Cartwheel Escape from Locked Triangle
Use this when the triangle is fully locked and you can't posture. It converts a locked submission into side control by using their leg structure against them. The technique works by pinning them with your weight while you circle around their head, preventing counters and creating the angle to turn them flat.
6 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Take the hand of your trapped arm and place it forward on the opposite side of opponent's head3:07
- 2Come up onto your hands and drive your weight forward onto opponent3:14
- 3Drive your knee into the side of opponent's hip3:22
- 4Step over opponent's head with the foot from the leg that was driven into their hip3:25
- 5Spin to the far side of opponent's head while maintaining control3:29
- 6Get opponent's head, turn them flat on their back, and secure side control3:31
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