Turtle: Seat Belt and a Hook, or Hip Down Past the Legs vs Guard or Stand
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3:00
Tell the roomTake the back, or put them on a hip past their legs.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
On top of your partner in turtle, hands disconnected at the start.
OBJECTIVE
Take the back, or put them on a hip past their legs.
CONSTRAINTS
Now you can connect your hands; go for the seat belt right away if you want. Connected hands chest to back with one hook in the hip pocket wins. Knocking them down to a hip also wins, but only if you're past their guard, inside or around it. If at least one of their legs ends up in front of you (open guard, closed guard, half guard, butterfly half), you lose. Submissions are allowed: the rear-naked choke wins. Tap and release the moment anything loads an elbow, shoulder, or the neck; ease into every finish so your partner has time to tap, and reset on a tap. Any time someone wins, switch top and bottom.
WIN CONDITION
You get connected hands chest to back with one hook in; or you knock them to a hip while past their legs; or you finish a rear-naked choke.
BOTTOM PLAYER (TURTLE)
POSITION
In turtle with your partner on top.
OBJECTIVE
Get your guard back or get up and away.
CONSTRAINTS
Defend the hands and the hooks, turn into them, and either get a leg in front or stand. Tap early on the choke. Any time someone wins, switch top and bottom.
WIN CONDITION
You get a leg in front of them (any guard), or you stand up and walk away.
Reference video
Open video · frankthetankjj
frankthetankjj, 20260112 ecological class fc uncut 2 (free class video on the frankthetankjj YouTube channel).
Problem
On top of your partner in turtle, hands disconnected at the start.
Tell the room
Take the back, or put them on a hip past their legs. Get your guard back or get up and away.
Setup
On top of your partner in turtle, hands disconnected at the start. In turtle with your partner on top.
Score
You get connected hands chest to back with one hook in; or you knock them to a hip while past their legs; or you finish a rear-naked choke. You get a leg in front of them (any guard), or you stand up and walk away.
Rules
- Now you can connect your hands; go for the seat belt right away if you want.
- Connected hands chest to back with one hook in the hip pocket wins.
- Knocking them down to a hip also wins, but only if you're past their guard, inside or around it.
- If at least one of their legs ends up in front of you (open guard, closed guard, half guard, butterfly half), you lose.
- Submissions are allowed: the rear-naked choke wins.
- Tap and release the moment anything loads an elbow, shoulder, or the neck; ease into every finish so your partner has time to tap, and reset on a tap.
- Any time someone wins, switch top and bottom.
- Defend the hands and the hooks, turn into them, and either get a leg in front or stand.
- Tap early on the choke.
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Turtle: Seat Belt and a Hook, or Hip Down Past the Legs vs Guard or Stand
Developing
TOP PLAYER
Position
On top of your partner in turtle, hands disconnected at the start.
Win condition
You get connected hands chest to back with one hook in; or you knock them to a hip while past their legs; or you finish a rear-naked choke.
Constraints
Now you can connect your hands; go for the seat belt right away if you want. Connected hands chest to back with one hook in the hip pocket wins. Knocking them down to a hip also wins, but only if you're past their guard, inside or around it. If at least one of their legs ends up in front of you (open guard, closed guard, half guard, butterfly half), you lose. Submissions are allowed: the rear-naked choke wins. Tap and release the moment anything loads an elbow, shoulder, or the neck; ease into every finish so your partner has time to tap, and reset on a tap. Any time someone wins, switch top and bottom.
BOTTOM PLAYER (TURTLE)
Position
In turtle with your partner on top.
Win condition
You get a leg in front of them (any guard), or you stand up and walk away.
Constraints
Defend the hands and the hooks, turn into them, and either get a leg in front or stand. Tap early on the choke. Any time someone wins, switch top and bottom.
Elevated safety. Confirm tap-and-release before the first rep. Stop at the tap. Do not run this if the room is not already serious about it.