MASTER CYCLE HUB

Blue Belt Program (BBS1–BBS4), Purple Belt Program (PBS1-PBS4), and beyond.

Welcome to the Master Cycle curriculum hub.
This page shows where we are, what to focus on, and where to go next.

Each chapter runs for approximately 12 weeks and focuses on one position at a time.
You are not expected to learn everything at once.

📍 HOW THE MASTER CYCLE WORKS

  • We train one position for 12 weeks

  • Each chapter covers Blue Belt Stripes 1–4, Purple Belt Stripes 1-4, and beyond (Black Belt)

  • Weekly lessons include:

    • Core techniques 🔹 (stripe-aligned, high priority)

    • Bonus techniques 🔸 (optional, enrichment, outside sources)

    • Rapid Mastery Drills, Fight Simulations, Positional Sparring, and more.

  • Videos are provided to support learning, not overwhelm it

👉 Your job:
Focus on the current chapter + current week only if you feel overwhelmed. It is totally fine to watch higher level videos.

🔔 CURRENT FOCUS

Current Chapter: Back Mount
Start Date: January 17th

  1. Please review the videos listed on the chapter page before class when possible (no stress if you can’t). In class, we’ll slow things down and have good conversations about what’s actually happening in each position. We’ll analyze techniques like a science class—looking at posture, angles, timing, and cause-and-effect. Expect problem-solving, questions, and guided experimentation, not just memorizing moves.

  2. This is a collaborative learning environment where training partners help each other refine understanding and build confidence. We train together, learn together, and improve together.

📚 MASTER CYCLE CHAPTERS

Click the chapter we are currently training:

🔹 Chapter 1: Mount

Focus: Control, escapes, submissions, pressure
Duration: 12 weeks
➡️ Go to Mount Chapter

🔹 Chapter 2: Side Mount (Side Control)

Focus: Pressure, pinning, escapes, submissions, and transitions
Duration: 12 weeks
➡️ Go to Side Mount Chapter

🔹 Chapter 3: Guard

Focus: Closed guard control, sweeps, submissions, advanced Combatives
Duration: 12 weeks
➡️ Go to Guard Chapter

🔹 Chapter 4: Half Guard

Focus: Frames, underhooks, sweeps, transitions
Duration: 12 weeks
➡️ Go to Half Guard Chapter

🔹 Chapter 5: Back Mount

Focus: Control, escapes, chokes, transitions, arm locks
Duration: 12 weeks
➡️ Go to Back Mount Chapter

🔹 Chapter 6: Leg Locks

Focus: Safety, control, straight ankle locks, counters, knee locks, heel hooks, toe holds
Duration: 12 weeks
➡️ Go to Leg Locks Chapter

🔹 Chapter 7: Standing Techniques

Focus: Striking and Stirking Defense, Takedowns, Throws, Defense, Weapons.
Duration: 12 weeks
➡️ Go to Standing Techniques Chapter

🧠 IMPORTANT REMINDERS and goals

  • You will see techniques ahead of your stripe level

  • That is intentional — exposure builds understanding

  • Core techniques 🔹 matter most (your stripe level)

  • Bonus techniques 🔸 are optional

  • Feeling confused at times is normal and expected. You will feel like you are not progressing, we promise that you are.

  • The ultimate goal to set for yourself are the stitched on BBS stripes. You are encouraged to, at the very minimum, earn a BBS1 stripe.

  • Earning a BBS1 stripe before Brown Belt is a realistic goal for everyone. That stripe will go on which ever belt you have at the time.

  • Avoid “clicks” and “cool group kids”. We are all here to train together and improve the entire room. Upper belt clicks will only poison the mat.

Progress happens through repetition over weeks, not collecting moves.

Chase the knowledge, not the belt.