Leg Capture Hold 3s
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomCapture one of the partner's legs and hold it.
BOTH PLAYERS
TOP PLAYER and BOTTOM PLAYER share these rules.
POSITION
Standing after a slap-and-bump start; both players begin disconnected at wrestling distance. Symmetric with the other player.
OBJECTIVE
Capture one of the partner's legs and hold it.
CONSTRAINTS
Start with a slap-and-bump. Either player may attack either leg. No submissions required for the score. Reset when either player holds a captured leg for three continuous seconds. Role stays symmetric each reset.
WIN CONDITION
Hold a captured leg for three continuous seconds.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Same standing slap-and-bump start. Symmetric engagement game.
OBJECTIVE
Capture one of the partner's legs and hold it — or deny theirs.
CONSTRAINTS
Same slap-and-bump start, three-second hold score, and reset rules.
WIN CONDITION
Hold a captured leg for three continuous seconds.
Reference video
Open video · Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu
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Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu, via Ecological Approach BJJ: Constraint-Led Games Explained on LetsBJJ; demonstrated in There's A BETTER Way To Train BJJ | The Ecological Approach.
Problem
Standing after a slap-and-bump start; both players begin disconnected at wrestling distance.
Tell the room
Capture one of the partner's legs and hold it. Capture one of the partner's legs and hold it — or deny theirs.
Setup
Standing after a slap-and-bump start; both players begin disconnected at wrestling distance. Symmetric with the other player. Same standing slap-and-bump start. Symmetric engagement game.
Score
Hold a captured leg for three continuous seconds.
Rules
- Start with a slap-and-bump.
- Either player may attack either leg.
- No submissions required for the score.
- Reset when either player holds a captured leg for three continuous seconds.
- Role stays symmetric each reset.
- Same slap-and-bump start, three-second hold score, and reset rules.
Trains
standup