Single-Leg Guard Pull: Entangle and Stand Up vs Take the Back or Lock Hips and Ankle
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomComplete two tasks: at one point, connect your legs around a hip and capture their ankle; at another point, stand up holding their leg.
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GUARD PLAYER (SINGLE LEG TO YOUR BACK)
POSITION
Standing, you hold a single leg. Lower yourself onto your back without jumping; your partner follows you down. Go live once your hips and back are on the mat.
OBJECTIVE
Complete two tasks: at one point, connect your legs around a hip and capture their ankle; at another point, stand up holding their leg.
CONSTRAINTS
Bring them down by going backwards, not by jumping onto them. Move between feet high (pointed at their hips to connect) and feet low (on the floor to stand up). You need both tasks for the win. Stay in the same role for the 3-minute round.
WIN CONDITION
You have connected your legs around a hip with their ankle captured, and you have stood up holding their leg.
STANDING PLAYER (BROUGHT DOWN)
POSITION
Your leg is held in a single leg; follow your partner down as they go to their back.
OBJECTIVE
Take the back or attack the legs.
CONSTRAINTS
Manage their feet: stop them planting to stand up and stop them connecting to your legs. Use their movement to chase the back (through the knees or elbows) or the legs.
WIN CONDITION
Chest to back held for three seconds, or a lock around both their hips and their ankle or heel.
Reference video
Open video · The Brinkmanship Lab (Charles Roy)
Charles Roy, Submission Threats as a Means To Keep Them Down (free video on The Brinkmanship Lab YouTube channel; taught at the Accélérateur Martial camp at Jiu-Jitsu Saguenay, building on Chris Alfar's session).
Problem
Standing, you hold a single leg.
Tell the room
Complete two tasks: at one point, connect your legs around a hip and capture their ankle; at another point, stand up holding their leg. Take the back or attack the legs.
Setup
Standing, you hold a single leg. Lower yourself onto your back without jumping; your partner follows you down. Go live once your hips and back are on the mat. Your leg is held in a single leg; follow your partner down as they go to their back.
Score
You have connected your legs around a hip with their ankle captured, and you have stood up holding their leg. Chest to back held for three seconds, or a lock around both their hips and their ankle or heel.
Rules
- Bring them down by going backwards, not by jumping onto them.
- Move between feet high (pointed at their hips to connect) and feet low (on the floor to stand up).
- You need both tasks for the win.
- Stay in the same role for the 3-minute round.
- Manage their feet: stop them planting to stand up and stop them connecting to your legs.
- Use their movement to chase the back (through the knees or elbows) or the legs.
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