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Triangle choke

Also called Triangle, Sankaku jime

A leg choke from guard. Your legs trap their head and one arm, and their own shoulder closes one side of the neck.

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Key steps

  1. Control their wrists and push one arm back toward their hips so only one arm stays between your legs.
  2. On the side where the arm went out, bring your leg up over their shoulder so your calf lands behind their neck.
  3. Pull their head down and grab your shin to hold the shape.
  4. Hook your ankle into the back of your other knee to close the shape.
  5. Cut an angle with your hips, keep the head coming down, and close your knees to finish.

Key details

  • Drag the trapped arm over to the far side of their body; left where it is, it props the choke open.
  • Make an angle before you squeeze; finishing square to them often stalls.
  • Keep their head pulled down, since posture is their main escape.