Alias · Escapes & Defence
Three-point choke escape
Also known as Triangle Choke Escape — the canonical term used on this site.
Descriptive — escape from triangle choke (three-point compression)
Three-point choke escape is the descriptive name for the triangle choke escape — flagging the three structural compression points (the two thighs and the trapped shoulder) that define the parent strangulation.
Etymology. “Three-point” enumerates the compression elements of the triangle choke: two thigh contacts (one on each carotid) plus the trapped shoulder closing the third pressure surface. “Choke escape” attaches the defensive category.
Mechanics. The escape priority is preventing the third compression point from closing — the legs alone produce a head-trap, but the trapped shoulder is what converts the head-trap into a bilateral strangle.
Cross-reference. “Triangle escape” is the standard name; “leg triangle escape” is the alternate. Full mechanical coverage on Triangle Escape.