Omoplata

Wow! That video has changed my entire concept of the omaplata.
For a while now I thought people were trying to choke their opponent by forcing the instep into the neck. I was wrong.

"I am not impressed with GSP's omoplata performance..." :lol:

It is basic the way he's teaching it, but even more basic to defend it by rolling forward or posturing up. Defending against a triangle I actually like to give up an omoplata just so I can roll out of it quickly into side control (waiting for the day I'll get jiu-clawed out of this bad habit). I can only finish omoplatas if I'm fast enough: spinning 180 degrees and sitting up at the same time, then leaning into them before they can posture or roll. Any pause in the spin and it's stuffed, transition to something else before guard is lost. It's more important to keep downward/inward pressure on their armpit/shoulder with your leg (breaking their posture) rather than taking the time to triangle the shoulder. And, of course, keeping your hips far enough away, and controlling their legs so they don't roll (or you can sweep them back to mount if they posture up) and controlling their wrist/arm so they don't limp-arm out of it. Basics, right?

US shorter guys can have trouble getting the finish from a bad position. If we lock and extend our legs it puts a LOT of downward pressure on the back of the shoulder letting us get the leverage to raise the arm and get the tap. Burnett and Frank Mir both have videos out there showing the pressure and the lock throwing the omo with the legs locked and extended, or with the close body triangle.
If I feel the tap will happen I will use the extension of the legs to get it, but if they are setting up to roll forward I will keep the legs tight for the option of the gogo, nogo, triangle, or arm bar transition.

Now what is really fun is setting up the omo, but feeding their arm into a bicep crush. No one ever sees it coming, and if you want to be REALLY mean once you have the crush locked in reach over and hook their far side arm. you can actually rip the muscles off the spine if you crank hard enough. One of those things to be very very careful with.