Closed Guard

Top Player:

• Position: On your knees with your partner's legs around your torso and their feet hooked behind you.
• Objective: Break your partner's grips and control of your upper body in order to gain upright posture.
• Constraints: Do not attempt to open or pass your partner's guard. Do not stand.
• Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

• Position: On your back with your legs wrapped around your partner's torso with your feet hooked together behind them.
• Objective: Create meaningful connection with your partner and use it to control their posture. Do not let them gain an upright posture.
• Constraints: Do not sweep or submit your partner. Only fight for grips and posture.
• Win Condition: None

Top Player:

• Position: On your knees with your partner's legs around your torso and their feet hooked behind you.
• Objective: Break your partner's grips and control of your upper body in order to gain upright posture and then work to a standing position.
• Constraints: None
• Win Condition: Successfully standing up.

Bottom Player:

• Position: On your back with your legs wrapped around your partner's torso with your feet hooked behind them.
• Objective: Create meaningful connection with your partner and use it to control their posture. Do not let them gain an upright posture or stand.
• Constraints: Do not sweep or submit your partner. Only fight for grips and posture.
• Win Condition: None

Reset if top player wins.

Top Player:

• Position: On your knees with your partner's legs around your torso and their feet hooked behind you.
• Objective: Break your partner's grips and control of your upper body in order to gain upright posture and work to open their feet.
• Constraints: None
• Win Condition: Successfully opening your partner's feet.

Bottom Player:

• Position: On your back with your legs wrapped around your partner's torso with your feet hooked together behind them.
• Objective: Create meaningful connection with your partner and use it to control their posture. Do not let them gain an upright posture, stand, or open your feet.
• Constraints: Do not sweep or submit your partner. Only fight for grips and posture.
• Win Condition: None

Reset if top player wins.

Attacking Player:

• Position: Behind your partner with chest to back contact, both legs wrapped around their torso with your feet covering their hips, one arm wrapped over their shoulder, the other arm wrapped under their armpit, and your hands connected.
• Objective: Attempt to acheive a locked in rear naked choke and finish it.
• Constraints: Do not work to submit your opponent.
• Win Condition: Successfully submitting your opponent.

Defending Player:

• Position: In front of your partner with their chest contacting your back, both legs wrapped around your torso with their feet covering your hips, one arm wrapped over your shoulder, the other arm wrapped under your armpit, and their hands connected.
• Objective: Use your hands chin to defend against the rear naked choke.
• Constraints: Do not escape the position – focus on closing space and preventing the choke using your hands.
• Win Condition: None.

Reset if attacking player wins.

Attacking Player:

• Position: Behind your partner with one arm around their neck with the hand grabbing your opposite bicep. The hand of your other arm should be behind their head either on your opposite shoulder or the back of their head. Your legs should not be wrapped around your partner and their hips should not be covered.
• Objective: Maintain control for as long as possible.
• Constraints: Do not cover their hips with your feet (no hooks). Do not choke your partner or finish the submission.
• Win Condition: None.

Defending Player:

• Position: Seated with your parther behind you with one arm around your neck with the hand grabbing their our opposite bicep. The hand of their other arm should be behind your head either on their opposite shoulder or the back of your head.Their legs should not be wrapped around your torso or covering your hips.
• Objective: Focus on breaking the connections your partner has made to you with their arms, legs, and chest.
• Constraints: None
• Win Condition: Freeing yourself from their choke by turning to face or hiding your back.

Reset if the defending player wins.