Double Belt Grips: Step Through, Lift, or Hip Throw (3 levels)
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomLevel 1: step through their legs. Level 2: step through or lift them.
Reference video
Open video · v.volin
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Notes (this phone)
SETUP
Start as close to each other as you can. Optional movement rule from the same video (0:30): one player keeps a foot on a marker the whole game, and nobody may attack that stuck leg.
Variation (from source): Once players are comfortable, take constraints away: other grips, more space, then leg actions.
BOTH PLAYERS
PLAYER A and PLAYER B share these rules.
POSITION
Standing, chest close, both hands gripping your partner's belt.
OBJECTIVE
Level 1: step through their legs. Level 2: step through or lift them. Level 3: score points, with a hip throw worth the most.
CONSTRAINTS
Never let go of your grips, even if you fall. That cushions the fall. No leg actions (no sweeps or reaps). Only the hips count for a throw. Ours, not the source's: tap or say stop and your partner lets go of the belt right away.
WIN CONDITION
Level 1: step through their legs and keep your foot between them for 3 seconds. Level 2: that, or lift them off the ground. Level 3: step-through 1 point, lift 1 point, hip throw to the mat 3 points.
PLAYER B
POSITION
Same: standing close, both hands on your partner's belt.
OBJECTIVE
Same as Player A.
CONSTRAINTS
Same as Player A. Ours, not the source's: tap or say stop and your partner lets go of the belt right away.
WIN CONDITION
Same as Player A.
Vasja Volin (Island City Jiu-Jitsu), Guide - Teaching Judo Throws using the CLA (free video on the v.volin YouTube channel, 10 Feb 2026).
Problem
Standing, chest close, both hands gripping your partner's belt.
Setup
Standing, chest close, both hands gripping your partner's belt. Same: standing close, both hands on your partner's belt.
Score
Level 1: step through their legs and keep your foot between them for 3 seconds. Level 2: that, or lift them off the ground. Level 3: step-through 1 point, lift 1 point, hip throw to the mat 3 points. Same as Player A.
Rules
- Never let go of your grips, even if you fall.
- That cushions the fall.
- No leg actions (no sweeps or reaps).
- Only the hips count for a throw.
- Ours, not the source's: tap or say stop and your partner lets go of the belt right away.
- Same as Player A.
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Double Belt Grips: Step Through, Lift, or Hip Throw (3 levels)
Foundations
BOTH PLAYERS
Position
Standing, chest close, both hands gripping your partner's belt.
Win condition
Level 1: step through their legs and keep your foot between them for 3 seconds. Level 2: that, or lift them off the ground. Level 3: step-through 1 point, lift 1 point, hip throw to the mat 3 points.
Constraints
Never let go of your grips, even if you fall. That cushions the fall. No leg actions (no sweeps or reaps). Only the hips count for a throw. Ours, not the source's: tap or say stop and your partner lets go of the belt right away.
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.