Sweep · Closed guard · Intermediate

Omoplata sweep

A sweep (closed guard) you hit from Closed guard, Rubber guard, Spider guard and Lasso guard, landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Intermediate level.

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Omoplata Sweep from Closed Guard

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How to do it

  1. Lock the omoplata on their arm
  2. Sit up and grab around their waist
  3. If they roll forward to escape, follow them
  4. Come up on top in side control

How it connects

Starts from
Closed guardRubber guardSpider guardLasso guard
Similar sweeps
Scissor sweepHip bump sweepFlower (pendulum) sweepLumberjack sweep
Also from Closed guard
Triangle (Sankaku Jime)GuillotineArmbar (Juji Gatame)Kimura (Gyaku Ude Garami)OmoplataTarikoplata
In courses
Foundations II: Closed guardOpen guard set

Get it right

Key details
  • Control their waist so they can’t posture
  • The omoplata gives you either the sweep or the finish
Common mistake

Not following them when they roll.

If they defend it

They roll through: follow and take side control.

Safety and research

Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes

Practice

Quick checkOmoplata sweep quick check4 questions
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