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 in front of your partner with one arm connected to their torso inside one of their arms (underhook).
- Objective: Focus on getting inside of or around your partner's elbows.
- Constraints: No takedowns.
- Win Condition: Both hands connected behind your partner's back.
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: Focus on getting inside of or around your partner's elbows.
- Constraints: No takedowns.
- Win Condition: Both hands connected behind your partner's back.
Reset if either player wins.
Defensive Player:
- Position: Standing with your partner on one knee in front of you and their hands clasped behind your thighs as pictured below.

- Objective: Get your legs back in front of your partner.
- Constraints: Game begins when your hips touch the mat.
- Win Condition: Destabilize your partner and reverse the position.
Offensive Player:
- Position: Kneeling in front of your partner with your knee between their legs, your hands clasped behind their legs, and your head on the side of their torso opposite your kneeling leg.
- Objective: Work to break your partner's connections to you and get past the line of their hips.
- Constraints: Finish the takedown. Game starts when your partner's hips touch the mat.
- Win Condition: Achieve chest to chest or chest to back contact.
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.
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: Top of your partner who is on their side. You have access to their hips.
- Objective: Flatten your opponent to their back, create chest to chest contact, and establish underhooks
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Free your trapped leg.
Bottom Player:
- Position: On your side with your partner having access to your hips.
- Objective: Use movement to create space and improve your position.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Establish the knee shield or inside hook.
Pinning/Passing
Top Player:
- Position: On your back with your partner's arm isolated between your legs with their forearm held to your chest.
- Objective: Maintain control of your partner's arm.
- Constraints: Do not finish the submission.
- Win Condition: None
Bottom Player:
- Position: On your back with one arm isolated between your partner's legs and with your forearm on their chest.
- Objective: Escape by any means.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Breaking free of your partner's control.
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.