Just Keep the Foot: Hold the Leg vs Free Your Foot
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomKeep control of the leg. Get your foot out.
Reference video
Open video · Charles Harriott
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Notes (this phone)
SETUP
Harriott opens the class on knee safety: your knees often don't hurt until the damage is done. The on-screen text gives about 2 minutes per person.
TOP PLAYER (ATTACKER)
POSITION
Seated, holding your partner's foot any way you like. Straight across (straight ashi) or across your body (cross ashi) are both fine.
OBJECTIVE
Keep control of the leg.
CONSTRAINTS
No submissions. Use your legs, hands, feet, whatever you know. No explosive moves. No biting. If they escape, reset. You can pick a new grip.
WIN CONDITION
Keep their leg under your control for 30 seconds. (Harriott names 30 seconds, then calls the switch himself instead of counting.)
BOTTOM PLAYER (DEFENDER)
POSITION
Seated, your foot in your partner's control.
OBJECTIVE
Get your foot out.
CONSTRAINTS
No explosive moves.
WIN CONDITION
Fully free yourself, so your foot is no longer in their control.
Charles Harriott, Leglock Games at Zen Camp (free video on the Charles Harriott YouTube channel, 2 May 2024).
Problem
Seated, holding your partner's foot any way you like.
Setup
Seated, holding your partner's foot any way you like. Straight across (straight ashi) or across your body (cross ashi) are both fine. Seated, your foot in your partner's control.
Score
Keep their leg under your control for 30 seconds. (Harriott names 30 seconds, then calls the switch himself instead of counting.) Fully free yourself, so your foot is no longer in their control.
Rules
- No submissions.
- Use your legs, hands, feet, whatever you know.
- No explosive moves.
- No biting.
- If they escape, reset.
- You can pick a new grip.
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Just Keep the Foot: Hold the Leg vs Free Your Foot
Foundations
TOP PLAYER (ATTACKER)
Position
Seated, holding your partner's foot any way you like. Straight across (straight ashi) or across your body (cross ashi) are both fine.
Win condition
Keep their leg under your control for 30 seconds. (Harriott names 30 seconds, then calls the switch himself instead of counting.)
Constraints
No submissions. Use your legs, hands, feet, whatever you know. No explosive moves. No biting. If they escape, reset. You can pick a new grip.
BOTTOM PLAYER (DEFENDER)
Position
Seated, your foot in your partner's control.
Win condition
Fully free yourself, so your foot is no longer in their control.
Constraints
No explosive moves.