Wrist Pin to Connected Hands
Mat mode
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Tell the roomKeep the wrist pin while you get under at least one elbow and connect your hands.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Top of half guard. Start with one of your partner's wrists already pinned to their hip and your other hand across the far side of the hip. Alternate which wrist is pinned each turn.
OBJECTIVE
Keep the wrist pin while you get under at least one elbow and connect your hands.
CONSTRAINTS
Hold the pinned wrist long enough to find space under an elbow; once you are under the elbow you can release the pin to lock your hands. Use the pin to stay close so frames cannot shove you out. Reset and switch roles after either side wins.
WIN CONDITION
Get under at least one of your partner's elbows and connect your hands while keeping (or having used) the wrist-to-hip pin.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Bottom of half guard on your side, one wrist pinned to your hip, with the top player's other hand across.
OBJECTIVE
Free yourself before they lock hands under an elbow.
CONSTRAINTS
Use your legs however you need. Two ways to win; whichever happens first counts. Reset and switch roles after either side wins.
WIN CONDITION
Get both feet back to the middle of your partner's knees, or use your knees to make the top player fall over.
Reference video
Open video · Standard Jiu-Jitsu
Greg Souders (Standard Jiu-Jitsu), CLA Wrist Pin Guard Passing @ Enso Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (free video on the Standard Jiu-Jitsu YouTube channel).
Problem
Top of half guard.
Tell the room
Keep the wrist pin while you get under at least one elbow and connect your hands. Free yourself before they lock hands under an elbow.
Setup
Top of half guard. Start with one of your partner's wrists already pinned to their hip and your other hand across the far side of the hip. Alternate which wrist is pinned each turn. Bottom of half guard on your side, one wrist pinned to your hip, with the top player's other hand across.
Score
Get under at least one of your partner's elbows and connect your hands while keeping (or having used) the wrist-to-hip pin. Get both feet back to the middle of your partner's knees, or use your knees to make the top player fall over.
Rules
- Hold the pinned wrist long enough to find space under an elbow; once you are under the elbow you can release the pin to lock your hands.
- Use the pin to stay close so frames cannot shove you out.
- Reset and switch roles after either side wins.
- Use your legs however you need.
- Two ways to win; whichever happens first counts.
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