The Dogfight — Back or Top
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InGrappling, The Dogfight — Back or Top.
Problem
Dogfight — up on the inside knee, each player with an underhook, hips connected, heads tight.
Tell the room
Win the exchange to the back. Win the exchange up or out.
Setup
Dogfight — up on the inside knee, each player with an underhook, hips connected, heads tight. Neither has the back; neither is on top. (Symmetric start; “Top” here is the back-seeking win path.) Same dogfight start. (Symmetric start; “Bottom” here is the up/escape win path.)
Score
Climb to back control and establish the seatbelt. Come up to top position, or break free facing the opponent.
Rules
- Decide the exchange through inside position — keep the underhook and the inside angle.
- Reset when either player establishes back control with the seatbelt, comes up to top, or breaks free to a clean facing disengage.
- Starting side rotates after each reset.
- Default round length 2:00.
- Same reset and inside-position framing as the other player.
TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Dogfight — up on the inside knee, each player with an underhook, hips connected, heads tight. Neither has the back; neither is on top. (Symmetric start; “Top” here is the back-seeking win path.)
OBJECTIVE
Win the exchange to the back.
CONSTRAINTS
Decide the exchange through inside position — keep the underhook and the inside angle. Reset when either player establishes back control with the seatbelt, comes up to top, or breaks free to a clean facing disengage. Starting side rotates after each reset. Default round length 2:00.
WIN CONDITION
Climb to back control and establish the seatbelt.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Same dogfight start. (Symmetric start; “Bottom” here is the up/escape win path.)
OBJECTIVE
Win the exchange up or out.
CONSTRAINTS
Same reset and inside-position framing as the other player.
WIN CONDITION
Come up to top position, or break free facing the opponent.