How To Do The PERFECT Arm Triangle... It's All In The Bite | BJJ Technique

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

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[@ElbowsTight]

My new short term goal is to get a solid head and arm with these details! Thanks Jordan!

[@Acechao111]

Same as, I'm working on this on class tomorrow

[@wengersagent554]

got my first sub in class today and it was an arm triangle and came home to see this was your latest vid! Quality as always and really enjoying the Theory Course too. 👊 from the UK

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Great timing! Thank you! I'll be adding more content to the course through out the rest of the month :)

[@wengersagent554]

Can’t wait 💪

[@yourkatyrealtor]

I like getting this from side mount and then transitioning to the other side for the finish. Ive seen quite a few people not being able to finish this, even black belts. Thanks for posting!

[@BrosephGordon-Levitt]

That’s my favorite too. With each transition it only tightens the choke even more.

[@twgmma]

Isn’t that kinda dangerous for getting buggy choked?

[@baloo1522]

Just want to say thank you for loading this and making it free. I was able to hit this tonight! First arm triangle I've hit in years!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

My pleasure! That's awesome to hear man. Great work!

[@ImaG155]

Hey Jordan I’m 10 months into BJJ and this video actually helped me catch some unsuspecting blue belts with arm triangles and I’ve gotten the finish a few times. Thanks for all you do your videos are a huge help

[@TreyCarterJJ]

Enjoyed the pacing of the video and how you explained the mechanics of this submission. 👏 A lot of black belts struggle to finish this submission. You explained it beautifully.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you! Yes I hear blackbelts all the time saying it's a tough submission for them. I know if they focused on the bite they'd have no issue with it.

[@TreyCarterJJ]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu well, i was one of those black belts 😅 i have made a habit of forcing them to turtle and Ezekiel in the Gi or take the back in NoGi…. Thanks again

[@andrewwoods564]

The scissor comparison is perfect. I'll explain it just like that when I'm showing my friends murder techniques haha.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thanks! I love thinking of easy ways for people to grasp concepts. Glad it resonated.

[@Keweiman]

Your videos have been getting better and better. Keep at it, I really hope this channel blows up! Personally I think the analogies with the scissors helped visualize what I’m doing.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you so much! Trying to make every video better than the last 🙂

[@KingStackkz]

I just had to comment on this video and say that I had my first tournament on Sunday which is today and I won the gold! Your videos helped me get there along with my coach, but I utilize a lot of your theories with prioritizing under hooks and not letting anyone grab my head. And I won my gold medal match with a guillotine choke!!!!!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

That's so great to hear man, congrats! First tournament and gold medal at that. Very nice!

[@EvolveNowYoga]

Very helpful! I have been struggling to finish the arm triangle for a while now

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Happy to help!

[@RadicalTrivia]

Dude, so weird. I was just going for an arm triangle yesterday, and it took me a bit to finish it. This is perfect timing with perfect details. Thanks man. Oh, also Mike shouted you out for inspiring him to offer his signature move as our most recent video. He was nervous about it, but your positive comment on our buggy video gave him the confidence to just go for it, so thanks for that as well!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Great timing! that's so nice to hear. I'm nervous AF about everything I release. Just gotta go for it always!

[@RadicalTrivia]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu Agreed! I'll let him know that his shout out was heard. 😀👍🏽

[@danieljoslin8092]

Most of my other classmates are white and blue belts. Almost all of them, myself included struggle with finishing the head and arm triangle. They usually have to squeeze it super hard or go to a scarf hold and try drive their shoulder in with bodyweight. I'm going to start focusing on this submission, with these details. Thank you so much for this explanation, Jordan! I'll see you in Tobago next week. So pscyhed!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

With proper bite the struggle will be no more! Im stoked too. Cannot wait. I'll cya then!

[@dabronzo]

Thank you Jordan. As my primary finish from mount I really appreciate these tips. One thing I felt helped a lot my squeeze is driving my chest to the mat. Maybe that’s because I didn’t have such a good bite, I’ll readjust and try.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

That definitely helps! The lower you are to the matter the better imo

[@JohnRBIV]

my favorite submission lately, thanks again

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

👊

[@25davidhenry]

Great details, as usual! The details you point out in all areas continually improve my game! Thank you!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thanks man! I appreciate you 🙏

[@MrDwright13]

This is my main focus in training for the year, thank you for these tips.

[@wadibison]

I love this! From the bite to the suggestion of trying it one handed, and mounted, and only involving the „full technique“ as a backup. It feels like such a level up for me 😱

[@salientrogue3117]

Great tips in this video. After seeing you hit this submission so many times in your rolling commentaries, I've made it one of my go-to submission attempts in class. Hit it last night for the first time in a live roll.

[@SixFootBananaStand]

Hey man, between your theory course and this video, I hit a couple of dope arm triangles tonight for the first time, one even against a higher belt. Your knowledge on bite mechanics has changed my game. Really appreciate the knowledge and looking forward to future content!

[@mp9810]

Love this content, killing it. Jordan, what do you think about not fully dismounting to finish? Craig jones teaches keeping one leg across their lower torso/hips so you don't ever sacrifice mount. Thoughts on that? Still seem to be able to apply similar pressure.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

With all varying positions there's pros and cons in terms of offense and defense. By going to a low knee on belly it's harder to drive sideways, as the pressure will go more downward and to the side. So I think there's a slight trade in offense, for a trade in defense. Which may often be worth it against these juiced up competitors.

[@alexlaroque5108]

Awesome instruction, bjj instructors will be teaching this next week all over the place. 😅

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Haha I hope so! Doing my best to make an impact on BJJ as a whole :)

[@tomhoughtonguitar4013]

This was great thanks Jordan! Would be great to hear you talk the same way about the RNC

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you! I'll do a RNC video real soon.

[@GI_Gamingo]

first comp tomorrow been revising all your videos of subs that land for me in training thanks

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

@@GI_Gamingo that's awesome. Good luck out there!

[@nathancleary8536]

Hey jordan, would you ever utilise a double wrist grip like burns did against magny?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Just looked at it and seems like it would be a weaker grip. But often you don't need to use what is most efficient to get the job done. Especially in a fight where you squeeze super hard to get the tap. But I may be wrong and it is a great grip. I'll try it out and see.

[@nathancleary8536]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu cool bro I seen it and thought it was interesting. Let me know your take on it when you try it out bro as I think it's underutilised alot.

[@XiSparks]

I had a teacher suggest finishing from knee on belly. It ended up turning it into more of a neck crack. I commented on this and he basically shrugged his shoulders and likened it to a darce where it is sometimes a choke and sometimes a crank. I, personally, don't like to crank on my partner's neck so I appreciate this kind of video a lot. Any tips for making it more of a choke and less of a crank while in mount? Anything other than just getting a good bite?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Arm triangles should never crank. People do all this extra crazy stuff because they don't get a good bite and need to rely on unneeded movements to finish. Just focus on a good bite, then squeeze and it'll get the job done. Practice on a willing training partner and you'll see how little squeeze is needed once you get a good bite :)

[@houstonmccarter2577]

Been watching your videos for a while. Keep up the work. You explain all of the little details so well and that is something so hard to find for free online. I appreciate it! -Southern Indiana

[@okwu07]

One of my favorite submissions, and this lesson will make it even better. Thanks Jordan!

[@bogdangrama9751]

Always looking forward to seeing new videos from you, and learning something from them! Thank you! Best wishes to you and your family, from Romania! 🤙🤜🤛

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you so much! Best wishes to you and yours as well 👊

[@AndrewMack_music]

Love the finer points to remove space. This is one of my favourite subs from mount. I would be interested in your thoughts on retaining legs in mount for this attack. Thanks.

[@Luiz997488]

I have come to find out that there is also an specific angle to get a deeper bite. With the hand of your choking arm, try to grab their armpit, that is the perfect angle. At least works wonders for me.

[@joshualove6586]

I’ll definitely be trying this! Having trouble with the mechanics. Thanks for the info!!

[@michelfasen1044]

Great detailed instruction, thanks from Holland

[@carlosgranah]

The bite is a very important detail. Most heavy weights do need to be so technical to finish. Great Video!!!

[@SocialConsciousness]

This is great! Love the insight and detail. Can you do one for the north south guillotine?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Will do soon!

[@ChokeArtist411]

We just went over this last night. I’ve always found that touching your forehead to the mat is a necessary part of getting the right depth behind the tricep, like @1:57

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

agreed!

[@TylerTried]

By far my favorite submission. And hey, LMNT is pretty good too. Nice sponsor :).

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

I actually drink them all the time now haha. So good!

[@HollyDollyTakahani]

This was excellent!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you!

[@rosabutzbach6266]

nice, i always land in that top position with the arm isolated but never know what then to do from there. so this helped a lot, thanks! :)

[@litreocola]

Great video. Your pronunciation of carotid artery gave me a chuckle.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Haha, I don't know what's wrong with me. It's not that I'm Canadian. I legit have such a hard time pronouncing so many words right. I love making the videos, but the voiceovers themselves are such a chore.

[@Zekethefreak.3]

Got my first class in today. With my wrestling background I’ve been looking a lot into mounted submissions. Got my first tap with the Ezekiel choke. Now this is another great submission to look for!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Well done! You have a great background for BJJ :)

[@gronkhnorris1893]

Nice video. Could you also show or tell us your arm triangle escape? In both cases, if they don't dismount and if they do dismount.

[@RippedPantsss]

Fire video! I’m glad you came out with this!

[@patrickortiz6431]

The scissors analogy is the best I have ever seen!

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you!

[@kennethchapman1]

Great conceptual video once again Jordan, thank you! Have been getting arms jacked up but totally missed getting the bite prioritized - have a mission for open mats tomorrow now :)

[@mercerpatterson6290]

I’ve been working on this technique a lot recently. I actually put someone out with it, and it was kinda scary. I didn’t think I had the type of pressure to finish the choke, but like you said, you can tell the difference when you’re “kind of” in, versus when you’re actually in

[@TrickyyRicky]

I almost always try to finish from mount so satisfying and less chance of them escaping

[@BrosephGordon-Levitt]

My favorite submission 👊🏼

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

👊

[@levistubbs7505]

Great stuff as always. Thanks for sharing Jordan

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

My pleasure. Thank you!

[@buddy22801012]

Excellent. I played Judo for almost 30 years this was always my favorite finish hold.

[@TheFineolase]

Really enjoyed this.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

thank you!

[@Connor1992wes]

Helpful, Thanks Jordan and team!

[@calbaking]

interesting to see you do this with your outside knee pointing out, instead of inside knee pointing in, theoretically giving you more distance and a more offensive angle for the choke. I've pulled a triangle choke off before but with a decently strong squeeze, now I'm working on getting it tight without powering up a squeeze. 1 of my partners is really skinny and I thought I had a good bite on him but it didn't end him. I think I have to get used to the feel of a great bite from mount before getting offside.

[@adamkelly1991]

Such elite content. Thanks mate

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you! 👊

[@TheJiuJitsuNerd92]

Tha k you very much for the video. I get in that position so often, but I rarely finish it 😂. The concept is so simple but I guess it requires discipline.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Yepp exactly. Discipline and patience!

[@nbka8rs]

So good bro. Keep it up

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

🙏👊

[@tsquares6638]

Not sure if its just me but your voice is soothing.

[@eugenebrumley]

I love this choke, and am going to add the lat grab with the choking arm hand for better positioning. Gordon Ryan and Cragi Jones have both spoker recently on the "only" defense, which is to turtle. Thus, Craig, always keeps one leg over the opponent to stop the turtle. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that. (Especially since it seems easier to get rotational pressure if one steps off mount.)

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

There's pros and cons to everywhere to position your body in terms of trade offs between offense and defense. I think getting to turtle is easier said than done against someone who has a tight arm triangle locked in. A lotta competitors are juicing though so maybe it's more of an issue there.

[@eugenebrumley]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu Thank you for replying! I added the lat positioning to my hand as well as moving my forehead to the mat ear to ear and the taps came faster than ever - thank you for helping me! I have a couple partners with thin frames who are hard to tap with the arm triangle. I'm excited to see how they react to these adjustments.

[@tomtrader6559]

That bite is super annoying to get, I think it was one of your shorts showing head and arm that made me start catching arm pit instead of shoulder with cross face and it naturally changes the angle of the bite to close it tight on the neck. Was practicing it with a visiting black belt a few weeks ago while staying in the mount, his escape was fancy and he eventually escaped but it took his over a minute and he was RED like a lobster:) When I asked how tight it was on a scale from 1 to 10 he started laughing and said : 'If I was a lower belt and would have already gone to sleep:':)

[@joshmc8814]

I noticed this with my HnAs too. Even with a tight bite my shoulder was going across their chin, not their neck. By lowering my hand to their lat, like I see Jordan doing,and lowering my upper body it put my shoulder right into the neck. HUGE difference. Happy choking!

[@tomtrader6559]

@@joshmc8814 exactly! I have got people in that position quite often but I always felt like I have to move my body lower in order to get my arm below their chin, since I am 6" it is not always easy to do when rolling with shorter people, it is also hard to hold it when you try to finish withouIt dismounting since once you get that proper tight bite people start oing crazy:)

[@lorenzolonghi8697]

So the trick is thinking about grabbing their armpit?

[@dynamicmotion1735]

What do you think about craig jones style of arm triangle. In terms of letting them catch your legs or forcefully putting yourself in a half guard to prevent them from any back roll escapes?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

I haven't seen it but there's definitely pros and cons to everything. If you lose the arm triangle from halfguard your back will likely be taken because you're gripping past the centre line with them having one hook in already from the halfguard. It's not something I would recommend for most, but there's certainly merit to it if Craig is having success with it.

[@mattc5654]

Thanks Jordan. Much love

[@gameenders5017]

Fantastic tips on arm triangle technique, 5/5! If you have the time to answer, what are you looking for from mount when doing the arm triangle to not get rolled into your full guard? I assume you're positioning off to the side, but timing wise I think I mess this up, once I get the back of my head on the arm i elevated I feel like some of the more physical guys roll there before I lock it up.

[@patrickortiz6431]

Hi, I'm back here, and I have a suggestion, change the thumbnail, use the same font you used in the Front headlock and Back attack videos, I think it's easier to find the submission videos, just a suggestion, video so amazing that I came back here after a while... again kk

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thanks man you're right! I never liked this thumbnail but just settled with it. The new ones I get made for me now. I'll get this one remade 👊

[@ryanandchloenarrowboat]

Your videos are great! Purple belt from UK. Would love to roll with you sometime.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you! Hopefully one day 👊

[@aaronguerrero592]

5:05 almost went to sleep 😅 lol

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

😅 And I was intentionally trying to use zero squeeze

[@danhill7889]

Arm Triangle is Best Triangle. My favorite submission.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

One of my favorites too 👊

[@emnul8583]

Great video with lots of good details

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you 🙏

[@fernandojsantos09]

I've been trying to submit my training partners with these techniques, I am not being so successful but I will keep working on it. It's because these are different from what I am used to do. But that are awesome tips, I really love katagatame submissions.

[@darylkenny4562]

Is that bite the same with the d’arce and anaconda? I seem to get these chokes quite often but have trouble finishing them. A video detailing these finishing details would be awesome.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Yepp exactly. The bite is the difference between a clean choke and a crank when it comes to d'arces and annacondas. I'll make a video soon covering them!

[@daddyrooster88motivate]

Watched this like 10 times already love it 👍🏽

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Stoked you enjoyed it!

[@kakarot123443]

This video was great! Got a couple of them in my last class.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Well done man!

[@spalax7954]

Aweosme video, gonna try this in class today 🔥

[@hamzah.m4735]

oooo we in for a treat lads ❤

[@mskerr187]

Excellent breakdown and explanation.

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Thank you!

[@Wallysigmar]

Is the arm triangle a good submission to focus on for someone with a heavy top game? I can hold the mount well but I often have difficulty in actually finishing

[@jamesn3122]

Depends on the format, if you're talking competition and you're up on points, you can set it up in mount and hold them for a long time using little energy compared to the energy they use to escape. Just don't get rolled over while doing it

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

It's one of the best subs from mount imo. Especially good if you have a heavy top game. But like James stated you need to make sure you don't get rolled over to bottom position.

[@Wallysigmar]

@@JordanTeachesJiujitsu Thank you so much! I'm a white belt and I love your videos, they're so helpful

[@Wallysigmar]

@@jamesn3122 Does dropping the other side hip help with not getting rolled over?

[@olie567]

this is my favorite sub but what if they tuck their chin? does it matter? sometimes they just seem to not get choked

[@Lloydy2k]

👊 awesome details

[@nduffy3031]

fire details bro!

[@ratandeep6694]

Would you say you can continuously dig your delts in to their neck to get that ‘strong bite’ ? What I mean is move in the x direction with your delts until you feel that strong bite

[@TheRoot2944]

This is the first submission I ever landed in. Jujitsu and it's one of my favorites

[@yagskie1984]

Hi Jordan, how about those opponent who are aware of the choke then he chins down so you cant properly insert your choking arm to his neck.

[@chrome_0319]

Hey Jordan, I always seem to get a good bite for the arm triangle but when I go for the dismount my opponent moves their arm to their jaw so when I squeeze they don’t tap. How can I fix my head posture when it comes to blocking their arm from moving

[@Offgridinmaine]

Thanks for the tips

[@shaemez]

I have attempted to get the arm deep as you mention. However, I often run into issues finishing still if their chin is low and pressure is being wasted crushing their jaw. Any tips for this?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

You're likely too high on them. Lower yourself and direction of your force and it should slide right in :)

[@imawesome734]

Jordan, I am very new to BJJ. 1 month in. When Ive tried this choke before, my opponent survives by taking his arm that would be choking himself and putting his hand on his forehead, almost like a facepalm. Doing this stops me from getting the choke. Will this technique make his counter irrelevant, since my choke is so much deeper than it would have been otherwise?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

A good bite will counter that defense and nearly all defense!

[@excip]

What adjustments do I need to make when trying this in the Gi?

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

None except understanding that it's harder to get a good bite in the gi because of the added material in the way

[@BH-ix7nq]

Love this concept. Applies to leg triangles as well. So useful

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

Yepp so crucial with triangles. All chokes really!

[@mrsteezyoctopus3767]

Often when I attempt this on larger people my opponent bridges really hard twords my choking arm and sweeps me over.

[@chrismagyar8180]

Good stuff asl usual. One niggling point: How do you pronounce carotid? ;)

[@JordanTeachesJiujitsu]

I can't pronounce many words right and just accept it haha

[@daviddennis4045]

How often did you train bjj as a white belt?

[@Jake66564]

This has become one of my favorite chokes to go for, love your videos!

[@El_Vicente1]

How do you stop them from turning in towards you

[@adukill]

Awesome. thanks Jordan.

[@Jacob-d8d]

Does it matter if your shoulder is under their chin or not?

[@IControlTheStatic]

if the shoulders under the chokes better

[@owenthomas9863]

Great explaintion video thank you

[@ideal9544]

I remember when they showed this to me in class, everything was great but they forgot to emphasize how much the bicep squeeze plays a part in the finish. Once I figured it out and started squeezing with my bicep at the end I could get it consistently with one arm

[@jasonbfhfj8132]

The arm triangle is by far my worst submission but ironically the only two times I’ve made someone tap was with the arm triangle

[@Patriotx-gx4ce]

In sambo you can simply use that very arm you just elevated to hyperextend their shoulder blade by putting your head and own shoulder and pushing forward on it.

[@Ali-kh1rs]

Great video

[@MichaelBrown-hc6iu]

What if you have large biceps? I used to hit this choke a lot before I went to the gym. Now it just ends up in a neck crank