Chest to Chest: Underhook and Connect Your Hands vs Come to Your Knees
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Tell the roomStop them coming up to their knees while you work your arm under their top elbow. Keep your hands separate, make angles, and turn to face them as you come up.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
On top, chest to chest, with your arm under your partner's neck.
OBJECTIVE
Stop them coming up to their knees while you work your arm under their top elbow.
CONSTRAINTS
None.
WIN CONDITION
Get the top-side underhook (your arm under their elbow, up to the shoulder) and connect your hands.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
On your back under your partner, chest to chest, with your top hand already under their elbow (the inside position).
OBJECTIVE
Keep your hands separate, make angles, and turn to face them as you come up. Try not to give up your back on the way, because that gives them chest to back.
CONSTRAINTS
None.
WIN CONDITION
Come up to your knees facing your partner.
7 Jiujitsu, All levels class (Nogi) (free class video on the 7 Jiujitsu YouTube channel, 13 Apr 2025).
Problem
On top, chest to chest, with your arm under your partner's neck.
Setup
On top, chest to chest, with your arm under your partner's neck. On your back under your partner, chest to chest, with your top hand already under their elbow (the inside position).
Score
Get the top-side underhook (your arm under their elbow, up to the shoulder) and connect your hands. Come up to your knees facing your partner.
Rules
- None.
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Chest to Chest: Underhook and Connect Your Hands vs Come to Your Knees
TOP PLAYER
Position
On top, chest to chest, with your arm under your partner's neck.
Win condition
Get the top-side underhook (your arm under their elbow, up to the shoulder) and connect your hands.
Constraints
None.
BOTTOM PLAYER
Position
On your back under your partner, chest to chest, with your top hand already under their elbow (the inside position).
Win condition
Come up to your knees facing your partner.
Constraints
None.