Program: The Path to Black BeltBeyond the blue belt skill set, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu consists of hundreds of advanced techniques, all of which we have organized into a clearly defined, systematic strategy called positional hierarchy. In order to streamline the learning process, we have divided all the techniques into weekly positional chapters: mount, side mount, guard, etc. In the advanced course, the objective is to give the students a broad understanding of the essential principles and techniques of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. In the advanced course, the objective is to take each student from basic understanding to intimate knowledge of positional hierarchy. By spending such a prolonged period of time on the specialized study of one position, students learn several closely related techniques. This enables them to “connect the dots” more effectively than if they were learning random techniques, from random positions, every day of the week.