Erik Paulson - Kneebar from Triangle Escape

stopping that escape is easy..whatever side he tries to circle around to you simply keep that are posted on his hip..youll circle with him. taking his angle away..switch it over to armbar if tri feels loose

exactly!

That kneebar counter looks loose as a old ho's snatch.

His leglocks are really great.

Last night I tried to do that on Cub Swanson (brown belt who trains under Paulson- WEC featherweight), but his triangle was to tight for me to fully circle around to kneebar. But I'm also a newb and now see where I might have gone wrong. I tapped hard!!!lol

no way in hell depending on the skill of the person submitting and a submission is only completed when there is a tap

The thing with these escapes is that you execute it BEFORE they get the triangle locked in, they're called submissions for a reason because once the sub is completed and sunk in, there's no way in hell you are getting out of it.

the key thing i see missing from a lot of these escape videos is there assuming the guy is not using his arms. pulling the head down and keeping the arm in position are what makes the choke work in the first place

ok you got a point, everything has a use i guess
im just partial to the triangle so i feel it wouldnt work on me but who knows anything can always happen

the point of the technique is to execute it before he has a chance to angle out after he locks it in(yes you're probly done for if they angle),but i did do a version of this escape at a tournament a couple of weekends ago and finished with a knee bar so it does work you just have to be quick with it.

i wouldnt dout erik he is a badass, but this tech will not work agaist a good triangle

im not sold, an under hook will counter that before it starts

thats a fuckin sweet counter

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