Ranking for students in MMA

February 20th, 2007 | by |

We will be one of the first schools in the country to coordinate the BJJ and No-Gi ranking with MMA. Since MMA is a new martial art, the ranking has always been a problem. We are  using Erik Paulson’s CSW (Combat Submission Wrestling) program for the MMA ranks.  Currently, the CSW program has:

  • 6 student levels
  • 3 coach levels

Each student level will coordinate with 2 stripes on the belt. The belt rankings will go from:

  • white - 4 stripes
  • blue - 4 stripes
  • purple - 4 stripes
  • brown - 4 stripes (coach level)
  • black

To ensure that each student gets a complete program, we are coordinating Erik’s program with the Grappling program. This will guarantee that each student will have a complete stand-up and ground game going forward.

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