Leg lasso guard omoplata
The omoplata from lasso guard is a favorite of mine. When you get it right, it feels very effortless. The riskiest moment is when you let go of the sleeve grip to switch to gripping behind the elbow. In that moment, it’s possible for the opponent to weave their arm out. Some keys for keeping it tight in that moment:
- Pull forward and down with the collar grip. When their head is down, it’s hard for the opponent to weave their arm out.
- Before switching your grip, insert your lasso leg pretty deep forward, so that the opponent’s arm is trapped in the crook of your knee, as opposed to higher up on your leg. Do a leg curl with your lasso leg, to pinch their arm between your hamstring and calf
- BAD(lassoed arm near ankle/calf):
- Good(lassoed arm stuck in crook of knee):
- This clip by Clark Gracie explains the proper positioning:
‘Clark Gracie : Spider Guard, Omoplata & triangle’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hc_9X36-M8
Some other clips:
‘Guerrilla Tech of the Week – Lasso Hook to Omoplata – From Open Guard and Reverse De la Riva’:
‘Fix Your Jiu Jitsu – Ep 14 – Seeing The Omoplata | Rachel Demara, Clark Gracie, Zak Maxwell’:
‘High Percentage Omoplata Setup from Spider Guard’ by lliott Bayev, Ostap Manastyrski and Stephan Kesting:
‘Osvaldo “Queixinho” BJJ – Omoplata from spider guard’:
‘Samir Chantre, Omoplata From Lasso Guard: Jiu-Jitsu Magazine, Issue #30.’: