Alex - while you will never probably be a triangle machine you still need to have the threat of triangle and connected attacks from one in one out bottom position. Also - having short and fat legs actually makes triangles easier to finish IF you can lock it in. Without that threat, opponent will be too willing to pass certain ways.

Alex - while you will never probably be a triangle machine you still need to have the threat of triangle and connected attacks from one in one out bottom position. Also - having short and fat legs actually makes triangles easier to finish IF you can lock it in. Without that threat, opponent will be too willing to pass certain ways.

yeah what Jorgen said is true, one of my training partners was short and stocky. he hardly got me into triangles but when he did i usually had to tap fast, which was always quite surprising for me as usually im one like wim deputter who chills for ages in triangles and stays fine... also the element of faking moves is useful considering you dont like triangles nor armbars. its important cause just like jorgen said if they know you never do a move they will exploit it so at least give them some threat. also disliking both armbar and triangle makes it bigger of a problem as you are abandoning quite a big and complex part of attacks and attackchains... yet i believe it is not necessarily a problem. if you really just cant seem to get to like those moves learn a way to avoid situations where you would have to depend on them... probably if you keep that style up its gonna go like this: you will win matches for sure but every here and there you will clearly lose matches because you have been paired up with someone who can be only stopped well with triangles and armbars for example or who is simply good at exploiting somebody who doesnt do those. (i always say bjj is basically like pokemon, everyone has weaknesses and strenghts and it depends on whos paired up...lol) this will probably go like that until you are a experienced grappler and have either embraced those moves or found excellent ways to avoid situations where your weaknesses show i think you should accept and embrace them in training but maybe you will never do them in comp, but still doing them while training will overall improve your jiu jitsu, just like wrestlers often get told to play more from bottom while doing bjj to improve more. i for example never liked passing all too much but still i kept doing it in training and to my surprise i happen to once in a while do a really slick pass in competitons even though its not really a part of my main game either way its a hell of a ride, follow your instincts and develop your game. always stay open minded and carefully look at what you are doing, if it works keep it and refine it. if it doesnt change it... maybe one day you will be a master at different attack chains for example a leglock+headlock kinda game with guilotines and heelhooks if theres one thing i learned its that jiu jitsu of all martial arts is the one were you are most likely to find your own unique way if you have enough dedication.

I like that armbar variation from mount by Dave Camarillo: https://youtu.be/oX-OrgA9BAY My friend Roy Marsh showed me a similar one and the pressure from top was absolutely making me feel ver miserable