Nothing is more immobilizing then putting a persons hand behind their back. It’s something Masahiko Kimura understood and used expertly. It’s ironic that one of the most debilitating moves in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu isn’t even Brazilian. I enjoy the power and sheer ferocity of the technique, here I am able to lock in the figure of four and finish my opponent in 6 seconds. Luckily he tapped just in time and was prevented from being injured. I love grappling in its entirety and hopefully I will have the honor of competing on @polaris_professional , @f2wbjj @kasaigrappling and or @grapplefest thanks for watching!
The Kimura isn’t a strong man move. The biggest take away I have gotten from Training under @danaherjohn for a short amount of time as well as training at @absolutemmastkilda with @lachlan_giles was the control and transformative nature of the Kimura. It is possibly the strongest 2 on 1 grip that exists within grappling. It can be used to place your opponent as well as yourself into almost every position. Anything from an arm-bar to the rear mount position and in-between is available to you through the Kimura. I highly suggest @danaherjohn Kimura:Enter the system and @lachlan_giles Kimura trap tutorial on YouTube.
Rolling in my @wedefyfoundation rashguard that @marquesd33 sent me. Here I’m connecting the principles of the #kimura and the #straightjacketsystem that @danaherjohn teaches so expertly. I use the Kimura to set up the take down into a T Kimura position. From there I take the back, controlling a cross grip until switching to the close side and securing a tight figure four choke.
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A new found love for the fifty/fifty position. I have been studying @lachlan_giles leg lock anthology:50/50 and I feel way more comfortable in what often feels like the scramble position of leglocks(50/50). Here I utilize the k guard on a standing opponent I switch to 50/50 as my opponents steps over, I switch to the 80/20 position. I could finish the inside heel hook but I like when my students get practice defending it so I switch to a reverse toe hold on the outside foot. I love the 80/20 because the main inside attack(heel hook) is there but you also have strong secondary attacks on the outside leg(aoki, toe hold etc).
Reverse De La Riva into the saddle position. There is a lot fancy stuff out there on Instagram and YouTube that looks like it’ll work but in reality it’s too slippery and requires a static opponent. I always try to film entries during live rolling. In this case as soon as I enter the position I search for the other leg to control his posture and negate his defense.
One reason why I love my platoon so much is they are always willing to learn and train with me, helping me facilitate my passion everyday. Couldn’t ask for a better group of gentleman to serve with. #Kimura control to #omoplata to #imanari finish.
What distinguishes a technique between being defensive or offensive? It starts with gripping with a purpose. The moment you engage your opponent the immediate goal should be to dominate the grip exchange. Here is an example of this.
The Kimura set up from a tricep c clamp grip to back take, followed by straight grips and as my opponent reacts switching to the cross grips or straight jacket system. Notice here that my opponent can only react to the grip exchange as I began to move closer and closer to the submission. I never allow my opponent to dominate the grip exchange
My match with @andrekusnezao10p , he had such excellent leg defense I had to roll to chase the heel hook and switch to the reap. An awesome competitor and we had some fun tools after the tournament. Looking forward to training with you bro! If anyone has any critiques, questions or comments please share!
A outside leg attack from half ending in the saddle
I’m a big fan of concepts then mote memorization so here are some key concepts in order to take away from this sequence
*using the cross face, arm pit, and hamstring grip to put opponents weight on face
*pivoting our body around the opponent to the heel and staying off the bottom hip by place that same knee on the ground
*grabbing both the feet and lifting them off the ground
*creating a spiral effect and following our knees through the position
Semi final match in the purple belt absolute division at the @milanochallenge -head arm control
-arm drag
-switch to the Kimura grip
-instep to sweep
Now most people would attempt to stay in side control or take the back, however half guard is sometimes easier to finish the #kimura on top as the opponent often locks up their own hip and thus flattens their self out.I switch up the attack from the traditional Kimura to a straight arm lock as sometimes it’s more successful in the aforementioned explanation. If you want to improve your game look into @bjj.fanatics and order @danaherjohn #enterthesystem #kimura
