One sacrifice throw  

Sweeps from the guard

  • Six different ways to sweep your opponent 

Blue belt – 3rd degree 

Guard passing

  • Five different ways to pass various guards and get to side control/cross side with effective control 

Submissions

  • Five from the mount 
  • Five from the guard 

Blue belt – 4th degree 

Half guard

  • Two sweep from the bottom half guard position 
  • Two half guard pass 

Submissions 

  • Four double attack/chain attack 
  • Four from side control 
  • Two submissions from rear/back mount 
  • Two knee on belly