Purple Belt is your next destination on the road to Black Belt.  You should notice your training will begin to change at this level as our focus shifts to finishing!  As you moved from White to Blue we took a lot of time on defense, and learning how to keep yourself safe.  Using the foundation we learned to earn Blue, we now learn submissions and striking to create offense while moving from Blue to Purple.

Learning to become a complete Martial Artist is a process.  In Eclectics we break that process down into five main levels (or Belts).  We started by having you earn your White Belt.  That evaluation phase of the White Belt was all about you learning how to be humble, learning how to trust those working with you, and preparing yourself mentally for the journey ahead.  Those lessons helped you to build the defensive base that makes up the Blue Belt.  This “defensive” process helped you learn how to control yourself on the ground so you do not panic, control the person attacking you so you can institute an offense plan, and you have learned how to control the situation so you can setup finishing moves that we will now learn.

Make sure you are keeping track of your training time, as you earn the three stripes of Blue Belt, and take your Purple Belt test.  The boxing is all about power, the grappling is all about domination, and the finishing moves are about winning.  Remember to hit hard, try for lots of submissions, and take your time to learn those sockets!       The Eclectics system has a naming convention for the submissions that is designed to help you learn your submissions easier.  The naming convention is also designed to help you with submission transitions from various positions.  The fact is, there are thousands of submissions, and these same submissions can be applied from every position you can think of.  The more important point to learn at this early stage is you do not need to concern yourself with learning every submission in the world.  Just keep in mind the Purple Belt is designed to provide you with the knowledge to figure out every submission in the world.

MOUNT SUBMISSIONS   INVERTED SUBMISSIONS  
Arm Locks – ARM BAR   Leg Locks – PANCRASE TURN  
Arm Locks – ARM HOOK   CLINCH SUBMISSIONS  
Arm Locks – STRAIGHT ARM   Choke Holds – CROSS ARM CHOKE  
Arm Locks – LAYOUT   Leg Locks – PANCRASE TURN  
Arm Locks – FALLOUT   Leg Locks – KNEE BAR  
Arm Locks – HINGE PINCH   Leg Locks – ANKLE JOINT LOCK  
Choke Holds – CLOAK CHOKE   Leg Locks – ACHILLES  
Choke Holds – CROSS ARM CHOKE   Choke Holds – FRONT CHOKE  
Choke Holds – FALL OUT CHOKE   HAND GRIPS  
Choke Holds – MOUNTED FRONT CHOKE   THREE FINGERS  
GUARD SUBMISSIONS   FOUR FINGERS  
Arm Locks – ARM HOOK WITH ARM   FULL HAND  
Arm Locks – ARM HOOK WITH LEG   FINGERS WITH FINGERS  
Arm Locks – STRAIGHT ARM LOCK & Fig 4   WRIST GRAB  
Leg Locks – ACHILLES   HAND & WRIST  
Leg Locks – ANKLE JOINT LOCK   STAND UP – KICKS  
Leg Locks – PANCRASE TURN   STRAIGHT  
Leg Locks – TOE HOLD   ROUND HOUSE  
Leg Locks – HINGE PINCH   SIDE  
Choke Holds – CROSS ARM CHOKE   FRONT  
Choke Holds – FALLOUT CHOKE   FAN  
Choke Holds – CAN OPENER   HEEL  
SIDE MOUNT SUBMISSIONS   AXE  
Arm Locks – ARM BAR   DROP  
Arm Locks – ARM HOOK   STAND UP – PUNCHES  
Arm Locks – STRAIGHT ARM   STRAIGHT JAB  
Arm Locks – LAYOUT   STRAIGHT PUNCH  
Choke Holds – CROSS ARM CHOKE   CROSS  
Choke Holds – SIDE HEAD LOCK CHOKE   HOOK  
Leg Locks – PANCRASE TURN   UPPER CUT  
HALF GUARD SUBMISSIONS   PUMPHREY PANCRASE TRAINING #1  
Leg Locks – KNEE BAR   ENGAGING  
Leg Locks – ANKLE JOINT LOCK   OVER TOP HAMMERS  
SPIDER GUARD SUBMISSIONS   FIGURE 8 SHORT  
Arm Locks – ARM HOOK   FIGURE 8 LONG  
Arm Locks – STRAIGHT ARM   “T” TAPS  
Arm Locks – LAYOUT   SUBMISSION DEFENSE
Arm Locks – FALLOUT   ARM BAR  
Choke Holds – FALLOUT CHOKE (Both Arms)   ARM HOOK  
Leg Locks – ACHILLES   LAYOUT  
STOMACH (Back Mount) SUBMISSIONS   FALLOUT  
Arm Locks – ARM HOOK   SIDE HEAD LOCK CHOKE  
Arm Locks – STRAIGHT ARM   KNEE BAR  
Arm Locks – LAYOUT   ACHILLES  
Arm Locks – FALLOUT   ANKLE JOINT LOCK  
Choke Holds – SLEEPER CHOKE   FRONT CHOKE  
Choke Holds – REAR NAKED CHOKE   REAR NAKED CHOKE  
Choke Holds – SHOULDER CHOKE   FALLOUT CHOKE  
Leg Locks – KNEE BAR   ­
Leg Locks – ANKLE JOINT LOCK  
Leg Locks – ACHILLES