YOUTH
JIU-JITSU CURRICULUM—CYCLE 1
AGES
4-15
Week
1-5-9—
Mount—
Positional control
1.
knee drive transition
to mount(gray)
2.
anchor and base(gray)
3.
low swim/high
swim(gray)
4.
take the back(orange)
5.
remount technique
(orange)
Week
2-6-10—
Mount
Escapes and defenses
1.
trap and roll (arm hug
variation) (gray)
2.
elbow escape (standard
variation) (yellow)
3.
elbow escape (with hook
removal) (orange)
4.
bench press to
butterfly guard(green)
Week
3-7-11—
Guard—
Positional control
1.
collar and sleeve
gripping(gray)
2.
scissor sweep(gray)
3.
hip bump sweep(orange)
4.
double ankle sweep (vs
standing) (orange)
5.
hook sweep (vs
standing) (orange)
Week
4-8-12—
Guard—
Passing the guard
1.
guard break to single
underhook smash pass(gray)
2.
guard break to double
underhook smash pass(yellow)
3.
guard break to knee
through inside pass(green)
4.
butterfly guard
X-pass(green)
ADULT
BJJ CURRICULUM—CYCLE 1
--Warm ups should
include bridges, shrimping, ukemi, and around world pins.
Weeks
1-5-9—
Side Control and
Mount—
Positional control
1.
Mune-gatame to Kuzure-kesa
2.
knee drive transition to mount
3.
anchor and base
4.
low swim/high swim
5.
pommel horse armlock
6.
take the back
Weeks
2-6-10—
Mount
Escapes and defenses
1.
trap and roll (arm hug variation)
2.
trap and roll (head control variation)
3.
elbow escape (standard variation)
4.
elbow escape (with hook removal)
5.
bench press to butterfly guard
Weeks 3-7-11—
Guard—
Positional control
1.
scissor sweep
2.
hip bump sweep
3.
pendulum sweep
4.
name-juji-jime (cross collar choke)
5.
cross collar to armbar
Weeks
4-8-12—
Guard—
Passing the guard
1.
guard break to single underhook smash pass
2.
guard break to double underhook smash pass
3.
guard break to knee through inside pass
4.
cross body half guard pass
5.
tripod half guard pass
ADULT MMA CURRICULUM—CYCLE 1
--Warm ups include bridges,
shrimping, ukemi, and around world pins.
Weeks 1-5-9—
Side Control and Mount—
POSITIONAL CONTROL
1.
Mune-gatame to Kuzure-kesa (side
mount to modified scarf hold)
2.
knee drive transition to mount
3.
anchor and base
4.
low swim/high swim
5.
pommel horse Juji-gatame
(crossmark armlock)
6.
take the back and finish with RNC
Weeks 2-6-10—
Ground work
FIGURE 4 (UDE-GARAMI)
1.
far side with juji-gatame finish
2.
sit up Kimura
3.
as defense to single leg takedown
4.
as counter to hugger from top mount
5.
over/under north/south
Weeks 3-7-11—
Ground work--
ATTACKING THE TURTLE
1.
figure 4 rolling armbar
2.
anaconda choke from front
3.
brabo choke from front
4.
D’arce choke from front
5.
Brabo guillotine choke
Weeks 4-8-12—
Guard—
STRIKING DRILLS
1.
skipping knees
2.
pyramid round kicks
3.
1-2-3-4 punch combination
4.
Blocking 1-2-3-4
5.
Defending leg kicks with check,
shuffle, open, and catch
6.
Parry and check