Shin Wedges Behind Knees: Climb or Leg Finish vs Stand or Counter
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomClimb to the back, or tangle the legs and finish a lower-limb submission.
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ATTACKING PLAYER (BEHIND THE KNEES)
POSITION
Your partner starts on all fours facing away. Your shins are already behind their knees and your hands are connected to their Achilles.
OBJECTIVE
Climb to the back, or tangle the legs and finish a lower-limb submission.
CONSTRAINTS
You may climb the ladder to chest-to-back with your hands connected to the shoulders in any way, or use the wedge behind the knees to tangle the legs and attack the legs. You can move between the back-take path and the leg path. Yell "tap" and release immediately on knee or other joint pressure. Reset after either side wins.
WIN CONDITION
Reach chest-to-back with hands connected to the shoulders, or tangle the legs and finish a lower-limb submission.
DEFENDING PLAYER (ALL FOURS)
POSITION
On all fours facing away, with your partner's shins behind your knees and their hands on your Achilles.
OBJECTIVE
Stand to your feet to escape, or counter with your own back take or leg lock.
CONSTRAINTS
Escapes only count once you are on your feet. You may also counter with a back take or a leg lock, whichever comes first. Yell "tap" and expect an immediate release on joint pressure. Reset after either side wins.
WIN CONDITION
Get to your feet to escape, or counter with a back take or a leg lock.
Reference video
Open video · Ground Game Theory
Ground Game Theory, In the Lab with GGT Coaches Carlmichael & Keanoush (Full CLA Training Session) (free video on the Ground Game Theory YouTube channel).
Problem
Your partner starts on all fours facing away.
Tell the room
Climb to the back, or tangle the legs and finish a lower-limb submission. Stand to your feet to escape, or counter with your own back take or leg lock.
Setup
Your partner starts on all fours facing away. Your shins are already behind their knees and your hands are connected to their Achilles. On all fours facing away, with your partner's shins behind your knees and their hands on your Achilles.
Score
Reach chest-to-back with hands connected to the shoulders, or tangle the legs and finish a lower-limb submission. Get to your feet to escape, or counter with a back take or a leg lock.
Rules
- You may climb the ladder to chest-to-back with your hands connected to the shoulders in any way, or use the wedge behind the knees to tangle the legs and attack the legs.
- You can move between the back-take path and the leg path.
- Yell "tap" and release immediately on knee or other joint pressure.
- Reset after either side wins.
- Escapes only count once you are on your feet.
- You may also counter with a back take or a leg lock, whichever comes first.
- Yell "tap" and expect an immediate release on joint pressure.
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