Day 1
Each game consists of a three minute round, a one minute break, and then another three minute round with the position of the players switched.
Standing
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Attacking Player:
- Position: One of your partner's legs is held immobilized between your legs using your hands and arms.
- Objective: Stay connected to the single leg and single leg situation. Move your partner around. Move the single leg to different parts of your body.
- Constraints: No takedowns.
- Win Condition: None
Defending Player:
- Position: Your partner has a single leg grip, and you are balanced on one foot.
- Objective: Stay balanced and remove your leg from the situation by any means.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Leg is removed from the single leg situation.
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Attacking Player:
- Position: One of your partner's legs is held with your hands and arms between your legs.
- Objective: Stay connected to the single leg and single leg situation. Move your partner around. Move the single leg to different parts of your body, and attempt to take your partner down to their hips or hands.
- Constraints: N/A
- Win Condition: Taking partner down to their hips or hands.
Defending Player:
- Position: Your partner has a single leg grip, and you are balanced on one foot.
- Objective: Stay balanced and remove your leg from the situation by any means.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Leg is removed from the single leg situation.
Guard
Attribution: This game was created after a private lesson with Justin Mark at Impact Jiu-Jitsu.
Attacking Player:
- Position: Standing in front of your partner with one of their ankles or shins connected to one of your legs and one hand connected to your legs.
- Objective: Break your partner's connections to your body.
- Constraints:
- Win Condition: None
Defending Player:
- Position: Seated in front of your partner with one of your shins or ankles connected to one of their legs and one hand connected to their legs.
- Objective: Create meaningful connections to your partner's legs using your legs, hands, and arms. If you are able to gain control retain it for as long as possible.
- Constraints: Do not sweep your opponent.
- Win Condition: None
Attribution: This game was created after a private lesson with Justin Mark at Impact Jiu-Jitsu.
Attacking Player:
- Position: Standing in front of your partner with one of their ankles or shins connected to one of your legs and one hand connected to your legs.
- Objective: Flatten your partner to the mat.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Create chest to chest or chest to back contact.
Defending Player:
- Position: Seated in front of your partner with one of your shins or ankles connected to one of their legs and one hand connected to their legs.
- Objective: Create meaningful connections to your partner's legs using your legs, hands, and arms. Use those connections to destabilize your partner, bring them to the mat, and create chest to chest or chest to back contact.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Transition to a position where your legs are connected to one or both of your partner's legs.
Reset if either player wins
Pinning/Passing
Attribution: This game is based on an Instagram reel posted by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: Behind your partner with chest to back contact, a single leg wrapped around their torso with your foot covering their hip, one arm wrapped over their shoulder, the other arm wrapped under their armpit, and your hands connected.
- Objective: Maintain chest to back contact while hunting for submissions.
- Constraints: Do not puncture the second hook. Only close your legs around your partner while attacking an upper body submission.
- Win Condition: Successfully submitting your opponent.
Bottom Player:
- Position: In front of your partner with their chest contacting your back, a single leg wrapped around your torso with the foot covering your hip, one arm wrapped over your shoulder, the other arm wrapped under your armpit, and their hands connected.
- Objective: Use movement to create space and improve your position.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Turn and face your partner by any means necessary.
Reset if either player wins.
Top Player:
- Position: Behind your partner with chest to back contact, both legs wrapped around their torso with your feet covering their hips, one arm wrapped over their shoulder, the other arm wrapped under their armpit, and your hands connected.
- Objective: Maintain chest to back contact.
- Constraints: Do not work to submit your opponent.
- Win Condition: None
Bottom Player:
- Position: In front of your partner with their chest contacting your back, both legs wrapped around your torso with their feet covering your hips, one arm wrapped over your shoulder, the other arm wrapped under your armpit, and their hands connected.
- Objective: Use movement to create space and improve your position.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Turn and face your partner by any means necessary.
Reset if bottom player wins.
6 Minute Round
Live round with a partner. Start standing if you are able to do so safely. Otherwise pick the starting position from one of the previous games and start there. Roll to submission, reset, and continue. Repeat as many times as possible before the round ends.