Chest-to-Chest Pin Control
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Tell the roomPrevent rotation and framing while isolating one arm.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Chest-to-chest side control, one arm under the head, one under the far-side armpit, hands connected.
OBJECTIVE
Prevent rotation and framing while isolating one arm.
CONSTRAINTS
Must maintain chest-to-chest contact; no submissions allowed. Reset when the top player isolates and controls one arm with a bent-arm control (Kimura or Americana: wrist control, bent elbow, and figure-four reinforcement); or when the bottom player escapes to turtle, seated guard (hands/feet between players), or full guard (legs wrapped).
WIN CONDITION
Isolate and control one arm using a bent arm control (e.g., Kimura or Americana), with wrist control, bent elbow, and figure-four reinforcement.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Flat on back, fully pinned in traditional side control.
OBJECTIVE
Create space, rotate, and escape the pin.
CONSTRAINTS
Must begin flat and controlled; no explosive bridging or striking movements. Reset when the top player isolates and controls one arm with a bent-arm control (Kimura or Americana: wrist control, bent elbow, and figure-four reinforcement); or when the bottom player escapes to turtle, seated guard (hands/feet between players), or full guard (legs wrapped).
WIN CONDITION
Escape to turtle, seated guard (hands/feet between players), or full guard (legs wrapped).
Slime Mold Grappling Club, Chest-to-Chest Pin Control.
Problem
Chest-to-chest side control, one arm under the head, one under the far-side armpit, hands connected.
Tell the room
Prevent rotation and framing while isolating one arm. Create space, rotate, and escape the pin.
Setup
Chest-to-chest side control, one arm under the head, one under the far-side armpit, hands connected. Flat on back, fully pinned in traditional side control.
Score
Isolate and control one arm using a bent arm control (e.g., Kimura or Americana), with wrist control, bent elbow, and figure-four reinforcement. Escape to turtle, seated guard (hands/feet between players), or full guard (legs wrapped).
Rules
- Must maintain chest-to-chest contact; no submissions allowed.
- Reset when the top player isolates and controls one arm with a bent-arm control (Kimura or Americana: wrist control, bent elbow, and figure-four reinforcement); or when the bottom player escapes to turtle, seated guard (hands/feet between players), or full guard (legs wrapped).
- Must begin flat and controlled; no explosive bridging or striking movements.
side control