The Kimura would be known as the Reverse Ude Garami, or the Double Wrist Lock in Catch Wrestling circles.
There are a lot of different names and sources to what we now know as the Kimura Lock. The most famous of them is the story of Masahiko Kimura, who the technique is now named after.
It is a very effective and powerful lock that can be placed from almost any position, top or bottom.
Lots of times when you go for the Kimura from bottom Half Guard, your training partners will be quite stubborn about not letting you finish it… But that’s not going to be a problem anymore after you learn this Half Guard sweep!
It’s done with the Kimura set in place. David Avellan demonstrates on the video below:
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- A Black belt under Ricardo Teixeira, David Avellan has defeated some of the biggest names in BJJ and is well known for for his dangerous kimura traps.
