White belt curriculum

Requirements to attain your first stripe.

1)    Bridge escape.
2)    Basic collar choke.
3)    Choke from mount.
4)    Choke from guard.
5)    Americana lock.
6)    Basic passing the guard.
7)    Side control escape (back 2 close guard & turning to single leg).
8)    How to mount from side control.
9)    Arm lock from guard.

White belt 1st degree.

Minimum required of 20 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)     Self defense (attack from behind)
2)     Self defense (head lock escape)
3)     Mata Leao (Rear naked choke)
4)     Gramby roll.
5)     Scissor sweep
6)     Arm Bar from mount.
7)     Standing passing the guard.
8)     Sitting sweep.
9)     Kimura from guard.
10)   Kimura from side control.

White belt 2nd degree.

Minimum required of 40 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)    Guillotine choke.
2)    6 points.
3)   Basic sweeps from open guard 1, 2 & 3.
4)   Taking the back
5)   Chokes from the back 1, 2 & 3.
6)   Hip escape from mount.

White belt 3rd degree.

Minimum required of 60 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)    Escape side control head lock.
2)    Escape from guillotine choke.
3)    Escape from arm lock from guard.
4)    Passing the open guard.
5)    Variations from passing open guard.
6)    Homoplato (shoulder lock)
7)    Combination arm lock & Homoplato.

White belt 4th degree

Minimum required 80 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)    Double attack from mount.
2)    Double attack from guard.
3)    Reverse arm lock from guard.
4)    Escape from you opponent once he takes your back.
5)    Clock chokes.
6)    Variations from clock choke.
7)    Half guard sweeps 1, 2, 3 & 4.

White belt blue stripe.

Minimum required of 100 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)    Choke from Half guard.
2)    Kimura from half guard (top & bottom).
3)    Wrist lock from standing.
4)    Wrist lock from side control.
5)    Sitting guard sweeps 1, 2 & 3.

White belt blue stripe 1st degree.

Minimum required of 110 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)    Arm lock from taking the back.
2)    Ezequiel choke from mount.
3)    Escape from side control to guard.
4)    Lapel choke from closed guard.
5)    Motoca choke from close guard.
6)    Motoca choke from 4 points.

White belt blue stripe 2nd degree.

Minimum required of 120 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)    Arm lock from side control.
2)    Keza gatame.
3)    Lapel choke from top half guard.
4)    Passing the half guard 1, 2, 3 & 4.

White belt blue stripe 3rd degree.

Minimum required of 130 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)    Side control to forearm choke.
2)    Homoplato to backwards sweep.
3)    Pendulum sweep.
4)    Arm lock from pendulum sweep.
5)    Variations from pendulum sweep.

White belt blue stripe 4th degree.

Minimum required of 140 classes and the approval of the Instructor.

1)    Escape from clock choke.
2)    Ganchos sweep (outside hooks from open guard)
3)    Sweeps from ganchos 1, 2 & 3.
4)    Triangle chokes.