Triangle — Entry From Closed Guard
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomKeep posture and deny the entry.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Inside closed guard.
OBJECTIVE
Keep posture and deny the entry.
CONSTRAINTS
Standard closed-guard start. Reset when the bottom player achieves the three-second open triangle hold, when the top player passes the guard completely, or when the closed guard is fully broken and space is created. Default rounds 3:00.
WIN CONDITION
Keep upright posture with neither of the bottom player's legs over a shoulder for the full round, or escape the guard entirely.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Closed guard.
OBJECTIVE
Land open-triangle geometry without needing the finish.
CONSTRAINTS
Pre-submission entry game. No need to close the triangle to score.
WIN CONDITION
Choking leg over the partner's shoulder, hips elevated, inside arm captured, held for three consecutive seconds.
Original positional game. Triangle — Entry From Closed Guard. GAME-TRI-01.
Problem
Inside closed guard.
Tell the room
Keep posture and deny the entry. Land open-triangle geometry without needing the finish.
Setup
Inside closed guard. Closed guard.
Score
Keep upright posture with neither of the bottom player's legs over a shoulder for the full round, or escape the guard entirely. Choking leg over the partner's shoulder, hips elevated, inside arm captured, held for three consecutive seconds.
Rules
- Standard closed-guard start.
- Reset when the bottom player achieves the three-second open triangle hold, when the top player passes the guard completely, or when the closed guard is fully broken and space is created.
- Default rounds 3:00.
- Pre-submission entry game.
- No need to close the triangle to score.
Progressions
Harder constraint variants from the source. Same game, tighter problem.
- Allow the bottom player to close the triangle if they achieve the open position — this becomes GAME-TRI-02.
- Add the top player’s stack defence: if the bottom player achieves open triangle, the top player may stack to defend — this introduces GAME-TRI-04 territory.
- Open guard: begin without closed guard established. Bottom player must first re-close the guard or shoot directly to the open triangle from an open guard position.
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