Pull-Dominant Kimura from Side Control
When standard side control kimuras fail due to shoulder mobility and slack, use this pull-dominant variation. By aligning your body diagonally across the opponent's power line and finishing with a full-body pull rather than a push, you maximize leverage and create devastating breaking pressure on the elbow.
6 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Differentiate your hands into a pushing hand and a pulling hand.1:03
- 2Position your hips over the opponent's far shoulder and your head over their near hip.3:35
- 3Beat the opponent's nearside frame by turning your ribs and sweeping your knee forward.5:45
- 4Step decisively across the opponent's centerline and separate your legs to 90 degrees.6:00
- 5Sweep your elbow to the end of the lever and move your head back away from the opponent's elbow.6:35
- 6Push off both legs, straighten your body, and pull with the elbow along the power line.7:30
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