All 5 Gracie Combatives Test Drills Performed 

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Check if there's a Gracie CTC near you. That's what you're looking for. The best 🥋👊🏻.

Thats what tou have to do to make the 5 minute time limit and show your expertise. Thank you!!

Was it hard to memorize all in order? What score did you get?

@@jeffdj1975 it took awhile of repetition to memorize and we had a copy of the test as well and wrote it on a white board for some. I think my score was 94.

Thank you so much man!!

I am glad you are motivated to train is Jiujitsu by my video! It is really fun and takes a lot of effort to master the fine details to pass. Good luck!

Wow thank you!!! We both worked really hard to pass these tests. It is something I'm so happy I've done in my life! I just wish that the judges took into account her body size and didn't doc me those four points. I don't think it was really that fair and I explained in my profile about her body size making it harder to do the double Leg Takedown because if I did it the right way I would crush her. So I didn't qualify to be an instructor unless I do it again.

@@UCQQdmntLgp7x7tuRZojCwUA you can stilo do it but during the test do moves on her as if she is your size.

Yay!!! Where do you train?

@@MaharlikaAWA Gracie gym in Orlando Florida.

You're welcome. Good luck in practice the moves exactly how they show them precisely. Literally copy everything they do in the videos. Like choreography.

Thank you!!

Glad you like the video. It's a great self defense program!! But make sure you also practice rolling and free sparring with it.

Wooo!! Thank you man!!! Encouraging!

No problem...

Being a good bad guy is inportant. thanks!

Yes we passed. I got a 94. Just missing the points to be able to train for instructorship. They are super strict.

Thank you!!

Is it ok to ask you maybe do you have maybe all videos saved?? Im just asking - :)

Thank you!!

How do you plan to train? Alone or with a partner?

@@AngeloPersonalTrainer ive trained at rwal bjj gyms before and competed twice.

Awsome! Let me know your progress.

Thank you sir!!

Well I was but had to take a break. But I am trying to get back into it. Thanks!

That's what we did. We both passed. It is a really good course. If you mix in sparring you will learn faster. Just spar casually and fun. Like after you follow the lessons and practice the moves you should spend 30 mins sparring or do 3 five minute matches or something. Just rolling around and feeling how bodies move in a struggle is helpful to tighten up your logic and use their techniques. But they tell you not to spar until you get the combatives belt. I don't really agree. Every BJJ gym has white belts sparring.

MaharlikaAWA yes, I am now 50 years old, I started learning Gracie Jiu Jitsu in 1994 with Rorion, Royce, I even met and sparred with Ed O’Neil while I was there however back then the training was much different, Many people pushed grappling to the limit and learning the techniques was very hard. Many techniques Today are instinctive however when I started Royce Gracie asked me to use a “Monkey Grip” but I didn’t know what this meant so I continued to do things wrong. Fast Forward to Today I am now learning from the 2 little kids that I saw in 1994 (Rener and Ryron were just kids). GJJ has been used since I learned it, After I retired from the U.S. Navy I want to train with my son and the new system of teaching is so much better and fully detailed. Again, Great Job! You guys are doing great.

@@warriorpoet8119 Thank you! Yes, I appreciate the detailed instructions. Every detail is mentioned on how to do the techniques. You have to do the exact detail to pass. Even one wrong grip, or something moved wrong or not enough will lose you a point during the test. You are lucky to have trained with those people back then. I do not like how many BJJ and MMA gyms do not have a real curriculum or progressive structure to get each belt rank. I am still a 3 stripe white belt outside of the combatives belt and never ranked up to blue. I can never consistently train. It's always off and on for me due to money, not having available places etc.

Thank you! She did her test too and passed.

@@MaharlikaAWA Looks like she already previously earned the pink belt? Are you guys blue belts now?

@@jesusthroughmary to be a GJJ blue belt you have to go to Torrance, California in person at the Gracie Academy and spar in a test in person. It cannot be earned through video. However I SHOULD be a blue belt at any other BJJ group or affiliation at a regular gym. I just never got a promotion due to moving too much but often BJJ black belts and purple belts tell me my skill level is blue even if I am just a 3 stripe whit belt from a physical gym. But I am officially a Combatives belt with GJJ and my friend did officially earn her Women Empowered pink belt prior to this video. She is also a Combatives Belt holder too.

Thank you! They are so strict at grading that they did not take into account the fact my partner was so short. So I could not bend my knees to do the clinch and they marked me off for it. I was 1 point away from being able to pass for instructor training. Oh well. I earned my combatives belt from this. I know if I go to an Academy I could be a blue belt. No doubt. I just need a professor to rank me. Or maybe do one tournament and win a few matches.

We really should have met and trained together dude.

@@MaharlikaAWA I wouldn't say blue belt mate,unless you've been training on the master cycle for around 1 year and had some experience with live skilled opponents at an academy. I've trained in gracie jiu jitsu for around 6 years and some of the best training I've had is against purple belts trying to kick my ass,improved my game big time! Keep rolling.

@@JJ_Beats._. what i meant was if I go to a live Gracie Academy thats the only way to earn the officiak GJJ blue belt. Also I have had over a year or more in my life rolling with live opponents and even competed in 2 tournaments. I would be a blue belt if I had a current professor who would rank me. I have tapped out bkue belts enough times to know I'm just as good. Outside GJJ at other sport gyms I am 3 stripe white belt. I always have problems in life or issues where I have to quit bc of money and life situations.

@@MaharlikaAWA I feel that mate,sometimes the outside world gets the better of you! Trained for 6 years now and can't wait to continue when the rona ends,for now I'm just using gracie university and doing mma/thai drills at home. Good luck with your training mate!

Make one!

@@MaharlikaAWA GoodKarma Leader: Joseph Silvasy St. Petersburg , Florida 33709 It's right around the corner. Joe is a great guy! I train with him now out of Gracie Martial Arts Tampa.

I agree and I did all that and had tournament experience before this as well as gym rolling. I also trained after this. I did receive a blue belt from a black belt after this but never tested for the Gracie Academy blue belt. Only earned the combatives belt.

Thank you.

Great! You can do it!!

Thanks!

Me either. It's ignorant. You can learn a lot from videos if you work hard and take time.

ReDeV7 did you get your belt how do you feel about the program over all.

@@mountmusashibjjnepa6280 Yes. Awesome program.

Some small girl, lol. Lets him try it on a man.

@@invictus_They-Them_Nazi_Hunter I did. I am pretty good at BJJ. I have competed.

MaharlikaAWA i mean a street fight not playing around.

I have a lot more stand up training than grappling. Im 5th dan Taekwondo and also trained some Kickboxing and MMA. And I am a Kali teacher. Anyway yes I feel these techniques ddfinately will work in a street fight. And go to gracie university online to find out how to submit a test.

No. One was not driving forward enough with the takedown.

@@MaharlikaAWA I bought the bullyproof DVDs to do with my girls around 6 years ago and loved it. I got the combatives and did a little with my oldest but she catch the bug. I did 1 year at a local bjj school but was developing neck problems. Fast forward to now, I'm 52 and a gracie academy opened nearby and I'm thinking about giving it another go! I would love to have a blue belt before I die!😂

@@jpjp3873 do it!!!!

I feel like they shouldn't have docked me as many points as they did. I feel it was a little unfair because of the body size different of my partner. They talked to me for not being standing close to her during clinch standing. So I leaned forward and because I'm way taller than her I couldn't really stand close and it didn't make sense. Apparently they wanted me to standing basically a very deep horse stance to line up with her chest so my legs would be close to her legs like literally touching. I don't understand why they expected me to do that when I indicated that she was only four foot 11. Also the double Leg Takedown they talked me appointment cuz I didn't drive through enough but if I did that for real I would have crushed her and injured her. So I feel they were unfairly document appoint from that as well because obviously I'm not going to drive through all the way. Then they said I didn't have enough control passing the guard after the double leg to take side control. And I think maybe on one of the positions with a triangle choke or something my hands and grab around the head or the neck or something.

@@MaharlikaAWA Thank you for the info. I’m surprised about those deductions on the standing techniques. Regardless, great test video. Best of luck on your journey.

@@ericjenrique thanks man! I guess I have to pay another $105 to do the test over again so I can try to make instructor level if I ever want to do that. Good luck with you too and let me know if you upload it!

You have to do the drills in order and say the names. Well you don't really have to say the names but it helps. We wrote them down on a big card so that if I forgot I would glance over and know where we're at. I basically just memorized and by practicing the test.

I trained at non Gracie gyms and Taekwondo and Kali. This took me 3-4 months but I had over a year or more of MMA BJJ experience combined in my martial arts history.

I think it was 2 points below qualifying for instructor training. They grade hard and I think they didn't take into account our size differences. One point was taken away because I did not drive forward hard with a double leg. I knew to do that but my partner is so small I would have injured her.

@MaharlikaAWA yeah I feel they should have taken that into consideration. I figured that was the reason you didn't take her down hard. People don't realize the standards of these tests they grade. I feel like they hold everyone to the same standards and that is wonderful. People don't give the online course its due respect. Good job man if ur not training I hope you can get back to it soon.

@@brandonpylant5764 I am currently doing Filipino Martial Arts right now. BJJ is too damn expensive. Also work schedule did not permit me to be available when BJJ gyms are open and making sure I am home with my wife each day at times. I do not think I forgot anything. I made it to blue belt under regular BJJ but not in Gracie JJ due to the test being expensive and the local gym won't test people unless you sign up and sign contracts etc. You are right the online course is super solid and real martial arts. The test is hard and you have to work on technique and looking smooth which a lot of people can't do very well.

We both earned our combatives belts.

@@MaharlikaAWA well done. Ive only just started my Combatives journey this week. Watching this video is like a goal setter and motivator.

@@234dannyboy Yeah you can do it! Train every day and follow the lessons exactly and copy their ways of moving for every part of your body. Even my video did not get a 96% or above. It's only because my training partner is so dang short I could not be close enough for clinch unless it was awkward. They did not take it into account or care and still gave me minus points. Sucks. I could have gotten at least 86% to qualify for the ability to be an instructor.

@@MaharlikaAWA wow, that's really really strict. No wonder some black belts don't want to do that combatives test. Have you done blue belt stripe one course or been to a CTC and inquired about blue belt testing yet?

@@234dannyboy no. I have not been to a CTC. I have followed a few of the Master Cycle lessons. No stripes.

Maybe 3 intense months. But I have prior martial arts and bjj training too.

@@MaharlikaAWA Nice. Was this required to be one continuous take, or just each section within 5 minutes but you could have breaks in between?

@@jesusthroughmary each section is it's own video file separated and you can have breaks in between.

No you record it and upload it.

Yes I received my combatives belt.

@@MaharlikaAWA Congrats on completing the program. What is your plan from here regarding GJJ?

@@chrisblanchard4938 Honesty I want to get a blue belt in both a regular gym and also the gracie system. And see where it goes from there. I should be a blue belt honestly as I can tap out blue belts.

@@MaharlikaAWA I am almost a month into my training of the combatives program and I am really enjoying it. My art that I have studied for many years is Kempo and it goes nicely with GJJ. It gives me a good mix of striking and grappling for self defense. Good luck in the future with your training.

@@chrisblanchard4938 Thanks man!

Well I had done maybe 300 hours in my life of Gracie JJ studying. I started several years ago and briefly did it then did not do it until July last year. So we did maybe 3-4 times a week for 2-3 hours each time. Watching the videos then practicing stuff. So far I have not received my belt and certificate. I guess it takes over a month for them to send it to you. But believe me they are REALLY harsh graders. You better make sure you copy things exactly, even things they don't mention on the DVD out loud. Try to copy their hands or positions. I got docked simply because my partner is so small and I was doing the clinch naturally, but they said my legs were too far away from the bad guy and I needed to be closer. But if I did that I would be squatting down super low. I know to do this with people my own size as I always have. So they don't care. You have to do it exactly.

@@MaharlikaAWA So glad you uploaded this, man. I'm training to become a GC instructor and I was told I'd have to score a 95 or better to be qualified to teach Combatives. I had NO idea they were that stringent. Looks like I'll get some private lessons to make sure I get that 95 the first time around. Thanks for the upload!

Yeah man it sucks I got a 94. Just 1 point off. Im not happy about it. They judge super harsh but I know where I need to improve if I do the test again but its only necessary if I want to be an instructor. I can teach without them because I know other martial arts and I could be a blue belt under another black belt. But im still going to try and rank up through Gracie University anyway because the curriculum rocks. I feel super confident on the ground for a street fight. YOU MUST drill it realistically with serious resistance and sparring. Over and over make it real. Like add the punches and stuff with a glove for safety. If I get rich I may try to get a 95 later. But I can still get a blue belt if I go to a GCTC in real life. But you still have to pay for the video test to get the 95 even if you get the blue belt. There is a rule you have to have it on video too. And video is an extra test fee.

Explain to me why people are teaching combatives after 6-8 months? Shouldnt you have to prove you can pull it off against at least 70% resistance? I plan to go through the course and put it to work with my training buddies. Let's see what happens when they pressure me with strikes.

You can find it cheaper on ebay. It's worth it.

Thanks ñ.ñ

You could check out the free content before buying there is few lessons for free

3-5 months.

Yeah it is fun!!!! Thanks! You need to come to USA again and teach me more.

@@MaharlikaAWA how long were you practicing this?

@@attilathehun9401 300 hours maybe?

@@MaharlikaAWA just lost all desire for it

@@attilathehun9401 what?

No I did succeed. I got my gracie combatives belt.

@@MaharlikaAWA wow amazing!! Can i get some tips on how can i earn it? Im currently watching and learning through online.

@@ivrsn_1569 Watch the videos and follow the lessons fully. Watch the entire lessons and do exactly how they say it. Copy the exact movements they do. Get a good training partner. The Combatives Belt is white with a blue stripe down the whole belt.

@@MaharlikaAWA for your last opinion if i dedicate my self for training and perfecting all the lessons and techniques, would pass the testing at the age of 15?

@@ivrsn_1569 yes probably.

What intro?

Thanks a lot!! If only the Gracies thought so too! Haha! 1 point away from qualifying for instructor ship but we both earned our ranks. I can re-try again another day.

@@MaharlikaAWA good luck brother 🤗❤ i'm also trying to do my best with my partner " the dummy " hehe 😂 but i really don't care about their thoughts coz i'm already a wrestler just practicing the program is a good thing 🤗

@@hamadalrowaie6882 well we passed solid, but 95 and up you can qualify to be an instructor. I never intend to but it's just nice to know it's available. You should do the test.

@@MaharlikaAWA maybe i will try to do that in the future 🤗 have a nice day brother ❤ and good luck 👊👺.

@@hamadalrowaie6882 thanks. I will!

Double leg takedown, controlling the head in triangle and I forgot the others.

I noticed some small details were missed and just wanna know if that counts against you

Ya I missed like 6 points. They are so dang strict dude. Ridiculously strict. So I got a 94. Just 1 more point and I would have qualified for the ability to be a instructor. But I can still retest again and do it over if I want to do it, if I pay the money. But I don't think I will do it.

@@MaharlikaAWA The main problems i saw was with your clich. Your hips should be right on her leg so you wont get kneed in the process. And With conservative cling you should do a fake before you go in. The other ones are smaal details i think you can get beter points if you work on your clinches more. Great stuff again thx for the video!!!

@@MaharlikaAWA Oh and the double leg takedown btw, you should put your knee on the ground to take her down, not pull the legs

@@tanerguzel1935 well she is 4'11" and I am 5'11" so the clinch position was very hard to do and if it was a taller partner I would have done it correctly. I should have just bent my knees and lowered myself down.

I earned the combatives belt.

@@MaharlikaAWA the combative belts IS the blue belt of Gracie BJJ

@@AngeloPersonalTrainer it is a new belt. To get a official blue belt you have to test in person at a GCT.

@@AngeloPersonalTrainer From the Gracie University website: "The Gracie Combatives belt signifies that you're capable of surviving a street fight against an untrained aggressor. That's much more than an advanced white belt. The blue belt (with no stripes) is awarded after a student demonstrates some survival skills and comfort when confronted with a more skilled opponent. This usually takes at least six months of training to include exposure to Master Cycle techniques and cooperative sparring."

UtubeLittleBagOfEverything By AgZ in reality if you automatically go for take down in a street fight without harming yourself, and you immediately go for a joint lock, like Americana, you can end the fight in seconds. The only problem is that you can do real immediate damage which may mean lawsuit. But I see your point you wanna be able to get away ASAP but in Baja we prac6ice technical standup to.

Karate sucks and boxing is too limited. Lethwei, freestyle wrestling and BJJ sprinkled with gracie combatives is where it's at. Lethwei eats all standup styles for breakfast. It's brutal.

I teach Kali (filipino martial arts) and Taekwondo and also have a Korean flag up.

Wait what!!! Wow!! Our traditional Martial arts!!

@@ivrsn_1569 Yes I have also been to the Philippines 3 times. My fiance is FIlipina. This woman is not my fiance she is just a student of Kali and Taekwondo of mine we did BJJ together.

Thanks. But her husband can watch the chick flicks. Instead I helped train her in both Women Empowered and Gracie Combatives where she earned both her pink belt and combatives belt. I also teach her Kali and Taekwondo and general MMA self defense.

MaharlikaAWA thanks for putting this video up. The way you moved through everything with that speed and posted your score gives an indicator on what to expect for the test. Keep up the good training

I have seen people wil sloppier technique and more wild movements get a higher score simply because their feet were in the right position, wheres my double leg takedown did not push through enough or something. Honestly, it is really confusing on how they come up with scores but they are SOOOOO strict. I was 1 point off from qualifying to be an instructor if I wanted it. but if I DO ever want it I have to test again and pay the fee again. To be a Gracie certified instructor you have to have a combatives score of 95 or higher. But then you have to invest a lot of money if you DID plan to go that business route. For me I don't need to be a Gracie instructor but it would have been cool to know I had the score. OH WELL! I can teach whatever I teach anyway. In June I am going to try to test live at a CTC to earn my Gracie blue belt. but I also want to earn a blue belt from a sport gym to match it. That is my goal.

MaharlikaAWA can you give more details about this program you are talking about. Did you use the online training program or just the dvds. What was the cost. How did you test. Thanks for the info

We usd both the videos online on Gracie University and the DVDs at the same time. They are the same videos, but the DVDs have some cool features like some notes and things but they are necessary. It's easier to see on a big TV. And it has the test example at the end. But there are test examples on the university website as well. If yu buy DVDs on ebay you can get a low price. We got it for like $50. Same with Women Empowered. So cheap! But new they are over 100 bucks. Just go look it up. We tested on this video and uploaded it to the website.

Can you do it though video online?

Video evaluation is available online

@@MaharlikaAWA lol I’m So sorry for very late response. Good job on your test btw, very good technique!) I could’ve but the problem was that I didn’t have any one to train with during the lockdown. My dad couldn’t practice with me since he had work, and all of my friends weren’t able to come over cause of their parents not letting them. (I was living in California so the lockdown shut down my certified training center forever and all my friends wouldn’t leave their homes.)

@@ivrsn_1569 yeah only if you had someone to train with during the lockdown 😅 I’m the only one in my entire immediate family on my moms and dads side of the family that does jiujitsu at All.

@@yurifrommw215 You know that lockdown was total BS and people are afraid of everything. California is probably one of the worst states to live in right now. The Gracies only survived because they are so famous and have this program to lean on when the government forced people to shut down. Well I hope you can do it anyway and find better friends who don't have democrat parents.

No. They would know. Also you have to separate the videos into 5 categories.

Uh yeah I do have a belt. Combatives belt was sent. I also have a white belt with 3 stripes under regular sport BJJ gym. Who cares?

MaharlikaAWA oh ok, I was just confused on how it worked at first, I’m doing Gracie Combatives now and was unsure

@@thefrankmirfan2319 oh great! Guess you get a belt in the certificate mailed to you if you passed. It's pretty cool. I wasn't sure if you were making fun of gracie combatives.

MaharlikaAWA oh nice, yea I wasn’t making fun I was just confused on how it all worked. Are you gonna go for your blue belt soon?

@@thefrankmirfan2319 i hope so. I want to get the Gracie blue belt by visiting their gym in California and I also want to get a blue belt out of sport gym too. I should be a blue belt right now but I just never had anyone rank me. I tap out blue belts all the time.

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@@MaharlikaAWA congrats bro, i was joking, i did the course but i didnt test, changed the school, you did good for online course.

@@robertoramos9772 why didn't you test? Thank you!

@@MaharlikaAWA i trained before gracie university, i did the combatives program for months, but i decided move out because i didnt like the university system,every class look the same, was boring for me, now i training at Australia Elite Team

@@robertoramos9772 oh you trained at a physical gracie certified gym? Cool. I trained at a Babalu affiliated gym for a few months.

Wooo!! Thanks man!! Keep America Great!

Thank God right about now for Trump! Could you imagine Biden running things?

@@jpjp3873 your comment didn't age well 😆😆😆🇺🇸

@@antoniostyles lol. I don't see what I was replying to, but I can guarantee that brandon ain't doing a damn thing that's good for America!

@@antoniostyleshe was spot on about Biden sucking at running things

Go to gracieuniversity.com

@@MaharlikaAWA they have free trial then it's too damn expensive I've checked it out please can you put some tutorials I've seen Matt Serra s bjj videos but this is something different please help me

@@MaharlikaAWA I am sure you'll get more viewing and subscription after you start uploading tutorials of bjj

What you need to do is go on ebay and order the combatives DVDs.

I am not good enough to be a BJJ teacher.

No it's not.

It seem like She didn't hooked your legs

@@djzatka well whe did. This is not one of the moves I lost points on. So the Gracie Academy seems to think it was good. Look in the mirror in the back.

@@MaharlikaAWA gottcha now I saw In Mirror . I haven't notice that mirror before sorry..

Gracias amigo!