What Does a Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Need to Know?

Elliott Bayev and I lay out the the curriculum requirements to be a competent blue belt in jiu-jitsu, including...
- The 8 basic positions in jiu-jitsu
- A 3 part strategy for beating a bigger person 
- The real purpose of the guard
- The 2 types of submissions
- The hierarchy of positions
- How to stay safe in bad positions...and what to do next.
- The importance of getting high up on your opponent’s body
- How do throws and takedowns fit into training
- Competition vs self defense tactics
- How many techniques do you actually need
- Why sparring against real resistance makes jiu-jitsu special
- When to begin sparring in your progression
- How long does it take to make bluebelt
- And more!

Elliott Bayev is a BJJ black belt who runs Openmat in Toronto, Ontario https://www.openmat.ca and also the BJJ101 learning site https://www.bjj101.tv

Grab my Roadmap for BJJ for free - it's a breakdown of the basic positions and strategies in jiu-jitsu https://www.grapplearts.com/book

Check out Elliott's Spider Guard Masterclass https://www.grapplearts.com/spider

And/or his Self Defense Guard https://www.grapplearts.com/sdguard

And/or his 30 Second Fight Finishes instructional https://www.grapplearts.com/finishes

I've personally worked with him on all 3 of these products and I can say without hesitation that they are incredibly detailed and directly applicable to your training.

Stephan Kesting