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The Rear Triangle - A Triangle for everyone
Rob Cole
Rear triangle set up from side control
Rob Cole teaches how to secure and finish the rear triangle, starting from side control and turtle, at a BJJ Globetrotters camp class.
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Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame)
Chest to chest, perpendicular to them. Pin the shoulders and hips, then attack or advance.
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Essentials
You’re on top, chest to chest and perpendicular to them, after passing the guard. It’s the most common pin: keep them flat, then attack or move to mount.
Your goals
- Pin their shoulders and hips
- Crossface and control the far arm
- Attack or advance to mount
What they want
- Frame and shrimp to recover guard
- Get the underhook and come up
Key principles
- Weight on their chest, not your knees
- Control the head and near hip
Common mistakes
- Hugging their head and giving them space
- Lying on your knees with no pressure
Techniques to learn
Each one opens its own page and video.
Submissions
Arm triangle (Kata Gatame)Choke · Intermediate
Baseball bat chokeChoke · Intermediate
Paper cutter chokeChoke · Intermediate
Kimura (Gyaku Ude Garami)Shoulder lock · Fundamental
Americana (Ude Garami)Shoulder lock · Fundamental
WristlockWrist lock · Intermediate
TarikoplataShoulder lock · Advanced
Mir lockShoulder lock · Intermediate
Von Flue chokeChoke · Fundamental
Bicep slicerArmlock · Advanced
MonoplataShoulder lock · IntermediateWhere it leads
- Other side
- Side control (bottom)
- Moves from here
- Mount (Tate Shiho Gatame)Knee on bellyNorth-south (Kami Shiho Gatame)Back controlClosed guard (top)Scarf hold (Kesa Gatame)
- In courses
- Foundations V: Pins & mount
- Seminars
If this happens…
- they frame on your neckRemove the frame and keep your weight on their chest
- they shrimp awayFollow and pin their near hip
Seminars
All seminars →Longer seminars, classes and masterclasses that teach this. Free on YouTube.
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Craig Jones Seminar at Bangtao (Part 1)
Craig Jones
Covers the arm triangle, which starts here
Part one of Craig Jones's seminar hosted at Bangtao: top half guard pressure built on the crossface, and finishing the arm triangle from half guard.
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Craig Jones Teaches Morning Class at B-Team
Craig Jones
Covers the arm triangle, which starts here
A full morning class at the B-Team with Craig Jones on the arm triangle (kata gatame), published by his team.
Advanced detailsTransitions, threats, reactions, troubleshooting and a sparring drill
1. Overview
Chest to chest, perpendicular to them. Pin the shoulders and hips, then attack or advance.
Key controls
- Crossface and underhook
- Hips low, weight on their shoulder
- Pin their near hip
In this position
6 transitions · 0 sweeps · 11 submissions · 3 reactions · 2 troubleshooting fixes · 1 sparring exercise · 6 techniques
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0% of this lesson0/17 videos completed · 0/6 techniques practiced
Test yourselfSide control (Yoko Shiho Gatame) lesson quiz5 questions · pass with 4