NWFA
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu- Blue Belt
Minimum Training Time: 30 Classes
Warm ups
- Shoulder to shoulder rolls
- Use hands roll one direction
- Alternate directions
- Continuous circle
- Backward pop ups
- Crawls
- Crab walk
- Bear crawls
- 4 corner replace
- Monkey mans
- Quarter flips
- Bicycles
- Center
- Left side
- Right side
- Reverse all three angles
- Figure 4’s (hips high)
- Stand and base
- Arm bar position drill (Swing leg)
Mount Position
- Mount escapes
- Upa with choke defense
- Elbow escape with choke defense
- Elbow escape with choke defense and counter with Juji
- Mount Submissions
- Cross choke under
- Cross choke over (thumb in collar or over shoulder grab)
- Palm down, thumb in, forearm down across throat and grab chest lapel choke
- Cross choke over head grab
- Brazilian arm bar
- Shooto arm bar
- English arm bar
Guard position
- Guard posture and positioning
- Lapel grab one over one under
- Lapel grab two over
- Lapel swim (always have one hand over)
- Sit back and belt grab
- Sweeps
- Sit up sweep
- Scissor sweep (lapel grab)
- Elevator sweep
- Guard submissions
- Sit up and slide to Kimura
- Cross choke (both palms up) pull down
- Cross choke (both palms up) move up
- Cross choke second palm down and grab Gi over shoulder
- Cross choke second hand slide thumb in palm down
- Guillotine choke
- Defense
- Cross choke defense in guard (fist to ribs, grab lapel and look up)
- Cross choke defense in guard single grab (bob–n–weave)
- Cross choke defense in guard single grab (Bicep crush and look up)
- Cross choke defense in guard single grab deep (head turn to make slack) and check free hand
- Guillotine choke defense
Cross Body Position
- Cross body escapes
- Roll to ¼ pull to guard
- Overhook shrimp hook leg and pull to guard
- Overhook arm underhook body, turn 45 degrees and upa
- Armpit counter to N/S position turn to quarter and single leg
- Try (D) Opponent pushes shoulder down hip bump towards knee and roll
- Try (E) Opponent bases down and shrimp out to elbow escape
- Cross body submissions
- Neck wrap (counter to shrimp out) guillotine hand clasp, step over to mount
- Arm crush
- Knee pin to knee bar
- Brazilian pin to near side choke over arm
- Brazilian pin to underarm collar grab and cross choke with the head side arm
Quarter Position
- Quarter Submissions
- D’arce choke
- D’arce choke (counter to single or double)
- Peruvian necktie
Take Downs
- Single leg
- Double leg
- Heel trap
- Under hook pull and leg check
- Under hook lift and leg trap
- Hip through
Flow Drills
- Escape Mount
- Upa, pass the guard
- Upa, pass the guard, submission
- Elbow escape, sweep
- Elbow escape, sweep, and submission
- Escape Kesagatame
- Out the back door to Juji to sweep to kesagatame
- Inferior Position Drill
- Escape, get position, submission
Competitive Games
- Keep the Mount
- Maintain the Guard
- Maintain Cross Body
- Cross Body to Mount
- Knees to guard or to cross body
- Drills 1-4 with Submissions
- Neutral knees to Sparring
Testing requirements- Tests will be given on a semi private basis.
1) You will need to be in full uniform
2) You will need to have all curriculum memorized
3) The test fee will be $30 due at time of test
4) You are receiving a new color belt the cost of the belt will be $15