Positional games.

Top wins by Force the tap by attacking the foot-and-ankle line, or transition out of 50/50 to a dominant non-symmetric entanglement (outside ashi or ashi garami with confirmed hip control) and hold for five seconds.

Bottom wins by Force the tap by attacking the foot-and-ankle line, or transition out of 50/50 to a dominant non-symmetric entanglement and hold for five seconds.

Top wins by Force a lower-limb tap, or advance from 70/30 to a finishing inside entanglement (cross ashi or inside sankaku) and hold for five seconds.

Bottom wins by Extract the trapped leg to a neutral 50/50, or counter to your own 70/30.

Top wins by Complete the sprawl (chest-to-back contact established, shooter's hips on the mat), then go behind to seatbelt back control or a confirmed front headlock with chest-to-back for two seconds.

Bottom wins by Finish the takedown — shooter's chest arrives on the defender's torso with the defender's hips off the mat or with both legs lifted to a finishing position.

Top wins by Force the tap by extending the ankle line from ashi garami.

Bottom wins by Extract the leg cleanly from ashi garami and achieve separation from the attacker's control for three continuous seconds.

Top wins by Pass guard to a dominant position, take back control, or force the tap by any means outside the armbar system.

Bottom wins by Force the tap by isolating an arm and extending the elbow line, convert to back control from a failed extension, or sweep to top position and threaten from there.

Top wins by Pass guard to a dominant position (side control, mount, or back mount) without conceding an isolated arm or your neck.

Bottom wins by Force the tap by extending an isolated arm or strangling with the legs (neck and one arm), or prevent the top player from passing for a full 90-second block without conceding position.

Top wins by Pass to a position above the knee line with clear separation from the bottom player's legs for three continuous seconds.

Bottom wins by Establish ashi garami with hip-to-hip connection confirmed and both hooks in for five continuous seconds.

Top wins by Force the tap by compressing the carotids from back control, or maintain full back control (seatbelt plus at least one hook) continuously for 60 seconds.

Bottom wins by Achieve face-to-face top position with hips off the mat, stand up and achieve clear separation, or recover to a guard position with the top player no longer behind them.

Top wins by Maintain the seatbelt grip and chest-to-back contact continuously for 30 seconds.

Bottom wins by Achieve a face-to-face position — chest facing chest — and maintain it for three consecutive seconds.

Top wins by Force the tap by compressing the carotids from back control, or maintain back control with both hooks in continuously for 45 seconds.

Bottom wins by Achieve face-to-face top position with both players' feet on the mat, or stand up with a clear head and body separation for three consecutive seconds.

Top wins by Establish seatbelt back control with chest-to-back contact confirmed.

Bottom wins by Recover to full guard or achieve top position.

Top wins by Thread to a confirmed one-sided dominant entanglement (outside ashi or ashi garami with hip control) and hold for five seconds, or force a lower-limb tap.

Bottom wins by Recover the hook to butterfly guard, or extract the leg to a neutral 50/50.

Top wins by Pass guard to a stable top position.

Bottom wins by Force the tap by rotating the shoulder past its range, sweep to top position keeping the figure-four grip, or take the back from the grip.

Top wins by Hide the heel and escape the 70/30 to a neutral 50/50, or reverse to your own one-sided entanglement.

Bottom wins by Force a lower-limb tap, or hold the 70/30 with confirmed control for ten seconds.

Top wins by Pass guard or posture up to a clear passing position with the guard opened.

Bottom wins by Force the tap by rotating the shoulder past its range, sweep to top position, or force the top player to post their hand on the mat three times without capitalising on the third post (diagnostic only).

Top wins by Snap the partner to a confirmed front headlock with chest-to-back contact for two seconds, complete a takedown (partner's back, side, or hip lands on the mat), or land a throw (partner's body fully off vertical with the attacker still standing).

Bottom wins by Snap the partner to a confirmed front headlock with chest-to-back contact for two seconds, complete a takedown (partner's back, side, or hip lands on the mat), or land a throw (partner's body fully off vertical with the attacker still standing).

Top wins by Pass to a pin past the knee line with chest-to-chest connection for three continuous seconds.

Bottom wins by Keep your hips between you and the passer and recover a seated or closed guard, without crossing the boundary line.

Top wins by Keep the bottom player flat and unable to turn to their side, using chest-to-chest connection alone — no grips — for twenty continuous seconds.

Bottom wins by Create enough space to turn to your side or bring a knee in front of the top player, held for three continuous seconds.

Top wins by Win the foot-and-ankle grip and force a lower-limb tap, or progress to a confirmed one-sided dominant entanglement and hold for five seconds.

Bottom wins by Free the trapped leg to a neutral 50/50, or counter-entangle to your own one-sided control.

Top wins by Force a lower-limb tap — the foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed — or close the triangle to inside sankaku and hold for five seconds.

Bottom wins by Hide the heel and recover a knee to escape toward a neutral 50/50.

Top wins by Re-establish back control — recover the seatbelt and a hook — or force the tap by compressing the carotids.

Bottom wins by Complete the escape — turn in to a face-to-face position, or put the attacker's back on the mat and clear your hips free.

Top wins by Secure a pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back control held for three continuous seconds without being re-guarded.

Bottom wins by Re-guard — place a limb (a knee, shin, or frame) between yourself and the top player before the pin is confirmed.

Top wins by Disconnect the shin-to-shin and clear the ankle line.

Bottom wins by Wrestle up to top, or upgrade the shin-to-shin into a confirmed leg entanglement.

Top wins by Force the tap by compressing the carotids.

Bottom wins by Clear the strangling arm and protect the neck, or turn in to a face-to-face position.

Top wins by Land a foot sweep — kosoto, kouchi, de-ashi, ouchi-gari (foot-sweep variant), or any sweep where the primary mechanical action is the attacker's foot removing the partner's foot — that flattens the partner (back, side, or hip on the mat).

Bottom wins by Land a foot sweep — kosoto, kouchi, de-ashi, ouchi-gari (foot-sweep variant), or any sweep where the primary mechanical action is the attacker's foot removing the partner's foot — that flattens the partner (back, side, or hip on the mat).

Top wins by Complete the back take — seatbelt established (over-under grip connected at the chest) with chest-to-back contact for three consecutive seconds.

Bottom wins by Prevent back exposure by returning to face-to-face or guard position before the seatbelt is established, or escape the seatbelt within three seconds of establishment.

Top wins by Establish and hold the front headlock encirclement (both forearms in contact — chin arm under chin, skull arm on occiput) for five consecutive seconds.

Bottom wins by Prevent the encirclement from closing, or break it after it has closed, without the top player achieving five consecutive seconds of contact.

Top wins by Establish a closed strangle structure under the chin (forearm across the throat, grip closed, elbow pointing up) and hold it for three seconds without the grip being stripped.

Bottom wins by Strip the threading arm before the grip is closed, or break the closed grip within three seconds.

Top wins by Force the tap with a strangle from the front headlock, take the back and hold for five seconds, or maintain continuous front-headlock encirclement for fifteen consecutive seconds.

Bottom wins by Stand up with full hip separation, achieve guard position with the top player no longer controlling the head, or strip the front headlock and maintain neutral (no head control) for five seconds.

Top wins by Hold continuous front headlock encirclement for eight consecutive seconds, OR re-establish encirclement within three seconds after a sit-out or partial stand-up is attempted.

Bottom wins by Achieve a complete stand-up with clear hip separation from the top player, OR complete a sit-out to seated position with the top player no longer above them.

Top wins by Force a lower-limb tap, or take the back from game over and hold for five seconds.

Bottom wins by Untwist the legs and escape toward a neutral entanglement.

Top wins by Maintain upright posture and keep both arms connected to your base so neither can be isolated, for the full round; or escape the closed guard without conceding an arm or your neck.

Bottom wins by Isolate the far arm and control the elbow line — both legs over the partner's body, wrist controlled, elbow beside your hip — and hold the breaking structure for three consecutive seconds.

Top wins by Stack the bottom player's hips and complete a pass to side control, mount, or half guard with the bottom player's back on the mat.

Bottom wins by Extend the isolated arm past neutral, switch to a neck-and-arm strangle with the legs, or sweep to top position before the stack completes.

Top wins by Maintain at least one hook (instep-to-inner-thigh contact) continuously for 45 seconds, or establish the body triangle.

Bottom wins by Remove both hooks and achieve a hip separation of at least a full arm's length from the top player.

Top wins by Force the tap with rotational load on the knee line from inside ashi (saddle); or transition to outside ashi garami and force the tap by rotating the knee line from there.

Bottom wins by Extract the leg cleanly from cross ashi with three seconds of separation, or reverse the saddle to a non-entangled position.

Top wins by Force a lower-limb tap — the foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed.

Bottom wins by Hide the heel and clear a knee to escape toward a neutral 50/50.

Top wins by Achieve clean leg extraction — leg fully out and clear of the attacker's control for three continuous seconds.

Bottom wins by Maintain ashi garami with hip-to-hip connection for 90 continuous seconds across any number of adjustments.

Top wins by Pass guard, take the back, or force the tap by any means outside the shoulder-lock system.

Bottom wins by Force the tap by rotating the shoulder past its range, take the back from the figure-four grip, sweep to top position, or prevent the top player from passing for a full 60 seconds.

Top wins by Force a lower-limb tap — the foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed — or take the back; or maintain a confirmed dominant entanglement (ashi, outside ashi, or cross ashi with hip control) for 30 continuous seconds.

Bottom wins by Force a lower-limb tap — the foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed — or take the back; or maintain a confirmed dominant entanglement for 30 continuous seconds.

Top wins by Force a lower-limb tap from a confirmed entanglement — the foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed; or maintain a confirmed dominant entanglement (ashi, outside ashi, or cross ashi with active hip connection) for 30 continuous seconds.

Bottom wins by Force a lower-limb tap from a confirmed entanglement — the foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed; or maintain a confirmed dominant entanglement for 30 continuous seconds.

Top wins by Isolate an arm and control its extension from S-mount (hold the breaking structure 3 seconds), follow the arm belly-down keeping it isolated, or take the back as the partner rolls to escape.

Bottom wins by Escape mount to a neutral or dominant position — guard, half guard, or top position — without conceding an arm extraction.

Top wins by Pass to a pin past the knee line with chest-to-chest connection for three continuous seconds — without using your dominant passing side or your most-used pass.

Bottom wins by Recover a seated or closed guard with the passer in front of you, or off-balance the passer to a sweep.

Top wins by Force a lower-limb tap — the foot-and-ankle line, or the knee line where heel hooks are agreed — or close to outside sankaku and hold for five seconds.

Bottom wins by Free the leg to a neutral 50/50, or counter-entangle to your own one-sided control.

Top wins by Force the tap with rotational load on the knee line from outside ashi garami.

Bottom wins by Extract the leg cleanly with three seconds of clear separation, or successfully counter-entangle to 50/50 and complete the tap-release protocol from the new position.

Top wins by Force a lower-limb tap, or secure a confirmed one-sided dominant entanglement (outside sankaku or game over) and hold for five seconds.

Bottom wins by Extract the trapped leg to a neutral 50/50, or wrestle the hips free to a neutral scramble.

Top wins by Take the back (chest-to-back with confirmed hip contact for two seconds), score a takedown (partner's back, side, or hip lands on the mat), or establish a confirmed front body lock with hip contact for two seconds.

Bottom wins by Take the back (chest-to-back with confirmed hip contact for two seconds), score a takedown (partner's back, side, or hip lands on the mat), or establish a confirmed front body lock with hip contact for two seconds.

Top wins by Pass from ankle control through the knee and hip lines to a pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back held for three continuous seconds without being re-guarded.

Bottom wins by Re-guard — recover a limb between yourself and the top player before the pin is confirmed.

Top wins by Clear the knee line and secure a pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back control held for three continuous seconds without being re-guarded.

Bottom wins by Re-guard — recover a limb between yourself and the top player before the pin is confirmed.

Top wins by Pass the frame to a pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back control held for three continuous seconds without the guard re-formed.

Bottom wins by Build a meaningful connected guard — one that engages and threatens the passer — or a confirmed leg entanglement.

Top wins by Establish a pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back control held for three continuous seconds — before the guard is re-formed.

Bottom wins by Re-face the passer and build a meaningful connected guard, or a confirmed leg entanglement.

Top wins by Score a back take (chest-to-back with hip contact for two seconds), score a takedown (defender's back, side, or hip lands on the mat), or complete a clean arm drag to back exposure.

Bottom wins by Break the Russian tie grip (both of attacker's hands removed from the controlled arm) and reset to neutral fighting stance for two continuous seconds.

Top wins by Establish and hold the figure-four loop for five consecutive seconds.

Bottom wins by Prevent the figure-four loop from closing, or break it after it has closed, without conceding a full back take.

Top wins by From single-leg X, secure a confirmed one-sided dominant entanglement (outside ashi), come up to top, or force a lower-limb tap — and hold five seconds.

Bottom wins by Strip the X and free the leg to a neutral 50/50, or flatten the bottom player and begin to pass.

Top wins by Establish a confirmed leg entanglement (ashi garami or outside ashi) with hip connection before the partner, or achieve a top passing position with clear leg-line separation for five seconds.

Bottom wins by Establish a confirmed leg entanglement (ashi garami or outside ashi) with hip connection before the partner, or achieve a top passing position with clear leg-line separation for five seconds.

Top wins by Pass to a pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back control held for three continuous seconds without being re-guarded.

Bottom wins by Enter a confirmed leg entanglement, put the top player's hands on the mat, or wrestle up to top position.

Top wins by Pass to a pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back control held for three continuous seconds without being re-guarded.

Bottom wins by Complete a sweep to top position, or wrestle up to top.

Top wins by Pass to a pin — chest-to-chest or chest-to-back control held for three continuous seconds without being re-guarded.

Bottom wins by Enter a confirmed leg entanglement, put the top player's hands on the mat, or wrestle up to top position.

Top wins by Pass to a position above the knee line with three seconds of clear separation, or score a takedown if the seated player stands up to engage.

Bottom wins by Sweep the standing player to the mat, come up to a takedown of the standing player, or establish a confirmed leg entanglement (ashi garami or outside ashi) with hip-to-hip connection for three seconds.

Top wins by Win the exchange to the back — climb to back control and establish the seatbelt.

Bottom wins by Win the exchange up — come up to top position, or break free facing your opponent.

Top wins by Force the tap by rotating the foot medially (via the toe-and-instep handle); or attack the ankle line to the tap if the heel becomes exposed during the defence.

Bottom wins by Extract the leg cleanly with three seconds of separation; or prevent any foot-and-ankle attack from being established for 90 continuous seconds.

Top wins by Maintain upright posture with neither of the bottom player's legs over the shoulder for the full round duration, or escape the guard entirely.

Bottom wins by Establish the leg-strangle structure — choking leg over the partner's shoulder, hips elevated, and the inside arm captured — held for three consecutive seconds.

Top wins by Survive the round without tapping, or escape completely (head and shoulder outside the leg loop).

Bottom wins by Achieve a tap or force the top player to acknowledge full finish pressure (coach-adjudicated if no tap).

Top wins by Rip the trapped arm free (arm returned past the centreline to the outside), or drive to posture sufficiently upright that the bottom player's hip angle cannot be maintained.

Bottom wins by Achieve perpendicular hip angle (approximately 45–90 degrees off-centre) with the inside arm isolated across the body, held for five consecutive seconds.

Top wins by Escape both threats (arm free and head outside the leg loop), achieve standing posture with clear guard pass, or reach guard pass position with hips past the guard.

Bottom wins by Force the tap by leg-strangle or by extending an isolated arm, or reach a position from which the coach can confirm either is inescapable.

Top wins by Achieve a guard pass — hips clear with chest-to-back position, OR stand up with full hip separation and space, OR reach side control.

Bottom wins by Force a tap — a leg-strangle, an isolated-arm extension, or any guard submission the position affords — or maintain a dominant strangle structure (choking leg over the shoulder, arm isolated, hip angle set) for fifteen consecutive seconds.

Top wins by Take the back with chest-to-back contact established, or force the tap by rotating the near shoulder past its range.

Bottom wins by Stand up to feet with a clear head and body separation, or recover to full guard.