Bas's triangle choke escape

i used this many times, a lot of the time though my arm is positioned so that i can't move my arm to grab onto his head. Still a good escape though
 
Hahaha. I love how that guy that was right in front of the camera blocking the action gets kicked in the face. Hilarious.
 
good escape, but you got to be strong & explosive though.

against a guy who is strong & doing the triangle explosive, it can be difficult,
but then again this is MMA, it's SUPPOSE to be difficult!!!
 
It doesn't work as well when the guy bein choked is substantially shorter. Still a nice explosive technique.
 
also the can opener is illegal in alot of tournaments.. If your opponent all the sudden taps when you do this escape.. Your disqualified.. and lose the competition.

#2.. you kind of give the arm for an armlock when you do it.. So like someone esle said. If your not explosive with the move you will be in a worse position..

Other than that looks pretty cool. smoothe how he transitions into kneebar after.. Bas is the man.
 
I really like that escape. Leaves you open for an armbar though...
 
Yeah, pretty noobish escape. It's best to just not get caught in one in the first place.

And that guy in front of the camera deserved it. Owned.
 
That escape sucks hard. When you step up and hunch yourself to grab the head, you are very vulnerable to getting swept into a mounted triangle. Also, you can be armbarred very easily.

Bas is a great fighter, but some of the techniques he teaches are really silly.
 
No good. From the triangle you can pivot to an armbar when he leans forward.
 
Resendiz said:
No good. From the triangle you can pivot to an armbar when he leans forward.
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Exactly my thoughts. If someone reached his trapped arm forward like that towards me, he's just asking for an armbar. Even better, it looks like he's reaching out with his arm thumbs up so the arm bar goes on even quicker.
 
well also, from what I've learned, to defend the triangle you posture up, but with this escape you're actually lowering your posture at first.
 
it's good, but like somebody stated above, ilegal in most tournaments :(

quite good for MMA, but with a efecient grappler, he won't let that inside arm go loose
 
I actually tried this move last night on a guy who's getting his blue belt next week. He wouldn't let me get my arm free enough to reach the back of his head. I had to give up on it & posture to eventually escape. I doubt this escape will work very often on non-noobs.
 
Well...there is an easy way to neutralize the choking effect, not neccesarily an escape, more something to stop the actual choke. Simply hook the arm you have trapped around his leg. You need not even crank hard.
 
once you're caught in a triangle, I guess it's better than nothing. if a guy pulls your head down and has your arm across to the point where you can't really posture, I guess this is all you have left, plus if you get it and spin into the kneebar, you look like a fucking genius.

low probability, but better than nothing once posturing is out of the question.
 
if i had any kind of skills with video editing, i'd make a clip of how roger escapes xande's triangle in adcc 2005....THAT was an amazing escape. The basic jist of it was roger got his feet on xande's chest (like an upside-down back mount) and just extended, lankiness helps.
 
Sherdog_Mutt said:
Exactly my thoughts. If someone reached his trapped arm forward like that towards me, he's just asking for an armbar. Even better, it looks like he's reaching out with his arm thumbs up so the arm bar goes on even quicker.
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The angle on the video is bad and the guy blocking it doesn't help but Bad does seem to mitigate the triangle armbar by keeping his elbows tucked when he goes for the canopener. As has been mentioned before, this isn't a technique that's viable for a shorter guy on a significantly taller guy because he's not going to be able A.) reach the behind the head well enough and if he does, B.) he's leaving his arm straight out to get barred.

Seems to me that this is a wrestler's technique, only remotely viable if you're lanky, have really good balance and base and are extremely explosive. Even then, a lower probability technique than your standard escapes.

I also agree with the guy who says that Bas's stuff sometimes tend to be a little out there in terms of practicality. I've flipped through his Big Books and seen clips of his instructionals and a lot of his techniques tend to be oriented towards surprise value and/or the other guy not being as good as you are.
 
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