Combat Jiu-Jitsu Training
Combat Jiu-Jitsu is Rule of 3 Martial Arts’ fight-oriented grappling curriculum. The objective is not to remain on the ground. Students learn how to close distance, put an opponent down when necessary, control the position, account for strikes, and return safely to their feet when staying grounded is unsafe.
Program Focus
- Standing clinch entries, off-balancing, and takedowns
- Position and control from mount, side control, back control, and guard
- Managing striking threats while clinched or on the ground
- Escapes from inferior positions and recovery to standing
- Chokes, armlocks, shoulder locks, and restraint options
- Transitions between standing, top, and bottom positions
One Connected System
Training begins from standing because that is where most encounters begin. Clinch work and takedowns lead into positional control, escapes, submissions, or a safe route back to the feet. Students learn to recognize when controlling on the ground is appropriate and when disengaging is the better decision.
How Training Is Structured
Skills are organized into focused sets and practiced until the mechanics are dependable. Students begin with controlled repetitions, then progress to positional drills, decision-making exercises, and increasing resistance. The emphasis is on posture, leverage, timing, pressure, and reliable choices—not collecting techniques without being able to apply them.
Foundational Movement
Conditioning supports the technical work. Students use hip escapes, bridges, breakfalls, technical stand-ups, sit-outs, sprawls, guard-passing movement, and related drills to improve mobility, base, recovery, and repeatable grappling mechanics.
How It Differs From Sport-Only Grappling
Combat Jiu-Jitsu uses proven grappling positions and submissions, but the training context is self-defense. Strikes, standing entries, takedowns, control, disengagement, and the ability to get back up remain part of the problem. Ground position is treated as one phase of an altercation rather than the automatic destination.
Part of Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu
Combat Jiu-Jitsu is not a separate martial art at Rule of 3. It is the grappling component of the school’s broader Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu program and connects directly to its striking, self-defense, and control work. This integration is a primary focus of the school.
Who It Is For
No previous grappling experience is required. New students build a practical foundation, while experienced martial artists refine transitions, positional control, strike awareness, and performance against increasing resistance. Training intensity is adjusted to the student’s experience and ability.
Combat Jiu-Jitsu material is integrated into Rule of 3’s Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu classes. Contact the school before attending your first class to confirm placement and current availability.