Ah, the omoplata.  In my first competition, I lost to an omoplata.  Since then, I’ve been obsessed with the omoplata.  I figure that I didn’t really lose if I can get something out of the experience.  And what I got out of it...

Do You Have Trouble Setting Up the Omoplata? Throughout our time as a BJJ practitioners we will be exposed to many different methods of gripping our opponents. There are hundreds of different ways to maintain our control over our opponents, may of them...

  Learning precise finishing details early on in your grappling career will pay dividends later, in the training room and on the competition mats. You will have more confidence in going for the finish and a deeper mechanical understanding. This series will examine...

  The omoplata has been about as illusive to me as a four-leaf clover. It seems like I’ve been able to acquire the position since the inception of my training, but the finish is incredibly rare. Many of us fall into the omoplata...

“Hey, (insert new white belt’s name here) come over here, let me show you this new move I made, it’s called the (insert ridiculous name here, typically including words like crush, death lock, etc.)”. Unfortunately, I would bet that we have all heard...

Omoplata, Portuguese for scapula, is a great submission that uses legs and hips to extend the opponent’s shoulder joint past a normal range of motion. It is similar to a kimura but legs are used instead of a figure 4 hand hold. Not...

The ability to string together submission attacks becomes more and more crucial as you begin competing with higher level, more talented grapplers.  It’s no secret that we all train not only submissions, but submission escapes, so the ability to use a submission as...

A rising trend in Jiu Jitsu, thanks to great minds like John Danaher, is the implementation of comprehensive systemic methods to develop one’s skill rather than an individual technique-based game. Watching grapplers like Gordon Ryan and Garry Tonon helped me conclude that systems...

The Omoplata can be a frustrating submission to finish if you don’t have all of the details just right.  Over the years, I have met several people who have their own thoughts on the position, unfortunately it seems often times that this submission...

Don’t worry, this is not about romance.  And it’s not about aging rock stars in grease paint makeup.   It’s about the hardest piece of advice for BJJ students—and especially newer BJJ students: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Jiu Jitsu is a complex world...

Learn One Of The Most Effective Submissions In BJJ - The Omoplata - From 5 Time World Champion Bernardo Faria! The omoplata submission has a long history in martial arts. Also known as the ashi sankaku in judo, the omoplata is a shoulder...

Raphael Carneiro And Other BJJ Black Belts Know That A Great Game Is Built On Solid Fundamentals... Coach Raphael Carneiro is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Marco Antonio Barbose. Carneiro has been training BJJ for over 17 years, still competing in...

Omoplatas Are Everywhere! Learn This Amazingly Powerful Submission From 5 Time World Champion Bernardo Faria You hear about the omoplata all the time. It is always in the headlines, always making its rounds in grappling circles, always being talked about online and of...

If you use the knee shield, you’ve no doubt run into the leg weave pass... It's an incredibly common technique to deal with the knee shield, and done properly its more than effective. Usually the top player will weave their hand behind the...

Level Up Your Submission Game From America's Most Accomplished Grappler and ADDC Vet, Tom DeBlass! Tom DeBlass is one of the most decorated Grapplers in the United States. DeBlass has had a very impressive career in both mixed martial arts (MMA) and submission...