Closed Guard to Omoplata to Armbar (Intermediate)

Professor Lucas Lepri shows how to get to the omoplata from the closed guard. Lucas has the opponent in his closed guard. He goes into detail on when he is able to go for an omoplata, depending on where the opponent’s arm is. He starts by controlling the arm and hugging the head, breaking the opponent’s posture. Lucas then isolates the arm and pushes the head away. This allows him to bring his leg over to go for the omoplata. If the opponent does not react, then Lucas can finish there. If the opponent defends by rolling forward and Lucas is not able to grip the belt or material, then Lucas lets him roll and gets the armbar instead.