Flatten the Shoulders
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomClear the leg frames, disrupt the base, and pin both of the bottom player's shoulders flat. Deny the shoulder pin and keep the guard tools in play.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Standing or at the knee line against a seated long-guard player using feet or shins to frame on the hips or thighs.
OBJECTIVE
Clear the leg frames, disrupt the base, and pin both of the bottom player's shoulders flat.
CONSTRAINTS
Score requires a full three-second hold — a brief touch does not count. Win the leg battle before reaching for the upper body. Reset when either side scores. Default rounds 2–4 minutes. Role rotate after each reset.
WIN CONDITION
Put both of the bottom player's shoulders flat on the mat and hold them there for three continuous seconds.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Seated long guard — feet or shins framing the top player's hips or thighs.
OBJECTIVE
Deny the shoulder pin and keep the guard tools in play.
CONSTRAINTS
Keep knees and feet in front of the passer. Stay mobile; do not straighten both legs and rest on the elbows. Same start and reset.
WIN CONDITION
Keep both shoulders off the mat while maintaining a seated or supine posture with knees and feet in front of the passer.
In competition
See it in competition: Murilo Santana's Unstoppable No-Gi Pressure Passing →
Jamie Clubb, Mid Range Guard Passing Games for Submission Grappling.
Problem
Standing or at the knee line against a seated long-guard player using feet or shins to frame on the hips or thighs.
Setup
Standing or at the knee line against a seated long-guard player using feet or shins to frame on the hips or thighs. Seated long guard — feet or shins framing the top player's hips or thighs.
Score
Put both of the bottom player's shoulders flat on the mat and hold them there for three continuous seconds. Keep both shoulders off the mat while maintaining a seated or supine posture with knees and feet in front of the passer.
Rules
- Score requires a full three-second hold — a brief touch does not count.
- Win the leg battle before reaching for the upper body.
- Reset when either side scores.
- Default rounds 2–4 minutes.
- Role rotate after each reset.
- Keep knees and feet in front of the passer.
- Stay mobile; do not straighten both legs and rest on the elbows.
- Same start and reset.
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Flatten the Shoulders
Foundations
TOP PLAYER
Position
Standing or at the knee line against a seated long-guard player using feet or shins to frame on the hips or thighs.
Win condition
Put both of the bottom player's shoulders flat on the mat and hold them there for three continuous seconds.
Constraints
Score requires a full three-second hold — a brief touch does not count. Win the leg battle before reaching for the upper body. Reset when either side scores. Default rounds 2–4 minutes. Role rotate after each reset.
BOTTOM PLAYER
Position
Seated long guard — feet or shins framing the top player's hips or thighs.
Win condition
Keep both shoulders off the mat while maintaining a seated or supine posture with knees and feet in front of the passer.
Constraints
Keep knees and feet in front of the passer. Stay mobile; do not straighten both legs and rest on the elbows. Same start and reset.