How to Do an Arm Triangle Choke From the Guard Position in Basic Jiu Jitsu

Jiu jitsu's arm triangle choke is a deadly submission attack that, once locked in, is virtually impossible to escape from. Whether you're dealing with a careless enemy who gives you his arm or a practiced jiu jitsu veteran who needs to be tricked, the arm triangle choke disables any enemy when performed correctly.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

1. Throw your opponent's upper body towards the ground as he leans down on you to apply a choke by raising your hips up and towards your head. As you do so, push his offending elbow so that it slides off your body and plants on the floor and thereby exposes his arm for the choke.

2. Reach around your opponent's head with your arm that's opposite to your opponent's exposed arm and grab the bicep of your other arm. Place your head tight against your opponent's exposed arm so she can't remove it.

3. Place your free hand on top of your opponent's head to close the arm triangle choke. Rotate on your hips so they return to center and the roll slightly in the direction of your opponent. To apply the arm triangle choke, push down on your opponent's head and squeeze with your arms until he submits.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure to throw your opponent to the ground by raising your hips as you push his elbow. If you only do one or the other, you won't be able to set up the arm triangle.
• If your opponent resists the choke, slide around his open side and go for his back to get into a more dominant position.

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