The Video Below Shows One Way To Tie Your Belt.

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The Video Below Shows The Other Way To Tie Your Belt.

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Warming Up For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is imperative to reduce injury risk and get the mind and body ready for intense training. The warm up routine typically involves moving around the outside of the mat in a clockwise manner while performing each of the following, called out by the coach:

• "Normal" - Jogging around the outside of the mat, careful to stay on the black mat
• "Hands on the mat right and left" - Placing your hand on the mat to the left and right while jogging
• "Inside" - Hopping sideways while facing the inside of the mat & continuing around the mat at joggin speed - typically referred to as "Inside"
• "Outside" - Hopping sideways while facing the outside of the mat & continuing around the mat at joggin speed - typically referred to as "Outside"
• "2 Times Inside; 2 Times Outside" - Alternating two hops at a time "Outside" and then "Inside" & repeating
• "High Knees" - Jogging but at the top of your leg stride bring your thigh parallel (or higher) to the ground
• "Heels Up" - Jogging but at the back of your leg stride trying to hit your hamstring with your heel
• "Backwards" - Jogging backward
• "Inside Frog Jumps" - similar to "Inside" except when your feet land on the mat you place your hand on the mat between your feet, alternate hands per hop
• "Outside Frog Jumps" - same as "inside frog jumps" except facing the outside of mats
• "5 Laps then 20/20/20" - jog 5 "normal" laps around the mat, then find a place in the middle of the mat and perform 3 self-paced body-weight exercises for 20 reps each.

Content of Forward and Backward Rolls.

Content of Hip Escape.

Content of Pulling Guard.

There are 6 positions which yield points in jiu jitsu. They are:

• 2 Points
• Takedowns
• Knee on Belly
• Sweeps
• 3 Points
• Passing the Guard
• 4 Points
• Mount
• Take the Back/Back Mount

The official IBJJF rules can be found here: Official IBJJF Rules

Great video from Chewjitsu on Kimura from Closed Guard: (5 mins)

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Note for belt testers: Chewy opens his guard in the video. Do not open your guard to perform the kimura from closed guard when belt testing at ABJJFW.

Great video from BJJ Fanatics on Armbar from Closed Guard: (7 mins)

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Short video clip of a Triangle from Closed Guard (3 mins)

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Short step by step video of Omoplata from Closed Guard (47 seconds).

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Content of Ankle Lock Attack.

Content of Sprawl.

Content of Ankle Lock Defense.

Content of Double Leg Takedown.

Content of Single Leg Takedown.

Content of Uchi Mata.

Content of O Soto Gari.

Content of Ipon Seio Nague.

Content of Ogoshi.

Content of Ankle Pick.

Content of Ochi Gari.

Content of Kochi Gari.

Content of Morote Seoi Nague.

Kid's are belt promoted after 9 stripe stages. The first stage is with no stripe, then a white stripe is added to the belt after sufficient time on the mat and technical acumen has been achieved, until there are 4 white stripes on the belt. Then one by one, each white stripe is covered by a red stripe again after sufficient time on the mats and technical acumen are achieved. Eventually ending in a belt with 4 red stripes prior to belt promotion to the next belt. Other than the initial white belt, each children's colored belt has 3 stages: a colored belt with a white stripe, a solid colored belt, and then a colored belt with a black stripe. White belt is the initial beginners belt, and then the colored belts progress through Gray, Orange, Yellow, and finally Green for a total of 13 kid's belts. When a child turns 16 years old, they transition to the adult belt structure, either as a white belt or blue belt depending on their level of achievement in the kids belt ranks.

Adult belts start at white, and then go through colored belts: Blue, Purple, Brown, Black, Coral, and Red

HISTORY OF THE ALLIANCE ASSOCIATION

In the 1980s Master Romero Cavalcanti (Jacaré) and his two black belt students, Fabio Gurgel (General) and Alexandre Paiva (Gigi) followed different paths in search of success in their own academies. However, in all the championships they met, they ended up competing among themselves, creating an unfair rivalry because of their origins. That is why in 1993 the three made the decision to form an alliance, ALLIANCE, so they could go hand-in-hand in all the championships. In 2014, seeing that each of their academies was expanding and forming their own affiliates, they decided to create an association to unify the teaching method and implement the management skills that were making great strides in the hands of Fabio Gurgel.

The Alliance BJJ Team History can be found here: Alliance Jiu Jitsu History

Among the main champions are:

• Sergio Moraes
• Bruno Malfacine
• Cobrinha
• Leonardo Leite
• Leo Nogueira
• Tarsis Humphreys
• Bernardo Faria
• Michael Langhi
• Marcelinho Garcia
• Lucas Lepri
• Daniela Genovesi
• Gabi Garcia
• Monique Elias
• Fernando Terere
• Andresa Correa

Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti

Born in 1952, Jacaré began his BJJ training at the age of 11. At age 16, he joined the famous Gracie School in Copacabana, where he grew up. Jacaré and the Gracies lived in the same neighborhood, so he met them all. He trained BJJ with Carlos Gracie Jr., Gracie Crolin, Santos Fabio, Mauricio Gomes, Machados, Rickson Gracie, and many others.

Fabio Gurgel "General"

Born in 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Fabio started his career in Jiu Jitsu aged 13. At 16, after winning some titles as a blue and purple belt, he became an instructor at Jacaré Jiu Jitsu Academy. At the age of 19, he received his black belt — the first black belt of master Romero Jacaré. In 1993 he was one of the founders of the ALLIANCE team alongside Alexandre Paiva and master Romero Jacaré.

Alexandre Paiva (GiGi)

Alexandre Paiva began training Jiu Jitsu in 1983 with Professor Jacaré in Ipanema training on average 8 hours a day. He began to stand out among the students and began participating in competitions as a blue belt. In 1991 he obtained his black belt from Jacaré and began a new phase in his career. He was a teacher at Jacaré Academy, as well as the Ipanema Team 1 Academy and the Federal Club, Strike academy.