I've used it white through brown and caught black belts with it at various lower belts. Even the most stubborn guy won't tend to ignore it if you have enough torque on the foot and knee as its a little heel hook-ish. I don't roll their triangle i bridge back on to the them then try to shift to the low side like most escapes on the underhook side clearing their head if possible.The ankle-lock counter can work, but:
- It's fairly easy to see coming and just switch sides on the triangle
- Difficult to actually finish a determined opponent with
- Creating the momentum necessary to roll their triangle to the bottom risks them adding a small push and putting you on your belly, which with a locked body triangle is basically death
I try to shuck them off to a side, like a hula hoop. The body triangle is a fairly static control compared to hooks, if you can get then off center you can work on spinning them to a closed guard or get them to open up and reset.
I also agree that the ankle lock isn't too effective IRL.
I've used it white through brown and caught black belts with it at various lower belts. Even the most stubborn guy won't tend to ignore it if you have enough torque on the foot and knee as its a little heel hook-ish. I don't roll their triangle i bridge back on to the them then try to shift to the low side like most escapes on the underhook side clearing their head if possible.
It works very well for me but if your experience is different fair enough.
What how can you shuck them off if it's tight triangle
The ankle-lock counter can work, but:
- It's fairly easy to see coming and just switch sides on the triangle
- Difficult to actually finish a determined opponent with
- Creating the momentum necessary to roll their triangle to the bottom risks them adding a small push and putting you on your belly, which with a locked body triangle is basically death
Having trouble with this move and similar variations. I recently picked up bjj (No Gi) and have been struggling to get myself out of situations where I'm in the opponents guard. Without being able to effectively maneuver my way out the guard or counter their moves I'm not able to compete with the majority of the men at this point - especially the bigger dudes. I decided to avoid rolling/practicing with the stronger guys in hopes to improve my technique and progress to "beginner" status. Given I'm only about 5'8 and 135-140lbs, I was recommended to practice with some of the more experienced women and younger guys who are in my weight bracket or just below. However, I keep running into the same problems. Two of the women (mid 30's) in particular have mastered that body triangle/teepee squeeze on me and it often causes unbearable pain in my lower ribs. In coping with that, it leads to being open to triangles, arm bars etc. and effectively ruins my ego. Offensively I am not bad at all tend to be successful on that end but I cannot stand consistently losing to these two women; even though they have some experience on me. After receiving advice - It seems like my posture, overall strength and inexperience is the cause of this but what else can I do to start passing guard submissions and get on the offensive? Tricks, secrets? Appreciate it!