Cruise Control: Slip Triangle

Transitioning from cruise control to a slip triangle when the opponent is in your closed guard:

1. Start with the opponent in your closed guard, with control over their belt and tricep, opening them up.
2. If the opponent removes their elbow from your guard, eliminating the possibility of an arm bar, maintain control over their belt and apply heavy shoulder pressure.
3. As soon as the opponent removes their arm, slip into a triangle by bringing your knee to the ground, placing your calf on the side of their head, grabbing your ankle, and locking it in place.
4. From this position, you can finish with an elbow lock or transition into an arm bar or triangle.
5. To finish with a triangle, bring the opponent to your center, with their face pointing into your thigh. Pull the back of their head into your thigh.
6. The opponent's arm is exposed in this position, allowing for an arm bar finish.
7. This triangle technique is particularly effective for practitioners with shorter legs, as it requires less strain and effort, and is difficult for the opponent to escape from.
8. If you lose control of the opponent's elbow, maintain control over their belt. When the timing is right and there is space to move, release their head and transition into the triangle.
9. When transitioning into the triangle, immediately grab your shin high, around mid-calf or mid-shin, to apply pressure to the opponent's head. This makes it harder for them to lift their head.
10. Lock the triangle, fish for the elbow lock, bring the opponent back, scoop the back of their head, squeeze, and finish with the triangle or arm bar.

This slip triangle technique is a triple threat, offering control, the triangle, and the arm bar as potential finishes.