20:00– 21:30
Self-defense course
Gracie Combatives: the self-defense foundation of Jiu-Jitsu
Gracie University's course that teaches you to protect yourself in the situations that really happen, step by step and with no experience needed.
What is Gracie Combatives?
Gracie Combatives is the beginner curriculum built by the Gracie family, the founders of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, at Gracie University. It gathers the 36 most important Jiu-Jitsu techniques for self-defense: escaping from underneath, controlling an attacker, defending punches and chokes, and taking someone down.
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36 essential techniquesThe whole course is built on 36 lessons, each one a situation that really happens in a fight: someone on top of you, a headlock, a punch coming at you.
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Built for the street, not for pointsThe goal is to protect yourself and control the situation without hurting anyone, not to win a match. That makes it the best place for anyone to start.
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A clear progressionEach technique is repeated until it becomes a reflex. Gracie University estimates 8 to 12 months to reach Gracie Combatives belt level.
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A certificate at the endStudents who finish the course and show command of the techniques receive the academy's certificate of achievement in Jiu-Jitsu Combative Skills.
Taught in the Fundamentals class
The academy's Fundamentals class is the Gracie Combatives course. Six days a week at two times; pick the one that suits you, and the first class is free.
21:30– 23:00
Fundamentals
The techniques you will learn
Technique names as they appear in the Gracie University curriculum.
Mount
- Trap and Roll Escape
- Americana Armlock
- Positional Control
- Take the Back + Rear Naked Choke
- Straight Armlock
- Elbow Escape
- Headlock Counters
- Twisting Arm Control
Guard
- Punch Block Series (1–5)
- Triangle Choke
- Elevator Sweep
- Straight Armlock
- Double Ankle Sweep
- Kimura Armlock
- Hook Sweep
- Take the Back
- Double Underhook Pass
Side mount
- Positional Control
- Headlock Escape 1
- Headlock Escape 2
- Shrimp Escape
- Elbow Escape
Standing: takedowns and defense
- Leg Hook Takedown
- Clinch (aggressive and conservative opponent)
- Body Fold Takedown
- Guillotine Choke
- Guillotine Defense
- Haymaker Punch Defense
- Rear Takedown
- Pull Guard
- Double Leg Takedown
- Standing Headlock Defense
- Standing Armlock
Your instructor
Ahmed Darwish, Gracie Combatives Belt
Ahmed Darwish was awarded the Gracie Combatives Belt by the Gracie University of Jiu-Jitsu on 4 August 2022, on a certificate signed by Professors Ryron Gracie and Rener Gracie.
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