Kimura from Mount

Kimura from Mount is a transition between related positions built around a handful of repeatable controls. The top player has a kimura grip on the bottom player's far arm from side control or knee-on-belly. Another common starting shape: the top player is transitioning from side control toward mount and the bottom player extends an arm across to push on the hip or shoulder. The ideas that hold it together are the grip is the steering wheel, land already attacking, and punish the defensive reach.

The kimura chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Pull the trapped arm behind the bottom player's back, forcing them to follow or expose the back. Step the near leg over into mount as the bottom player rotates to defend the arm. Settle into mount with the kimura grip retained, immediately threatening submission or back take. Catch the reaching arm at the wrist with the cross-face hand and feed it to the underhook hand to complete the kimura grip. Step over the head with the near leg to form a tight north-south configuration that traps the shoulder. Twist the wrist behind the back slowly while pulling the elbow toward the spine for the finish. The top player has used the grip to rotate the bottom player and step into mount with the arm still controlled.

Later in the kimura, north-south kills the rotational escape tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Releasing the kimura grip during the leg transition, losing both the entry and the threat. Stepping over before the bottom player commits to rotating, getting bumped back to side control. Rushing the figure-four grip and losing the wrist to a defensive grip break. Failing to step over the head, leaving room for the bottom player to roll out. The high-percentage version of kimura from mount is the one you can still chain when the next position is contested.