Kimura

Kimura

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Breaking down the opponent's posture and isolating their arm is the first step in this technique. This can be achieved by swimming under their forearms and framing their bicep to break them down. Once in position, bring them across, push on their bicep, and swim into the wizard. A slight hip escape and pressure on their shoulder will help maintain control.

  1. From this position, you can either keep your closed guard or scissor your opponent. If you're long enough, you can place your foot closer to their hip while keeping the pressure on the shoulder.
  2. Release the hand that's on the bicep and go for a deep grip on the collar. This grip makes it difficult for the opponent to posture up. Curl your hand and pressure their head down into the floor to keep them down.
  3. With the opponent's arm isolated, it's easy to attack. However, instead of taking your weight off of them, keep the position or scissor with your guard, stretching them out.
  4. Go along their arm with a V, making a V with your hand, until you fish for their wrist. Once you have their wrist, push it into your thigh. This makes it uncomfortable for them to come up.
  5. Release the collar grip and fish for the figure four, for the Kimura lock. Go inside, grab their wrist, grab your wrist. Twist their wrist and put their elbow on your chest.
  6. To finish the submission, rotate your torso. Keep their arm in an L position, elbow close to your chest, and twist your whole torso.

This technique is effective in breaking down the opponent's posture, isolating their arm, and securing a Kimura lock. The key is to maintain control and apply pressure at the right points.