Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a VERY interesting martial arts discipline. Learning it… can also be interesting (and highly frustrating). The learning often jumps around quite a lot. As such, finding structure can be difficult. I like to make the analogy that the different martial arts styles are like 10,000 piece puzzles. Each puzzle creates a different picture. When you train in Kung-Fu, you tend to get puzzle piece number one on your first day. On your second day, you get puzzle piece number two, and so on. The same holds true for Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Japanese Jujutsu, Aikido, and most of the other martial arts. However, with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you are likely to get puzzle piece number one on your first day, puzzle piece number forty-eight on your second day, and puzzle piece number eight hundred fourteen on your third day. This is why the Structured Learning Advancement Program (SLAP) for BJJ was created. SLAP BJJ provides the student with an unparalleled level of structure and guides him or her through the learning process in a step-by-step fashion. I was thirty years old when I started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), and, as a traditional martial artist with black belts in several different styles, I knew what structured learning should look like. (I’ve also worked as coordinator of a college program for aspiring law enforcement professionals, and piecing together primary and secondary competency areas as they relate to learning was something I knew how to do.) So, with a background in the martial arts and higher education, I began my BJJ training as a white belt in the system. I took copious notes during every step of the journey from white belt to black belt… for TEN YEARS! Then, I structured those notes. That’s where this curriculum comes from. Now, as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, this curriculum is the compilation of everything that I had to learn at each belt level prior to advancement, and it’s the curriculum that I teach to my students. It’s notable that, prior to being given rank advancement in BJJ, I had won first place at each belt level in various tournaments before I was promoted to the next belt level. Basically, I KNOW THIS CURRICULUM WORKS! As an International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) certified black belt instructor, my rank has been tournament tested at every level from white belt onward, and, as a black belt, I continue to compete at the local, national, and world levels. Overall, this course aims to provide a level of structure that is rarely seen in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It aims to help the student progress through primary and secondary competencies along the path to continued educational success. BJJ has three basic components: positions, transitions, and submissions. This curriculum guides the student through those areas in an articulate fashion that helps to heighten the student’s ability to retain and utilize what is taught. Let me be straight; there is no substitute for mat time! You must have it, and you need quality instruction (preferably from an academy that is IBJJF approved, like mine is). With that said, the online instructional videos that compose this curriculum can help you, no matter your belt rank, to understand and advance your knowledge. The requirements in BJJ are very strict, and it usually takes about ten years to go from white belt to black belt. (There are over 100 techniques in the white to blue belt curriculum, alone! These techniques are listed and you can learn them in order, or you can watch individual videos ahead or behind of the suggested order.) Every student who purchases access to the online instructional videos can download a copy of the curriculum for the belt level purchased. You can also purchase the textbooks that go along with the curriculum, Move-A-Day BJJ: A Daily Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Desktop Reference, and Brazilian Jiu-JItsu: Surviving the Journey to Black Belt in either e-book or hard copy format.
Over 100 videos. Created on the mat, refined through competition, and structured with the student in mind.
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Blue Belt to Purple Belt Curriculum
Before you begin, print out the Blue Belt to Purple Belt Curriculum. This document is a breakdown by move category (e.g. falls, positions, etc.) and by belt/stripe level. There is even a page reference number so you can further your knowledge if you have picked up your copy of Move-A-Day B.J.J. from Amazon. To proceed with your first video […]
Lapel Over Cross Choke From Guard
Same Side Lapel To Cross Choke From Guard
Double Lapel Choke From Back Control
Arm Triangle From Guard
Anaconda Choke
Loop Choke From Guard
North-South To Arm Bar
Crucifix Start To Arm Bar
Arm Bar From Seated Back Control
Rolling Arm Bar From Back Control
Arm Bar Defense To Arm Bar
Cross Step To Knee On Belly
Cross Ankle Pick From Knees
Cross Ankle Pick From Standing
Inside Knee Takedown From Standing
Circling Cross Ankle Pick Takedown
Lapel Grip Fireman Carry Takedown
Ippon Seo Nagi
1-Stripe Blue Belt to 2-Stripe Blue Belt
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Ferrari Guard Pass
Outside Knee Guard Pass
Switch Base Half Guard Pass
Knee Slide Guard Pass
Knee Inside Switchbase Guard Pass
Lapel Grip Ferrari Guard Pass
Chim Chim Guard Pass
O Goshi
O Soto Gari From Knees
O Soto Gari
Jumping Guard
Cross Choke From Mount – Defense #1
Cross Choke From Mount – Defense #2
Cross Choke Defense From Guard #1
Cross Choke Defense From Guard #2
Butterfly Guard Sweep Defense
Arm Drag To Back From Guard
Leg Cross Escape From Mount
Knee On Belly Escape To Half Guard
2-Stripe Blue Belt to 3-Stripe Blue Belt
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Knee On Belly Escape To The Knees
Escape From Kesa Gatame To The Back
Kesa Gatame Escape To Arm Bar
Switch Base Side Control Escape
Hip Swivel Escape From North South
Reverse Scissor Sweep
Windmill Sweep From Guard
Ankle Sweep From Bottom Half Guard Sweep
Reverse Half Butterfly Sweep
Elevator Sweep From Butterfly Guard
Elevator Sweep To Arm Bar From Butterfly Guard
Helicopter Sweep (part 1)
Helicopter Sweep (part 2)
Arms Trapped Windmill Guard Sweep
Half Guard To Chicken Wing Lapel Control
Single Wing Choke
Ezekiel Choke
Crucifix Position
Rolling Collar Choke From Crucifix Position
Rolling Arm Bar From Crucifix Position
Rollng Lapel Choke From Turtle
Rolling Lapel Choke #2 From Turtle
3-Stripe Blue Belt to 4-Stripe Blue Belt
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Bottom Side Control To Far Side Arm Bar
Bottom Side Control To Near Side Arm Bar
Near Side Arm Bar From Side Control (top)
Arm Bar To Triangle From Mount
Defeating The Arm Bar Grip Defense From Mount
Defeating The Arm Bar Grip Defense From Mount #2
Straight Ankle Lock From Defended Scissor Sweep
Heel Hook From Top
Heel Hook From Bottom
Standing Straight Ankle Lock
Ankle Lock When In Back Control
Knee Bar From Guard
Knee Through Knee Bar From Side Control
Rollver Knee Bar From Kesa Gatame
Knee Bar From Open Guard (bottom)
Chicken Wing Control To Americana
Omo Plata As A Counter To Single Leg Takedown
Kimura Defense To Omo Plata
Rolling Kimura From Half Guard
Americana From Inside Guard
4-Stripe Blue Belt to Purple Belt
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4-Stripe Blue Belt → Purple Belt
Congratulations
Congratulations! This completes our training for this segment. Please return any time you need to review or brush up on techniques. We’re here to support you all the way. Looking for more? Check out the following BONUS videos which are taken directly from our HIATUS Online Training course. Just click the button below to proceed.
BONUS: H.I.A.T.U.S. Training – Front Choke Defense
This is an actual video from the H.I.A.T.U.S. Training Course which is also available here at THENEWDOJO.COM.
BONUS: H.I.A.T.U.S. Training – Rear Choke Defense
This is an actual video from the H.I.A.T.U.S. Training Course which is also available here at THENEWDOJO.COM.