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In this video, you’ll learn two variations to the hip bump sweep from closed guard that will transform an easily defended sweep into a covert vantage point for sniping your with omoplatas.

When faced with resistance to your omoplata entry, it’s always good to have something else up your sleeve. The fist choke is a powerful accessory to the omoplata that basically gives your opponent one of two options.  They either give you the omoplata or go to sleep.

Looking at a more advanced collar sleeve scenario, we’re going to now combine it with the reverse de la riva.  This combination is perfect for situations where you need to defend your guard against an opponent determined to hit the knee cut.   While the goal of this video is to provide you with an entry to the omoplata, it’s the details you’ll learn on [...]

You’ve seen how the collar sleeve can be used to enter the omoplata against a standing opponent. Now let’s see how it can be applied to one that is kneeling. 

While the collar sleeve is a basic control, it is still used by many if not all high-level jiu jitsu practitioners. And that’s because it flat out works.   In this video, you’ll learn how to isolate a standing opponent’s elbow from their body, which is the key to entering the omoplata, and how to break your opponent’s posture regardless if they’re bigger or stronger [...]

Want complete control over your opponent and opportunities for attack using as little effort as possible? It sounds too good to be true, but incorporating lapels into your game can give you exactly what your heart desires. Now, experienced players know that getting their legs wrapped up in a lapel can be certain death.  And because of this they will often seek to keep [...]

When your opponent knows you have a dangerous guard, it's inevitable they will hunker down and crowd you to stop your attacks.  The problem with this is, keeping low and crowded means they can secure their elbow nice and tight to their body...  … which is straight up kryptonite for omoplatas.  In this video, you’ll learn how a little footwork can be your key [...]

When faced with an experienced opponent, some of the classic entries to the Omoplata can be difficult to execute.    That being said, it's important to diversify and seek to enter the omoplata from positions where your opponent won’t see it coming.  In this video, you’ll learn a little known omoplata entry from the spider guard that will catch your opponent by surprise and leave [...]