Escape the omoplata

Before it’s locked

• Posture up and keep your arm close
• Don’t let them swing their leg over your shoulder
• Keep your weight forward

The main escape

1. As soon as their leg traps your shoulder, roll forward over that shoulder
2. Keep your arm bent as you roll
3. Come up facing them
4. Return to their guard or pass

Escape roadmap

The seven stages of this escape. Work from the top: the earlier you act, the less you need the later stages.

1. 1
   Prevent

   • Posture up and keep your arm close
   • Don’t let their leg swing over your shoulder
2. 2
   Defensive posture

   • Keep your weight forward and your base wide
   • Don’t let them flatten you onto your belly
3. 3
   Hand fight

   • Grab their pants or hug their top leg
   • Keep the trapped arm bent
4. 4
   Make space

   • Walk your legs around toward their head
   • Take the angle away
5. 5
   Clear the structure

   • Roll forward over the trapped shoulder
   • Keep the arm bent as you roll
6. 6
   Late escape

   • Roll through with distance and come up facing them
   • Tap when they control your waist, lean forward and your shoulder hurts
7. 7
   Back to safety

   • Return to their guard or pass
   • Don’t end flat under side control

Escape options

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