Ready to go from Purple Belt to Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
This course contains the lessons and videos that will help to get you there.
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.
The entire White to Blue Belt series of courses contains over 100 videos. Created on the mat, refined through competition, and structured with the student in mind.
My desire is to give you the ultimate experience in structured learning for BJJ.
Lessons
Disclaimer
Purple to 1-Stripe Purple Belt Curriculum
Before you begin, print out the BJJ Purple to Brown 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 […]
Lapel Grip Release
Same Side Wrist Grab Release
Opposing Side Wrist Grab Release
Two Handed Wrist Grab Release
Ankle Pick Takedown from Knees (Same Side)
Ankle Pick Takedown from Standing
Both Hand Release from Wrist Grab
Double Ankle Pick
Sleeper Takedown
Standing Guillotine Defense to Take Down
Gelinas Double Lapel Throw
Gi Grab to Wrist Flex
Gi Grab to Sankyo
Cape Choke
Scissor & Reverse Scissor Sweep Defense
X-Sweep from Scissor Sweep Defense
X-Sweep from Scissor Sweep Defense to Knee Bar
Arm Triangle Transition to Sweep
½ Butterfly Sweep from inside ½ Guard
Whizzer Counter to Attempted Back Take
1-Stripe to 2-Stripe Purple Belt
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S-Mount
Rolling Omo Plata from S-Mount
Gogo Plata from Guard
Ninja Choke from Mount
Armless Triangle from Mount
Gogo Plata from Mount
Controlling the Arm with the Gi from Guard
Arm Bar from Gi Control with the Guard
Reverse Motion to S-Mount from Knee on Belly
S-Mount Transition to Armless Triangle
The Neckle
Knee to Sternum Submission from Butterfly Guard
Arm Bar from ½ Guard (top)
Omo Plata from Butterfly Guard
Americana from Butterfly Guard
Tomoe nage from Butterfly Guard
Butterfly Guard to X-Guard
X-Guard Sweep Backward
X-Guard Sweep Forward
X-Guard Sweep to the Side
X-Guard to Hamstring Slicer
X-Guard to Toe Lock
X-Guard to Straight Ankle Lock
2-Stripe to 3-Stripe Purple Belt
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X-Guard to Heel Hook
X-Guard to Back
X-Guard to Heel Hook
Heel Hook Defense (Standing)
Heel Hook Defense (Pulling Away)
Knee Bar Defense (Pushing Away)
Lockdown position (Inside and Outside)
Lockdown to Electric Chair
Defense to Lockdown (Possible Submission)
Defense to Lockdown (Pressure Release)
Lockdown to Extension to ½ Butterfly
½ Guard to Knee Bar (Bottom)
½ Guard to Knee Bar (Top)
½ Guard to Rollover Knee Bar
½ Guard to Leg Rolling Sweep
Electric Chair to Toe Hold
Electric Chair to Hamstring Slicer
Bicep Slicer from Guard
Ninja Choke from Guard
Arm Drag to Sweep from Butterfly Guard
Arm Drag to D’Arce Choke from Butterfly Guard
Hip Control Open Guard Position
Hip Control Bump Sweep
Omo Plata from Hip Control
Grip Release from Belt Grab
Open Guard to Rolling Toe Hold
Can Opener From Guard
Can Opener from Side Control
3-Stripe to 4-Stripe Purple Belt
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Reverse Triangle from Flower Sweep Start
Lapel Control to Modified Cross Choke
Lapel Loop Choke from Inside Partner’s Guard
Lapel Grabbing Guillotine (One Armed Guillotine)
Guillotine From Mount
Arm in Guillotine from Guard
Guillotine from ½ Guard
D’Arce Choke Counter to Side Control Escape
Triple Threat from Side Mount
Triple Threat Choke
Triple Threat Kimura
Triple Threat Arm Bar
Side Mount Leg Choke
Same Side Reverse Wrist Flex from Standing
Same Side Reverse Wrist Flex from Standing (Continued)
Wrist Flex from Lapel Grab
Short Arm Scissor From Mount / Attempted Arm Bar
Tai Otoshi
Inside Leg Hook Takedown
Uchi Mata
Tawara Gaeshi
4-Stripe Purple Belt to Brown Belt
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Deashi Harai
Banana Peel Sweep from ½ Guard
Triple Threat Position from ½ Guard
Triple Threat from ½ Guard- Takedown to Back Control
Triple Threat from ½ Guard to Knee Bar
Triple Threat from ½ Guard to Rolling Takedown
Ankle Lock Submission when in Back Contro
Knee Bar Counter to Tabletop Guard Pass
Wrist Lock from Guard
Taking the Back from North -South Position
North-South to Kimura in Side Mount
North-South to Grounded Kimura
North-South to Strong Kimura
North-South Brunami Choke
Cross-Choke from North-South (top)
Cross-Choke from North-South (bottom)
North-South Escape (Hop Over to the Back)
North-South Escape (Legs into Armpits)
North-South Escape to Knee Bar
Reverse Triangle Choke When in North-South
Wrist and Arm Choke When in North-South
Rolling Toe Lock from Open Guard
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.