Mixed Martial Arts Syllabus

Kickboxing Syllabus

To be used in conjunction with White Lotus Syllabus

White belt

Yellow belt

Orange belt

Green belt

Blue belt

Purple belt

Brown belt

Black Belts

2nd Dan

White belt

Kami shiho gatame (upper four quarters hold down)
Escape from.

Yellow belt

Kesa Gatame - (scarf hold).
Escape from.

Orange belt

One armlock from kesa gatame.
2 Turnovers from all fours.

Green belt

Reverse naked strangle from all fours.
Yoko Shiho Gatame (side 4 ¼ hold).
Side arm bar from all fours.

Blue belt

Figure four armlock from yoko shiho gatame.
Turn over with opponent on all fours using arm as a lever, ending up in mune gatame (chest hold).
Breakfalls - front rolling, side (left and right) dive from knees and standing, backwards rolling.
Ogoshi (major hip throw).

Purple belt

Turn over with opponent between your legs, into arm lock, then hold down.
One strangle when on top of opponent, then one whilst under opponent.

Brown belt

Groundwork fighting showing techniques and thought.

Black Belts

Teach a 30 minute groundwork session to include at least one armlock, one strangle, one hold, and one turnover, with breakfalls left and right side.

2nd Dan

Groundwork kata: Takedown - Attacker, right stance, double jab, cross. Defender - right stance, block down on jab, then on cross pushing hand away from body. Step in, right arm across neck, putting right leg behind their right leg, takedown.

Section 1 - Holds
Kesa Gatame (scarf hold)
Kata Gatame (shoulder hold)
Yoko Shiho Gatame (side four quarters)
Kame Shiho Gatame (upper four quarters)
Ushiro Kesa Gatame (reverse scarf hold)
Tate Shiho Gatame (lengthways hold)

Section 2 - Strangles/chokes
Hadaka Jime (naked strangle)
Kata ha jime (single wing strangle)
Sode Guruma Jime (sleeve wheel choke)
Gyaku Juji Jime ( reverse cross choke)
Okuri Eri Jime (sliding collar strangle)
Reverse naked strangle

Section 3 - Armlocks
Straight arm bar (from kesa gatame)
Ude Garami (figure four armlock)
Ude Gatame (straight arm bar)
Juji Gatame (cross arm lock)
Waki Gatame (armpit lock)
Rolling Juji Gatame (opp. on all fours)

Strangle - Restricts blood flow to and from brain causing opponent to pass out.
Chokes - Restricts airway and suffocates.

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