I was talking about the body triangle from the rear.....and if I turn on my side, then he can finish the back crank much more easily.....the only place where Ive really been able to fight it off is on my knees, in the turtle position...if I fall to my back, with him behind me, or if I fall to my side with him behind me, Im done....then he can easily crank the hell out of my lower back.
trying to turn after being caught in a tight body triangle is difficult to do....if I could do that, Id just keep turning till I was facing him....most of the time if the guy has the lock tight, and you try to turn, you end up torquing your back and your ribs
I have been able to turn them....but it was difficult, and this is how I did it:
I was on all fours, he had his body triangle on the right side of my body, with his right leg in the crook of his left knee, I grabbed his right wrist with my left hand, pinned his right elbow to the mat, with my right elbow, and slowly...paaainfully, pulled his right arm towards my left side, continuing to work my right elbow up his right arm, keeping it pinned to the mat...this was definitely uncomfortable for me, but I was able to work him around, and ended up in his body triangle gaurd.....
its only worked for me a couple times....its really tough to do...when trying it other times, often he is able to pull me over, so we both land on our sides, and he just finishes the crank from there.....again, if someone has you tight, you cant just turn in thier triangle....if you can, they have a really loose triangle and probably couldnt back crank you anyway (because thats one of the requirements to a good, effective crank)