Covering the Hips

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

Top Player:

  • Position: Alternate between starting with your partner on their back with your hands locked around their waist and with your partner facing away with your hands locked around their waist.
  • Objective: Create chest to back contact and maintain it for as long as possible
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Initiate chest to chest or chest to back contact and then cover your partner’s hips.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: Alternate between starting on your back with your partner’s hands locked around your waist or facing away from your partner with their hands locked around your waist.
  • Objective: Get your legs back in front of your partner and return to the seated or standing position.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Turn to face your partner, get your legs back in front, and return to the seated or standing position.

Reset if either player wins.