Control

Body Triangle

Locking your legs in a figure four around the opponent's torso from the back instead of using hooks.

Also called body lock from back, body triangle back control, figure four legs back.

Where it shows up

3 resources

Gi & no-gi Beginner

Jordan walks through eight fundamentals of holding the back: seatbelt, hip connection, following the roll and when to switch to a body triangle.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

How to use the hooks and the body triangle as active control rather than just sitting there waiting for a choke.

No-gi Beginner

Clear no-gi introduction to the body triangle from the back: when to lock it, how to face the right way and how not to give up the choke.