North South

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.

Two grapplers in the north south position. Top player is pinning the bottom player chest to chest with their heads near one another's belly buttons. Two grapplers in the north south position. Top player is pinning the bottom player chest to chest with their heads near one another's belly buttons.

Top Player:

  • Position: On top of your partner with chest to chest contact with your elbows in their armpits and their head near your belly button.
  • Objective: Focus on keeping your partner flattened to the mat by maintaining pressure through your chest to chest connection.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: None.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your back with your partner on top of you with their elbows in your armpits and your head near their belly button.
  • Objective: Focus on breaking the chest to chest connection using movement and framing.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Bring your feet or knees between you and your partner, stand up, or reverse the position.

Reset if bottom player wins.

Two grapplers in the north south position. Top player is pinning the bottom player chest to chest with their heads near one another's belly buttons. Two grapplers in the north south position. Top player is pinning the bottom player chest to chest with their heads near one another's belly buttons.

Top Player:

  • Position: On top of your partner with chest to chest contact with your arms underneath their arms and your head towards their belly button.
  • Objective: Focus on keeping your partner flattened to the mat by maintaining pressure through your chest to chest connection.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: None.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your back with your partner on top of you with your arms inside their arms and your head near their bellybutton.
  • Objective: Focus on breaking the chest to chest connection using movement and framing.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Bring your feet or knees between you and your partner, stand up, or reverse the position.

Reset if bottom player wins.

Top Player:

  • Position: On top of your partner with chest to chest contact lying perpendicular to their torso.
  • Objective: Focus on keeping your partner flattened to the mat by maintaining pressure through your chest to chest connection.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Transition to either North South (in line with your partner's torso with your chest over theirs) or side control on the opposite side of their body and hold the position for 3 seconds.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On your back with your partner on top of you lying perpendicular to your torso with chest to chest contact.
  • Objective: Focus on breaking the chest to chest connection using movement and framing.
  • Constraints: None.
  • Win Condition: Bring your feet or knees between you and your partner or reverse the position.

Reset if bottom player wins.

Two grapplers sitting in front of one another with their legs entangled and one players foot trapped in the other player's armpit. Two grapplers sitting in front of one another with their legs entangled and one players foot trapped in the other player's armpit.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Seated with your partner in ashi garami with an overhook/wrap on your opponent's captured leg.
  • Objective: Maintain control of your opponent's foot and leg.
  • Constraints: No finishing, submission attempts, and no exposing the heel. No finishing or submission attempts. If the position feels unsafe at any time completely release the foot and leg.
  • Win Condition: None

Defending Player:

  • Position: Inside your partner's ashi garami with an overhook/wrap on your captured leg.
  • Objective: Keep your heel hidden by pressing it into their ribs and find a way to free the trapped leg.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Your leg is freed.

Reset if defending player wins.

Two grapplers sitting in front of one another with their legs entangled and one players foot trapped in the other player's armpit. Two grapplers sitting in front of one another with their legs entangled and one players foot trapped in the other player's armpit.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: Seated with your partner in ashi garami with your outside elbow on the ground and their leg between your arm and torso.
  • Objective: Gain control of the foot/ankle by securing it in your armpit. Maintain control for as long as possible.
  • Constraints: No finishing or submission attempts.
  • Win Condition: None

Defending Player:

  • Position: Inside your partner's ashi garami with your foot between their elbow and torso.
  • Objective: Prevent your foot from being captured in their armpit and free your leg.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Your leg is freed.

Reset if defending 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.