Escapes · No-gi

Triangle escape with a hip block and knee hug

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Block the hip before your trapped arm is dragged across, then circle and hug the knee to create a head-clearance opportunity.

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How To Escape a Triangle Choke w/ Rener & Ryron Gracie

Rener and Ryron Gracie

Setup & key ideas

Also called hip-wedge triangle escape

Their legs already surround your head and one arm, but the trapped arm is still beside their hip and can form the demonstrated wedge.

Keep the trapped arm beside the hip instead of allowing it to be pulled across your neck.
Walk toward the side of the posted hand, then use the free arm to wrap and hug the knee.
Keep their hips from returning underneath your neck while framing at the hip and clearing your head.

Confusing this specific arm-beside-hip configuration with a fully tightened triangle after the arm has crossed.
Assuming that clearing the head automatically completes a guard pass.
Holding through a choke to force the movement; tap and reset when the required space and control are gone.

Connections Reactions and next steps

Open guard · Passing guard
Your head clears the leg enclosure and you remain facing their legs; a completed pass is a separate step.