King of the Mats
Mat mode
2:00
Tell the roomUse live grips to push or pull the partner so both of their feet finish fully outside the tile while you keep at least one of your own feet on the tile.
BOTH PLAYERS
TOP PLAYER and BOTTOM PLAYER share these rules.
POSITION
Standing near the center of one shared mat tile, facing the other player, no grips. Every edge of the tile is live. Keep the landing area around the tile clear. Symmetric with the other player.
OBJECTIVE
Use live grips to push or pull the partner so both of their feet finish fully outside the tile while you keep at least one of your own feet on the tile.
CONSTRAINTS
A point counts only while you hold at least one legal upper-body grip. Stay on your feet — no trips, throws, guard pulls, or deliberate takedowns. A hand, knee, hip, or simultaneous exit ends the exchange with no point. Reset after each score or no-point exit. 2-3 min rounds.
WIN CONDITION
Opponent places both feet fully outside the tile while you keep at least one foot on the tile and hold an upper-body grip.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Same standing start on the shared tile. Symmetric engagement game, not a top/bottom position.
OBJECTIVE
Same — force both of their feet off the tile while you stay on it with a grip.
CONSTRAINTS
Same grip-required score, stay-on-feet, clean-finish, and named reset rules. 2-3 min rounds.
WIN CONDITION
Opponent places both feet fully outside the tile while you keep at least one foot on the tile and hold an upper-body grip.
More — series, chips, coach notes
Grapplers Collective, King of the Mats. 2-3 min rounds.
Problem
Standing near the center of one shared mat tile, facing the other player, no grips.
Tell the room
Use live grips to push or pull the partner so both of their feet finish fully outside the tile while you keep at least one of your own feet on the tile. Same — force both of their feet off the tile while you stay on it with a grip.
Setup
Standing near the center of one shared mat tile, facing the other player, no grips. Every edge of the tile is live. Keep the landing area around the tile clear. Symmetric with the other player. Same standing start on the shared tile. Symmetric engagement game, not a top/bottom position.
Score
Opponent places both feet fully outside the tile while you keep at least one foot on the tile and hold an upper-body grip.
Rules
- A point counts only while you hold at least one legal upper-body grip.
- Stay on your feet — no trips, throws, guard pulls, or deliberate takedowns.
- A hand, knee, hip, or simultaneous exit ends the exchange with no point.
- Reset after each score or no-point exit.
- 2-3 min rounds.
- Same grip-required score, stay-on-feet, clean-finish, and named reset rules.
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