Kimura lock

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The Kimura lock is a powerful submission hold that targets an opponent’s shoulder and elbow joints, widely used in mixed martial arts and professional wrestling.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Figure Eight Leglock 1
Jackknife Maximum 1
Kimura lock canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf grappling submission hold ⓘ
joint lock ⓘ
alsoKnownAs double wristlock ⓘ
gyaku ude-garami ⓘ
appliedFrom back control ⓘ
guard position ⓘ
mount position ⓘ
north-south position ⓘ
side control ⓘ
biomechanics creates rotational torque on shoulder joint ⓘ
uses lever principle with forearm as lever arm ⓘ
canCause elbow joint damage ⓘ
rotator cuff injury ⓘ
shoulder ligament damage ⓘ
category shoulder lock ⓘ
upper body submission ⓘ
commonInRuleSet IBJJF Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions ⓘ
MMA unified rules ⓘ
controlConcept isolating opponent’s arm from body ⓘ
using hips and torso rotation for leverage ⓘ
defenseIncludes grabbing own belt or shorts ⓘ
rolling to relieve pressure ⓘ
straightening the arm ⓘ
gripType figure-four wrist control ⓘ
legalStatusInMMA generally legal for adult competitors ⓘ
mechanism figure-four grip on opponent’s arm ⓘ
namedAfter Masahiko Kimura ⓘ
originatedIn judo ⓘ
primaryEffect elbow hyperflexion ⓘ
shoulder internal rotation ⓘ
requires control of opponent’s elbow ⓘ
control of opponent’s wrist ⓘ
setupFrom failed armbar attempts ⓘ
opponent posting arm on mat ⓘ
sweepApplication Kimura sweep from closed guard ⓘ
targetsJoint elbow joint ⓘ
shoulder joint ⓘ
trainingConsideration must be applied slowly to avoid injury ⓘ
usedFor positional control and sweeps ⓘ
submission victory ⓘ
usedIn Brazilian jiu-jitsu ⓘ
catch wrestling ⓘ
linked to: Catch wrestling

judo ⓘ
mixed martial arts ⓘ
professional wrestling ⓘ
submission grappling ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brock Lesnar → WrestlingFinisher → Kimura lock ⓘ
Charlotte Flair → usesMove → Figure Eight Leglock ⓘ
linked to: Kimura lock
Dee Jay → signatureMove → Jackknife Maximum ⓘ
subject linked to: Dee Jay in Street Fighter
linked to: Kimura lock