At all times your trying to get knees to chest and get a connection of your elbows to your knees
When you are trying to create the space between the yourself and your opponent, you are to push with the elbows and shoulders
The idea is that your elbow should be on the floor
Where you want elbow to knee connection is the how you’ll determine the location of your own knees in relation to your opponent and as a result where the kip will take place
Game 1
Starting Position
0 - You’ll be on your side
1 - With the side that is against the floor, connect knee to elbow
2 - One hand on the lat of your opponent
3 - The other foot which is not being used for knee to elbow should be used to maintain connection into a person’s
Objective
Top Player
Your goal is to get chest to chest connection and shoulder to cheek connection to turn your opponent’s face away from you
Bottom player
Your goal is to get into a more dominant position (side control, mount, back-take) by either using sweeps or wrestling up
Optional → A rule could be added here to say that the person on bottom should not be able to go to turtle. This ensures the bottom player is always on the search for a more dominant position
Game 1-a
Starting position
0 - Person on bottom will be on their side
1 - Connect knees to elbow on the side which is against the floor
2 - Connect knees to elbow on the side that is in the air
3 - Flex your foot as far back as it can, place it into the crease of your opponent’s knee. For the other foot place it into the thigh (or wherever you find provides more control of your opponent)
Objective
Top Player
Your goal is to get chest to chest connection and shoulder to cheek connection to turn your opponent’s face away from you
Bottom player
Your goal is to get into a more dominant position (side control, mount, back-take) by either using sweeps or wrestling up
Optional → A rule could be added here to say that the person on bottom should not be able to go to turtle. This ensures the bottom player is always on the search for a more dominant position
Game 2
Starting Position
1 - The length of your forearm should be pressed against their waistline. Your other hand should be used as reinforcement
2 - Both knees should be connected together and your thighs should be pressed against your own opponent’s thigh
3 - Connect both feet together
Starting position from a different angle
Objectives
Top
Your goal is to get chest to chest contact to get your opponent’s back flat on the mats
if you get kipped but are able to recover ie. get side control/mount/backtake, the game continues
once you get chest to chest and are able to consolidate the position for 3 seconds you win and are required to reset the position
Bottom
Your goal is to use the kipping escape to remove the opponent on top
If you sweep the top player or get into a dominant position you win the game and are required to reset the position
Game 3
Starting position → Full mount
Guidelines for the person on top
1 - Shoulder to cheek connection
2 - Both feet should be connecting toe-to-toe
3 - Hip to waist connection
Objective
Top Player
Maintain mount for the entire duration of the time given
You should look to either extend one or two hands over your opponent’s head
Bottom Player
You should use the kipping escape to remove yourself from the situation
Context Switching
Game 4
Top Player’s objective is to maintain mount for the duration of the time given
Half Guard → Side control → mount
Half Guard → mount
Bottom player’s objective is to ONLY use the kipping escape if the top player manages to get mount
Game 5
Starting position
Standing vs seated
Top player’s objective is to
Beat the legs
Get chest to chest contact
Maintain mount for the duration of the game
You are able to go for submissions
Guard passing from the standing opponent could look like
Guard passing sequence → side control → mount
Guard passing sequence → mount
Bottom player’s objective is to:
prevent the standing from getting to mount
if they are mounted the kipping escape should be used to escape the position
they are allowed to use leg entanglements to sweep your opponent
