Teepee Choke

Key principles

• · It is a blood choke, not a crank: the reversed leg wedge plus the S-grip behind the head must close both carotids, with the finish coming from hip adjustment rather than neck pressure.
• · The entry is the triangle's failure case — when they hide the arm that a standard triangle needs, switch to the teepee rather than abandoning the legs.
• · Both hands connect behind your own legs and the back of their head; the S-grip is what substitutes for the missing arm-across-the-neck.
• · Cutting the angle with your hips tightens the reversed figure-four far more than squeezing the knees.
• · It only exists from bottom guard configurations — the leg geometry does not survive scrambles to top.

Execution

1. 1 From a triangle attempt where the opponent hides their arm, keep the legs locked and rotate the configuration so the leg lock sits reversed across the back of their neck.
2. 2 Reach both arms behind your legs and behind their head, connecting your hands in an S-grip.
3. 3 Adjust your hips off-center to seat the choke angle.
4. 4 Draw the S-grip toward you while flexing the legs, closing both carotids.
5. 5 Hold the squeeze through their stack attempt — the reversed geometry does not open to stacking the way a standard triangle does.