Seated Guard and Strangles

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.


Attribution: This game was created after a private lesson with Justin Mark at Impact Jiu-Jitsu.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Standing in front of your partner with one of their ankles or shins connected to one of your legs and one hand connected to your legs.
  • Objective: Break your partner's connections to your body.
  • Constraints:
  • Win Condition: None

Defending Player:

  • Position: Seated in front of your partner with one of your shins or ankles connected to one of their legs and one hand connected to their legs.
  • Objective: Create meaningful connections to your partner's legs using your legs, hands, and arms. If you are able to gain control retain it for as long as possible.
  • Constraints: Do not sweep your opponent.
  • Win Condition: None

Attribution: This game was created after a private lesson with Justin Mark at Impact Jiu-Jitsu.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Standing in front of your partner with one of their ankles or shins connected to one of your legs and one hand connected to your legs.
  • Objective: Focus on breaking your partner's connections to your body, and progress past their knees to their thighs. Remain there as long as possible.
  • Constraints: Do not proceed past the thighs.
  • Win Condition: None

Defending Player:

  • Position: Seated in front of your partner with one of your shins or ankles connected to one of their legs and one hand connected to their legs.
  • Objective: Create meaningful connections to your partner's legs using your legs, hands, and arms. Use those connections to destabilize your partner to their hands or hips. If they go to their hands hold them there for as long as possible.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: None

Reset if defending player wins


Attribution: This game was created after a private lesson with Justin Mark at Impact Jiu-Jitsu.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Standing in front of your partner with one of their ankles or shins connected to one of your legs and one hand connected to your legs.
  • Objective: Bring your partner's shoulders to the mat.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Create chest to chest or chest to back contact.

Defending Player:

  • Position: Seated in front of your partner with one of your shins or ankles connected to one of their legs and one hand connected to their legs.
  • Objective: Create meaningful connections to your partner's legs using your legs, hands, and arms. Use those connections to destabilize your partner, bring them to the mat, and create chest to chest or chest to back contact.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Transition to a position where your legs are connected to one or both of your partner's legs.

Reset if either player wins


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

Top Player:

  • Position: Connected with one hand on the chin and one hand on the elbow.
  • Objective: Continuously try to keep your partner's hands on the mat and continuously cover their head.
  • Constraints: No submissions allowed.
  • Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your hands and knees with your partner covering your head with one hand on your chin and one hand on your elbow.
  • Objective: Try to relieve yourself from the situation by freeing your head.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Free your head.

Reset if bottom player wins.


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

Top Player:

  • Position: On your toes with your chest connected to your partner's shoulder blades, one hand on their chin, and one hand on their elbow.
  • Objective: Continuously try to keep your partner's hands on the mat and continuously cover their head. Connect your arms locking your partner's head and arm together then destabilize them to their back.
  • Constraints: No submissions allowed.
  • Win Condition: Partner is destabilized to their back with their arm and head locked together.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your hands and knees with your partner's chest connected to your shoulder blades, one hand holding your chin, and one hand on your elbow.
  • Objective: Try to relieve yourself from the situation by freeing your head.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Free your head.

Reset if either 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.