Matt Darcy starts with one of his favorite omoplata setups from shallow lasso guard. When his opponent attempts to posture he goes with their momentum and back rolls, ending in the top position sitting on their chest. He then “rings the towel” ensuring full immobilization of the arm as he donkey kicks and scoots is hip to the ground for the monoplata.
Matt Darcy shows how to beat an opponent in a tight low combat base where you can't use the De la Riva Guard. Foot in the bicep equals triangle. Foot on the hip equals closed guard.
Matt Darcy shows how to set up a far side omoplata from the shallow lasso guard.
Matt Darcy continues showing how he uses a shallow lasso hook to control his opponent. He then transitions to De la Riva Guard and sweeps his opponent from a low combat base (low framework) to his death passing system.
