Buggy

Buggy is the shortened form of the buggy choke — the inverted-arm-around-neck strangle applied from the bottom position with the attacker’s own arm wrapped around their head and the opponent’s shoulder.

Etymology. “Buggy” drops “choke” — common in coaching shorthand where context makes the submission category clear. The name’s broader origin in competitive BJJ vocabulary marks the choke’s emergence as a modern bottom-position attack.

Mechanics. The compression is bilateral and the two surfaces come from different bodies: the attacker’s leg closes one side of the neck, the opponent’s own trapped shoulder closes the other. The frame is held by the attacker threading their own arm behind their own knee and closing a grip — nothing in the finished structure grips the opponent at all.

Cross-reference. “Buggy choke” is the full name; “leg-and-arm triangle” is the descriptive alternate that names both compressing surfaces. Full mechanical coverage on Buggy Choke.