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Body triangle

A back control where your legs lock in a figure-four around their waist instead of using hooks. It stops their hips from sliding away while you attack.

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Key steps

  1. Take back control with a seat belt grip and your chest on their back.
  2. Wrap one leg across their belly so your foot reaches past their far hip.
  3. Lock that foot behind the knee of your other leg to close the triangle.
  4. Squeeze your knees together and keep the seat belt while you work for the choke.

Key details

  • Lock it across their waist; a lock that slides up the ribs or down onto the hips gives them room to wriggle out.
  • Expect them to press on your locked ankle with their leg, so keep the lock tight.
  • Use it to hold them while you work the choke; squeezing hard the whole round wears out your legs.