Values Game: Knees to Back, Hold It and Say It
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomPush or pull your partner to the ground onto their back. Same as Player A.
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Variation (from source): Name a hold for a bonus. For example, a yoko-shiro-gesa-gatame pin (term as written in the PDF) is worth 2 points.
BOTH PLAYERS
PLAYER A and PLAYER B share these rules.
POSITION
On your knees, facing your partner.
OBJECTIVE
Push or pull your partner to the ground onto their back.
CONSTRAINTS
No touching the face. No grabbing your partner's hands. Don't slam them to the ground.
WIN CONDITION
Hold them on their back long enough to say a line from the judo moral code out loud, for example "Honour means always keeping your promises."
PLAYER B
POSITION
Same: on your knees, facing your partner.
OBJECTIVE
Same as Player A.
CONSTRAINTS
Same as Player A.
WIN CONDITION
Same as Player A.
IJF Judo for Children Commission, IJF JIS Box of Exercises, game 8, "The Values Game" (free PDF, International Judo Federation, 2019).
Problem
On your knees, facing your partner.
Setup
On your knees, facing your partner. Same: on your knees, facing your partner.
Score
Hold them on their back long enough to say a line from the judo moral code out loud, for example "Honour means always keeping your promises." Same as Player A.
Rules
- No touching the face.
- No grabbing your partner's hands.
- Don't slam them to the ground.
- Same as Player A.
pinning
Wall card
Values Game: Knees to Back, Hold It and Say It
Foundations
BOTH PLAYERS
Position
On your knees, facing your partner.
Win condition
Hold them on their back long enough to say a line from the judo moral code out loud, for example "Honour means always keeping your promises."
Constraints
No touching the face. No grabbing your partner's hands. Don't slam them to the ground.