BASIC
LEVEL 1

CURRICULUM

GLÍMA
BASIC
LEVEL 1

FOCUS

Grappling Fundamentals and Immediately Effective Attacks.

To ease universal understanding and avoid confusion, we use most commonly recognized names for techniques where available, typically English or Japanese, rather strictly using Old Norse.

This way, you can learn most effectively, adapt any prior knowledge, and cross-train more effectively. 


PRINCIPLES

  • Always Be Aggressive

  • Always Be On Your Feet

  • Always: Violence Of Action

  • Except When Training! Stay Safe

Breakfalls

  • Front

  • Back

  • Sideways

  • Rolling forward

  • Rolling back

Always Be On Your Feet:

  • Tactical Standup

  • Rolling Up

  • Sprawling to stay up

  • Movement to stay up

Stance

  • Balance and Unbalancing Principles

  • The Fighter Stance

  • “Interview Positions” (Pre-Combat)

  • Verbal Judo

  • Surprise Attacks (Both ways)

  • Civilian Considerations; Defense Against Attorneys

Grips

Basic:

  • Wrist and Sleeves

  • Neck and Collars

  • Underhook and Overhook

  • Russian Tie

  • Front Headlock

  • Bodylock

Legs:

  • Knee and Ankle Picks

  • High Crotch

  • Single Leg

Advanced:

  • Catching grips

  • Hand trapping techniques

  • Using grips for advantage

  • Breaking grips

  • Clinching fundamentals

Throws

Forward:

  • Hip Toss

  • Full body

  • Head-and-arm variant

  • Arm-and-shoulder variant

Back:

  • Shove

  • Tackles and Double Legs

Other:

  • Slams

  • Scooping Throw

Practicals

Basic:

  • Rhino Blocks, demonstrated from incoming strikes

  • Overarm trap, demonstrated from sideways attacks

  • Cross block, demonstrated from “above” and “below” attacks

Advanced: 

  • Kimura lock, demonstrated from stuffed weapon draw

  • Scooping throw, demonstrated from bear hug

  • Spinning underhook, demonstrated from rhino block

  • Scooping throw, demonstrated from rhino block

  • Outside wrist crank, demonstrated from collar grip

  • Russian tie, demonstrated from roof block

  • Arm-and-shoulder throw, demonstrated from roof block

  • Russian tie, demonstrated from sewing machine cross-block

  • Mir Lock, demonstrated from haymaker/slash attack

  • Scooping throw, demonstrated from grab + stab

DANGEROUS / LAST RESORT:

  • Gun disarm (head)

  • Gun disarm (gut) 

  • Gun disarm (back, high and low)

AGGRESSION FIRST:

  • Be Aggressive, be flexible in application; apply what works best for you

  • Don’t worry about being “technically right”, worry about winning+living

Striking

Basic:

Hands:

  • Palm Strikes Driving Forward

Legs:

  • Front, Side, and Back Kicks

Dirty:

  • Headbutts

  • Elbows

  • Knees

  • Shin Kicks

Directional:

  • Spinning backfist/hammerstrikes/chops

  • Spinning elbows

  • Side/Back Kicks

Improvised Weapons:

  • Framing out targets

  • Threatening with the point

  • Trapping and Clubbing

Wounding

Head:

  • Temples

  • Eyes

  • Top and Back of Head

Body:

  • Groin

  • Solar Plexus

  • Kidneys (back)

Legs:

  • Knees (front and back)

  • Feet (attack balance)

  • Achilles (disable grounded opponents)

Injuries

  • Always target injuries. 

Ground Fighting

Principles of Ground Fighting:

  • Always Be On Your Feet

  • Attackers Close Space, Defenders Make Space

Dogfighting:

  • Scramble and Wrestle Up

  • Staying on top

  • Grabbing things on the ground

Defense:

  • Up kicks

  • Wrestling Up

  • Earn Your Standup

  • Guarding: Elbows, Knees, Legs

  • Counters / Reversals

  • Elevator / Sumi Gaeshi / Tomoe Nage

(Restricted) Armed Combat:

  • Making space for the draw

  • Using weapons from the ground

Finishers

End The Fight. 

Submissions:

  • Guillotine Choke

  • Rear Naked Choke

  • Kimura

  • Arm Thrust

Decisive Blows:

  • Stomps; Head, groin, Achilles

  • “Pride” kicks + knees

  • Ground & Pound

  • Groin and Eye Strikes

Pins and Restraints

  • Side Control & Scarf Hold

  • Full Mount

  • Back Mount / Straight Jacket

ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION

  • Level 1 Certification