4 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows his go-to defense for the Triangle Choke: [I] If you drop into a Triangle Choke from inside the Guard; immediately, put your hands together on the opponent's stomach, step up and prop up a wall with your knee against his hip on the same side of your inside-arm, and connect your elbow to your thigh as you posture up. Wait for the legs to loosen before either taking your trapt arm out or your outside arm back in to escape. [II] if your opponent attacks your grip on his belly, immediately replace the grip as soon as it breaks. Only voluntarily release the grip to regain your posture by smacking his arms off of your head if your posts can't help keep you up. [III] If your opponent tries to hop his hips over your kick-stand, quickly yield and return your foot back to block off the swivel. [IV] Use a circular motion to reset the kick-stand against the opponent's hip-pivot because it is faster and leaves less time for gaps in pressure; retracting your knee linearly away and back toward takes too long to recover your defense and allows the opponent time to escape his hip for the finish.