Triangle choke
The Triangle Choke , or sankaku-jime (三角 絞) in Judo is a submission in which the opponent's neck is crushed with the legs. In order to prevent the opponent from freeing himself, one of his arms is blocked across his own neck to the other side.
This leads to a lateral vascular restriction of the blood flow from the carotid artery to the brain and if you do not give up you will lose consciousness.
history
The triangle choke was first used by the judo master Tsunetane Oda in 1910 and documented on film.
The technique is often used in grappling martial arts such as Judo, BJJ , Vale Tudo or Sambo . It is also popular with MMA because it can be used without GI and , if done correctly, the risk of slipping on sweaty skin is low.
MMA fighter Toby Imada won against Jorge Masvidal in 2009 because of a triangle choke . The victory was later named "Submission of the year".
Also Royce Gracie defeated Dan Severn in the early UFC 4 tournament by a Triangle.
Technology and application
As a rule, the triangle is executed from the ground when you control the opponent in the guard .
However, advanced fighters also use variations, such as
- various triangles from the side ("Side Triangle")
- Triangle from above from the Mount ("Mount Triangle")
- Triangles from behind ("Back Triangle")
- the jumped variant "Flying Triangle".
All triangles can also be inverted .
As a technique to be distinguished from this is the " Arm Triangle ", which is used in the execution but is independent , in which instead of the legs, the blocking takes place using one's own arms. The aforementioned variation of the techniques is also possible here.
The isolation of the arm makes the opponent very vulnerable. Punches by the opponent are made impossible. The Triangle Choke can also be used as the basis for other submissions such as the Kimura or an arm bar .
defense
There are several techniques to defend against the triangle choke, all of which aim to break the opponent's leg lock using leverage.
In order to defend yourself against the triangle choke or to escape it, depending on how advanced the triangle choke is, you may first have to lift your head to create space and relieve the arteries .
Depending on the technique, he then either has to push his shoulders forward to build tension on the opponent's legs or push to the side and twist himself out.
All techniques aim to worsen the angle until the opponent finally has to break off the choke.
Trivia
- In Lethal Weapon , Mel Gibson's character Martin Riggs uses the triangle choke against the villain Mr. Joshua (played by Gary Busey ). Roiron Gracie was named in the credits as a technical advisor for Brazilian JiuJitsu.
- In the film Breathless - Dangerous Truth , Taylor Lautner's character uses the triangle choke against an opponent .
- In the film Haywire , Gina Carano's character uses the triangle choke against Michael Fassbender's character Paul.
- During a schoolyard brawl in the anime cartoon Ikki Tousen , the character Ryomou Shimei uses the triangle choke against another character, Hakufu.
- In the 2013 film Oblivion , Tom Cruise uses a triangle choke as the character Jack Harper (Tech 49) against his clone Tech 52 to avoid seriously injuring him.
- Paul Walker , who trained Brazilian Ju Jitsu, tried to "triangle" Vin Diesel's character Dom in The Fast and the Furious .
- In episode 5 of the game Game of Thrones , a street fighter named 'Bloodsong' uses this technique from the supine position to “choke” Asher, one of 5 playable protagonists.
- In episode 3 of God Eater , Alisa Illinichina Amiella uses the triangle to control the main character, Lenka Utsugi.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Video: Tsunetane Oda - Demonstration Triangle from 1910 , In: youtube.com , accessed on January 4, 2017
- ↑ Video: Toby Imada vs Jorge Masvidal - Reverse Triangle Choke , In: cagepotato.com , accessed January 4, 2017
- ↑ Video: Royce Gracie at UFC Tournament 4 - Triangle victory against Dan Severn , In: youtube.com , accessed on January 4, 2017
- ↑ Video: 7 Defenses Against Triangle Chokes , In: youtube.com , accessed on January 4, 2017
- ↑ Rorion Gracie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
