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body triangle

body triangle noun: a dominant position in which an attacker wraps one leg around an opponent's torso and locks their foot behind the opposite knee, creating a tight, inescapable clamp.

Noun

body triangle (plural body triangles)

  1. (grappling) A dominant position in which an attacker wraps one leg around an opponent's torso and locks their foot behind the opposite knee, creating a tight, inescapable clamp.

Forms of body triangle

pluralbody triangles

Questions about body triangle

What does body triangle mean?
Body triangle means a dominant position in which an attacker wraps one leg around an opponent's torso and locks their foot behind the opposite knee, creating a tight, inescapable clamp.
What part of speech is body triangle?
Body triangle is a noun.
What is the plural of body triangle?
The plural of body triangle is body triangles.

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