Clark Gracie: Omoplata Details and Modified Finish

Clark Gracie (@clarkgracie), World and Pan champion, maps omoplata details: getting up on your side, holding the elbow, the reverse triangle option, and a modified finish when the opponent postures. From the video: https://youtu.be/kWCreb5WVxw

Flow outline

  1. Keep Arm Secure

    • Start by keeping the opponent's arm secure as you begin the omoplata.
    • From Clark Gracie (@clarkgracie), World and Pan champion, in the video "Clark Gracie Teaches Essential Omoplata Details".
    • Grip: keep the arm secure

  2. Get Up On Side

    • Get up on your side rather than sitting straight up, using the inner leg to smash.
    • Checkpoint: get up to your side
    • Pressure: knee pressuring down
    • Pressure: use the inner leg to smash
    • Avoid Sitting straight up lets him posture and you lose the position.

  3. Hold Elbow Turn Away

    • Hold the elbow and turn away to make the opponent roll, not holding the body.
    • Grip: hold the elbow so he doesn't pull the arm out
    • Angle: turn away

  4. Secure Position Stop

    • Stop turning and secure the position. He may grab with his legs or try to turn to his knees.
    • Checkpoint: stop here and secure this position
    • Key detail Holding the elbow is the only thing stopping him from turning to his knees.

  5. Reverse Triangle Option

    • Option to stop and do a reverse triangle while staying mounted.
    • Finish: reverse triangle

  6. Bridge Make Hook

    • When he gets to his knees and postures so you can't sit up, stay down, bridge, and hook under his armpit with your foot.
    • Entry: bridge and make a hook
    • Leg Path: make a big circle under his armpit
    • Leg Path: flex the foot hard to hold the hook

  7. Sit Up Scoop Hips

    • Sit up, scoop hips away, stretch leg, and lower knee to finish.
    • Entry: both hands on the floor
    • Hip Line: scoop hips away as you stretch your leg
    • Pressure: lower left knee, putting pressure down
    • Finish: pushing away and scooting away to make him tap

  8. Knee Down Rotate Hips

    • Rotate hips to put the knee down, making the position heavy.
    • Mistake: knee pointing up, he won't feel much
    • Hip Line: rotate hips this way
    • Pressure: stay here making this heavy

  9. Extend Scoot Flatten Knee

    • Extend, scoot away, and flatten the knee to apply pressure.
    • The idea The more he resists and postures, the faster he has to tap.
    • Finish: extend, scoot away, flatten knee

  10. Standard Finish Fallback

    • If the modified finish isn't working, go back to your standard omoplata finish.
    • Checkpoint: if it's not working, go back to standard finish

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