Day 1

Top Player:

• Position: Standing behind your partner, with your arms around their torso, your hands not yet connected.
• Objective: Connect your hands.
• Constraints: No takedowns.
• Win Condition: Your hands connected around your partners torso.

Bottom Player:

• Position: In front of your partner, they have their arms around your torso. You are covering their knuckles with your hands and holding their hands, to prevent them from connecting their hands.
• Objective: Disconnect, turn to face.
• Constraints: No takedowns.
• Win Condition: Disconnected from your partner and facing them.

Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Pat Campagnola: Ecopalooza Video.

Top Player:

• Position: Standing behind your partner, with your arms around their torso, your hands connected in front of them.
• Objective: Keep connected and make your partner touch the ground.
• Constraints: Your partner and you have to have at least one foot on the ground at all times (no lifting/jumping).
• Win Condition: Your partner touches the ground with either their hands, knees or butt.

Bottom Player:

• Position: Standing in front of your partner, they have their arms around your torso, their hands connected in front of you.
• Objective: Disconnect, turn to face.
• Constraints: No takedowns.
• Win Condition: Disconnected from your partner and facing them.

Top Player:

• Position: Standing with one of your partner's feet connected to one of your legs.
• Objective: Use hands to keep your partner's connections broken and your feet free.
• Constraints: Stay as close to your partner as possible.
• Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

• Position: Lying on your back with one knee retracted to your chest and elbows in. One leg should be extended with the foot connected to one of your partner's legs.
• Objective: Keep your feet between you and your partner. Make and maintain connections to the inside of your partner's legs using your hands and feet.
• Constraints: No sweeps allowed
• Win Condition: None

This game is continuous.

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

Top Player:

• Position: Standing disconnected from your partner near their feet.
• Objective: Use hands to keep your partner's connections broken and your feet free.
• Constraints: Stay as close to your partner as possible.
• Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

• Position: Lying on your back with your knees retracted to your chest and elbows in near your knees.
• Objective: Make and maintain connections to the inside of your partner's legs using your hands and feet. Get both feet in between your partners legs as well as both hands on legs. Retain position as long as possible.
• Constraints: No sweeps allowed
• Win Condition: None

This game is continuous.

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.
• Objective: Maintain chest to back contact for as long as possible.
• Constraints: Do not connect your hands. You can grab anywhere on your opponnent but never connect your own hands.
• Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

• Position: In front of your partner with your hands (or elbows) and knees on the ground and their chest contacting your back.
• 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.

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 and your hands locked around their waist.
• Objective: Get your hands connected to the hips and shoulders simultaneously. Maintain chest to back connection and back exposure for as long as possible.
• Constraints: Do not puncture hooks or submit your opponent.
• Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

• Position: In front of your partner with your hands and knees on the ground, their chest contacting your back, and their hands locked around your waist.
• 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.