Covering the Shoulders

Top Player:

• Position: In front of your partner with your chest connected to their shoulder blades.
• Objective: Focus on breaking your partner down and getting their hips to the mat, their shoulders to the mat, or chest to back contact with their hips covered (hooks in).
• Constraints: None
• Win Condition: Partner’s hips or shoulders are touching the mat.

Bottom Player:

• Position: Underneath your partner with your hands (or elbows) and knees on the ground.
• Objective: Focus on standing or getting your legs between you and your partner.
• Constraints: None
• Win Condition: Either stand up or transition to a position where your legs are between you and your partner.

Reset if either player wins.