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Ground
Kimura
A shoulder lock trapping the opponent's arm in a figure-four grip, applicable from many positions.
Key Points
- •Works from side control, guard, or as a standing submission
- •Keep their elbow trapped tight to your body throughout
- •Rotate smoothly rather than jerking the arm
Instructions
- 1Control the opponent's wrist with one hand, isolating their arm.
- 2Reach your other arm under their elbow and grab your own wrist, forming a figure-four.
- 3Keep their elbow bent at 90 degrees and pinned close to their body.
- 4Rotate their wrist up behind their back, driving the shoulder into an unnatural angle.
- 5Apply steady rotational pressure until the tap, keeping your body weight controlling them.
More Ground Techniques
Closed Guard
A fundamental bottom position where your legs are wrapped and locked around the opponent's waist.
Mount
A dominant top position sitting on an opponent's torso with both knees on the mat.
Side Control
A dominant pinning position perpendicular to the opponent, controlling their torso from the side.
Back Control
The most dominant position in grappling, controlling an opponent from behind with hooks in.
Armbar
A joint-lock submission hyperextending the elbow, applicable from guard, mount, or side control.
Rear-Naked Choke
A blood choke applied from back control, one of the most reliable submissions in grappling and MMA.