Sombo/Sambo Grading Syllabus

BSF/ESF Sombo Grading syllabus

The first column tells you what techniques are expect as you move along the coloured columns you will see the amount of techniques you are expected to perform between each belt. The syllabus below is for Adults. The Junior ( 5 years to 15 years) syllabus is exactly the same  but with  3 segments in between each belt  i.e. Red Tabs White Belt would have 3 sections White Belt 1 Tab, White Belt 2 Tabs, White Belt 3 Tabs and so on. Juniors under 10 years of age are not allowed Leg Locks or Arm Locks. For Blue Belt and Brown Belt minimum age 14 years. 1st Degree is a Senior Grade with a minimum age of 16 years, when a Junior has reached 16 his Junior Grade will become a Senior Grade
Students can participate in a Competitive Grading this where your competition record and technical ability are taken into account. Technical Grade is where you are examined on your Technical Ability and must be of the highest standard

	White Belt	Yellow Belt	Orange Belt	Green Belt	Blue Belt	Brown Belt	Black Belt
	1st Grade	2nd Grade	3rd Grade	4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade	1st Degree
Hip Throws	1	2	3	4	4	5	7
Shoulder Throws			1	1	2	3	4
Throws using Hands			1	2	3	4	5
Leg Throws	2	4	5	6	8	9	10
Sacrificial Throws				1	2	3	5
Winding Throws			1	2	3	4	5
Ground Holds	1	2	3	4	5	6	8
Leg, Locks	1	2	3	4	5	6	9
Arm,  Elbow Locks	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Break falls	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Combination Throws		1	2	3	4	5	7
Counter Throws		1	2	3	4	5	7
Throws into Locks		1	2	3	4	5	7
Throws into Holds	1	2	3	4	5	6	9
Counter to holds and locks		1	2	3	4	5	7