MMA Question

[Nevermortal]

RRR, what's a "Kimura"? Thanks in advance.

[Guest Jesse]

It's a bent arm lock.

 

Someone else may be able to tell you about the mechanics of it or post a picture.

[RavishingRickRudo]

 

Kimura

 

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It basically pushes your elbow and shoulder to places it shouldn't be. Notice the double wrist lock. The hands push down on the wrist, the arm acts as a "post" or fulcrum... it hurts. The leg around the head is important in _this_ position because if the opponent is flat on his back it won't work. The most infamous kimura was in the Gracie/Sakuraba matches (both Royler and Renzo) where Sak had Royler in it for about 20-30 seconds and the ref stopped it, and basically broke Renzo's arm with it. You can see them both in his highlight video from Sherdog...

 

http://www.sherdog.com/videos/sakuraba/sak...urabavideo.shtm

 

[Lei Tong]

Actually, Sak's Kimura on Renzo was a bit of an anomoly, as he dislocated Renzo's elbow, when the move actually targets and hurts the shoulder.

[Guest Jesse]

Actually, Sak's Kimura on Renzo was a bit of an anomoly, as he dislocated Renzo's elbow, when the move actually targets and hurts the shoulder.

If I remember correctly, didn't the injury happen because Sak got the kimura while they were standing and they rolled over the elbow when they hit the ground?

 

That was definitely unsual. A bit hard to watch, too.

[Guest neodragonsan]

a "Kimura" is a judo hold...Proper term is ude-garami

 

The nickname Kimura is used because it is the hold that Kimura, a 7th Degree Black Belt in Judo, used to defeat (and break, in two places, the arm of) Helio Gracie, the founder of Gracie (Brazilian) Ju-Jitsu.

[Lei Tong]

Helio did not invent Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but rather just became famous for teaching his sons, who had plenty of succes in early MMA (Rickson, Renzo, Royce, etc.)

 

Carlos Gracie is actually the one who "invented" BJJ.