
FAQs
What does san kaku jime mean?
In Japanese the triangle choke is called san kaku jime. San kaku is a triangle, and jime is a strangle. Its roots are in Kosen Judo, and it became a signature submission of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, most often applied from the guard.
How do you escape a triangle choke?
"Before the triangle locks in, posture up, that's the easiest time to escape." Once it’s tight you have to make room and an angle to work out. Part 3 of the seminar covers Triangle counters.
How do you set up a triangle choke from guard?
The classic entry is from the combination of the armbar and omoplata. The triangle opens up when the defender posts an arm or pulls it back to defend the armbar. The reaction that defends one attack feeds the next. In this seminar’s combinations section we see how the triangle reads the other guard attacks vs standing alone.
Is the triangle choke a beginner submission?
It is one of the first submissions you learn in BJJ and it works at every belt level from white to black.