Kimura from Closed Guard
Apply when opponent posts hands inside your closed guard. The technique works by locking their arm straight to prevent wrist-rolling escapes, securing a tight-elbowed figure-four for structural strength, and finishing with whole-body rotation to leverage your full weight against their shoulder.
6 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Arch your back to create a slope, then pull with your legs to break posture and force opponent's hands to the mat0:18
- 2Grab the wrist where the forearm meets the hand using two to three fingers1:04
- 3Lock your grabbing arm out straight1:28
- 4Open your guard, hip escape slightly, and sit up to your elbow on your side2:04
- 5Thread your free arm behind their trapped arm, switch to a thumbless monkey grip, and pinch your elbows together2:37
- 6Scoot your hips out, turn your whole body toward the opponent while keeping elbows tight to your torso3:40
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