Be sure to read the post beneath this one first. This is part two.
The triangle is a very simple submission. Few might agree with me on that, but oh well. I should be accustomed to that by now. Anyways, the triangle can be done in just one step, or up to three, depending on the application, set up, and positioning. But it should NEVER take more than three steps. If your triangle requires more than this, go back and look at your triangle. Start cutting out the superfluous movements.
The triangle, the way I see it, is based on three principles (ESR). Expose, Secure, Rotate. You must expose the head and one arm. You must have an immediate hold on your opponent with your legs and hands (Secure). And you must rotate your body in order to sink it in deep and to avoid getting slammed. Notice I didn't mention getting his arm across his neck or pulling down the head? That's because if you get these three principles down, those things are usually unnecessary.
The three principles that make the triangle work do not require three distinct steps. In fact, there are ways of getting all three in a single motion. This isn't always the case, but it often is. Also, once you learn how to use the three principles the way we teach them here at the gym, you will avoid things like getting slammed Rampage Jackson style, or getting stacked and dumped wrestler style, or fighting for his arm to cross his neck standard jiu-jitsu style. And you won't sap your resources by yanking down on his head to force the tap. Though we sometimes will pull the head if it's the expedient thing to do, we seldom do that. I find it far more efficient to do it the way we do it.
When you are taught the triangle, start looking at how many steps you're being taught. If there are more than three, your instructor may not have simplified the triangle enough. That's not a slam against him, it's just that I believe anything more than three is too much. Usually you should get the triangle in two motions. Often just one. Look at ways of simplifying it, making it faster.
Learn the triangle well. Because like I've said before, the rest are just details.
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