Side Control, One Underhook: Lock Head and Arm or Double Unders vs Guard, Stand, or Top

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Side Control

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3:00

Tell the roomStay on top and keep them down. Get your legs back between you and your partner, get up, or get on top.

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TOP PLAYER

POSITION

Past your partner's legs, at their side, chest to chest, with one underhook (your arm under their elbow and armpit).

OBJECTIVE

Stay on top and keep them down.

CONSTRAINTS

Change top and bottom every time somebody wins.

WIN CONDITION

While staying on top and keeping them down, lock your hands around their head and arm, or get double underhooks.


BOTTOM PLAYER

POSITION

On your back, your partner chest to chest at your side with one underhook.

OBJECTIVE

Get your legs back between you and your partner, get up, or get on top.

CONSTRAINTS

Change top and bottom every time somebody wins.

WIN CONDITION

Get your legs back between you: open guard, catch one of their legs (half guard), or wrap them up (closed guard). Or stand up. Or become the top player.

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Problem

Past your partner's legs, at their side, chest to chest, with one underhook (your arm under their elbow and armpit).

Setup

Past your partner's legs, at their side, chest to chest, with one underhook (your arm under their elbow and armpit). On your back, your partner chest to chest at your side with one underhook.

Score

While staying on top and keeping them down, lock your hands around their head and arm, or get double underhooks. Get your legs back between you: open guard, catch one of their legs (half guard), or wrap them up (closed guard). Or stand up. Or become the top player.

Rules

  1. Change top and bottom every time somebody wins.
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Side Control, One Underhook: Lock Head and Arm or Double Unders vs Guard, Stand, or Top

Developing

TOP PLAYER

Position

Past your partner's legs, at their side, chest to chest, with one underhook (your arm under their elbow and armpit).

Win condition

While staying on top and keeping them down, lock your hands around their head and arm, or get double underhooks.

Constraints

Change top and bottom every time somebody wins.

BOTTOM PLAYER

Position

On your back, your partner chest to chest at your side with one underhook.

Win condition

Get your legs back between you: open guard, catch one of their legs (half guard), or wrap them up (closed guard). Or stand up. Or become the top player.

Constraints

Change top and bottom every time somebody wins.