Alias · Triangle system
Triangle choke
Also known as Standard Triangle — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: English
The common name for the standard triangle
Triangle choke is the common name for the standard triangle — the everyday term for the legs-around-neck strangle from guard.
Etymology. “Triangle choke” names the strangle by the triangular shape the legs make around the head and one arm. It is the most widely used name for the technique, with “standard triangle” the canonical label on this site.
Mechanics. The choke compresses both sides of the neck simultaneously: one leg presses across the back of the neck and the opponent’s own trapped shoulder fills the other side, so locking the figure-four and angling off closes both carotids at once. A strangle needs both sides compressed together, which the triangle’s geometry supplies.
Cross-reference. “Leg triangle” and “Standard triangle” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Standard Triangle.