Positional Game · GAME-LEI-04
70/30, Shotgun Grip — Advance Inside
Rung four of the inside-position leg-entanglement ladder. The attacker starts in 70/30 with the shotgun grip — a dominant entanglement — and must advance to a finishing inside position or finish.
Start position
POS-LE-7030
Round length
2:30 rounds
Reset rule
Reset when the attacker forces a tap or holds a finishing inside entanglement for five seconds, or the defender extracts to neutral or counters. Role rotates after each reset.
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.
Game Description
The fourth rung. The attacker starts in 70/30 — a dominant, controlling entanglement — with the shotgun grip on the leg. It is a strong position, but not yet a finishing one: the rung asks the attacker to advance from 70/30 into a finishing inside entanglement (the saddle or the triangle) or to finish from where they are. The control is real; the work is converting it.
How to Run This Game
Setup: Attacker in 70/30, shotgun grip secured. Defender’s hips controlled but the finishing line not yet established.
Top wins by forcing a lower-limb tap, or by advancing from 70/30 to a finishing inside entanglement (cross ashi or inside sankaku) and holding five seconds. Keep the hip line through the transition — the advance fails if the connection breaks.
Bottom wins by extracting the trapped leg to a neutral 50/50, or by countering to their own 70/30.
Score: One point per win condition. Role rotates. Default: no heel hooks unless agreed.
Coaching Notes
The rung trains the bridge between control and finish — the transition most players skip, jumping at the heel from 70/30 and losing the position. Reward the patient advance that keeps connection throughout. Elevated tier: heel hook geometry is live in the finishing positions.
Progressions
Down the ladder: 50/50, no grip — the neutral position both branches share. For the full ladder, see reverse phase progression and the phase-ladder library.