Chopping Block: Submit vs Elbow Down or Sweep
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomSubmit them.
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TOP PLAYER (SIDE CONTROL)
POSITION
Side control with one of their elbows up. Your hand on the side away from that elbow goes under their head and grabs their shoulder. The coach calls this start the chopping block.
OBJECTIVE
Submit them.
CONSTRAINTS
Submission is the only way to win. If you're newer, keep it simple: distribute your weight and keep the arm up. If you get their second elbow up too, keep going. Tap and release the moment anything loads an elbow, shoulder, or the neck; ease into every finish so your partner has time to tap, and reset on a tap. Switch roles after each win.
WIN CONDITION
You submit them.
BOTTOM PLAYER (UNDER SIDE CONTROL)
POSITION
On your back under side control with one elbow up.
OBJECTIVE
Get the elbow back down, or sweep.
CONSTRAINTS
Frame and work to get the arm back, or move their weight and bring your shoulder through. Tap early. Switch roles after each win.
WIN CONDITION
You get your elbow back down, or you sweep them.
Reference video
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Problem
Side control with one of their elbows up.
Tell the room
Submit them. Get the elbow back down, or sweep.
Setup
Side control with one of their elbows up. Your hand on the side away from that elbow goes under their head and grabs their shoulder. The coach calls this start the chopping block. On your back under side control with one elbow up.
Score
You submit them. You get your elbow back down, or you sweep them.
Rules
- Submission is the only way to win.
- If you're newer, keep it simple: distribute your weight and keep the arm up.
- If you get their second elbow up too, keep going.
- Tap and release the moment anything loads an elbow, shoulder, or the neck; ease into every finish so your partner has time to tap, and reset on a tap.
- Switch roles after each win.
- Frame and work to get the arm back, or move their weight and bring your shoulder through.
- Tap early.
pins
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Chopping Block: Submit vs Elbow Down or Sweep
Developing
TOP PLAYER (SIDE CONTROL)
Position
Side control with one of their elbows up. Your hand on the side away from that elbow goes under their head and grabs their shoulder. The coach calls this start the chopping block.
Win condition
You submit them.
Constraints
Submission is the only way to win. If you're newer, keep it simple: distribute your weight and keep the arm up. If you get their second elbow up too, keep going. Tap and release the moment anything loads an elbow, shoulder, or the neck; ease into every finish so your partner has time to tap, and reset on a tap. Switch roles after each win.
BOTTOM PLAYER (UNDER SIDE CONTROL)
Position
On your back under side control with one elbow up.
Win condition
You get your elbow back down, or you sweep them.
Constraints
Frame and work to get the arm back, or move their weight and bring your shoulder through. Tap early. Switch roles after each win.
Elevated safety. Confirm tap-and-release before the first rep. Stop at the tap. Do not run this if the room is not already serious about it.