How do you armbar from triangle position

[Maroli]

I forgot who Lee Murray was fighting, but he put a guy away with a triangle/armbar combination. I tried replicating the move but I don't have enough leverage to pull his arm over my thigh to make him tap. The only way I can get enough leverage is to push his arm down over my thigh using my forearm, and this doesn't work well. How do you reposition yourself to do this move?

 

[jar3ds]

i mainly see this move from the triangle position.... if they pull out... you pull down on the arm and arm bar them.. .if they stay close... leg triangle...

you usally can only get enough leverage if the person trys to standup... (see nog vs. coleman)

 

[randomg1t]

you gotta stick your hips out really far if you transition into a regular armbar from the bottom.

but you can also just stay with your legs wrapped around his neck and pull it off. i find it alot easier if i get an overhook on his arm, so his wrist is a little further than my armpit. it makes it tight as fuck and you only have to lift your hips a little bit. be careful with it.

 

[RobT]

Yeah, as above, get their wrist in your armpit to make it really tight.

I can normally get it just by raising my hips and holding the arm against my chest as per a normal arm bar though. I guess it depends on hip flexibility or something?

 

[Zankou]

You don't have your hips high enough is the problem. You need to get your hips higher on the arm. You are just pulling the forearm over your thigh, that's why it doesn't work. Get your hips up to his shoulder.

 

[anaconda]

if you are having that much trouble with it, you probably dont even have the triangle on all the way.

but, as a side note:

when the guy's arm is still bent, instead of trying to go straight to the armbar transfer to a manivella first (shoulder lock, ask your instructor). basically you twist his arm back while it is bent. the defense to this is to extend your arm and then voila, armbar

 

[mattemate]

As these people have stated, try to trap their arm in your armpit. Make sure you pinch your knees. Remember, you want the crook of your knee as high up on your shin as possible, not just on your ankle. If you still can't armbar from there, try to sweep. Whatever arm you are controlling, underhook their opposite leg and roll out. That should put them on their back, and make the armbar pretty easy to take.

 

[Connection Rio]

I forgot who Lee Murray was fighting, but he put a guy away with a triangle/armbar combination. I tried replicating the move but I don't have enough leverage to pull his arm over my thigh to make him tap. The only way I can get enough leverage is to push his arm down over my thigh using my forearm, and this doesn't work well. How do you reposition yourself to do this move?

Triangle Arm-Bar

This works for me, see how it does for you with these details.

 

[JustinTime]

Triangle Arm-Bar

This works for me, see how it does for you with these details.

I do this one all the time. I've done it with the triangle locked before too; other posters are right, you need to tuck it under your armpit. Get a friend and play around with it sometime.

 

[FIGHTING TALK]

It does depend on how they react/defend to much an extent.

I find if they go off to the side and try to escape by moving around in an attempt to take pressure off and pass guard then this often opens up a pretty straight forward arm bar, which often I can finish with one arm by just forcing it against its natural angle.

This can be their reaction as an almost last resort. If they defend sooner and more wisely then this armbar may not present itself. For me It really can depend on a number of small things.