Omoplata from Collar Sleeve Guard

Omoplata from Collar Sleeve Guard is a finishing attack built around a handful of repeatable controls. Bottom player is on their back in open guard with grips established on the opponent's collar and sleeve or comparable controls. Another common starting shape: bottom player has collar and sleeve grips and threads the lasso hook through the opponent's arm. It is worth attempting once comfortable with: Collar-and-sleeve to De La Riva basic transition and comfortable with: Pulling to collar-and-sleeve guard. The ideas that hold it together are connection between grips and hips drives the technique, timing the action with the opponent's reaction makes it efficient, and lasso control.

The omoplata chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Maintain posture, frames and grip connection appropriate to the position. Use small weight shifts and angle changes rather than brute strength to drive the action. Thread the lasso leg through the arm. Spin under for the omoplata angle. Use the lasso to control the shoulder during the spin. Use the DLR hook to off-balance the top player forward. Pull the sleeve between the legs as the body rotates. Swing the same-side leg over the shoulder and sit up. Attacker has isolated the target limb or neck and is finishing the submission with proper alignment and pressure.

Later in the omoplata, angle creation, hook off-balance, and rotate under tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Letting the opponent break the primary grip or flatten the hips before the action is complete. Not threading the lasso deep enough. Losing the collar grip during the spin. Not creating enough angle before throwing the leg. The high-percentage version of omoplata from collar sleeve guard is the one you can still chain when the first squeeze is defended.