Reverse leg triangle

Reverse leg triangle is a descriptive name for the reverse triangle — naming the leg triangle locked in a reversed orientation to the opponent.

Etymology. “Reverse” describes the attacker facing the opposite way, toward the opponent’s hips rather than head; “leg triangle” names the strangle by the legs. The label marks the inverted orientation of the lock.

Mechanics. Even reversed, the triangle compresses both sides of the neck at once: the legs close one carotid while the trapped shoulder loads the other, the same two-sided strangle as the standard lock. The reversed orientation changes the entry and the angle, not the requirement that both sides compress together.

Cross-reference. “Front triangle” is a sibling alias. Full mechanical coverage on Reverse Triangle.