CTA THE PATH TO BLUE BELT
The CTA program is designed for people with minimal experience in mind. It is the core Fundamental class and follows the curriculum designed by Professor Caio Terra. These classes will help all students build a solid foundation. Proficiency in the CTA Fundamental curriculum is required for advancement to blue belt. It is also required knowledge and is included in the tests of all colored belts, including Black Belt.
STANDING
1 - Double leg
2 - Sprawl to the back
3 - Pulling to close guard
4 - Pulling close guard shooting hips up + armlock with standing opponent
5 - Double ankle sweep
6 - Single leg
7 - Single leg finishing (dump)
8 - Arm out guillotine
CLOSED GUARD
9 - Armlock vs armpit grip
10 - Opening the closed guard standing
11 - Cross choke from closed guard (Under)
12 - Cross choke from closed guard
13 - Triangle choke hugging the leg
14 - Setting up the overhook to triangle choke
15 - Breaking the posture (Opening the elbow, pulling one collar, and opening the elbow)
16 - Kimura from closed guard
17 - Sit up sweep
18 - Scissor sweep
SIDE CONTROL
19 - Recovering to closed guard from side control
20 - Recovering guard when the person is in front of you in turtle
21 - Running escape
22 - Keylock escape to double leg
23 - Keylock escape to sit through to the back
24 - Switching the base to armlock or variation
MOUNT
25 - Basic hip escape from mount
26 - Hip escape trapping the ankle
27 - Armlock from keylock grip
28 - Armlock from keylock grip then breaking bicep grip (teria que julgar apenas no grip break) 29- Basic keylock to armlock
30 - Keylock
31 - Basic cross choke
32 - Cross choke 33- UPA when opponent hugs the head
34 - UPA when opponent cross choke
35 - UPA when opponent cross choke variation
36 - Hip press
37 - Hip press variation
38 - Ezequiel choke
39 - Technical mount choke
40 - Technical mount armlock
BACK
41 - Rear naked choke (traditional or with gable grip)
42 - Retaking the back when opponent gets his back to the mat
43 - Armlock from the back
44 - Back escape to single leg
45 - Taking the back pulling the hips
STANDING LESSON PLANS
CLOSED GUARD LESSON PLANS
3 - Scissor sweep
4 - Posturing and opening the closed guard
5 - Cross choke
6 - Kimura
7 - Triangle choke
8 - Sweeping from closed guard
9 - Armlock
10 - Pulling and attacking from closed guard
SIDE CONTROL LESSON PLANS
About the instructor
Professor Caio Terra has won a record setting 10 IBJJF No Gi world championships. In addition, he has won 2 Gi World Championships and believes strongly that technique conquers all. He has proven this time and time again, and has won the American National Absolute title 3 times! As a teacher, his students have won at the highest levels from Worlds to ADCC. He has coached in several UFC title fights and is often regarded as one of the most technical Jiu Jitsu instructors in the world