How to Escape the Triangle Choke from Guard

Stephan Kesting shows how to defend and escape the Triangle Choke, from 'Submission Defense' in the free iTunes app: itunes.apple.c... Android app: play.google.co...
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[@davidjohnson4045]

Thanks Stephan. Watched this video before my BJJ class today, and I was able to escape 3 fully locked triangle attempts.

[@jrmartinez1354]

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[@StephanKesting]

The leglock is usually there after this escape, and I really like going for it!

[@socalbengal3087]

Thanks for the great tips. My son who is 9 1/2 yrs old has been training for almost 4 years. He was just promoted to yellow belt. He almost always gets caught in a triangle by a fellow yellow belt, who has a great triangle. After practicing these techniques with him, we are confident that he'll be less likely to get caught in a choke. By the way, it's not easy to get my son to sit down and watch instructional videos, but he didn't complain about watching yours. I'm sure due to the fact that you explained the techniques clearly enough for him to understand. Thanks again for the great instruction.

[@Aarsvold86]

Stephan Kesting is so calm and relaxed in his teaching. It's very comfortable to watch and great techniques by the way :)

[@63doughnut]

It's often fun to ALMOST give up the triangle choke , but keep posture, just inviting enough but crafty enough to tempt him into the move - then stack and pass guard.When your as old as me [ 70 [ you need all the help you can get. !

[@henryprutton8728]

+John Smyth wow. Jiu jitsu at 70, respect to you sir. What belt are you?

[@No-bm6sx]

+Henry Prutton he might have died..

[@superoriginalname]

+Kallum Don they say he continued into his last days taunting young men into catching him in a triangle, but one day his osteoporosis got the best of him and found himself in a triangle he simply couldn't escape, he knew his time was up, but Johnny knew he'd black out before tap out..for good

[@No-bm6sx]

superoriginalname "John was really strong in his final fight. I was attempting a kimura for several minutes but his arm just wouldn't budge" "That was probably the rigor mortis, Timmy"

[@bojorquezdg]

A purple belt in my academy does that, it is fun to try to finish the triangle and at the same time be careful of the stack and pass, learned a lot from him.

[@adan2374]

This is great for me because I'm new(ish) to BJJ and constantly find myself caught with one arm in and one arm out from guard, resulting in a triangle. It's so frustrating repeatedly having to tap from this choke, especially after it's really sunk in. I just have to remind myself to leave my ego at the door and accept it's going to happen. One of my favorite Jiu-Jitsu quotes that helps me is: in BJJ you either win or learn...

[@hamid4500]

Fuck you

[@adan2374]

Human Adam That was not nice, I demand an apology right now!

[@hamid4500]

I am sorry..

[@adan2374]

Human Adam Apology accepted :)

[@poolkrooni]

I know your original comment was 6 months ago but this might then be a tip for other newcomers that walk past Kesting's videos - when starting out and playing in the guard (and I'm being dead serious here) imagine being a T-rex with your arms. Keep those elbows tucked, fingers up, palms facing your opponent and your palms right around the height of your chest (or holding down the opponent's hips for some good base). Edit: Also, that's an excellent quote!

[@maolam]

Awesome details as usual. To me, Stephan is the best teacher around. His products are always top notch.

[@dmacdougall61]

Kesting is a great communicator and his videos and apps provide results. I used stack and spin tonight and escaped triangle choke by a big guy. Thanks!!

[@paolo2012]

great teacher, great personality, and the canadian accent facilitates easier learning.

[@williammichel5973]

One of the best BJJ instructors around! Thanks Stephan!

[@Pavement-Prophets]

Excellent teacher, always clear step by step instruction. Too many detractors who are too cowardly to try any real fighting forms they're just keyboard warriors. What you sow you reap. Respect for the man.

[@colinweir1501]

Master Stephan, you never cease to amaze me youre stuff has lots of class,I have used some of youre moves at my old school and they always work great thanks

[@07yur]

You are a grappling god my dear Sensei Kesting, because even though all of us who watch your vids don´t know you, we actually learn from you, I can say that I have a black belt Canadian teacher. Thank you Sensei for your teachings! Oss!

[@ItsOverNEINTHOUSAND]

Please do a north south choke escape video, Stephan!

[@walkingcorpse1224]

Your teachings are great!!! Every time I see a new technique you show on KZbin I immediately practice it the same day during practice at the academy I go to :)

[@hubaibhussain7021]

A perfect teacher and a perfect syllabus

[@MrBlowies]

Best fundamental BJJ videos I've seen on YT.

[@SuperCatdoll]

Wow! I love how u show the different scenes over and over and in different angles allowing me to see everything! So happy I found this channel. Thank u so much. I’m a beginner obviously but I love watching videos that are so informative!

[@LovenChue]

Omoplata is a leg-over shoulder lock somewhat similar to the kimura; it's to be used when you're on bottom. Usuable in guard and rubber guard (maybe in other guards as well). It is applied when you wrap your right leg over his left arm and twirl around to apply the lock. Most effective with the Gi. Sorry if my explanation sucks but the technique is known as the Omoplata. You should watch other demonstrations if you prefer.

[@alekman182]

thanks stephan, my mate always catches me in the triangle and these techniques seriously have helped me escape. thanks man

[@jemoeder6969]

Best instructional videos on BJJ hands down! Thank you!

[@lujitsu1251]

Excellent teacher. Clear concise and to the point. From different angles too. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@SnakePicks]

Great video and instructions for getting out of a tough position.

[@ushercabessa9348]

These defense moves are super cool. Thanks for posting !!

[@leonasampson3965]

Thanks for taking the time to put this up, the detail you put into it is very helpfull

[@240fxst]

Such an amazing art. Boa constrictor with arms & legs.

[@senfoong]

Use the stack and spin all the time - forgot about the step over the head tonight when I was teaching it. Thanks for the refresher! Oddly enough, I taught the foot in the armpit one tonight, as well! All before watching this video...that's scary!

[@dennisg4230]

Finally a good self defense video against this hold/chokeout. Excellent.

[@pr3tv731]

One guy from my first gym used to always get me in a triangle choke and I got really tired of it, so I found this video about 6 months ago. I was only a white belt at the time (he was a blue belt). I don't know how well it would work against high level practitioners, but the "Stack and Spin" Defense has worked for me virtually every time since I learned it. Thanks!

[@stanley3895]

Hey man, how are you doing 8 years later?

[@iansinclair6256]

Thanks for the post. I was forgetting the risk of leaving one in and the other out to do a one leg stack pass. Thanks for the reminder. I got caught out a few times last week.

[@Tylerthegrappler]

3:15 if you do this with a cross collar grip it can tap them from neck pressure. Also in doing it this way you can put them in a back breaker move(not sure what it’s called) if they refuse to unlock.

[@WAPACHU]

I am a striker, i've been doing kickboxing for almost 3 years now, and it makes my life so MUCH EASIER to watch this videos... i don't mess with mma competition yet, but i know i will be ready with some help of this videos

[@todei79]

I love this guy. Such an awesome instructor.

[@mcruz5146]

Do you have any videos of how to counter the sitting position if you're the one attacking the triangle?

[@lhonkakanun4767]

nice and practical defense and offense...

[@bosox737]

Good video. Definitely need to try this during my next roll. Thanks

[@FunnyRumel2]

very good explainage, background info and overall technique, thanks

[@edmondlau511]

Will give these a try tomorrow. They don't seem to complex, might be simple enough for even me to pull off.

[@Ymirson999]

That was helpful and presented in a very comprehensive manner. Thank you.

[@christofffrazier4225]

Thanks Stephan, great escape.

[@dmacdougall61]

Super useful, super clear. Thanks so much!!!

[@NinjaKidXD09]

You have the best BJJ Videos on youtube man!

[@nicholasnj3778]

Videos are excellent. Thank you Stephan Kesting.

[@ryfree]

Great instruction, thank you Stephan!

[@CanguyMTL]

I don't really roll but I like watching these videos. Thanks! Just watched the one against Marcelo Garcia and it's crazy how good Garcia is. I keep coming across videos of him totally owning guys who are really good grapplers and I'm talking a tap every 30 seconds. Crazy stuff.

[@downward0sprial]

Thanks for showing that hand and knee position. I was having a lot of trouble performing that stack spin. Opponent just kept spinning with me before :(

[@lifeisgoid]

you must always create space to escape any situation in my humble opinion.Great video my friend.

[@madTbonez]

I like this mans vids. informative, and easy to follow

[@ingredsbeard]

Thank you so much for your videos, Stephan! The little, practical things seem to be often overlooked (of forgotten my new practitioners!) in mixed classes, you're my go-to and you've helped my massively! Also, thank you for your BJJ Roadmap PDF! That took so much mystery out of BJJ in my first months of learning! You tha man!

[@futurebuyz9851]

dude youre amazing. learning mma now and bjj is a long and tasking process. but you make it great

[@joesimmons90]

yeah. gracie academy did a breakdown video of that fight, pretty awesome

[@swissp4275]

Another great video from Stephan Kesting! Thank u so much!

[@chriscross3720]

Great video! Informative with no BS.

[@wmuylaert]

Muito bacana a explicação. E nem precisa saber tanto inglês para entender, pois é rápido e direto na explicação. Parabéns

[@predatorclan]

Great stuff, really well explained from a great BJJ practitioner.

[@souzakhan2163]

I really liked and learned it. Thanks for sharing this excellent class. Congratulations from the BJJ land. Ossu!!

[@mrbrandon6438]

Great show.

[@forevertj]

Very good video. Perfect technique.

[@jesserinseattle]

Great explanation and delivery. Thanks for posting!

[@FakeZOOr]

Thank you Sensei. Very useful info.

[@bornfedslaughter]

Ohh, so that's how you set it up from the Triangle. We didn't know, thanks so much William!

[@nicocontreras5366]

I love these videos,they are good to review and learning----

[@beckypena4054]

I love watching & learning from your very intuitive video's. Especially on how to get out of a choke hold. I like taking the moves to open mate & surprising my opponents. Oss!

[@freddytroncci377]

Buena manera de enseñar ,gracias sensei , bless you go on.

[@AndrewRenne]

Your videos are great!!! Thanks for bumping my triangle defense up! I always get caught in them and those arm placement details helped so much!

[@stanley3895]

After 10 years, how are you doing in jiu-jitsu now?

[@JARP55]

thanks for the video!Pretty awesome escapes

[@tagirmg]

Thank you, Stephan. Very much appreciated.

[@JohnSmith-hv2sr]

Thank you for the lesson sir, very helpful. I got a long lanky training partner that loves to triangle me and he's learning all my old tricks!

[@TheRhythmFreak]

I did this last night. It works very well. Thanks for this.

[@Northstarjujitsu]

Thanks for sharing.. very easy to follow.

[@turtlerespecter]

Love your videos. Downloaded your book through your site and am signed up for the tips via email. You've helped me tremendously; Thanks for all the knowledge!

[@albinkuttamath]

Thanks a lot for the videos sir! Subscribed right away. Any tips on how to avoid vital point assaults like eye gauges and pressure point attacks as an attacker or defender while in chokes in case of real life situations? Also why not grab the attackers right wrist with both your arms in order to avoid his arm slipping off when the attacker is bare body and sweaty?

[@irphil47]

Thank you so much for these. This helped me not get triangled today!

[@xXEviloLeprechaunXx]

These are some really good escapes! I competed about a week ago and lost my first round for being caught in a triangle, so these are definitely going to help me at the gym and definitely stuff I'll be working on! :D

[@fillardmillmore4066]

Thank you very much for your insight, I really enjoyed your video. I will definitely check out the others, great tools and technique, thanks again!

[@eeiko321]

love your videos stephan

[@kivsa85]

Today I took my second BJJ class and I passed a pretty locked triangle, thx to your tips in this video! You are amazing

[@stanley3895]

Hey, how's your jiu-jitsu journey after 8 years?

[@kivsa85]

@@stanley3895 Not as good as I hoped, I've seen other who came long after me getting their Blue/Brown/Black belts while I got stuck with a 2 stripes white belt as I didn't train as much as I did at the beginning. I was on and off from training, mixing with other clubs doing Judo and some wrestling. My wife was pregnant with my 5th child and it was a hard pregnancy, so I didn't train for about 6 months straight as she needed me at home, eventually I quit and some time after went back to my first martial art - Muay Thai. But since I started, never ever stopped thinking about BJJ, it's already in my blood - and I know I will be back. I need to change my lifestyle completely, I WILL go back to BJJ in the near future together with Judo and Muay Thai hopefully making a career out of it. (Finished a Swedish massage course, first year of Reflexology now in the second year and studying NLP to eventually get an instructor certificate) This is my aim for the next two years. I'll be back 🙏

[@stanley3895]

@@kivsa85 That's super interesting to hear. 8 years of change. Wishing you the best man.

[@kivsa85]

@@stanley3895 Same to you my friend

[@systemtrend3194]

I tried the stack and spin a few times and it worked against two different guys but my most recent time I tried it my opponent grabbed my leg so I couldn’t step over his head and unfortunately I tried to spin out still and I twisted my knee (tear in my meniscus), so be careful with any sudden spin movements. Now I’m out for 4 to 6 weeks. =(

[@abscrete]

very cool as always , with the last escape you end up in a position where you could actually attack the leg with an achilles tendon sub am i correct?

[@kmi974]

merci pour ces explications.

[@frankstidham1439]

Great teacher. Thanks

[@lifesameme8739]

Thanks Stephan

[@jdub7771]

I've been trying this and it works! I'm constantly getting in trouble trying to guard pass, finding myself getting into my opponents triangle. This helps me, until I can I can figure out my dumb mistakes getting into the triangle in the first place!

[@noroles]

another great tutorial :) Thank you Mr. Kesting!

[@mertdokur87]

Thank you so much for this video, I just rolled for the second time in my life and on of my partners being much smaller choked and had me tap out 2-3 times with the triangle choke. I practice these escapes diligently and hopefully I won't get choked so easily. Awesome video, I especially liked the one you recommend for the flexible people.

[@Bloodbone]

You still training BJJ? If so what belt are you? 😄

[@mertdokur87]

@@Bloodbone haha yes I do! I'm a blue belt now. Had a few serious injuries along the way.

[@errcoche]

Stephan - great video. Hope to meet you some day. You've got that Canadian nice guy quality in spades as well as being a great grappling teacher and uber-enthusiast.

[@kbbbvanderson]

Favoriting now!

[@royhines7364]

Triangle escape verry Nice and a scramble to next position.

[@markopolo6640]

This is a great video I will allow myself to be put into a triangle position so I can work these out.

[@kallenijs]

A lot of times your opponent is actually pulling your arm out anyways (during stack and spin?) in an attempt to armbar. From trying the technique successfully several times (THANKS STEPHAN) I've felt that once your arm is planted firmly on the floor or grabbing the gi, it's pretty safe. If you're stacking your weight right, they won't be able to lift your arm infront of them for armbars.

[@SuperDUDERIKI]

Stephan,what do you think about Bas Rutten's way of escaping the triangle choke? When he grabs hold of the guys neck with both arms and sprawls backwards inducing a neck crank if the guy keeps his legs closed but if he opens,he can further pass to the side mount or go for a knee bar?

[@RandolphDgr8]

thanks stephan, that was very useful !

[@AAJONES1986]

I come back to watch this video, because he explains it well and I used some of the moves with success.

[@tule415gmail]

great video will try it soon

[@lordkryogen]

Great video will be using next class to get out of an intentional triangle that I will give. Last time I was caught in I just forgot all I had learned and got tapped. Thats learning I guess.

[@robconnor9384]

Very nice options......

[@judorican973]

Very good detail!

[@ItsOverNEINTHOUSAND]

pause the video at 7:07, I see Richie's left foot in a dangerous position for an Achilles ankle lock! I would rather scramble for the leg lock (unless his foot isn't available for leg locking). Great vid as always!

[@joeysowell3897]

Ahhhh man! Growing up as a wrestler I’m prone to being caught in triangles... this has helped a ton on my defense! 🙌🏼

[@fitedude]

chael sonnen did the escape where he fell back and threw his legs over anderson silva's belly. that set him up for the armbar