Omoplata Escape Variation (Intermediate)

Professor Lucas Lepri teaches a variation on how to escape from the omoplata when the opponent locks their feet together. The opponent is playing guard and is able to pull Lucas‘s arm in and locks his feet together to go to the omoplata. Lucas immediately defends by gripping the back of the opponents pants. He pulls the opponents hips off the ground and places his knee behind the back. He now turns his elbow in so he can escape the arm out. This allows Lucas to escape from the omoplata attempt.