Hold Them Down
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomStay as close to your partner's shoulder as possible and hold them down to the mat.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Sitting with your choice of connection(s) to your partner's arms and torso using your arms and legs.
OBJECTIVE
Stay as close to your partner's shoulder as possible and hold them down to the mat.
CONSTRAINTS
Do not separate your partner's hands or finish the submission. Reset when the bottom player frees their arm or gets their back off the mat.
WIN CONDITION
Does not score.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
On your back with your hands connected above your torso.
OBJECTIVE
Resist your partner's attempts to hold you down.
CONSTRAINTS
None. Reset when the bottom player frees their arm or gets their back off the mat.
WIN CONDITION
You free your arm or are able to get your back off of the mat.
Reference video
Open video · Standard Jiu-Jitsu
Slime Mold Grappling Club, Hold Them Down. Originally created by coach Greg Souders at Standard Jiu-Jitsu. You can find the original video on their YouTube Channel.
Problem
Sitting with your choice of connection(s) to your partner's arms and torso using your arms and legs.
Tell the room
Stay as close to your partner's shoulder as possible and hold them down to the mat. Resist your partner's attempts to hold you down.
Setup
Sitting with your choice of connection(s) to your partner's arms and torso using your arms and legs. On your back with your hands connected above your torso.
Score
Does not score. You free your arm or are able to get your back off of the mat.
Rules
- Do not separate your partner's hands or finish the submission.
- Reset when the bottom player frees their arm or gets their back off the mat.
- None.
submissions · arm bar