Path to Black Belt 

Brown belt – 1st Degree 

Self defense

  • Technical stand up 
  • Six wrist releases
  • Seven ways to defend the guillotine standing up 
  • Eight ways to defend the headlock standing up 
  • Seven ways to defend the guillotine on the ground 
  • Eight ways to defend the headlock on the ground 
  • Six neck and throat grab defenses
  • Seven bear hug escapes
  • Six shirt/clothing grab defenses 
  • Five three step chain attacks

Brown belt – 2nd Degree

Escapes

  • Six ways to escape the mount 
  • Six ways to escape side control 
  • Five ways to escape the rear mount 
  • Five ways to escape the knee on belly position
  • Four north south escapes 

Demonstrate and Escape the Kesa Series

  • Ushiro Kesa Gatatme (Reverse Scarf Hold)
  • Kata Gatame (Shoulder Hold)
  • Kezure Kesa Gatame (Broken Scarf Hold)
  • Makura Kesa Gatame (Broken Pillow Scarf Hold)

Brown belt – 3rd degree

Throws and Takedowns

  • Six single legs 
  • Six double legs 
  • Six leg throws
  • Six hip throws
  • Five sacrifice throws  

Sweeps from the guard 

  • Four sweeps from six different guards for a total of 24 sweeps 

Brown belt – 4th degree

Self defense

  • Four double/single leg take down defenses 
  • Five punch and hand strike defenses
  • Five kick defenses

Guard passing

  • Four guard passes from six different guards for a 24 guard passes 

Half guard

  • Three sweeps from the bottom half guard position 
  • Three half guard pass 

Submissions 

  • Ten from mount
  • Ten from guard
  • Ten from side control 
  • Ten from rear/back mount 
  • Ten from kesa