Bulldogs: Flip the Crawlers vs Crawl Across
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomCatch the crawlers as they cross. Crawl to the other side without getting caught.
Reference video
Open video · The Kids Jiu-Jitsu Playbook
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Notes (this phone)
CATCHER (TOP)
POSITION
One player in the middle of the mat. Everyone else lines up on one side on hands and knees.
OBJECTIVE
Catch the crawlers as they cross.
CONSTRAINTS
Anyone you catch joins you in the middle for the next crossing.
WIN CONDITION
Roll a crawler over or put them on their back. Variation from the source: you must get on top and get your hooks in (take the back).
CRAWLERS (BOTTOM)
POSITION
On hands and knees at one side of the mat.
OBJECTIVE
Crawl to the other side without getting caught.
CONSTRAINTS
Crawl only. No running, no rolling. Get caught and you join the middle.
WIN CONDITION
Be the last crawler caught. That player usually starts in the middle next round.
The Kids Jiu-Jitsu Playbook, 5 Jiu-Jitsu Group Games to Energize your kids classes (free video on The Kids Jiu-Jitsu Playbook YouTube channel, 22 Mar 2026). They say the game is also known as bulldogs.
Problem
One player in the middle of the mat.
Setup
One player in the middle of the mat. Everyone else lines up on one side on hands and knees. On hands and knees at one side of the mat.
Score
Roll a crawler over or put them on their back. Variation from the source: you must get on top and get your hooks in (take the back). Be the last crawler caught. That player usually starts in the middle next round.
Rules
- Anyone you catch joins you in the middle for the next crossing.
- Crawl only.
- No running, no rolling.
- Get caught and you join the middle.
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Bulldogs: Flip the Crawlers vs Crawl Across
Foundations
CATCHER (TOP)
Position
One player in the middle of the mat. Everyone else lines up on one side on hands and knees.
Win condition
Roll a crawler over or put them on their back. Variation from the source: you must get on top and get your hooks in (take the back).
Constraints
Anyone you catch joins you in the middle for the next crossing.
CRAWLERS (BOTTOM)
Position
On hands and knees at one side of the mat.
Win condition
Be the last crawler caught. That player usually starts in the middle next round.
Constraints
Crawl only. No running, no rolling. Get caught and you join the middle.