Pop the Balloon: Protect Yours, Pop Theirs
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3:00
Tell the roomPop your partner's balloon and keep yours. Pop your partner's balloon.
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SETUP
One balloon per person. No-gi: tie it to your ankle. Gi: tie it to the back of your belt. Winners stay in and find a new partner who still has a balloon. Losers sit at the wall and pick up the pieces of their balloon. She plays it once per class because it uses one balloon each.
BOTH PLAYERS
PLAYER A and PLAYER B share these rules.
POSITION
On your knees, facing your partner.
OBJECTIVE
Pop your partner's balloon and keep yours.
CONSTRAINTS
If your balloon pops, you're out. Go sit at the wall.
WIN CONDITION
Pop your partner's balloon.
PLAYER B
POSITION
On your knees, facing your partner.
OBJECTIVE
Pop your partner's balloon and keep yours.
CONSTRAINTS
If your balloon pops, you're out. Go sit at the wall.
WIN CONDITION
Pop your partner's balloon.
Lisa Pages, Arizona Camp 2021: BJJ games, break up the regular training with some fun games with Lisa Pages (free video on the BJJ Globetrotters in Action YouTube channel, 4 Apr 2021).
Problem
On your knees, facing your partner.
Setup
On your knees, facing your partner.
Score
Pop your partner's balloon.
Rules
- If your balloon pops, you're out.
- Go sit at the wall.
scrambles
Wall card
Pop the Balloon: Protect Yours, Pop Theirs
Foundations
BOTH PLAYERS
Position
On your knees, facing your partner.
Win condition
Pop your partner's balloon.
Constraints
If your balloon pops, you're out. Go sit at the wall.