2v2 grappling
I like really wanna share this, at my gym for the sake of fucks and funzies we went 2v2 and it really changed how I look at the sport
the amount of strategies and the technical depth in the match goes up by orders of magnitude
few examples-
back takes, 1 partner clinches up, the other one takes the back
scrambles, imagine 3 people scrambles, 4 people scrambles
sweeps and takedowns, 1 partner controls you, the other one sweeps you
submissions still remain one on one but the amount of activity increases, no one is holding a position steady (if you have z mount, the other partner just pushes you out and this goes for most positions)
also gets an aspect of distance management in bjj
all in all the most fun i have ever had in the sport,
our ruleset is simple (10 mins, continuous rounds and the goal is to get as many taps as possible, whichever team gets the most taps wins)
I also really wanna see this at the highest level, imagine the miyao brothers taking on the ruotolo brothers