X-Guard Destabilization: Hands or Hips to the Mat vs Clear the Hooks
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomKeep your base and clear the hooks. Off-balance your partner.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Standing inside your partner's X-guard.
OBJECTIVE
Keep your base and clear the hooks.
CONSTRAINTS
Start again from X-guard 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 X-guard.
OBJECTIVE
Off-balance your partner. You do not need to finish a sweep.
CONSTRAINTS
Start again from X-guard as soon as either player wins.
WIN CONDITION
Force their hands to the mat or their hips to the mat.
SAFETY NOTE
Knees are exposed during hook changes. Tap early on any knee pressure, and let go right away when your partner taps. Partners fall backward often, so clear mat space behind the top player.
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 inside your partner's X-guard.
Setup
Standing inside your partner's X-guard. On your back in X-guard.
Score
Clear the hooks and either disengage or pass the guard. Force their hands to the mat or their hips to the mat.
Rules
- Start again from X-guard as soon as either player wins.
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X-Guard Destabilization: Hands or Hips to the Mat vs Clear the Hooks
Developing
TOP PLAYER
Position
Standing inside your partner's X-guard.
Win condition
Clear the hooks and either disengage or pass the guard.
Constraints
Start again from X-guard as soon as either player wins.
BOTTOM PLAYER
Position
On your back in X-guard.
Win condition
Force their hands to the mat or their hips to the mat.
Constraints
Start again from X-guard as soon as either player wins.