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WHITE BELT

  • Breakfalls and Safety

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    • Video: 4 Basic Breakfalls

  • Wrist Grab Escapes

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    • Video: Single Wrist Grab Escape

    • Video: Cross-Body Escape

    • Video: Double Wrist Grab Escape

    • Video: Double Wrist Grab from Behind

    • Video: Double Front Grab Escape

  • Ground Defense Escapes

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    • Video: Ground Escape from Single Hand Choke

    • Video: Ground Escape from Double Hand Hold

    • Video: Ground Side Control Escape

  • Kicking Foundations

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    • Video: Front Push Kick

    • Video: Roundhouse Kick

    • Video: Back Kick

    • Video: Spinning Back Kick

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  1. Standing Punch Defenses

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    1. Video: Straight punch defense with takedown hold arm triangle

    2. Video: Haymaker punch defense sweep. take down hold mounted america

    3. Video: Double haymaker defense with knee strike Plus variation take down hold

    4. Video: Straight punch defense move behind with takedown rear seat belt cold with variation rear naked choke

    5. Video: Double straight punch attacker charging forward defense take down home to mount reverse wrist lock.

  1. Standing Defense Quiz
  2. Ground Defense & Escapes

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    1. Video: Ground one hand hold escape arm bar plus kicking escape

    2. Video: Ground wild punch defense using kicking escape

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  • Standing Choke Escapes

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    • Video: Standing Single Hand Choke Escape

    • Video: Standing Double Hand Choke Escape & Variations

    • Video: Standing Double Hand Choke From Behind

    • Video: Variation Against The Wall Escape

    • Video: Double Shoulder Grab Choke Escape

  • Front and Rear Grab Escapes

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    • Video: Single Hand Close Grab Front with Punching Escape

    • Video: Double Closed Grab From Behind Standing Against Wall

    • Ground Defense and Control

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    • Video: Double Grab Ground Reverse Mount Escape

    • Video: Defense Against Punching Attacker on Ground

    • Video: Triangle Hold and Choke Fundamentals

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  • Standing Bear Hug Defenses

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  • Video: Standing bear hug from behind

  • Video: Standing bear hug from in front defense

  • Standing Bear Hug Quiz

  • Upper Body & Arm Control Escapes

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  • Video: Standing Double arm held back escape chicken wings

  • Video: Full nelson escape

  • Arm and Neck Control Quiz

  • Choke Escapes & Groundwork

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  • Video: Seated rear naked choke escape

  • Video: Reverse mount arm choke escape

  • Video: Ground Reverse mounted single and rear naked choke escape

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  • Standing Punch Defenses

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  • Video: Outside Armbar and Shoulder Lock

  • Video: Throw Takedown to Headlock & Choke

  • Punch Defense Review

  • Takedown Defense and Standing Headlocks

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  • Video: Front Takedown Defense & Back Take

  • Video: Side Headlock Escape (Attacker Punching)

  • Video: Front Headlock Escape Essentials

  • Standing Grappling Quiz

  • Ground Control and Escapes

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  • Video: The Scissor Sweep

  • Video: High Mount Escape Techniques

  • Video: Butterfly Guard Sweep Escapes

  • Ground Maneuvers Quiz

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White Belt 1-5

White Belt 1-5



Jiu Jitsu White to Black Belt Curriculum

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White single risk, grab escape

- Cross bred escape - Double wrist grabs - Double risk grab from behind

- Double scrap from the front escape

- Ground escape from single hand choke - Ground escape from double hand hold - Ground side control escape
- Front push kick
- Drownhouse kick
- Back kick

- Spinning back kick
- 4 Break falls 

YELLOW BELT

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Techniques Overview

Straight Punch Defense
(Takedown hold: Arm triangle)

Haymaker Punch Defense
( Sweep Takedown To Mounted Americana)

- **Double Haymaker Defense

** - Knee strike plus variation: Takedown hold -
Straight Punch Defense (Variation)

** - Move behind with takedown: Rear seat belt hold with variation for rear naked choke -

**Double Straight Punch Defense
** - Attacker charging forward: Takedown hold to mount, reverse wrist lock -

**Ground One-Hand Hold

** - Escape: Armbar plus kicking escape -

**Ground Wild Punch Defense
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Orange belt Overview

Techniques and Escapes

 

- **Orange Belt or White Belt Stripe Number Three

- **Standing Escapes:**

- Single choke escape

- Double hand choke escape (plus variations)

- Double hands choke from behind (escape plus variations, including against the wall and with double shoulder grab) **Close Grabs:**

- Single hand close grab from the front (with punching escape)

- Double closed grab from behind (standing against the wall) -

**Ground Escapes:

** - Reverse mount escape from ground

- Defense against punching attacker on the ground ( triangle hold and choke knowledge)

- Defense against side punching attacker on the ground (variational escape using arm bar or kicking)

**Punch Defense:

** - Ground wild punch defense open guard

- Closed guard controls and kicking escape Defense against mounted attacker that is punching

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Green belt overview.

STechniques for Defense and Escape - Green belt or white belt - Built fourth stripe

- Standing bear hug from behind - Standing bear hug from front defense - Reverse mount arm choke escape - Standing double arm held back escape (chicken wings) - Full nelson escape - Seated rear naked choke escape - Reverse mounted single and rear naked choke escape

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 Blue Belt Techniques

Standing Techniques - **Straight Punch Defense** - Outside armbar Takedown to shoulder lock - **Single Straight Punch Defense** - takedown to headlock in arm hold plus choke - **Front Takedown Defense** - Knee strike variation - Guillotine variation - Sprawl back take variation - **Side Headlock Escape** - Escape while attacker punches - **Front Headlock Escape** - General escape techniques #### Ground Techniques **High Mount Escape** - **Ground Escapes Using** - Butterfly guard sweep - **Ground Escapes with Throws** - Balloon throw to the side - Overhead - Scissor sweep throw from ground **Ground Escape from Seat Belt Hold** - **Rear Naked Choke Variations** - Escapes from laying on side - **Head and Arm Hold Escape** - Four variations - **Leg Triangle Choke Escape** Feel free to let me know if you need any further modifications!

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Brown Belt Techniques
 

Hapkido Brown Belt Techniques

 

Standing gooseneck wrist lock control

Standing arm to reverse wrist and shoulder lock, take down Knee to face ground control variation reverse gooseneck wrist lock.

Advance ground joint locks with omaplata against a punching attacker

Advance ground joint locks using belly down arm against a punching attacker

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 Blue Belt Techniques

Standing Techniques - **Straight Punch Defense** - Outside armbar Takedown to shoulder lock - **Single Straight Punch Defense** - takedown to headlock in arm hold plus choke - **Front Takedown Defense** - Knee strike variation - Guillotine variation - Sprawl back take variation - **Side Headlock Escape** - Escape while attacker punches - **Front Headlock Escape** - General escape techniques #### Ground Techniques **High Mount Escape** - **Ground Escapes Using** - Butterfly guard sweep - **Ground Escapes with Throws** - Balloon throw to the side - Overhead - Scissor sweep throw from ground **Ground Escape from Seat Belt Hold** - **Rear Naked Choke Variations** - Escapes from laying on side - **Head and Arm Hold Escape** - Four variations - **Leg Triangle Choke Escape** Feel free to let me know if you need any further modifications!

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 Blue Belt Techniques

Standing Techniques - **Straight Punch Defense** - Outside armbar Takedown to shoulder lock - **Single Straight Punch Defense** - takedown to headlock in arm hold plus choke - **Front Takedown Defense** - Knee strike variation - Guillotine variation - Sprawl back take variation - **Side Headlock Escape** - Escape while attacker punches - **Front Headlock Escape** - General escape techniques #### Ground Techniques **High Mount Escape** - **Ground Escapes Using** - Butterfly guard sweep - **Ground Escapes with Throws** - Balloon throw to the side - Overhead - Scissor sweep throw from ground **Ground Escape from Seat Belt Hold** - **Rear Naked Choke Variations** - Escapes from laying on side - **Head and Arm Hold Escape** - Four variations - **Leg Triangle Choke Escape** Feel free to let me know if you need any further modifications!

 Blue Belt Techniques

Standing Techniques - **Straight Punch Defense** - Outside armbar Takedown to shoulder lock - **Single Straight Punch Defense** - takedown to headlock in arm hold plus choke - **Front Takedown Defense** - Knee strike variation - Guillotine variation - Sprawl back take variation - **Side Headlock Escape** - Escape while attacker punches - **Front Headlock Escape** - General escape techniques #### Ground Techniques **High Mount Escape** - **Ground Escapes Using** - Butterfly guard sweep - **Ground Escapes with Throws** - Balloon throw to the side - Overhead - Scissor sweep throw from ground **Ground Escape from Seat Belt Hold** - **Rear Naked Choke Variations** - Escapes from laying on side - **Head and Arm Hold Escape** - Four variations - **Leg Triangle Choke Escape** Feel free to let me know if you need any further modifications!

 Blue Belt Techniques

Standing Techniques - **Straight Punch Defense** - Outside armbar Takedown to shoulder lock - **Single Straight Punch Defense** - takedown to headlock in arm hold plus choke - **Front Takedown Defense** - Knee strike variation - Guillotine variation - Sprawl back take variation - **Side Headlock Escape** - Escape while attacker punches - **Front Headlock Escape** - General escape techniques #### Ground Techniques **High Mount Escape** - **Ground Escapes Using** - Butterfly guard sweep - **Ground Escapes with Throws** - Balloon throw to the side - Overhead - Scissor sweep throw from ground **Ground Escape from Seat Belt Hold** - **Rear Naked Choke Variations** - Escapes from laying on side - **Head and Arm Hold Escape** - Four variations - **Leg Triangle Choke Escape** Feel free to let me know if you need any further modifications!

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Aikido Takedown

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