Clamp Half Guard: Free the Leg and Pin vs Sweep or Open Guard
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Tell the roomFree your leg, then settle a pin. Use the whole half guard to sweep or open back up.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
On top in clamp half guard, with one of your legs clamped between your partner's legs.
OBJECTIVE
Free your leg, then settle a pin.
CONSTRAINTS
Freeing the leg alone does not score. You must also hold the pin for three seconds.
WIN CONDITION
Free your leg and hold a pin for three seconds.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
On bottom in clamp half guard, clamping one of your partner's legs between yours.
OBJECTIVE
Use the whole half guard to sweep or open back up.
CONSTRAINTS
Start from the clamp.
WIN CONDITION
Sweep, or get to open guard.
Golden Jiu Jitsu, Training Activity Spectrum (GJJ Coaches Hub, free page, "lightly constrained" example). The page says to move to this version once students handle rung 1.
Problem
On top in clamp half guard, with one of your legs clamped between your partner's legs.
Setup
On top in clamp half guard, with one of your legs clamped between your partner's legs. On bottom in clamp half guard, clamping one of your partner's legs between yours.
Score
Free your leg and hold a pin for three seconds. Sweep, or get to open guard.
Rules
- Freeing the leg alone does not score.
- You must also hold the pin for three seconds.
- Start from the clamp.
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Clamp Half Guard: Free the Leg and Pin vs Sweep or Open Guard
Developing
TOP PLAYER
Position
On top in clamp half guard, with one of your legs clamped between your partner's legs.
Win condition
Free your leg and hold a pin for three seconds.
Constraints
Freeing the leg alone does not score. You must also hold the pin for three seconds.
BOTTOM PLAYER
Position
On bottom in clamp half guard, clamping one of your partner's legs between yours.
Win condition
Sweep, or get to open guard.
Constraints
Start from the clamp.