"the baby alligator" (rubber guard)

Originally Posted by bobby rivers

Honestly, I do this often. I got a general rule that if its possible to triangle around their shoulders, triangle. If you completely dominate the arm on the kick, I test this. If not, proceed to croc.

+1

I've used it a couple of times rolling. My only question is why doesnt the other guy have a shirt on?

Testing the effectiveness for rubber guard in MMA? I dont know.

It certainly wouldnt have killed him to throw a top on to do the video.
But none of the ladies will be complaining.

Originally Posted by Scott Yockel

I've used it a couple of times rolling. My only question is why doesnt the other guy have a shirt on?

Cuz he's an MMA fighter bro. Don't you see the gloves? LOL.

This is a good move to know. Does it work if your legs aren't very long?

Originally Posted by David Rosado

Cuz he's an MMA fighter bro. Don't you see the gloves? LOL.

This is a good move to know. Does it work if your legs aren't very long?

It'll just be a shit ton tighter if you can lock it in

So, is it better to slide your right leg up to collect the arm than swing it up (1:20)?

I've locked the triangle on the shoulders before but it was more in a transition. I never thought about figuring out a setup to purposely lock it in. Very effective move.

I've been using something similar (2 arms in triangle) to set up armbars for a quite a while now. It offers an incredible amount of control.

We stumbled upon this too. Here is a vid. gab hitting it live in competition at the pan ams this year:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=2270048762804

Originally Posted by Chris Herzog

I've been using something similar (2 arms in triangle) to set up armbars for a quite a while now. It offers an incredible amount of control.

Do you use a similiar set up or do you have other tricks up your sleeve?