The power of a kimura

[pittbullJudoka]

As you can read it previous post Shorikid and myself competed this past weekend in the Tennessee State Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament. I lost my first match on points but pulled out a win by kimura in my second. Unfortunately for my opponent he made an unexpected trip to the hospital for a dislocated shoulder and broken arm.

I applied a standing kimura with him attempting to take my back. As he drug me to the ground I sat out to the side continuing my attack on his arm. I knew the lock was very tight. Still I had the belief the the end was near and he would tap. But he decided to continue untill I felt the arm break. I immediately released the kimura and walked away leaving him to be attended to by his coaches and team. After his arm was tapped down I did briefly speak to him and there appeared to be no hard feeling between he and I. However I did wish him well and a speedy recovery. Here's were we can go even further back in the forums to a post I made about whose job is it to tap.

I have used this exact technique in both gyms I train in without incident. I now know the power of my kimura and I have two feelings.

1. I am confident I can repeat breaking an arm with it if needs be.

2. I know the power I have with this given technique and do not want to injure any of my training partners and must be careful with it.

I may apply this version of the kimura and if I get no tap,just transition to my next attack.

For you I bid take care of your training partners for they make you good as you are.

[ShoriKid]

And if you break them you have to find and train new ones. You know you dud what you could in that match. As I've said in the other two threads related to the tournament, the guy was very slow to tap before. Its a good reminder, as you said, to take care of oyr training partners

[ps1]

That's the biggest problem with novice divisions. They never know when to tap. People underestimate that exact kimura. Even Renzo Gracie had his arm dislocated with it.

I understand that you feel bad. But you really shouldn't. Now you know to tap if someone has you there

[pittbullJudoka]

Ps1 I honestly think part of the guys problem is his coach. And made he's still young enough that he thinks he's super man and could gut it out till the end of the match. If you look back to my previous post there's a link to the match. And if a calculations are right there's between 10 & 15 seconds left in the match.

[mukumbusu]

The problem with a kimura(ude garami in judo) it always proked damages when it done quick and with full power,it quite nasty.

[pittbullJudoka]

The problem with a kimura(ude garami in judo) it always proked damages when it done quick and with full power,it quite nasty.

That's true but this time I applied my kimura grip correctly and tight and applied the pressure even slow pressure until things came apart quite literally. This kid had plenty of time time to tap. I've caught many people in both gyms I train in in this a few times and they have always tapped without damage to the arm.