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 in front of your partner completely disconnected.
  • Objective: Tag one of your partner's knees as many times as possible before the round ends.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: None

Defending Player:

  • Position:Standing in front of your partner completely disconnected.
  • Objective: Focus on preventing your partner from touching your knees by using movement to create space and your limbs to impede their movement.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: None

This game is continuous.


Top Player:

  • Position: Standing disconnected in front of your partner with upright posture.
  • Objective: Touch your partner's ribs or chest.
  • Constraints: Do not touch your partner's shoulders or head.
  • Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

  • Position: Standing disconnected in front of your partner with upright posture.
  • Objective: Do not allow your partner to touch you. Break contact when they do.
  • Constraints: Do not touch your partner's shoulders or head.
  • Win Condition: None

This game is continuous

Guard


Attribution: This is based on a Youtube Video posted by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Seated with your partner, you control their leg with ashi garami.
  • Objective: Switch to outside ashi garami on the same leg, then back, then repeat on the other leg.
  • Constraints: No finishing, submission attempts, and no exposing the heel. No finishing or submission attempts. If the position feels unsafe at any time completely release the foot and leg.
  • Win Condition: Complete all entanglements on both legs of your partner.

Defending Player:

  • Position: Inside your partner's ashi garami.
  • Objective: Free your legs.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Your legs are freed.

Reset if either player wins.


Attribution: This is based on a Youtube Video posted by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Seated with your partner, you control their leg with ashi garami.
  • Objective: Switch to outside ashi garami on the same leg, then to a kneebar position.
  • Constraints: No finishing, submission attempts, and no exposing the heel. No finishing or submission attempts. If the position feels unsafe at any time completely release the foot and leg.
  • Win Condition: Complete all entanglements on the selected leg of your partner.

Defending Player:

  • Position: Inside your partner's ashi garami.
  • Objective: Free your legs.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Your legs are freed.

Reset if either 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.


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.

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.