Among the thousands of submissions and variations, you’ll find a technique well suited for any position or situation. But there is one submission that is as deadly as it is gay.
The homoplata.
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After posting the million different variations of the omoplata, I wanted to give you some deeper instruction on the reverse omoplata, aka the inverted omoplata. Over at Aesopian’s blog, he mentions
As a beginner at the time it struck me, “How many ways can you think about a position? When is mount not just mount? When is guard not guard?” Those questions have become a kind of mind-clearing Zen koan. It opened me up to thinking about a lot of things in new ways and a lot of good has come from it.
What happens when I think of mount as “guard from the top?” I get omoplatas.
He then proceeds to walk you through a tutorial with 3rd degree blackbelt Eduardo de Lima.
This whole detailing of the omoplata – it isn’t just about the submission, it’s about the thought process. I love the dynamic, nebulous and mind expanding nature of jujitsu. Most submission techniques are usuable in many positions and situations – the limiations are due to your static perception. Anyway, if you’re inclined, expand your mind with the revrese omoplata instruction here.
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WARNING: More information on the omoplata submission than you can shake a stick at.
As the title infers, I’d like to go over some information about the omoplata submission. It looks complex if you’ve never done it, but in essence it’s a kimura shoulder-lock using your legs to crank. It’s got so many cool variations and uses, I think it should be one of the first eight submissions you learn in no-gi jujitsu ( the others being the mata leo choke, guillotine, kimura, americana / keylock, leg triangle choke – along with the arm triangle variation – and armbar). The omoplata works well as a set-up or a follow-up to four of the eight submissions aforementioned. Anyway, here’s how to pull off the omoplata from the guard – the first place you should start learning it.
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