Closed Guard to Triangle Set Up and Finish (Advanced)

Professor Lucas Lepri teaches how to get the triangle by first trapping the arm with his guard. Lucas starts in the closed guard and then opens the guard to start the set up. He keeps his knees on the opponent’s chest and his feet on the hips. The opponent grips Lucas’ pants and Lucas makes sure to grip the opponent’s sleeves. He now releases one grip so he can grip the same side collar. The opponent reacts by trying to post up. Lucas takes advantage of this to slide his opposite side leg out. He immediately traps the arm with his leg and closes his guard. From this position, Lucas now breaks the posture down and transitions to the triangle.