Chest to Chest Pinning

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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.


Top Player:

  • Position: Sitting on top of your partner straddling their torso with your hips connected to their hips.
  • 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.


Top Player:

  • Position: Sitting on top of your partner straddling their torso with your hips connected to their belly button.
  • 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.


Top Player:

  • Position: Sitting on top of your partner straddling their torso with your knees in their armpits and your hips as close to their chest as possible.
  • 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.


Top Player:

  • Position: On your knees with your partner's hips connected to your shoulder outside of your arms with their legs wrapped around your torso.
  • 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: Return to a standing position, seated position, or bring your knees or feet between you and your partner.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your side with your hips connected to your partner's shoulder outside of their arms and with your legs wrapped around their torso.
  • Objective: Focus on maintaining your connection to your partner and using it to transition to chest to back contact.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: You achieve chest to back contact and maintain it for three seconds.

Reset if either 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 and arms.
  • 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: None
  • Win Condition: Your hips are connected to your partner's shoulder outside of their arms.

Reset if bottom 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.