Triangle from Mount
Chain finish · Mount
A blood choke with the legs: your thigh closes one side of his neck, his own trapped shoulder the other. It comes from the armbar from mount when he defends by bending the arm. Instead of fighting to straighten it, free a leg and put it over his shoulder next to his head, so his head and the trapped arm are between your legs and the shin of the top leg lies across the back of his neck. Angle your body toward the trapped arm, lock the triangle and pull his head down the whole time with both hands; when the head rises it leaves the lock. Then squeeze your knees together. Squeezing square leaves space at the neck. If he bridges into the triangle, take the S-mount armbar. Release at the tap.
How to do it
- When they defend the armbar by bending the arm, free a leg instead of fighting to straighten the arm.
- Put it over their shoulder next to the head, so their head and the trapped arm are between your legs.
- Angle your body toward the trapped arm and lock the triangle around neck and arm, the shin of the top leg across the back of the neck.
- Pull the head down with both hands the whole time, so they cannot posture out of the lock.
- Squeeze the knees together: their own shoulder and your thigh close on the sides of the neck.
Key details
- Change the attack when their defense is set: bending the arm against the armbar leaves the head and arm open for the triangle.
- Angle your body before you squeeze; square, the triangle leaves space at the neck.
- Pull the head down the whole time; when the head rises, it leaves the triangle.
- Stay on top while you lock: post a hand on the mat on the side of the leg over his head, grab your own shin and only then settle the figure-four. If he clears it you are still in mount.
- Finish by pulling his head up into the lock or by driving his trapped elbow toward the mat; with the arm across your chest the armlock is there too.
Common mistakes
- Locking square. — Locked square, the triangle leaves space at the neck and does not choke. — Angle your body toward the trapped arm before squeezing.
- Letting them posture. — When they posture, the head leaves the triangle. — Pull the head down with both hands until the lock is closed.
- Switching too late. — A late switch gives them time to escape both the armbar and the triangle. — Switch as soon as they bend the arm.
- Swinging the leg over loosely. — The gap lets him bring his hand back inside and pull the arm out of the triangle. — Grab your own ankle and pull the leg tight over his neck, calf under his neck.
If they defend
- They posture up. → Keep the lock and finish the triangle armbar.
How to drill it
Armbar-triangle switch from mount, 6 reps; then the partner chooses which defense to use.
Safety
Blood choke: release at the tap.
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