Day 2

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

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Standing with one arm connected to your partner's torso inside their arm (underhook) with your other arm free.
  • Objective: Maintain your underhook and create hip to hip contact.
  • Constraints: No takedowns. Fight for inside space only.
  • Win Condition: None.

Defending Player:

  • Position: Standing with your partner's arm connected to your torso inside your arm with your same side arm hooked around their arm so that your hand is near their armpit.
  • Objective: Deny your partner access to inside space and hip to hip contact.
  • Constraints: No takedowns. Fight for inside space only.
  • Win Condition: None

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Standing in front of your partner with one arm connected to their torso inside one of their arms (underhook).
  • Objective: Fight for inside space. Get underneath or behind your partner's elbows.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: None

Defending Player:

  • Position:Standing in front of your partner with one arm connected to their torso inside one of their arms (underhook) on the side opposite their underhook.
  • Objective: Fight for inside space. Get underneath or behind your partner's elbows.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: None

Guard

Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.

Top Player:

  • Position: Top of half guard with double underhooks and chest to chest contact on your partner.
  • Objective: Hold bottom player down with chest to chest contact and underhooks.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Pass the half guard by using the free leg to free the trapped leg.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: Bottom of half guard with your partner having double underhooks and chest to chest contact.
  • Objective: Free yourself from double underhooks
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Underhooks removed.

Reset if either player wins.

Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.

Top Player:

  • Position: Top of half guard with one underhook and chest to chest contact on your partner.
  • Objective: Hold bottom player down chest to chest with contact. Search for double underhooks.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Double underhooks established.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: Bottom of half guard with your opponent having one underhook and chest to chest contact. You have a frame on the head arm.
  • Objective: Use movement to create space and improve your position.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Achieve knee shield or inside hook.

Reset if either player wins.

Pinning/Passing

Two grapplers in the north south position. Top player is pinning the bottom player chest to chest with their heads near one another's belly buttons. Two grapplers in the north south position. Top player is pinning the bottom player chest to chest with their heads near one another's belly buttons.

Top Player:

  • Position: On top of your partner with chest to chest contact with your arms underneath their arms and your head towards their belly button.
  • Objective: Focus on keeping your partner flattened to the mat by maintaining pressure through your chest to chest connection.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: None.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your back with your partner on top of you with your arms inside their arms and your head near their bellybutton.
  • Objective: Focus on breaking the chest to chest connection using movement and framing.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Bring your feet or knees between you and your partner, stand up, or reverse the position.

Reset if bottom player wins.

Top Player:

  • Position: On top of your partner with chest to chest contact lying perpendicular to their torso.
  • Objective: Focus on keeping your partner flattened to the mat by maintaining pressure through your chest to chest connection.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Transition to either North South (in line with your partner's torso with your chest over theirs) or side control on the opposite side of their body and hold the position for 3 seconds.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your back with your partner on top of you lying perpendicular to your torso with chest to chest contact.
  • Objective: Focus on breaking the chest to chest connection using movement and framing.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Bring your feet or knees between you and your partner or reverse the position.

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.