Does your school have a basic program for white belts

[Italianissimo]

It seems Jiu Jitsu it is not codified as Judo i.e., where at any belt you learn an amount of techniques.
It seems more that everything is left to what the teachers think can be good for their students.
Does your school have a basic structured program for people starting Jiu Jitsu?
Thanks

 

[Marbig]

We don't but I know a lot of schools that do.

Gracie Barra here puts 2 stripers and below in the fundamental classes while everyone with 3+ stripes is in the advance class.

Gracie Humaita (spelling?) has a white belt class and a blue+ up class.

I don't know how to feel about the whole separation thing tbh. On one hand, I understand the need to have two separate groups (after all, you don't want to be teaching your purple belts basic armbar from guard). However, on the other hand, I feel its slightly unfair to squish everyone from blue to brown in one class because there is quite the disparity in skill at the end of the day. It also hampers the white belt's knowledge I find as the rolls in those classes usually rely more on strength than anything else. Also, they don't know any of the higher belts who form kind of form their own circle within the gym.

 

[Dogstarman]

He usually teaches two techniques. They are both the basic positions but with the beginners he may only teach a basic mount escape, like a shrimp out. With the blues he may teach a more advanced technical variation of a mount escape and add a sweep and submission combo after the escape.

And he makes the white belts roll with the higher belts too. So sometimes as a higher belt you have to go with white belts. It's ok sometimes but probably better for the white.

 

[Chr9is]

My school does not but it's usually smaller (usually 16-20 people max) so everyone tries to help each other out. The higher belts roll with new people and typically try to help them out, but usually my coach will jump in to try and give the upper belts a variety to work with.

 

[mr violent]

my gym offers a basics class during the same timeslot as the fundamentals. i'm pretty sure they just teach things like breakfalls, shrimps, technical standups, and possibly a few basic subs (armbar from guard, x-choke from mount, etc).

if it's a smaller class (for the fundamentals class), they'll just toss 'em together, but that's mostly a day class thing (evening classes are pretty full).

 

[ironwolf]

..I wish.

 

[leok]

Rorion's academy has the same thing as Humaita as well

 

[Sloth]

We offer a basics class that covers a portion of the Gracie self defense stuff as well as some introduction into more sportive techniques. This is set on an 8 week curriculum. After about 3 months of that, then they can start doing the intermediate classes which are a mix of curriculum based classes and more random class material. My brother and I teach based on a monthly curriculum set up to cover as much basic material for each position as possible (for example, 1 month of top side control, next month top knee on belly, next month top mount, etc

 

[ijustwannasurf]

Our basic curriculum covers some self defense, a few takedowns, as well as the base positions. The guards we introduce are closed, butterfly, and foot on hips/spider.

 

[Gojujutsu]

My first school had no curriculum. You learned things in no particular order even starting out which was confusing as we didn't drill basics to make sure we got a good base. What was good was everybody started out together on one technique, then broke into lower and higher levels for a second, then all came back together to roll.

Second school we only have one blue belt and all the rest are white.

 

[Uchi Mata]

Yes. My teacher is an old school Gracie Barra guy and he still has beginning class for anyone with less than 3 stripes, it's about a 6 month curriculum covering basic positioning, subs, passes, etc. I think it's good to have a structured curriculum early on.

 

[ThatBJJGuy]

every good school should have a fundamentals class

 

[tenktriangles]

Yes. My teacher is an old school Gracie Barra guy and he still has beginning class for anyone with less than 3 stripes, it's about a 6 month curriculum covering basic positioning, subs, passes, etc. I think it's good to have a structured curriculum early on.

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What i'd like to see more of in beginner curricula is the fundamental reasoning behind why you do what you do. Also basic points that will save your ass throughout your career, like grip fighting.

 

[1neeto]

Our gym has a white belt only class on Monday evenings.

 

[gottoesplosivo]

we usually throw them in the shark tank on their first day, if they survive they can train with us.
(i am a white belt)

 

[Byrd]

every good school should have a fundamentals class

Tell that to Kurt Osiander...

 

[Newbie668]

Our school has a beginners class that focuses on drilling and positional sparring. When you are ready, you are promoted to the intermediate class.

 

[RAWilliams]

We don't but I know a lot of schools that do.

Gracie Barra here puts 2 stripers and below in the fundamental classes while everyone with 3+ stripes is in the advance class.

Gracie Humaita (spelling?) has a white belt class and a blue+ up class.

I don't know how to feel about the whole separation thing tbh. On one hand, I understand the need to have two separate groups (after all, you don't want to be teaching your purple belts basic armbar from guard). However, on the other hand, I feel its slightly unfair to squish everyone from blue to brown in one class because there is quite the disparity in skill at the end of the day. It also hampers the white belt's knowledge I find as the rolls in those classes usually rely more on strength than anything else. Also, they don't know any of the higher belts who form kind of form their own circle within the gym.

GB advanced classes are optional after 3+ stripes on the white belt. The fundamentals classes are open to everyone. It's not unusual, at my school, to see purple or brown belts reviewing the fundamentals classes especially after an injury or if they have ambitions of teaching.