One of my students, a fairly strong grappler, has a narrow neck (we sometimes call him 'Pencil Neck' as a nickname) and high tolerance for neck discomfort. As a result, many of my students have difficulty tapping him out from chokes, myself included. I often just transition to the arm bar because it's generally an easier way to submit him, but last night I got in a nicely tightened triangle that tapped him out.
There are a number of tips on how to tighten the triangle. Here is a good video demonstrating them from Submissions101.com:
By combining all the tips in this video, including the head pull, I successfully tapped Pencil Neck out. Though even with it tightened to its max, he still lasted longer than you would imagine is humanly possible. He did, however, say that he needed a moment afterward as all the blood was rushing back into his head.
Have fun tightening those triangles!
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A tip for finishing the triangle that I use is to shoulder walk back while driving my heels toward the mat. Instead of turning him on his side, this can flatten him out. It changes the angle of the choke and makes it very tight.
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