White Belt Third Stripe Requirements
White Belt Third Stripe
Science of Jiu Jitsu Team Blue Belt Requirements Program
developed by professor Mario Rodríguez.
For
being awarded your third stripe in the white belt you should have
attended 25 classes after receiving your second stripe.
You should also complete a quizz that evaluates your knowledge about the following topics,
You should also be able to demonstrate while sparring that you are trying to apply this knowledge.
This is evaluated in the regular class positional sparring and in specific sessions.
- Positional flow drill
- Positional control and goals in each the fundamental positions:
Side Control
Main aspects:
- Cross face.
- Under hook.
- Control opponent hip.
- Transition to mount.
- Transition to knee on the belly.
- Transition
to the other side if the opponent underhooks us and initiates an
escape.
Mount
Main Aspects:
- Low mount for control in self defense and temporary control in sport bjj.
- Feet crossed under opponents butt in low mount.
- Head control and cross face and posting arm for base.
- Countering pushes and bridges (Swim and side to side to side movements)
- Transition to technical mount.
- Transition to the back.
Knee on the Belly
Main Aspects:
- Correct grips and variations (Lapel and sleeve control).
- Correct leg positioning for basing, pressure and movement.
- Side to side transition.
- Transition to mount.
Back
Main aspects:
- Setting up the seat belt, and correct position of hands, head and shin.
- Hooks correct position.
- Transition to mount if opponents initiated escape.
- Keeping the back control in case the opponent goes to fours or standing (the backpack drill)
- Back retake movement.
Turtle
Main Aspects:
- Correct position (not being in the front except for going for headlocks)
- Control of opponent's hip.
- Strategies for breaking the locked position (side pull/kee reaping pull).
- Side control stabilization or back taking after breaking the turtle position.
Half Guard
Main Aspects:
- Not being flat (side position and frames)
- Try underhooking the opponent and avoiding getting the underhook.
- Negating head control and the crossface.
- Setup variations (classic, shield, deep).
- Fundamental goals (submitting, going to the back and sweeping)
- Mindset for opponent disengaging (using grips and transition to other open guards like de la Riva, Spider, Single Leg, etc)
Closed Guard
Main Aspects:
- Breaking the opponents posture and making him post hands on the floor and gaining head control (opening the elbows, knee pulls, side unbalancing, hip bumps)
- Main controls (Cross collar grip, arm crossing, overhooking, underhooking)
- Fundamental goals : taking the back, sweeping and submitting
- Taking the initiative mindset if opponent goes standing : Shoot sweeps (Tripod, ,Mermaid, Double Ankle) or transition to open guards (De la Riva, Collar Sleeve, Spider Lasso)
Open Guard
Main Aspects:
In Sited Guard:
- Not being with the back on the floor.
- Negating opponent access and grip to our knees and heels.
- Negating the opponent to step between our legs.
- Legs correct position to keep the opponent between them (live knees).
- Ready to block and do technical lift position.
- Understanding which are good grips and how to establish active hooks.
- Take advantage of the opponent's intention to take grips in our legs to establish our grips and set up hooks.
- Basic retention movements after grips against:
- Opponent´s Side to side movement.
- Opponent´s Backwards movement.
- Opponent´s Frontal preasure.
- Basic Recovery Movements : Framing and Leg Scissoring and Framing and Technical lift
- The Wrestle Up Mindset if opponent is disengaging
In Guards with hooks (only Butterfly Guard and de la Riva)
- Understanding the grips and hooks' correct position and the fundamental unbalancing movements in each of them.