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Omoplata

Description

This is a shoulder lock, ashi-sankaku-garami, "triangular entanglement” the applied lock is identical with the kimura, but here we use the legs and hip while the hands maintain the opponent and preventing to roll out from the submission
The name Omoplata means scapula / blade bone in portuguese.

Tips

- control the hips, to prevent the opponent to roll out
- if the opponent stands/elevates up, you can turn into a triangle

Possible Damage

dislocated shoulder

Prevention Tips

roll forward if you can

Notable Appearance

In the movie Kingsman, in the starting fight scene the agent takes his last opponent to the ground with a flashy flying omoplata technique. Kingsman-fight scene