Stand Against the Ankle
Mat mode
5:00
Tell the roomTop carries one ankle above the bottom's hip line and never stops working.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Bottom lies supine, feet toward the top. Top stands in front, both hands on one of the bottom's ankles.
OBJECTIVE
Top carries one ankle above the bottom's hip line and never stops working. Only the bottom can score.
CONSTRAINTS
Legs only for the top. Touch the bottom from the hip crease down, nothing above it. Top stays standing. No kneeling, no dropping bodyweight onto the bottom. Bottom posts on the mat. No grips on the top player's legs or clothing. Reset when the bottom player stands to a balanced base facing the top and holds it one second. 5-6 min rounds.
WIN CONDITION
Does not score. The round measures the bottom's time to stand.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Bottom lies supine, feet toward the top. Top stands in front, both hands on one of the bottom's ankles.
OBJECTIVE
The bottom scores by standing to both feet, balanced and facing the top.
CONSTRAINTS
Same legs-only, top-stays-standing, bottom-posts-on-the-mat, and named reset rules. 5-6 min rounds.
WIN CONDITION
Stands to a balanced base facing the top and holds it one second.
Grapplers Collective, Stand Against the Ankle. 5-6 min rounds.
Problem
Standing up from supine while a partner controls one ankle from the feet.
Tell the room
Top carries one ankle above the bottom's hip line and never stops working. Only the bottom can score. The bottom scores by standing to both feet, balanced and facing the top.
Setup
Start with one ankle in hand. Bottom lies supine, feet toward the top. Top stands in front, both hands on one of the bottom's ankles.
Score
Both feet on the mat.
- Bottom — stands to a balanced base facing the top and holds it one second
- Top — does not score. The round measures the bottom's time to stand
Rules
- Legs only for the top. Touch the bottom from the hip crease down, nothing above it.
- Top stays standing. No kneeling, no dropping bodyweight onto the bottom.
- Bottom posts on the mat. No grips on the top player's legs or clothing.
Adjust
Easier
Top holds the ankle with one hand, so the bottom can turn and clear the leg sooner.
Harder
Bottom may grip the top's legs, so a failed stand-up can become a takedown attempt.
If it stalls
If the bottom kicks while lying flat, ask them where the free foot has to be before they pull.
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