Alias · Guard
Triangle position
Also known as Closed Guard — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: informal — used by beginners who encounter it first in the context of the triangle choke
Colloquial — closed guard as triangle setup
Triangle position is the colloquial name for the closed guard when framed as the setup-platform for triangle-choke attacks — the closed-guard geometry that makes the triangle the canonical primary submission threat.
Etymology. “Triangle” references the triangle-choke submission; “position” attaches the setup-platform category. The label appears in coaching vocabulary that frames the closed guard primarily through its dominant submission threat.
Mechanics. The closed-guard leg geometry positions the legs at the triangle-setup angle — the triangle threat is the dominant submission from the position because the legs are already configured for the strangle entry.
Cross-reference. “Closed guard” and “full guard” are alternate names. Full mechanical coverage on Closed Guard.