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White Belt 1 Stripe
Minimum Training Time - 6 months minimum (based on once a week training)
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Basic Movements - Technical Stand Up, Hip Escape/Shrimp, Bridge
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Takedowns - Guard Pulling
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Closed Guard Bottom - Flower Sweep
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Closed Guard Top - Standing Pass to Backstep X
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Closed Guard Submissions - Triangle Choke
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Half Guard Bottom - Old School Sweep. Knee Shield sweep
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Half Guard Top - Crossface tripod pass
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Open Guard Bottom - Double Ankle Pull
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Open Guard Top - Bullfighter pass
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Side Control Bottom - Closed Guard Recovery
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Side Control Top - Transition to Knee on Belly - Arm Bar
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Bottom Mount - Bridge and Roll
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Top Mount - Head and Arm Choke
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Back Controlling - Strong side to RNC
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Back Controlled - Tabletop escape
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Submission Escapes - Arm Bars (Bump, hitchhiker, overhead, elbow retract).
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Turtle Bottom - Makikomi (fat man) roll
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Turtle Top - Attacking the back. Pulling hips to back/side control, N/S turtle guillotine
White Belt 2 Stripes
Minimum Training Time - 1 year (based on once a week training)
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Takedowns - Double Leg Takedown
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Closed Guard Bottom - Hip Bump Sweep
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Closed Guard Top - Umbrella Break to combat base to knee cut pass
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Closed Guard Submissions - Arm Bar
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Half Guard Bottom - Kimura to Hip Bump Sweep
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Half Guard Top - Knee Cut Pass. Off side knee cut
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Open Guard Bottom - Sit up to single leg
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Open Guard Top - Pull Feet up to roll them backward to turtle
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Butterfly Guard Bottom - Basic underhook butterfly sweep
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Butterfly Guard Top - rotation - push shoulder and feet to spin them
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Side Control Bottom - Shoulder push escape
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Side Control Top - Crucifix Americana
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Bottom Mount - Half Guard Recovery
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Top Mount - Elevate elbows and mounted arm bar. Extended arms to russian arm bar
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Back Controlling - Weak side attacks
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Back Controlled - Crossed ankle footlock and over the shoulder arm bar
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Submission Escapes - Triangle choke (posture, feet to armpits, danaher backstep)
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Turtle Bottom - Closed guard recovery. Knee post behind them and sit back escape
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Turtle Top - 3/4 nelson attack. Elbow pull to side control
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North South Bottom - Arm extension escape
White Belt 3 Stripes
Minimum Training Time - 1 year 6 months (based on once a week training)
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Takedowns - Arm drag to single leg takedown, run the pipe
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Closed Guard Bottom - Scissor Sweep Sweep with knee push option
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Closed Guard Top - Sliding break to double under smash pass
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Closed Guard Submissions - Omoplata
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Half Guard Bottom - Lockdown to electric chair
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Half Guard Top - Sit through pass
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Open Guard Bottom - De la riva x guard sweep
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Open Guard Top - spin around feet
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Butterfly Guard Bottom - Half butterfly collar tie sweep
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Butterfly Guard Top - Flatten to Body Lock Pass
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Side Control Bottom - Underhook (RH) over the head (LH) roll escape
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Side Control Top - Kesa gatame scarf choke and leg weave armbar
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Bottom Mount - knee insert to double knee ankle sweep
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Top Mount - Americana / One handed Americana
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Back Controlling - Arm Bar, Triangle
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Back Controlled - Weak Side Escape
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Submission Escapes - Guillotine escape, Darce escape, Anaconda Escape
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Turtle Bottom - N/S completing the single leg, guard recovery, peek out, guillotine arm drag
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Turtle Top - Anaconda, Darce, Bicep control to back take
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Kesa Headlock Bottom - Extract elbow and turtle
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X Guard - Entry from half butterfly, grab foot and lift.
White Belt 4 Stripes
Minimum Training Time - 2 years (based on once a week training)
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Takedowns - Osoto Gari
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Closed Guard Bottom - No gi 2 on 1 overhook to buttefly sweep
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Closed Guard Top - Standing knee twist break to leg drag pass
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Closed Guard Submissions - Cross collar choke
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Half Guard Bottom - Loop Choke
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Half Guard Top - Darce Choke
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Open Guard Bottom - Triangle Choke
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Open Guard Top - Ashi Garami to straight ankle lock
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Side Control Bottom - Reverse Triangle
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Side Control Top - paper cutter choke, transition to north south choke
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Bottom Mount - knee insert to straight ashi
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Top Mount - mounted triangle. Caveman arm bar.
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Back Controlling - Bow and Arrow
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Back Controlled - Body Triangle Escape
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Submission Escapes - RNC escapes, Kimura/American/Straight Arm lock escapes. Cross collar/ezequiel escapes
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Turtle Bottom - Wrestling Sit out, Stand up
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Turtle Top - Clock Choke, Arm bar
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Knee on belly escapes - slide inside elbow to push off the knee
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De la Riva guard - collar drag
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X Guard - Drop back leg to block and sweep
Blue Belt
Minimum Training Time - 2 years 6 months (based on once a week training)
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Takedowns - snap down to headlock n/s turtle
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Closed Guard Bottom - Back take
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Closed Guard Top - Sao Paulo pass
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Closed Guard Submissions - Ezequiel
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Half Guard Bottom - Redirect to toe hold
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Half Guard Top - Backstep knee bar
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Open Guard Bottom - Tripod sweep / Sickle Sweep
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Open Guard Top - backstep to cross ashi heel hook
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Side Control Bottom - roll away escape
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Side Control Top - windshield wiper choke. side control arm bar
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Bottom Mount - feet to armpits roll out escape
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Top Mount - gift wrap to back control
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Back Controlling - kick up to rear ezequiel
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Back Controlled - low escape
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Submission Escapes - straight ankle lock and heel hook escapes
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Turtle Bottom - walk around (high opponent)
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Turtle Top - corkscrew breakdown. truck attack. Peruvian necktie
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Knee on belly escapes - frame the belt / knee and recover half guard
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De la Riva guard - back take
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X Guard - extension to stand up
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Single X guard - Entry to single x sweep vs standing opponent
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