X-Guard Switch: Change Sides vs Clear the Hooks
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomClear the hooks while they try to switch sides. Switch your X-guard to the other side.
Reference video
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Standing inside your partner's X-guard: their hooks are on your far hip and far knee, and your near leg is on their shoulder.
OBJECTIVE
Clear the hooks while they try to switch sides.
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: hooks on their far hip and far knee, their near leg on your shoulder.
OBJECTIVE
Switch your X-guard to the other side.
CONSTRAINTS
Start again from X-guard as soon as either player wins.
WIN CONDITION
Get to X-guard on the opposite side.
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 inside your partner's X-guard: their hooks are on your far hip and far knee, and your near leg is on their shoulder.
Setup
Standing inside your partner's X-guard: their hooks are on your far hip and far knee, and your near leg is on their shoulder. On your back in X-guard: hooks on their far hip and far knee, their near leg on your shoulder.
Score
Clear the hooks and either disengage or pass the guard. Get to X-guard on the opposite side.
Rules
- Start again from X-guard as soon as either player wins.
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X-Guard Switch: Change Sides vs Clear the Hooks
Proficient
TOP PLAYER
Position
Standing inside your partner's X-guard: their hooks are on your far hip and far knee, and your near leg is on their shoulder.
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: hooks on their far hip and far knee, their near leg on your shoulder.
Win condition
Get to X-guard on the opposite side.
Constraints
Start again from X-guard as soon as either player wins.