Information regarding the upcoming grading
The grading will commence on Saturday, March 14th, 2020 at 10:00 AM
Prices are as follows and need to be paid by Friday, March 13th close of business hours.
Blue Belt Grading – $80
Purple Belt Grading – $100
Brown Belt Grading – $150
For all students who will be grading next weekend: it is important to be prepared.
Refining techniques and self-defense are paramount to ensure successful passage to a different belt colour.
Making sure a good understanding of the syllabus is supplemented with enough practice to receive a pass mark.
For those grading from:
WHITE → BLUE
- 2 Takedowns
- 4 Sweeps (Reversals) from Guard Position
- 2 Chokes from Guard Position
- 2 Arm locks from Guard Position
- 2 Chokes from top position (Mount, Side Control, Knee on the Belly, etc)
- 2 Arm locks from top position (Mount, Side Control, Knee on the Belly, etc)
- 2 Submissions from the Back Control
- 2 Guard Passes on top of guard position
- 1 Escapes from Side Control
- 2 Escapes from Mount
- 2 Escapes from Headlock (On Ground)
- Self Defence
- Stand in base
- Single Handed Wrist Grab – Thumb Up
- Single Handed Wrist Grab – Thumb Down
- Two Handed Wrist Grab
- Defence against two handed strangle
- Defence against front bear hug over arms
- Defence against front bear hug under arms
- Defence against standing headlock – Holding Only
- Defence against standing headlock – Holding & Hitting
BLUE → PURPLE
- 4 Takedowns
- 6 Sweeps (Reversals) from Guard Position
- 4 Chokes from Guard Position
- 4 Armlocks Locks from Guard Position
- 4 Chokes from top position (Mount, Side Control, Knee on the Belly, etc)
- 4 Armlocks from top position (Mount, Side Control, Knee on the Belly, etc)
- 4 Submissions from the Back Control
- 4 Guard Passes on top of guard position
- 2 Escapes from Side Control
- 2 Escapes from Mount
- 1 Escape from Knee on the belly
- 3 Escapes from Headlock (On Ground)
- Self Defence
- Blue Belt Self Defence, plus:
- Single Handed Collar Grab
- Defence against rear bear hug over arms
- Defence against rear bear hug under arms
- Standing Choke from behind
- Standing Choke & Drag from behind
- Defence against Standing Guillotine
PURPLE → BROWN
- 8 Takedowns
- 8 Sweeps (Reversals) from Guard Position
- 8 Chokes from Guard Position
- 8 Arm locks from Guard Position
- 8 Chokes from top position (Mount, Side Control, Knee on the Belly, etc)
- 8 Arm locks from top position (Mount, Side Control, Knee on the Belly, etc)
- 6 Submissions from the Back Control
- 8 Guard Passes on top of guard position
- 4 Leg Locks
- 4 Escapes from Side Control
- 4 Escapes from Mount
- 2 Escape from Knee on the belly
- 4 Escapes from Headlock (On Ground)
- Self Defence
- Blue & Purple Belt Self Defence, plus:
- Sucker Punch Defence
- Front Kick Defence
- Defence against Shoulder grab from side (Arm Bent)
- Defence against Shoulder grab from side (Arm Straight)
- Defence against Hair/Throat Grab
- Defence against Single Lapel Grab
Click Grading Syllabus to view the full syllabus on the Gracie Humaita Sydney website.
If you have any questions regarding any of the syllabus above, talk to one of the coaches for help.
Please make sure you have a selected partner with you on the day who you have practiced with, this will facilitate grading for the pair and the coaches with a smooth run through the syllabus.
Please note that some names were missed when the grading list was released and that these changes will be updated shortly.
Good luck to all the students on Saturday.