Tarik Hopstock is a Norwegian jiu-jitsu black belt from Oslo who competes for Frontline Academy. He is best known for the Tarikoplata, a shoulder lock named after him. In 2025 he won the IBJJF World No-Gi Championship. He shares technique on Instagram and also runs a Patreon.

Background

Hopstock was born on 10 May 1996 in Oslo. He started judo as a teenager, but his club only offered one class a week, so a friend brought him to Frontline Academy, where he found jiu-jitsu. He won several IBJJF European Open titles at blue, purple and brown belt. Eduardo "Teta" Rios promoted him to black belt on 5 December 2021. His lineage runs through Ricardo Libório and Carlson Gracie.

Competition highlights

• 2025: IBJJF World No-Gi and European No-Gi champion.
• 2023: bronze at the European No-Gi.
• 2022: bronze at the IBJJF European Championship.
• 2019: silver in the Copa Pódio 77 kg Grand Prix.

When we checked in October 2026, BJJ Heroes listed his adult black belt record as 83 wins and 30 losses, with 46 submissions. It notes that some entries on the page are inconsistent.

The Tarikoplata and signature finishes

Hopstock developed the Tarikoplata around 2014 with teammates at Frontline. In his words, "it started with how I struggled to pull people's arms out from the top kimura position". It is a shoulder lock that starts from the top kimura grip; see also our kimura trap page.

BJJ Heroes lists his most common finishes:

• 24 straight ankle locks
• 13 Tarikoplatas
• 11 D'Arce chokes
• 11 footlocks
• 9 toe holds

Notable matches

• Polaris 9 (2019): beat Eoghan O'Flanagan with a straight ankle lock.
• IBJJF Worlds: beat Servio Tulio (2022) and Eduardo Avelar (2023) with straight ankle locks. He lost to Tye Ruotolo by kneebar in 2023.
• Tommy Langaker: lost to him by choke in the 2019 Copa Pódio final and on points at the 2022 Worlds. BJJ Heroes lists five Langaker wins in their matches through 2024.

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