Chest to Chest Chest to Back
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomClear hands, get under or behind your partner's elbows, and initiate chest to chest or chest to back contact.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
On the ground with your hands wrapped around your partner's waist.
OBJECTIVE
Clear hands, get under or behind your partner's elbows, and initiate chest to chest or chest to back contact.
CONSTRAINTS
None. Reset when the top player establishes chest to chest or chest to back contact and locks their hands; or when the bottom player gets their legs back in front of their partner and returns to the seated or standing position.
WIN CONDITION
Establish chest to chest or chest to back contact and lock your hands.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Hands on top player
OBJECTIVE
Focus on creating space between your body and your partner, and then occupying that space before they do.
CONSTRAINTS
None. Reset when the top player establishes chest to chest or chest to back contact and locks their hands; or when the bottom player gets their legs back in front of their partner and returns to the seated or standing position.
WIN CONDITION
Get your legs back in front of your partner and return to the seated or standing position.
In competition
See it in competition: From Standing to Stuck to the Floor - Best Mens Pins - World Masters 2022 →
Slime Mold Grappling Club, Chest to Chest Chest to Back. Originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu.
Problem
On the ground with your hands wrapped around your partner's waist.
Tell the room
Clear hands, get under or behind your partner's elbows, and initiate chest to chest or chest to back contact. Focus on creating space between your body and your partner, and then occupying that space before they do.
Setup
On the ground with your hands wrapped around your partner's waist. Hands on top player
Score
Establish chest to chest or chest to back contact and lock your hands. Get your legs back in front of your partner and return to the seated or standing position.
Rules
- None.
- Reset when the top player establishes chest to chest or chest to back contact and locks their hands; or when the bottom player gets their legs back in front of their partner and returns to the seated or standing position.
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