Chest to Back Pinning

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 originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.

Attacking Player:

  • Position: One of your partner's legs is held immobilized between your legs using your hands and arms.
  • Objective: Stay connected to the single leg and single leg situation. Move your partner around. Move the single leg to different parts of your body.
  • Constraints: No takedowns.
  • Win Condition: None

Defending Player:

  • Position: Your partner has a single leg grip, and you are balanced on one foot.
  • Objective: Stay balanced and remove your leg from the situation by any means.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Leg is removed from the single leg situation.

Attribution: This game is based on an Instagram reel posted by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.

Top Player:

  • Position: Behind your partner with chest to back contact.
  • Objective: Maintain chest to back contact for as long as possible.
  • Constraints: Do not connect your hands. You can grab anywhere on your opponnent but never connect your own hands.
  • Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

  • Position: In front of your partner with your hands (or elbows) and knees on the ground and their chest contacting your back.
  • Objective: Use movement to create space and improve your position.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Turn and face your partner by any means necessary.

Reset if bottom player wins.

Attribution: This game is based on an Instagram reel posted by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.

Top Player:

  • Position: Behind your partner with chest to back contact and your hands locked around their waist.
  • Objective: Get your hands connected to the hips and shoulders simultaneously. Maintain chest to back connection and back exposure for as long as possible.
  • Constraints: Do not puncture hooks or submit your opponent.
  • Win Condition: None

Bottom Player:

  • Position: In front of your partner with your hands and knees on the ground, their chest contacting your back, and their hands locked around your waist.
  • Objective: Use movement to create space and improve your position.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Turn and face your partner by any means necessary.

Reset if bottom player wins.

Attribution: This game is based on an Instagram reel posted by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.

Top Player:

  • Position: Behind your partner with chest to back contact, a single leg wrapped around their torso with your foot covering their hip, one arm wrapped over their shoulder, the other arm wrapped under their armpit, and your hands connected.
  • Objective: Maintain chest to back contact while hunting for submissions.
  • Constraints: Do not puncture the second hook. Only close your legs around your partner while attacking an upper body submission.
  • Win Condition: Successfully submitting your opponent.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: In front of your partner with their chest contacting your back, a single leg wrapped around your torso with the foot covering your hip, one arm wrapped over your shoulder, the other arm wrapped under your armpit, and their hands connected.
  • Objective: Use movement to create space and improve your position.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: Turn and face your partner by any means necessary.

Reset if either player wins.

One person on their side on the ground with another person attempting to progress past their legs. Bottom player is blocking top player's progress using their top knee, arms, and hands. One person on their side on the ground with another person attempting to progress past their legs. Bottom player is blocking top player's progress using their top knee, arms, and hands.

Top Player:

  • Position: On your knees with your partner's bottom leg between yours and your chest pressing against the knee of their top leg. Their hands should be connected to your body in any configuration they want.
  • Objective: Remove the knee shield.
  • Constraints: You can alleviate pressure to manipulate the frame, but cannot flee the engagement.
  • Win Condition: The knee shield is no longer between you and your partner.

Bottom Player:

  • Position: On one side with your bottom leg inside your partner's knees, your top knee should be touching their upperbody, and your hands/arms should be touching their body in any configuration you'd like.
  • Objective: Keep your top knee between you and your partner. Do not allow them to remove it.
  • Constraints: None
  • Win Condition: None

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.