Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Network – Blue Belt Requirements

A student must know the following techniques in order to attain a Blue Belt from Royce Gracie. The following techniques can be found in the “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Self Defense Techniques” and “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Theory and Techniques” Books.
http://www.roycegracie.tv/frames/network/bluebelt_requirements.pdf

Gracie Self-Defense Blue Belt Requirements

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1. Dropping in base (page 20)
2. Maintaining your base ( page 22)
3. Single-handed wrist grab thumb up (page 24)
4. Single-handed wrist grab thumb down (page 25)
5. Two-handed front choke (page 28)
6. Learning to fall backward (page 30)
7. Learning to fall to the side (page32)
8. Single-handed collar grab (page34)
9. Forward roll (page 36)
10. Headlock with punches (page 38)
11. Hip throw (page 40)
12. Choke from behind (page 42)
13. Standing up in base (page46)
14. Headlock on the ground – frame escape (page 52)
15. Front bear hug – over the arms (page 64)
16. Headlock – strong opponent (page 70)
17. Side kick (page 78)
18. Guillotine counter to double-leg takedown (page 80)
19. Sucker punch (page 84)
20. Headlock – bent down (page 86)
21. Front bear hug under the arms (page 88)
22. Choke and drag from behind (page 92)
23. Headlock – hooks escape (page 96)
24. Front choke – strong aggressor (page 98)
25. Rear bear hug – under the arms (page 100)
26. Guillotine – standing up (page 104)
27. Headlock – kneeling and rolling escape (page 118)
28. Shoulder grab with bent arm (page 120)
29. Shoulder grab with straight arm (page 122)
30. Headlock – bent down sitting down escape (page 140)

Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Requirements

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1. Tying up the belt (page 30)
2. Escape from the mounted position – Upa (page 34)
3. The Upa drill (page 36)
4. Front collar choke (page 50)
5. Thrusting choke – Ammassa Pao (page 56)
6. Defense against the thrusting choke (page 58)
7. Passing the guard (page 62)
8. Scissors sweep (page 64)
9. Attach from the mounted position – Americana (page 66)
10. Arm bar from the mounted position (page 68)
11. Standing guard pass (page 72)
12. The double ankle grab sweep (page 74)
13. A common counter to the double ankle grab sweep (page 76)
14. Push sweep (page 80)
15. Elevator sweep (page 82)
16. Elbow escape from bottom of across-side position (page 88)
17. Attack from the guard position – “Kimura” (page 96)
18. The guillotine choke (page 104)
19. Defending the guillotine choke (page 106)
20. The rear naked choke ” Mata Leao” (page 120)
21. The triangle choke (page 124)
22. The elbow escape drill (page 126)
23. The elbow escape from the mounted position (page 128)
24. Transition from the mounted position to the rear-mounted position (page 136)
25. Moving from across-side position into the
26. mounted position – The hip-swiching method (page 142)
27. The arm-inside arm-bar (page162)
28. Transition from the triangle choke into the arm bar – (page 176)
29. The overhead sweep (page 188)
30. Front lapel stranglehold (page 192)
31. Arm bar from across-side position (page 194)
32. Kimono neck crank submission from across-side position (page 212)
33. Getting to your opponent’s back from the guard position (page 220)
34. Foot lock counter to the rear-mounted position (page 222)
35. Passing the half guard into the mounted position (page 242)
36. Transition from the mounted position to the side-mounted stranglehold (page 246)