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Cross Ashi, Gripped — Finish or Triangle

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InGrappling, Cross Ashi, Gripped — Finish or Triangle. GAME-LEI-02.

Problem

Attacker in cross ashi (the saddle), legs crossed to one side, near ankle gripped.

Tell the room

Finish from the gripped saddle, or seal the triangle to inside sankaku. Hide the heel and recover a knee toward neutral.

Setup

Attacker in cross ashi (the saddle), legs crossed to one side, near ankle gripped. Triangle not yet formed. Caught in cross ashi with the near ankle gripped and the triangle not yet sealed.

Score

Force a lower-limb tap (foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed), or close the triangle to inside sankaku and hold for five seconds. Hide the heel and recover a knee to escape toward a confirmed neutral 50/50.

Rules

  1. Elevated safety.
  2. Default: no heel hooks unless both partners have agreed and shown tap-release reliability.
  3. Tap early, release instantly.
  4. Reset when the attacker forces a tap or holds a sealed inside sankaku for five seconds, or the defender escapes to neutral.
  5. Role rotates after each reset.
  6. Default rounds 2:00.
  7. Same heel-hook default, tap-early rule, reset logic, and role rotation.
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TOP PLAYER

POSITION

Attacker in cross ashi (the saddle), legs crossed to one side, near ankle gripped. Triangle not yet formed.

OBJECTIVE

Finish from the gripped saddle, or seal the triangle to inside sankaku.

CONSTRAINTS

Elevated safety. Default: no heel hooks unless both partners have agreed and shown tap-release reliability. Tap early, release instantly. Reset when the attacker forces a tap or holds a sealed inside sankaku for five seconds, or the defender escapes to neutral. Role rotates after each reset. Default rounds 2:00.

WIN CONDITION

Force a lower-limb tap (foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed), or close the triangle to inside sankaku and hold for five seconds.

BOTTOM PLAYER

POSITION

Caught in cross ashi with the near ankle gripped and the triangle not yet sealed.

OBJECTIVE

Hide the heel and recover a knee toward neutral.

CONSTRAINTS

Same heel-hook default, tap-early rule, reset logic, and role rotation.

WIN CONDITION

Hide the heel and recover a knee to escape toward a confirmed neutral 50/50.