Triangle Finishing
Mat mode
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Tell the roomBottom has the triangle locked.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Head inside the lock, not yet broken down. Partial posture with both hands free.
OBJECTIVE
Top escapes the head or stacks and passes.
CONSTRAINTS
No armbar from the triangle. Choke finishes only; the armbar exit is closed. Start from the lock. No entries — every rep begins with the triangle already on. Top keeps partial posture. Head inside the lock, not yet broken down, hands free. Reset when bottom finishes the choke with a tap or verbal tap; when bottom holds the angle perpendicular to their shoulders, head down, for 20 seconds; or when top frees the head and recovers posture, or stacks and passes. 3-5 min rounds.
WIN CONDITION
Frees the head and recovers posture, or stacks and passes.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Leg over the neck, ankle behind the opposite knee, legs clasped. Both bottom hands free.
OBJECTIVE
Bottom has the triangle locked. Finish the choke by cutting the angle and pulling the head down. Holding the finishing angle for 20 seconds also scores.
CONSTRAINTS
Same no-armbar-from-the-triangle, start-from-the-lock, top-keeps-partial-posture, and named reset rules. 3-5 min rounds.
WIN CONDITION
Finishes the choke with a tap or verbal tap; or holds the angle perpendicular to their shoulders, head down, 20 seconds.
In competition
See it in competition: HIGHLIGHT: 18 Triangles From ADCC History →
Grapplers Collective, Triangle Finishing. 3-5 min rounds.
Problem
Converting locked triangle position into actual choke finishes.
Tell the room
Bottom has the triangle locked. Finish the choke by cutting the angle and pulling the head down. Top escapes the head or stacks and passes. Holding the finishing angle for 20 seconds also scores.
Setup
Start with the triangle locked. Leg over the neck, ankle behind the opposite knee, legs clasped. Top keeps partial posture with both hands free. Both bottom hands free.
Score
Finish, or hold the angle 20 seconds.
- Bottom — finishes the choke with a tap or verbal tap
- Bottom — holds the angle perpendicular to their shoulders, head down, 20 seconds
- Top — frees the head and recovers posture, or stacks and passes
Rules
- No armbar from the triangle. Choke finishes only; the armbar exit is closed.
- Start from the lock. No entries — every rep begins with the triangle already on.
- Top keeps partial posture. Head inside the lock, not yet broken down, hands free.
Adjust
Easier
Top escapes at 70%. Bottom works one finishing detail per round — angle only, or head pull only.
Harder
Start from closed guard. Bottom must enter the triangle, and the armbar transition scores too.
If it stalls
If the choke never comes despite good effort, check the lock — ankle seating, leg configuration, neck not shoulder.
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