Alias · Escapes & Defence
Coil lock escape
Also known as Omoplata Escape — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: descriptive
Descriptive — coil-geometry escape from omoplata
Coil lock escape is the descriptive name for the omoplata escape — flagging the coil-like geometry of the leg-over-shoulder attacking configuration that the escape addresses.
Etymology. “Coil” describes the attacker’s leg wrapping over the opponent’s shoulder in a coiling motion that closes the shoulder-rotation lock. “Lock escape” attaches the defensive category. The descriptive form appears in coaching contexts that emphasise geometric over technique-name labels.
Mechanics. The escape priority is preventing the leg-over-shoulder coil from closing — once the coil completes and the trapped arm is loaded against the shoulder joint’s natural range, the escape window narrows.
Cross-reference. “Omoplata escape” is the standard name; “triangle armlock escape” is the alternate. Full mechanical coverage on Omoplata Escape.