Single-Leg X to X-Guard: Build the X vs Clear the Hooks
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomClear their hooks before they build the full X. Turn single-leg X into X-guard.
Reference video
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Notes (this phone)
TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Standing, with one leg caught in your partner's single-leg X.
OBJECTIVE
Clear their hooks before they build the full X.
CONSTRAINTS
Start again from single-leg X as soon as either player wins.
WIN CONDITION
Clear the hooks and either disengage or pass the guard.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
On your back in single-leg X against your standing partner.
OBJECTIVE
Turn single-leg X into X-guard.
CONSTRAINTS
Start again from single-leg X as soon as either player wins.
WIN CONDITION
Move your bottom hook to their far leg and your top hook to their far hip while you shoulder their near leg (full X-guard).
SAFETY NOTE
Knees are exposed during hook changes. Tap early on any knee pressure, and let go right away when your partner taps.
Alex, Pearson Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Northfield), X-Guard | 4 Task Based Games to Develop Your X-Guard (free video on the Pearson Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu YouTube channel, 31 Dec 2023). The source credits Greg Souders of Standard Jiu-Jitsu as the inspiration.
Problem
Standing, with one leg caught in your partner's single-leg X.
Setup
Standing, with one leg caught in your partner's single-leg X. On your back in single-leg X against your standing partner.
Score
Clear the hooks and either disengage or pass the guard. Move your bottom hook to their far leg and your top hook to their far hip while you shoulder their near leg (full X-guard).
Rules
- Start again from single-leg X as soon as either player wins.
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Single-Leg X to X-Guard: Build the X vs Clear the Hooks
Developing
TOP PLAYER
Position
Standing, with one leg caught in your partner's single-leg X.
Win condition
Clear the hooks and either disengage or pass the guard.
Constraints
Start again from single-leg X as soon as either player wins.
BOTTOM PLAYER
Position
On your back in single-leg X against your standing partner.
Win condition
Move your bottom hook to their far leg and your top hook to their far hip while you shoulder their near leg (full X-guard).
Constraints
Start again from single-leg X as soon as either player wins.