Today Sean Flannery taught us the omo-plata which I’ve seen on television but never in real life. I don’t know what omo plata means but this is a sick submission.

Omo Plata

1. From guard attack your opponent’s sleeves and get sleeve grips
2. Open guard and point toes to side to get hip on ground and create distance
3. Carve knee across opponent’s chest and plant your foot on his hip
4. Plant other foot on opponent’s hip
5. Break down opponent’s elbow by cranking it against your knee and push it down and back
6. Whip leg over your opponent’s back, grabbing it if necessary with your other hand
7. Keep opponent’s belt secure with one hand and his arm secure with other
8. On the opposite side of the omo-plata, plant your foot and scramble to your opponent’s side
9. Now scramble back towards your opponent’s butt so you can sit up
10. Fold legs out and sit up to secure the omo-plata

Triangle variation
If you can’t get the omo-plata you’re in a good position to go for a triangle.

1. Your opponent counters the omo plata by grabbing your free leg thus preventing your scramble
2. Your other leg is still across your opponent’s back so straighten your body out and explode hips upward to secure a triangle
3. Pull arm across body and secure it under your arm
4. Pull head down, squeeze legs together, drive hips up

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