Video: Kimura From Closed Guard For White Belts (Small Details To Improve Success) by Chewjitsu. Not affiliated with MatRecap; their version may differ from this drill.
Technique recap
The kimura grabs the wrist with a figure-four grip and rotates the shoulder. From closed guard it pairs with the hip bump sweep.
3 key details
- Grab the wrist first, then reach over the shoulder to lock your own wrist.
- Open the guard and swing your hips out to the side.
- Rotate the arm slowly toward the head, elbow at 90 degrees.
Your 10-minute home drill
- 2:00Sit-ups to elbow post
- 2:00Figure-four grip pathway
- 2:00Hip escape to kimura angle
- 3:00Full kimura motion on dummy
- 1:00Shoulder mobility
Safety
Shoulder locks can injure quickly: apply slowly and stop at the first tap.
Instructor disclaimer
Follow your instructor's version. Schools and styles teach this technique differently. This page is general education, not a substitute for qualified instruction.
