Double Entangle or Steal Inside

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Tell the roomEntangle one leg, stay attached, then entangle the other.

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ATTACKING PLAYER

POSITION

Start with both feet on the inside, holding the ankles.

OBJECTIVE

Entangle one leg, stay attached, then entangle the other.

CONSTRAINTS

Any clear entanglement counts (foot-and-knee, both feet outside, or both feet inside). After the first entanglement, stay attached and go get the second. For beginners: no standing; no hard rotation to strip the leg. Yell "tap" and release on knee pressure. Reset after either side wins.

WIN CONDITION

Entangle one leg and then the other while staying attached.


DEFENDING PLAYER

POSITION

On your back or seated with the attacker holding both ankles and both feet inside.

OBJECTIVE

Steal inside position before they finish the second entanglement.

CONSTRAINTS

At any time before they win, get both feet to the inside. Same beginner safety: no standing, no hard rotation yank; yell "tap" on knee pressure. Reset after either side wins.

WIN CONDITION

Get both feet to the inside before the attacker entangles the second leg.

Reference video

Open video · Standard Jiu-Jitsu

Foundations · Role-rotating · Elevated · Constraint Positional

Greg Souders (Standard Jiu-Jitsu), Leg Entanglements for Beginners - Greg Souders CLA Seminar (free video on the Standard Jiu-Jitsu YouTube channel).

Problem

Start with both feet on the inside, holding the ankles.

Tell the room

Entangle one leg, stay attached, then entangle the other. Steal inside position before they finish the second entanglement.

Setup

Start with both feet on the inside, holding the ankles. On your back or seated with the attacker holding both ankles and both feet inside.

Score

Entangle one leg and then the other while staying attached. Get both feet to the inside before the attacker entangles the second leg.

Rules

  1. Any clear entanglement counts (foot-and-knee, both feet outside, or both feet inside).
  2. After the first entanglement, stay attached and go get the second.
  3. For beginners: no standing; no hard rotation to strip the leg.
  4. Yell "tap" and release on knee pressure.
  5. Reset after either side wins.
  6. At any time before they win, get both feet to the inside.
  7. Same beginner safety: no standing, no hard rotation yank; yell "tap" on knee pressure.
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