Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ichthyology, the post-temporal; the upper bone of the shoulder-girdle, usually joined to the cranium.
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Examples
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So whether Grove meant to go for an omoplata or not, it sure looked like either that or the beginning of an armbar.
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Grove might not have been intending to go for the omoplata, but the first place his right leg went was to the opposite side of Rosholt's head to trap the shoulder ... it wasn't over the back of the head.
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Kendall Grove turning Rosholt's arm triangle into his omoplata and then his triangle choke was slick as hell
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Kendall Grove turning Rosholt's arm triangle into his omoplata and then his triangle choke was slick as hell
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Grove might not have been intending to go for the omoplata, but the first place his right leg went was to the opposite side of Rosholt's head to trap the shoulder ... it wasn't over the back of the head.
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Dikun used his legs well, at times working for an omoplata and triangle choke.
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Rather than trying to front roll out of the omoplata, what if I try to quicky spin out andface the guy.
Planet Judo 2009
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Grant tries an omoplata, but Chonan escapes and feeds him some punches.
SLAM! Sports 2009
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Rather than trying to front roll out of the omoplata, what if I try to quicky spin out andface the guy.
Planet Judo 2009
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Rob R. get off rogans sack, even grove said he didnt go for an omoplata and that he was going for the triangle the whole time.
TankHughes commented on the word omoplata
For a moment, I thought post-temporal meant that omoplata was a time-travelling fishbone. Then I remembered there are temporal lobes of the brain. It's a boring non-time-jumping fishbone.
August 24, 2015