Front Body Lock: Shoot or Steal
Mat mode
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Tell the roomChange levels right away, get to the hips, one leg, or both legs, and put your partner down.
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ATTACKING PLAYER
POSITION
Standing, chest to chest, with a front body lock on your partner.
OBJECTIVE
Change levels right away, get to the hips, one leg, or both legs, and put your partner down.
CONSTRAINTS
Use the body lock right away. Don't wait, and don't let them break your grips first. Any mix of one leg, two legs, or hips counts.
WIN CONDITION
Put your partner's hips or hands on the floor.
DEFENDING PLAYER
POSITION
Standing, caught in your partner's front body lock.
OBJECTIVE
Fight your way to your own body lock and steal the shot.
CONSTRAINTS
Once you have your own body lock, the attacker's goal becomes yours: drop and shoot right away.
WIN CONDITION
Get your own body lock, 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, chest to chest, with a front body lock on your partner.
Tell the room
Change levels right away, get to the hips, one leg, or both legs, and put your partner down. Fight your way to your own body lock and steal the shot.
Setup
Standing, chest to chest, with a front body lock on your partner. Standing, caught in your partner's front body lock.
Score
Put your partner's hips or hands on the floor. Get your own body lock, then put your partner's hips or hands on the floor.
Rules
- Use the body lock right away.
- Don't wait, and don't let them break your grips first.
- Any mix of one leg, two legs, or hips counts.
- Once you have your own body lock, the attacker's goal becomes yours: drop and shoot right away.
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