Blue Belt

Demonstrates proper fundamental techniques:

• hip escapes/shrimping

• forward and backward rolls

• technical falls and technical standups

Demonstrates proper defensive posture and positioning when in inferior positions:

• under mount

• under half guard

• under side control

• under rear mount

Additionally:

• 1 takedown

• guard pull

• 2 headlock defenses/escapes

• 2 mount escapes

• 1 back mount escape

• 1 side control escape

• guillotine defense/escape

• opening of opponent’s guard (standing)

• 3 guard passes

• 2 half guard passes

• 3 sweeps from guard (at least one with opponent standing and one with opponent kneeling)

• 1 choke from guard

• 2 chokes from mount

• 2 armbars (any position)

• triangle from guard

Purple Belt

 All blue belt requirements in addition to:

• 2 takedowns

• 4 sweeps from guard (two with opponent standing, two with opponent kneeling)

• 2 half guard sweeps

• 2 opening of opponent’s guard (1 standing and 1 kneeling)

• 4 guard passes

• 4 submissions from guard (one being omoplata)

• 4 submissions from mount

• 2 back takes

• 3 submissions from side control or knee on belly

Brown Belt

All purple belt requirements in addition to:

• 4 takedowns

• 3 mount escapes

• 8 sweeps from guard (4 with opponent standing, 4 with opponent kneeling)

• 4 half guard sweeps

• 8 guard passes

• 4 half guard passes

• 4 armbars (any position)

• 6 submissions from side control or knee-on-belly

• 3 back takes

• 4 submissions from the back

• 3 leg submissions