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Shoulder clamp (overhook guard) to triangle or back

You overhook one arm and clamp your leg high on their shoulder to keep their posture broken. Use it against an opponent who postures well in your closed guard.

Closed guard Submission

How to Reliably Hit the Triangle Choke from the Overhook Grip in Closed Guard, with Jon Thomas · Stephan Kesting · YouTube · shown in the gi; the mechanics carry over

Step by step

  1. From closed guard, break their posture and wrap one arm in a tight overhook, their arm pinned to your chest.
  2. Open your guard and swing the leg on the overhook side high across their upper back, behind their shoulder. Clamp down.
  3. Reach your free hand to grab your own shin to keep the clamp tight.
  4. If they posture with their free arm, push that wrist out past your hip and swing your free leg over the back of their neck. Lock the triangle with the overhooked arm inside.
  5. If they pull back hard and turn away, follow them: open the clamp, sit up and climb behind on the clamped side, then get a seatbelt.
  6. If you land the triangle, finish slowly: angle out and squeeze until they tap.

Details that make it work

  • The overhook and the clamp work together. If either is loose, they posture out.
  • Keep their head below your chest the whole time.

Common mistakes

  • Clamping with your leg on their head instead of their shoulder.
  • Letting the overhooked arm escape before the triangle is locked.

Drill it

Clamp reps: 10 each side to the clamp, then 5 each side to the triangle.

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