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Body triangle
2 videos for this move
1
Gordon Ryan
4:54 · Less Impressed More Involved BJJ
2
John Danaher
4:12 · BJJ Fanatics
Body
triangle
Also called
Body lock · Body triangle back control
Control
Intermediate
Gi and no-gi
Where this leads
Stay in Back control, attacking
Hold it, then pick your next move.
How they defend this
Escape vs body triangle
Back control, defending · 2 videos
Key
details
1
Seat belt first
Lock the seat belt before you change your legs.
2
Shoot one leg across their belly
Your shin goes across their stomach, just above the hips.
3
Lock the triangle
Hook your other knee over your foot, like a triangle choke with your legs.
4
Squeeze and stay on your side
Keep falling to the side of the top leg so they can't turn into you.
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