Tanner Hall's Two Triangle Choke Escapes

Tanner Hall (@tannerhallbjj), black belt at Stout PGH, shows his two favorite triangle choke escapes: sit to your butt and get the elbow behind the knee, or pin the knee and go over the top. From his reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_mIz3TNQud/

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  1. Deep In A Triangle

    • Deep in a triangle choke, getting tunnel vision.
    • From Tanner Hall (@tannerhallbjj), black belt at Stout PGH, in his reel "How to escape the triangle choke."
    • Key detail Get good posture first. You can't just pull back.

  2. Drive Forward To Sit

    • Drive forward so you can sit to your butt.
    • The idea Driving forward puts a lot of pressure on the triangle itself, so protect yourself next.
    • Key detail You can't just pull back. Drive forward to sit.

  3. Elbow Behind Knee

    • Pro tip: take the top elbow and swing it up behind his knee.
    • Key detail That makes you safe.

  4. Wrist Control And Heel

    • Control the wrist with your hand, put your heel in the armpit, and pop out of the triangle.

  5. Attack The Legs

    • To go right onto the offensive, attack the legs.

  6. Pin The Knee

    • Second way: think about this knee.
    • The idea If you think about pinning this knee to the ground, you're going to know how to escape.

  7. Stand And Go Over The Top

    • Hip, stand up, and go all the way over the top of his body with the outside leg.

  8. Turn Him Belly Down

    • Effectively turn him belly down.

  9. Enter The Legs

    • From here you can enter into the leg again.

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