02-13-2024
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.
Morning session:
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: On the ground with your hands wrapped around your partner's waist.
- 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.
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.
Afternoon Session:
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: On the ground with your hands wrapped around your partner's waist.
- 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.
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: On the ground with your hands wrapped around your partner's waist.
- Objective: Create chest to back contact and maintain it for as long as possible
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: If your partner hides their back establish chest to chest contact and connecting your hands in any way.
Bottom Player:
- Position: Facing away from your partner.
- Objective: Get your legs back in front of your partner and return to the seated or standing position.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Turn to face your partner, get your legs back in front, and return to the seated or standing position.
Reset if either player wins.
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: Alternate between starting with your partner on their back with your hands locked around their waist and with your partner facing away with your hands locked around their waist.
- Objective: Create chest to back contact and maintain it for as long as possible
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Initiate chest to chest or chest to back contact and then cover your partner's hips.
Bottom Player:
- Position: Alternate between starting on your back with your partner's hands locked around your waist or facing away from your partner with their hands locked around your waist.
- Objective: Get your legs back in front of your partner and return to the seated or standing position.
- Constraints: None
- Win Condition: Turn to face your partner, get your legs back in front, and return to the seated or standing position.
Reset if either player wins.
Attribution: This game was originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Top Player:
- Position: Standing disconnected from your partner near their feet.
- Objective: Use hands to keep your partner's connections broken and your feet free.
- Constraints: Stay as close to your partner as possible.
- Win Condition: None
Bottom Player:
- Position: Lying on your back with your knees retracted to your chest and elbows in near your knees.
- Objective: Make and maintain connections to the inside of your partner's legs using your hands and feet. Get both feet in between your partners legs as well as both hands on legs. Retain position as long as possible.
- Constraints: No sweeps allowed
- Win Condition: None
This game is continuous.
3 Minute Rounds
Two live rounds 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.