This is our basic White belt curriculum. I can't promise you will be a blue belt once you learn all of this, but these techniques are the foundation of a well rounded, traditional game. The techniques are listed below, click each to see a brief demonstration of the technique. For longer, more in depth videos see the class footage playlist Here

Basic Curriculum Playlist

Guard Passing

Closed guard.

High - Stand up, knee push, back pocket

Med - Knee in tail bone, hip break

Low - sao paulo

Half guard.

With underhook - head down, knee slide

Without underhook - cross body, knee push

Butterfly

Toreador - cuff grip

Cage hips, 2 on 1

Open guard

Matador

Double Under

Over Under

 

Closed Guard

Submissions

Kimura

Triangle

Armbar

Omoplata

X Choke

Guillotine

Sweeps

Bump

Scissor

Reverse Scissor

Armpit / Knee Roll over

Back take

Flower

Omoplata Sweep

Double ankle

Single ankle

 

Side control

Advancements

Move to knee on belly

Move to mount

Submissions

180 armbar

Near side armbar

Americana

Straight Armbar

kimura

Scarf hold Americana with legs

 

Half guard

Half Guard Top

Submissions

Kimura

Americana

Straight arm bar

Loop choke

Half guard bottom

sweeps

Old school sweep

Reverse Old school sweep

Back take

Leg hug gator roll

Submissions

Kimura

Guillotine

Mount

Submissions

Cross choke

S-mount armbar

CPR armbar

Americana

Kimura

Omoplata

Arm Triangle

Knee on belly

Submissions

Loop choke

Baseball choke

180 armbar

Near side armbar

Advancements

Move to mount

Back step

Back control

Seat belt

RNC

Bow and arrow

Arm bar

Turtle

Seat belt

Crucifix

Clock choke

Modified bow and arrow

 

Butterfly guard

Sweeps/improvement

Elevator/ butterfly sweep

Arm drag

Rock up when flat

Submissions

Guillotine w. Sweep

 

Escapes

Positional

Side control

 

Reguard

Double leg

Spin Under

Bridge and roll

Scarf hold back take

Mount

Arm / leg trap

Bridge , hold, and shrimp

Back

Straight arm

Hook removal

Knee on belly

Force half guard

Belt grab to ankle pick

Turtle

Peterson Roll ( "Anthony" sweep)

Straight leg sweep

Submission

Armbar from guard

Stack and bulldog

Armbar from mount

Hitchhiker

Head inside

Triangle

Stack, rechoke, and rotate

Pull knee to ground

Kimura

Defend hand and pass to back

Omoplata

Jump across

Dive under

Collar choke

Grip break

Rechoke

Americana

Elbow pull

Elbow push

Ankle lock

Put on the boot

 

Take downs

Wrestling

Single leg

Double leg

Judo

Osoto Gari

Uchi Mata

Rear Trip

Drop Seo Nagi