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317 techniques · WHITE → BLUE → PURPLE → BROWN → BLACK

Situations, solved

Butterfly Guard · no-gi Passing butterfly guard One spine, six branches, a pin. Butterfly Guard · gi Passing butterfly guard in the gi The over-under, from the pin to side control. Open Guard · gi Retaining guard against the knee cut in the gi Knee above the arm, frame both shoulders, foot over your own arm to his shoulder, push, leg out and up; he cannot knee cut. Half Guard · gi Passing the knee shield half guard in the gi The cuff of his bottom leg and his collar, tripod, shin over his shin, head on the shoulder, flat, pin. Side Control · gi Escaping side control in the gi Near knee up, two forearm frames, hip escape sideways, knee through to block the hip, hips out again, closed guard. Half Guard · gi Top half guard when they win the underhook, in the gi Read the stage; a hand on his neck and a hand on his hip; lift your back until the arms are straight; re-pummel elbow first; crossface and flatten him. Half Guard · gi Recovering guard from flattened half guard, in the gi Pull his shoulder down, the lockdown and push, the fist under his jaw, the arm back under, lift him with the knees, turn to your side. Turtle · gi Taking the back when they turn away from the pass, in the gi Chest to his back the moment he turns away, the seatbelt locked low, drive and wait for him to try to come up, the foot through the gap, roll, the second hook, hold. Half Guard · gi Sweeping from underhook half guard when they whizzer, in the gi Come up with the knee out and his leg hooked and squeezed, the underhook hand on his hip, the free hand to his far knee, twist his trapped leg back with your head in his chest and your hip forward, land with the hook and the hip, step the leg out, the collar, side control. Half Guard · gi Sweeping from established deep half guard, in the gi Under his leg with your head on his lap and his hand already on your knee, take his cuff with the scoop hand, keep it with the other over the top, hook under his arm, kick the leg free of his grip, walk to the side and pull his arm down, take him over when he leans, land on your side and come up on your knees on top. Closed Guard · gi Opening closed guard when they hold you down, then the pass, in the gi On your knees in his closed guard, take the sleeve on your right-hand side and pin it to the mat, block his other hand, shoulder down and up into the tripod with the sleeve kept, walk to the pinned side and hand the sleeve under his back, drop a knee and hug, sprawl on the back of his knee until the guard opens, step over, side control. Closed Guard · gi Attacking from closed guard as one chain, in the gi On your back with his posture pulled forward, the cross choke; when he pulls your arms and lifts his head, the armbar with the grips kept; when he pulls the arm out, the triangle; then the six adjustments to the finish. Mount · gi Escaping the mount, in the gi Mounted low with his feet locked and his cross face on: the frame with the fingers down, the single-shoulder bridge Danaher calls the power shrimp, the hand inside his knee, the inverted knee in front of his, and the sliding shrimp to the half guard. Back Control · gi Finishing from the back in the gi: the bow and arrow against the hand fight Back control with the seatbelt and his hands on your choking wrist: the elbow over his shoulder, the lapel fed to the choking hand and turned out, the foot on the hip, the hook across, the leg grabbed, ninety degrees seated, the leg over the shoulder and the elbow to the hip. Back Control · no-gi Finishing from the back no-gi: the rear naked choke against the hand fight Back control with one arm under and one over, the strangle fist covered, and his two hands on your strangle wrist: the top hand stripped by the pinky line, the thumb line or the screwdriver, his hand punched down and the arm deep, the strangle hand anchored behind his far shoulder or in the goose neck and covered by your head, the second hand extracted hand over hand into the figure four, the wrist caught answered by the finger walk and the hand caught by his hands jacked high, and the elbow rotated toward the hip to the tap. Back Control · gi Escaping the back in the gi: from the seatbelt and hooks to guard or the top Back control with the seatbelt and hooks, before the choke: both hands on his choking wrist, the elbow clamped on his underhook arm, the fall to the underhook side, the bottom hook kicked out with the foot and his ankle trapped, the head on the floor and the back scraped flat, the turn into him to his guard, or the bridge and the half guard when he climbs to mount. Mount · gi Holding the mount and the arm triangle chain, in the gi The mount landed and held first: hips on his hips, the soles of the feet glued to him, the arms inside his legs, a hand to the floor when he bridges; the secure position with the legs crossed under his and his head held with the right arm, counted three seconds; the knee push answered by letting the knee go and climbing; his arm placed on your shoulder by the angle, the head-holding arm adjusted behind his neck below the chin, your head slid in, the palms locked, off the mount to his side with the leg hooked, the knee behind his hips, and the squeeze to the tap.

The systems over this tree

Danaher / New Wave Systems thinking: the leg-lock renaissance and the systemized back attack.
Atos / AOJ modern comp The passing and modern-guard meta: berimbolo era to body-lock passing.
Classical pressure (Alliance · Checkmat) Brazilian competition orthodoxy: position, pressure, patience.
American no-gi wave Scramble-heavy, wrestling-fused, WNO-era pace.
10x black-belt world champion Roger Gracie The basics executed perfectly at the highest level: cross choke from mount against the best on earth.
Multiple-time ADCC champion Gordon Ryan The systemized game: legs, back and pressure passing played like an engineer.
5x world, 4x ADCC champion Marcelo Garcia Butterfly, X-guard and the back: speed and attachment over strength, the game a smaller man wins with.
13x black-belt world champion Marcus 'Buchecha' Almeida Pressure, pace and the double leg: the biggest engine the gi division ever saw.
6x black-belt world champion Rafael Mendes The modern guard era in one athlete: berimbolo, leg drag, and angles nobody had names for yet.
WNO-era no-gi star Andrew Tackett Scramble-first American no-gi: wrestle-ups, front headlocks and pace that never apologizes.
GB1 · THE FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM Gracie Barra Carlos Gracie Jr.'s school, taught the same way in every Gracie Barra room in the world: sixteen weeks, two classes a week, each class a self-defense strand and a sport strand, the situations rotating so a term covers the whole ground game once. This is GB1, the fundamentals term, whole: every numbered lesson, in the school's own words and order.

WHITESURVIVE

Standing

Standing▶ Double Leg Takedown▶ Single Leg Takedown▶ Osoto Gari▶ Guard Pull▶ Snap Down to Front Headlock▶ Technical Stand-Up▶ Ouchi Gari▶ Ankle Pick▶ Sprawl▶ Grip Breaking▶ O Goshi▶ Wrestling Stance and Penetration Step▶ Knee Pick▶ Down Block▶ Kumi Kata▶ Throw to Pin Transition▶ Hiza Guruma▶ Standing Headlock Escape▶ Clinch Entry vs Strikes▶ Bear Hug Defense▶ Wrist Grab Defense▶ Standing Choke Defense▶

Closed guard

Closed Guard▶ Armbar from Closed Guard▶ Triangle Choke from Closed Guard▶ Kimura from Closed Guard▶ Cross Collar Choke from Closed Guard▶ Guillotine Choke▶ Hip Bump Sweep▶ Scissor Sweep▶ Flower Sweep▶ Standing Guard Break▶ Double Under Pass▶ Stacking Armbar Defense▶ Triangle Escape▶ Guillotine Escape▶ Collar Choke Defense▶ Armbar Posture Defense▶ Punch Block Series▶ Kneeling Guard Break▶

Open guards

Open Guard▶ Butterfly Guard▶ Tripod Sweep▶ Guard Retention▶ Toreando Pass▶ Butterfly Sweep▶ Arm Drag▶

Half guard

Half Guard▶ Old School Sweep▶ Knee Shield▶ Knee Cut Pass▶ Underhook Battle▶

Side & north

Side Control▶ Knee on Belly▶ North-South▶ Americana from Side Control▶ Kimura from Side Control▶ Frame and Shrimp Recovery▶ Underhook Escape to Knees▶ Far Side Armbar from Knee on Belly▶ Knee on Belly Escape▶ North-South Escape▶ Kimura Defense▶ Scarf Hold▶ Armlock from Scarf Hold▶ Scarf Hold Escape▶ Kuzure Kesa Gatame▶ Mount Entries from Side Control▶

Mount

Mount▶ Armbar from Mount▶ Americana from Mount▶ Cross Collar Choke from Mount▶ Upa Escape▶ Elbow-Knee Escape▶ Americana Defense▶ Mount Survival▶

Back & turtle

Back Control▶ Turtle▶ Rear Naked Choke▶ Sliding Collar Choke▶ Back Escape▶ Back Take from Turtle▶ Turtle Recovery to Guard▶ Rear Naked Choke Defense▶ Half Nelson Turnover▶ Sit-Out to Hip Heist▶

Leg locks

Straight Ankle Lock▶ Ankle Lock Defense▶

Concepts

Position Before Submission▶ Positional Hierarchy▶ Base and Posture▶ Frames and Levers▶ Leverage Over Strength▶ Breakfalls▶ Positional Sparring▶ Drilling vs Sparring▶ Breathing▶ Tap Early, Tap Often▶ Mat Etiquette▶ Belt System▶ Lineage and History▶ Randori▶ Kaizen▶ Injury Prevention▶ IBJJF Rules▶ Gi vs No-Gi▶ Self-Defense vs Sport▶

BLUEESCAPE

Standing

Seoi Nage▶ Guillotine off the Shot▶ Single Leg Finishes▶ Single Leg Defense▶ Double Leg Late Defense▶ Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi▶ Front Headlock Go-Behind▶ Inside Position▶ Standing Rear Bodylock▶ Kouchi Gari▶ Kosoto Gari▶ De Ashi Barai▶ Sumi Gaeshi▶ Duck Under▶ Body Lock Takedown▶ Sweep Single▶ Rear Bodylock Mat Return▶ Rear Bodylock Defense▶ Chain Wrestling Reattacks▶ Front Bodylock Defense▶ Double Leg Finishes▶ Renraku Waza▶ Kouchi Makikomi▶ Yoko Tomoe Nage▶ Kosoto Gake▶ Soto Makikomi▶ Koshi Guruma▶ Okuri Ashi Barai▶

Closed guard

Omoplata▶ Loop Choke▶ Omoplata Defense▶ Guard Attack Chain▶ Triangle to Armbar▶ Ude Gatame▶ Loop Choke Defense▶

Open guards

De La Riva Guard▶ Spider Guard▶ Leg Drag Pass▶ Over-Under Pass▶ De La Riva Hook Sweep▶ Berimbolo▶ Lasso Sweep▶ Triangle from Spider Guard▶ Collar Drag▶ Balloon Sweep▶ Long Step Pass▶ Body Lock Pass▶ Arm Drag from Seated Guard▶ Spider Guard Passing▶

Half guard

Back Take from Half Guard▶ Smash Pass▶ Back Step Pass▶ Lockdown▶ Kimura from Half Guard Bottom▶ Knee Cut vs Knee Shield▶ Knee Cut Counter▶ Flattened Half Guard Recovery▶ Knee Tap from Dogfight▶

Side & north

Arm Triangle from Side Control▶ Paper Cutter Choke▶ Baseball Bat Choke▶ North-South Choke▶ Kimura from North-South▶ Knee on Belly Ride▶ KOB Punish Cycle▶ KOB Prevention Frames▶ North-South Ride▶ Scarf Hold Strangle Series▶ Scarf Hold Ride▶ North-South Choke Defense▶

Mount

Ezekiel Choke▶ Arm Triangle from Mount▶ Hitchhiker Armbar Escape▶ Mounted Triangle▶ Arm Triangle Defense▶ Ezekiel Defense▶ Mounted Triangle Escape▶ Mount Strangle Ladder▶ Mount Maintenance▶

Back & turtle

Bow and Arrow Choke▶ Clock Choke▶ D'Arce Choke▶ Anaconda Choke▶ Front Headlock Defense▶ Armbar from Back▶ Back Hand Fighting▶ Turtle Breakdown▶ Bulldog Choke▶ The Switch▶ Cement Mixer▶

Leg locks

Ashi Garami▶

Concepts

Pressure▶ Kuzushi▶ Connection▶ Distance Management▶ Guard Passing Principles▶ Grip Fighting▶ Flow Rolling▶

PURPLEGUARD

Standing

Guillotine to D'Arce Switch▶ Kimura vs the Single Leg▶ Tani Otoshi▶ Ippon Seoi Nage▶ Slide-By▶ Wrist Control▶ High Crotch▶ Low Single▶ Fireman's Carry▶ Lateral Drop▶ Snatch Single to Ankle Lock▶

Closed guard

Wristlock from Guard▶ Wristlock Defense▶ Locked Triangle Escape▶ Rubber Guard▶ Shoulder Crunch Series▶

Open guards

X-Guard▶ Single Leg X▶ X-Guard Sweep▶ Single Leg X Sweep▶ Knee Cut to Leg Drag Switch▶ Reverse De La Riva Guard▶ K Guard▶ Kiss of the Dragon▶ Two-on-One from Seated Guard▶

Half guard

Deep Half Guard▶ Waiter Sweep▶ Electric Chair Sweep▶ Limp Arm▶ Turk Ride▶ Butterfly Half Guard▶ Butterfly Half Elevations▶ Body Lock Pass Retention▶

Side & north

Kimura Trap▶ Von Flue Choke▶ Buggy Choke▶ Baseball Bat Choke Defense▶ Cross-Body Ankle Lock Entry▶

Mount

Baseball Grip Choke from Mount▶ Juji Gatame Grip Breaks▶

Back & turtle

Crucifix▶ Crucifix Collar Choke▶ Crucifix Escape▶ Ezekiel from Back▶ Kata Ha Jime▶ Rear Triangle▶ Crucifix Entry from Turtle▶ Cradle▶ Turtle Rides▶ Body Triangle Escape▶ Truck Escape▶ The Truck▶ Peterson Roll▶ Tilt Series vs Turtle▶ Rolling Juji Gatame from Turtle▶ Sankaku Turnover from Turtle▶ Cravate Series▶ Wrist Ride▶ D'Arce and Anaconda Escapes▶ Ten-Finger Guillotine▶

Leg locks

50/50▶ 50/50 Sweep▶ Belly-Down Ankle Lock Finish▶

Concepts

Timing▶ Breaking Mechanics▶ Economy of Motion▶ Competition Strategy▶ ADCC Rules▶

BROWNPRESSURE & PASSING

Standing

Ninja Choke▶ Uchi Mata Sukashi▶

Open guards

Worm Guard▶ Tornado Guard▶ K Guard to Saddle Entry▶ Tornado Sweep▶ Lapel Guard Passing▶

Half guard

Backstep Leg Entry from Top Half Guard▶

Side & north

Reverse Triangle▶ Inverted Triangle▶

Back & turtle

Japanese Necktie▶ Peruvian Necktie▶ Rolling Kneebar from Turtle Top▶ Baby Bolo▶

Leg locks

The Saddle▶ Kneebar▶ Toehold▶ Calf Slicer▶ Leg Lock Defense▶ Saddle Early Escape▶ Leg Pummeling▶ Heel Hook Defense▶ Ashi to Saddle Transition▶

BLACKSUBMIT & SYSTEMS

Standing

Flying Armbar▶ Spladle▶

Closed guard

Gogoplata▶

Open guards

Estima Lock▶ Lapel Choke System▶

Back & turtle

Straitjacket System▶ Suloev Stretch▶ Banana Split▶ Twister▶ Victor Roll▶ Calf Slicer from the Truck▶

Leg locks

Heel Hook▶ Aoki Lock▶ Backside 50/50▶ Backside 50/50 Finishing▶ Imanari Roll▶ Sambo Knot▶ Toe Hold Chain from the Saddle▶ Crab Ride▶

Concepts

Submission Chains▶

Framework: Ribeiro & Howell, Jiu-Jitsu University · the shipped learn-graph