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


Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Scott Sievewright: Ecopalooza Video.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Standing in front of your partner, not connected.
  • Objective: Get behind the back of your partner.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: Established chest to back connection.

Defending Player:

  • Position: Standing in front of your partner, not connected.
  • Objective: Get behind the back of your partner.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: Established chest to back connection.

Second Round:

  • Additional objective:Try to get your partners elbow across their center line.

Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Scott Sievewright: Ecopalooza Video.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Standing in front of your partner, they are framing against you.
  • Objective: Clear the frames, connect your hands around your partners leg our torso.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: Hands connected.

Defending Player:

  • Position: Standing in front of your partner, framing against them to prevent them from connecting their hands around you.
  • Objective: Use your frames to deny your partner the connection.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: None.

Guard


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: Clear the line of the feet and advance to the line of the knees either outside or inside your partner's legs. Hold this position for as long as possible.
  • 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 inside position using your hands and feet and then use those connections to destabilize your partner.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Off balance your partner forcing them either onto their hands or their butt. If they land on their butt immediately reset and continue. If they land on their hands hold them in that position for as long as you can.

Reset if bottom player wins.


Top Player:

  • Position: Standing with your partner underneath you and connected to one or both of your legs.
  • Objective: Focus on breaking your partner's connections to your body and staying on your feet.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Successfully disengage from your partner.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: Underneath your partner connected to one or both of their legs.
  • Objective: Focus on connecting to your partner's legs and hips in ways that make them carry your weight and limits their movement.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: None

Reset if top player wins.

Pinning/Passing


Top Player:

  • Position: On top of your partner with one knee on your partner's torso and your opposite leg extended out to the side. Your hands should be connected to your partner's upper body to help
  • Objective: Transition to a submission by looking to isolate an arm. Any other submissions are also acceptable if the arms are unavailable.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Force your partner to tap.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your back underneath your partner with one of their knees on your torso and their hands connected to your upper body.
  • Objective: Focus on freeing yourself from your partner's pin by blocking their leg and moving your body from underneath it.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: You have freed yourself from the pin by removing their leg from your torso or reversed the position.

Reset if either player wins.


Two grapplers demonstrating the darce choke Two grapplers demonstrating the darce choke

Top Player:

  • Position: On your knees next to your partner with their stomach towards you. Your near arm should be looped under the armpit of their top arm and underneath their neck with the hand gripping your bicep or forearm. Your other arm should have the elbow on the ground with its hand on the back of your partner's top shoulder.
  • Objective: Maintain control of the position for as long as possible.
  • Constraints: No finishing the submission.
  • Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

  • Position: Lying on your side facing your partner. One of their arms should be passing through the armpit of your top arm and looping underneath your neck.
  • Objective: Focus on escaping the submission by grip fighting and turning your hips.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: You have freed your head from the submission.
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.