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

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

Two grapplers sitting in front of one another with their legs entangled and one players foot trapped in the other player's armpit. Two grapplers sitting in front of one another with their legs entangled and one players foot trapped in the other player's armpit.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Seated with your partner in ashi garami with an overhook/wrap on your opponent's captured leg.
  • Objective: Maintain control of your opponent's foot and 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: None

Defending Player:

  • Position: Inside your partner's ashi garami with an overhook/wrap on your captured leg.
  • Objective: Keep your heel hidden by pressing it into their ribs and find a way to free the trapped leg.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Your leg is freed.

Reset if defending player wins.

Two grapplers sitting in front of one another with their legs entangled and one players foot trapped in the other player's armpit. Two grapplers sitting in front of one another with their legs entangled and one players foot trapped in the other player's armpit.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Seated with your partner in ashi garami with your outside elbow on the ground and their leg between your arm and torso.
  • Objective: Gain control of the foot/ankle by securing it in your armpit. Maintain control for as long as possible.
  • Constraints: No finishing or submission attempts.
  • Win Condition: None

Defending Player:

  • Position: Inside your partner's ashi garami with your foot between their elbow and torso.
  • Objective: Prevent your foot from being captured in their armpit and free your leg.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Your leg is freed.

Reset if defending player wins.

Pinning/Passing

One grappler one the ground with their partner's near arm and head on their thigh. The top players near arm is wrapped around the bottom player's neck and grasping their own thigh in the scarf hold position. One grappler one the ground with their partner's near arm and head on their thigh. The top players near arm is wrapped around the bottom player's neck and grasping their own thigh in the scarf hold position.

Top Player:

  • Position: Lying with your side on your partner's chest and facing their head. Your near arm should be wrapped around their head and grasping your own thigh. Your partner's inside arm should be on your torso and controlled by your free hand.
  • Objective: Maintain this position for as long as possible
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

  • Position: Underneath your partner with their side on your chest, their near arm wrapped behind your head grasping their own thigh, and your inside arm on their torso.
  • Objective: Focus on using movement, framing, and connecting your hands to your own body to either free your head or reverse the position.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Free yourself or reverse the position.

Top Player:

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Bottom Player:

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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.