Open Guard Sweeping
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomClear the line of the feet and advance to the line of the knees either outside or inside your partner's legs.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Standing disconnected from your partner near their feet.
OBJECTIVE
Clear the line of the feet and advance to the line of the knees either outside or inside your partner's legs. Hold this position for as long as possible.
CONSTRAINTS
Stay as close to your partner as possible. Reset when the bottom player off-balances the partner onto their hands or their butt.
WIN CONDITION
Does not score.
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 inside position using your hands and feet and then use those connections to destabilize your partner.
CONSTRAINTS
None. Reset when the bottom player off-balances the partner onto their hands or their butt.
WIN CONDITION
Off balance your partner forcing them either onto their hands or their butt. If they land on their butt immediately reset and continue. If they land on their hands hold them in that position for as long as you can.
Slime Mold Grappling Club, Open Guard Sweeping. Originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Problem
Standing disconnected from your partner near their feet.
Tell the room
Clear the line of the feet and advance to the line of the knees either outside or inside your partner's legs. Hold this position for as long as possible.
Setup
Standing disconnected from your partner near their feet. Lying on your back with your knees retracted to your chest and elbows in near your knees.
Score
Does not score. Off balance your partner forcing them either onto their hands or their butt. If they land on their butt immediately reset and continue. If they land on their hands hold them in that position for as long as you can.
Rules
- Stay as close to your partner as possible.
- Reset when the bottom player off-balances the partner onto their hands or their butt.
- None.
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