Double Biceps and Head: Shoot or Steal
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomUse the inside position to drop, collect one leg, both legs, or the hips, and put your partner down.
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ATTACKING PLAYER
POSITION
Standing with both of your partner's biceps gripped and the dominant head position: your head on their shoulder, on their chest, or under their chin.
OBJECTIVE
Use the inside position to drop, collect one leg, both legs, or the hips, and put your partner down.
CONSTRAINTS
Use the grip now; you may not have it in two seconds. Any combination of legs and hips counts.
WIN CONDITION
Put your partner's hips or hands on the floor.
DEFENDING PLAYER
POSITION
Standing with both biceps tied up and your partner's head in the dominant position.
OBJECTIVE
Steal the position: fight your hands to the middle and fight for the head position.
CONSTRAINTS
As soon as you have your hands in the middle and the head position, you can shoot.
WIN CONDITION
Win the hands and head position, then put your partner's hips or hands on the floor.
Reference video
Open video · TheModernGrapplingCoach
TheModernGrapplingCoach, Why I made 5 CLA games to build wrestling shots (free video on TheModernGrapplingCoach YouTube channel, 29 May 2026).
Problem
Standing with both of your partner's biceps gripped and the dominant head position: your head on their shoulder, on their chest, or under their chin.
Tell the room
Use the inside position to drop, collect one leg, both legs, or the hips, and put your partner down. Steal the position: fight your hands to the middle and fight for the head position.
Setup
Standing with both of your partner's biceps gripped and the dominant head position: your head on their shoulder, on their chest, or under their chin. Standing with both biceps tied up and your partner's head in the dominant position.
Score
Put your partner's hips or hands on the floor. Win the hands and head position, then put your partner's hips or hands on the floor.
Rules
- Use the grip now; you may not have it in two seconds.
- Any combination of legs and hips counts.
- As soon as you have your hands in the middle and the head position, you can shoot.
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