Knee to Ankle, Then Put Them Down
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomWork the grip from the knee to the ankle, then put them down and finish one of three outcomes.
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ATTACKING PLAYER
POSITION
Standing, holding your partner's leg at the knee.
OBJECTIVE
Work the grip from the knee to the ankle, then put them down and finish one of three outcomes.
CONSTRAINTS
No win counts until your grip has moved from the knee to the ankle. Experienced players may entangle before or after the put-down; with newer players, require the put-down before any entanglement. Crowded room: be careful, no knee injuries, and release immediately on any tap or yell.
WIN CONDITION
After reaching the ankle: put your partner down and entangle, put them down and get the hips, or put them down and make their back touch the mat.
DEFENDING PLAYER
POSITION
Standing on one leg while your partner holds your other leg at the knee.
OBJECTIVE
Get your leg back and stay connection-free.
CONSTRAINTS
If you fall, you have to get back up with no connections before it counts. Played as the top-start version of Keep Them Down From Feet Inside.
WIN CONDITION
Free the leg. If you have been put down, stand back up with no connections.
Reference video
Open video · Standard Jiu-Jitsu
Greg Souders (Standard Jiu-Jitsu), Playing the Whole Space with CLA - Greg Souders Queretaro Seminar (free video on the Standard Jiu-Jitsu YouTube channel).
Problem
Standing, holding your partner's leg at the knee.
Tell the room
Work the grip from the knee to the ankle, then put them down and finish one of three outcomes. Get your leg back and stay connection-free.
Setup
Standing, holding your partner's leg at the knee. Standing on one leg while your partner holds your other leg at the knee.
Score
After reaching the ankle: put your partner down and entangle, put them down and get the hips, or put them down and make their back touch the mat. Free the leg. If you have been put down, stand back up with no connections.
Rules
- No win counts until your grip has moved from the knee to the ankle.
- Experienced players may entangle before or after the put-down; with newer players, require the put-down before any entanglement.
- Crowded room: be careful, no knee injuries, and release immediately on any tap or yell.
- If you fall, you have to get back up with no connections before it counts.
- Played as the top-start version of Keep Them Down From Feet Inside.
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