body triangle

noun

A dominant position in which an attacker wraps one leg around an opponent's torso and locks their foot behind the opposite knee, creating a tight, inescapable clamp.

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Meanings

nounbody triangle (plural body triangles)

plural body triangles

  1. grapplingA dominant position in which an attacker wraps one leg around an opponent's torso and locks their foot behind the opposite knee, creating a tight, inescapable clamp.
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APA

body triangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20triangle

MLA

“body triangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20triangle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body triangle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20triangle.

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