In today’s lesson we will be covering how to properly execute the go go plata from various positions . The GoGo Plata is a submission involves tucking a foot underneath the opponent’s chin. Although it isn’t used very often in MMA it can be a very effective tool to have in your aarsenal of moves .

It takes quite a bit of flexibility to be able to properly execute this submission. Unless you are naturally very flexible, you will need to do quite a bit of stretching be able to perform this maneuver. B sure when you do your stretching you concentrate on your hamstring muscles and your glutes. This will keep you from pulling your muscle in those areas when executing the GOGO Plata.

There are a variety of ways to accomplish this submission and in the following videos you can see exactly how each MMA specialist executes his version of the GoGo Plata.

Charles Bishop Showing how to execute a gogo plata from the guard

The guys over at Submissions 101 showing us how they perform a gogo plata.

Here is another good video from Submisions 101 showing a variation of the GOGO Plata From the Mount

The triangle choke is a very effective move used in the MMA world which ultimately strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent’s neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle. This causes the blood flow to be restricted to the carotid arteries, therefore causing the opponent to quickly tap out. If he doesn’t tap out quickly the loss of blood to his brain will ultimately make him pass out.

The triangle choke is one of the most common  submission holds that is applied in the full guard position. It is best when this submission is ussed early in the fight because as the fight progresses both you and your opponent become more sweaty and more slippery  therefore it will be harder to apply the triangle choke.

To properly execute a triangle choke you need to get your opponent in the open guard using collar and sleeve control and you mush place a foot on his hip and shoulder, chances are your opponent will try to counter this by coming under your leg with his left arm, that is when you arch your hips and throw your leg over your ankle securing the triangle choke and to make it more effective pull your opponents arm across your stomach as this applies more pressure and makes them tap out even faster.

Here are a few videos to demonstrate how to use a Triangle Choke to make your opponent tap out.

MMA Instructor Stoffer Shows His Version of MMA Triangle Choke

Jorge Gurgel  demonstrates a triangle choke set-up on current UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3271896125850455644

Human Weapo Designs Shows Effective Execution of Triangle Choke

Gracie Academy Performing a Triangle choke