Gracie University Curriculum

“Curriculum should help children make a deeper and fuller understanding of their own experience” - Lilian Katz

We wanted to provide a breakdown of the number of techniques across various positions within our different programs. Anyone that does all the testing for each of these would have been tested on 951 techniques.

Combatives

• Total Techniques: 74

  • Mount: 25 (33.78%)

  • Guard: 21 (28.38%)

  • Side Mount: 14 (18.92%)

  • Standing: 14 (18.92%)

Blue Belt Stripe 1

• Total Techniques: 176

  • Mount: 33 (18.75%)

  • Side Mount: 25 (14.20%)

  • Guard: 47 (26.70%)

  • Half Guard: 19 (10.80%)

  • Back Mount: 17 (9.66%)

  • Leg Locks: 14 (7.95%)

  • Standing: 21 (11.93%)

Blue Belt Stripe 2

• Total Techniques: 216

  • Mount: 27 (12.50%)

  • Side Mount: 35 (16.20%)

  • Guard: 63 (29.17%)

  • Half Guard: 10 (4.63%)

  • Back Mount: 21 (9.72%)

  • Leg Locks: 23 (10.65%)

  • Standing: 37 (17.13%)

Blue Belt Stripe 3

• Total Techniques: 214

  • Mount: 27 (12.61%)

  • Side Mount: 34 (15.89%)

  • Guard: 56 (26.17%)

  • Half Guard: 14 (6.54%)

  • Back Mount: 18 (8.41%)

  • Leg Locks: 21 (9.81%)

  • Standing: 44 (20.56%)

Blue Belt Stripe 4

• Total Techniques: 208

  • Mount: 28 (13.46%)

  • Side Mount: 37 (17.79%)

  • Guard: 39 (18.75%)

  • Half Guard: 10 (4.81%)

  • Back Mount: 18 (8.65%)

  • Leg Locks: 26 (12.50%)

  • Standing: 50 (24.04%)

Women Empowered

• Total Techniques: 63

  • Standing: 26 (41.27%)

  • Ground: 37 (58.73%)