Blue Belt Requirements
On average, 10 to 14 months
of training with a minimum of 100 to 120 classes plus meeting the head
instructor’s level of competence. Belt promotions are always at the discretion
of the head instructor. Factors such as above-average class attendance, natural
ability, or competing could possibly shorten the time to blue belt, while
sporadic attendance, poor attitude, bad temper, or a lack of common morality
outside the school could lengthen it.
Throws
and Takedowns
1 leg trip & defense/counter
1 hip throw & defense/counter
1 double leg & defense/counter
1 single leg & defense/counter
Purple Belt Requirements
Brown Belt Requirements
Passing the Guard
6 different ways to pass Guard
1 leg trip & defense/counter
1 hip throw & defense/counter
1 double leg & defense/counter
1 single leg & defense/counter
Self-Defense
1 way to defend the standing Guillotine
1 way to defend the standing Headlock
1 way to defend the ground Headlock
1 way to defend the standing Guillotine
1 way to defend the standing Headlock
1 way to defend the ground Headlock
1 way to defend the arm-lock
from (top & bottom)
1 way to defend the
triangle choke
Passing
the Guard
3 different ways to pass the Guard
Half Guard
1 sweep from the Half Guard
1 Half Guard pass
Sweeps
from the Guard
3 different ways to sweep your opponent
Escapes
2 ways to escape the Mount
1 way to escape the Side Control
1 way to escape the Back Control
1 way to escape the Knee on Belly
Submissions
3 from the Mount
1 double attack (Combo/Transition)
3 from the Side Control
2 from the Back Control2 from Knee on Belly
3 from the Guard
1 way to escape the Knee on Belly
3 from the Mount
1 double attack (Combo/Transition)
3 from the Side Control
2 from the Back Control
On average, 3 years of
training with a minimum of 360 classes plus meeting the head instructor’s level
of competence. Belt promotions are always at the discretion of the head
instructor. Factors such as above-average class attendance, natural ability, or
competing could possibly shortened the time to purple belt, while sporadic
attendance, a poor attitude, bad temper, or a lack of common morality outside
the school could lengthen it.
Throws
and Takedowns
2 leg trips & defense/counter
2 hip throws & defense/counter
2 double legs & defense/counter
2 single leg & defense/counter
2 leg trips & defense/counter
2 hip throws & defense/counter
2 double legs & defense/counter
2 single leg & defense/counter
Self-Defense
2 ways to defend the standing Guillotine
2 ways to defend the standing Headlock
2 ways to defend the ground Headlock
2 ways to defend the standing Guillotine
2 ways to defend the standing Headlock
2 ways to defend the ground Headlock
2 ways to defend the
triangle choke
2 ways to defend the
arm-lock from
(top & bottom)
Passing the Guard
5 different ways to pass the Guard
Half Guard
2 sweeps from the Half Guard
2 Half Guard passes
Sweeps
from the Guard
5 different ways to sweep your opponent
Escapes
2 ways to escape the Mount
2 way to escape the Side Control
1 way to escape the Back Control
1 way to escape the Knee on Belly
Submissions
5 from the Mount
2 double attacks (Combo/Transition)
3 from the Side Control
2 from the Back Control
2
from Knee on Belly
5 from the Guard
On average, 6 years of
training with a minimum of 750 classes plus meeting the head instructor’s level
of competence. Belt promotions are always at the discretion of the head
instructor. Factors such as above-average class attendance, natural ability, or
competing could possibly shortened the time to brown belt, while sporadic
attendance, a poor attitude, bad temper, or a lack of common morality outside
the school could lengthen it.
Throws and Takedowns
3 leg trips & defense/counter
3 hip throws & defense/counter
3 double legs & defense/counter
3 single legs & defense/counter
Self Defense
2 ways to defend the standing guillotine
2 ways to defend the standing headlock
2 ways to defend the ground headlock
3 leg trips & defense/counter
3 hip throws & defense/counter
3 double legs & defense/counter
3 single legs & defense/counter
Self Defense
2 ways to defend the standing guillotine
2 ways to defend the standing headlock
2 ways to defend the ground headlock
3 ways to defend the
arm-lock from
(top & bottom)
3 ways to defend the
triangle-choke
Passing the Guard
6 different ways to pass Guard
Half
Guard
3 Sweeps from Half Guard
3 Half Guard Passes
Sweeps from the Guard
6 Different ways to Sweeps
3 Sweeps from Half Guard
3 Half Guard Passes
Sweeps from the Guard
6 Different ways to Sweeps
Escapes
2 ways to escape the Mount
2 way to escape the Side Control
2 way to escape the Back Control
2 way to escape the Knee-on-Belly
Submissions
5 from the Mount
3 double attacks (Combo/Transition)5 from Side Control
2 from the Back Control
3 from Knee on Belly
6 from the Guard
2 ways to escape the Mount
2 way to escape the Side Control
2 way to escape the Back Control
2 way to escape the Knee-on-Belly
5 from the Mount
3 double attacks (Combo/Transition)
2 from the Back Control
3 from Knee on Belly
6 from the Guard
Black
Belt Requirements
On average, it takes 8 years of
training plus meeting
the head instructor’s level of competence. Belt promotions are always at the discretion of the head
instructor. Factors such as above-average class attendance, natural ability, or
competing could possibly shortened the time to black belt, while a poor
attitude, bad temper, or a lack of common morality outside the school could
lengthen it.