Knee to Knee, Cross and Push: Race to Chest to Back
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomCapture their hip, stay behind it, and climb to the upper back.
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BOTH PLAYERS
PLAYER A (MAKES THE CROSS) and PLAYER B (GETS CROSSED) share these rules.
POSITION
Knee to knee with your partner. Thread your leg across over their leg and push into their hamstring so their hip comes off the mat. Start from there.
OBJECTIVE
Capture their hip, stay behind it, and climb to the upper back.
CONSTRAINTS
No chest to chest. You start with less hip control than in the leg-capture game, and your partner can push your legs away and chase your back too. Whoever keeps facing and controlling the other's hip usually gets there. Alternate who makes the cross each round.
WIN CONDITION
You get chest to back.
PLAYER B (GETS CROSSED)
POSITION
Knee to knee; your partner has crossed a leg over yours and is pushing into your hamstring.
OBJECTIVE
Push their legs away, capture their hip, and climb to their upper back first.
CONSTRAINTS
No chest to chest. Next round you make the cross.
WIN CONDITION
You get chest to back.
Reference video
Open video · The Brinkmanship Lab (Chris Alfar)
Chris Alfar, From Pressure to Back Exposure (free video on The Brinkmanship Lab YouTube channel; taught at the Accélérateur Martial 12 camp at Jiu-Jitsu Saguenay).
Problem
Knee to knee with your partner.
Tell the room
Capture their hip, stay behind it, and climb to the upper back. Push their legs away, capture their hip, and climb to their upper back first.
Setup
Knee to knee with your partner. Thread your leg across over their leg and push into their hamstring so their hip comes off the mat. Start from there. Knee to knee; your partner has crossed a leg over yours and is pushing into your hamstring.
Score
You get chest to back.
Rules
- No chest to chest.
- You start with less hip control than in the leg-capture game, and your partner can push your legs away and chase your back too.
- Whoever keeps facing and controlling the other's hip usually gets there.
- Alternate who makes the cross each round.
- Next round you make the cross.
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