10th Planet West LA: Kimura Grip Break

10th Planet West LA (@10pwla), home of 4th degree black belt Scott Epstein, on breaking a defended kimura grip with chest pressure, a rip to the right and a wrist flip against the gable grip. From the video: https://youtu.be/bUZmy2Gu7jo

Flow outline

  1. Kimura At Chest

    • The kimura is held up at the chest with the chest glued to the opponent.
    • From 10th Planet West LA (@10pwla), home of 4th degree black belt Scott Epstein, in the video "10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Secret Kimura Grip Break".
    • Anchor: chest stays glued to the opponent

  2. Avoid Tricep Crank

    • Cranking on the tricep to break the grip usually doesn't work.
    • Reaction: the tricep crank usually doesn't break the grip
    • Option: if you're stronger, keeping the chest glued and lifting with the upper back while arching can work
    • Avoid Trying to break the grip by cranking the tricep instead of dropping chest pressure.

  3. Chest Pressure Down

    • Push the hands down to the mat with chest pressure to weaken the grip.
    • The idea Pushing the hands down with the chest turns a strong grip into a weak one.
    • Pressure: chest drives the hands down to the mat
    • Reaction: the grip becomes very weak once pushed down
    • Reaction: pushing down almost wrist locks the far hand

  4. Rip Body Right

    • With the grip weakened, rip the body to the right to break it.
    • Timing: rip only after the grip is weak with no resistance
    • Direction: rip the body to the right
    • Reaction: with the hands pushed down, they can only resist in one direction
    • Key detail Rip the body to the right once the grip is weak.

  5. Sit Up 90 Degrees

    • Sit up to posture and keep the arm at a 90-degree angle.
    • Checkpoint: sit up to posture after ripping
    • Angle: keep the arm at a 90-degree angle

  6. Gable Grip Defense

    • The opponent defends with a gable grip and protects the arm.
    • Grip: opponent uses a gable grip to defend

  7. Drop Chest Wrist Flip

    • Drop the chest way down, then flip the wrist out explosively upward.
    • Entry: drop the chest way down first
    • Finish: flip the wrist out explosively upward
    • Angle: keep it in that 90-degree angle

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