Chest-to-Chest Pin Control

Side 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).

Developing · Top-advantage · Standard · Constraint Positional Handicap

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

  1. Must maintain chest-to-chest contact; no submissions allowed.
  2. 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).
  3. Must begin flat and controlled; no explosive bridging or striking movements.
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