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You are mastering even more throws, gaining strength and skill. You have learned not only to maintain a position but also to escape from it, executing chokes and joint locks — while simple, they work in practice. On the mat, you are no longer just a student — you are a fighter capable of applying technique in a real match.
Requirements
Acrobatics
- •Forward roll with a run over an obstacle
- •Backward roll: "leaf" or with a transition to straight arms
- •Headstand with bent legs
- •Running in a circle on a bridge (to the right and left); hands and head remain in place
General physical training
- •Push-ups: 30-35 times
- •Sit-ups (legs fixed): 30-35 times in 1 minute
- •Pull-ups: 6-8 times
- •Jumping rope: 30-40 times in 1 minute
Etiquette, rules, and referee commands
- •Must know how many points are awarded for a throw depending on which part of the body the opponent falls on and in what position the attacker and attacked were.
- •Must know the gestures and commands of the referee for all situations of point scoring: for throws, holds, joint locks, and chokes, as well as when the opponent submits.
- •Must know the main prohibited actions that are immediately penalized with a warning.
- •Must know the requirements for the uniform allowed for participation in official competitions in Free Combat Fighting System.
Standing techniques (Tachi-Waza)
- •De Ashi Harai (De Ashi Barai) — foot sweep at the moment of stepping
- •Ko Uchi Gari — small inner hook
- •Tai Otoshi — throwing the opponent's body over the extended leg
- •Kuchiki Taoshi — throw using one leg with control of the arm and grip on the opponent's leg
- •Cross Grip Inside Attack Combination (Ko Uchi Gari → O Uchi Gari) — combination from a cross grip on the arm: small inner hook transitioning to a major inner reap
Ground techniques: positions and transitions
- •Butterfly Guard (Inner Guard) — inner guard / butterfly for lifting the opponent or attacking with legs
- •Knee push sweep — pushing the opponent's knee with the leg from the back position when the opponent is kneeling to knock them sideways and take the top position
- •Maintaining position in Closed Guard — 15 seconds (upright posture)
Ground techniques: escapes
- •Guard pass — passing the guard to take the top position
- •Shrimp escape from side control — escaping from side control using a shrimp movement
- •Bridge escape from scarf hold (Kesa Gatame) — escaping from a hold using a bridge and twisting
- •Bridge & roll escape from mount — overturning from mount with control of the opponent's arm and leg
- •Back control escape — escaping from the opponent's back control
- •Half guard pass (top) — Knee Slide with crossface control + underhook
Ground techniques: submissions
- •Armbar from mount — elbow lever
- •Bow and Arrow Choke from Back Control — choke from the back
- •Straight Ankle Lock (Achilles Lock) from Ashi Garami — achilles lock from Ashi Garami
- •Straight Arm Lock from Kesa Gatame — straight arm lock from scarf hold
- •Cross Collar Choke from Side Control — cross collar choke from side control
- •Triangle Choke from Closed Guard — triangle choke from closed guard
bouts
- •Training bout with an opponent holding a white-yellow belt — 2 minutes
- •Training bout with an opponent holding a white-yellow belt (under golden score rules) — 1 minute
