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
Brown Belt to Black Belt Curriculum
Before you begin, print out the BJJ Brown to Black Belt Curriculum. This document is a breakdown by move category (e.g. falls, positions, etc.) and by belt/stripe level. There is even…
Brown Belt to 1-Stripe Brown Belt
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Toe Lock from Foot on Hip in Open Guard
De La Riva Guard to Back Control
Hamstring Slicer Counter to De La Riva Guard
Side Control to Knee Bar (w/ Hand Initiating)
Side Control to Mount Defense- Counter (Toe Lock)
Americana from Inside Side Control
Side Control to Reverse Americana
Instep Guard
Instep Guard to Rolling Takedown
Instep Guard to Opposite Knee Bar
Instep Guard to Toe Lock
Instep Guard to Back Control
Instep Guard to X-Guard
Instep Guard to Hamstring Slicer
Knee on Belly to S-Mount (Step Through)
S-Mount to Arm Bar
S-Mount to Armless Triangle (Collar Grab Variation)
High Guard Position
High Guard to Arm Bar
High Guard to Double Arm Bar
High Guard to Triangle
1-Stripe Brown Belt to 2-Stripe Brown Belt
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Calf Slicer from Turtle Start
Niño Guard
Niño Guard to Omo Plata
Niño Guard to Arm Bar
Niño Guard to Triangle
Jump Guard to Arm Bar
Wrist Lock from Omo Plata Position
Wrist Lock From Mount
Calf Slicer from ½ Guard
Spider Guard
Spider Guard to Arm Bar (Option #1)
Spider Guard to Arm Bar (Option #2)
Spider Guard to Triangle
Passing the Spider Guard (Option #1)
Passing the Spider Guard (Option #2)
Spider Guard to Omo Plata
Spider Guard to Bicep Slicer
Spider Guard to Spinning Omo Plata
Spider Guard to Back Control
3-Stripe and 4-Stripe Brown Belt Curriculum
**3-Stripe and 4-Stripe curriculum is individually designated with specific topic areas related to your individual style of practice. Please see Professor Reisler to coordinate these levels.**