Passing the Ankle Line
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InGrappling, Passing the Ankle Line.
Problem
Standing or based, controlling one or both of bottom’s ankles.
Tell the room
Pass from ankle control through the knee and hip lines all the way to a pin. Re-insert a limb and stop the pass before the pin confirms; room to attack the passer’s legs.
Setup
Standing or based, controlling one or both of bottom’s ankles. Bottom flat on back. Flat on back; one or both ankles controlled by standing/based passer.
Score
Pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back held three continuous seconds without being re-guarded. Re-guard — recover a limb between yourself and the top player before the pin is confirmed.
Rules
- Source does not list extra tool bans; the start (ankle control only) is the constraint — must chain all three lines under resistance.
- Starts with ankles already controlled (first line lost).
TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Standing or based, controlling one or both of bottom’s ankles. Bottom flat on back.
OBJECTIVE
Pass from ankle control through the knee and hip lines all the way to a pin.
CONSTRAINTS
Source does not list extra tool bans; the start (ankle control only) is the constraint — must chain all three lines under resistance.
WIN CONDITION
Pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back held three continuous seconds without being re-guarded.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Flat on back; one or both ankles controlled by standing/based passer.
OBJECTIVE
Re-insert a limb and stop the pass before the pin confirms; room to attack the passer’s legs.
CONSTRAINTS
Starts with ankles already controlled (first line lost).
WIN CONDITION
Re-guard — recover a limb between yourself and the top player before the pin is confirmed.