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Submission · Shoulder lock · Intermediate
IntermediateShoulder lockGi & no-gi
Monoplata
A submission (shoulder lock) you hit from Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame), Mount (Tate Shiho Gatame) and Butterfly guard. Intermediate level.
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Starts from
Get to one of these positions first, then look for the monoplata.
Key steps
Shoulder lock. Tap early in training, and let go as soon as your partner taps.
- On top in side control, wait for them to turn in toward you and reach for an underhook or your leg
- Lean your weight over their shoulder and swing your leg over the reaching arm, so it is trapped between your thigh and your ribs
- Sit down beside their head facing their legs, keeping your weight on their shoulder so they stay flat
- Lean forward and slide your hips toward their head to turn the trapped arm, slowly, until they tap
If they defend it
They pull the arm free: take the kimura or settle back into side control.
Common mistakes
Common mistake
Sitting back so your weight comes off their shoulder.
Key details
- Your thigh and ribs hold the arm, so your hands stay free for a wrist lock, kimura or guillotine
- It is an omoplata from on top: keep them flat or they roll out
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