Pinning
Attribution: This lesson plan is based on an Instagram reel posted by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Game 1
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: On the ground with your hands wrapped around your partner's waist.
- Objective: Clear hands, get under or behind your partner's elbows, and initiate chest to chest or chest to back contact.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Establish chest to chest or chest to back contact and lock your hands.
Bottom Player:
- Position: Hands on top player
- Objective: Focus on creating space between your body and your partner, and then occupying that space before they do.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Get your legs back in front of your partner and return to the seated or standing position.
Reset if either player wins.
Game 2
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: On the ground with your hands wrapped around your partner's waist.
- Objective: Create chest to back contact and maintain it for as long as possible
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: If your partner hides their back establish chest to chest contact and connecting your hands in any way.
Bottom Player:
- Position: Facing away from your partner.
- 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.
Game 3
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.