What is the Kimura Trap? Why is it so powerful?

[@BossBoomBox]

3:02 why's the homie gotta get up hella quick and mean mug me like that for? I'm just watching a video and he got me feeling like I cussed his mom out.

[@jameslove-vani797]

Dude wants nothing to do with being on the receiving end of this tutorial

[@YungGoochy]

Lmfaoo

[@kosta518]

Literally was going to post this. Dude is ice grilling me.

[@deelo0]

Imagine the look on his face if this was a video on the oil check...

[@LionAndALamb]

Nick Diaz wouldn't put up with that shit

[@alaahabbal3953]

10:15 ladies abd gentlemen all passengers of the flight aa308 are requested to head to the gate number 4.

[@-eea32]

LMFAO

[@RoloSolis81]

These are some of the details I have been searching for my whole life!!!!

[@Skibidicearense]

These details change all of our games

[@EazyboyZ2012]

Good explanation + good video quality = great content. Thanks man !

[@rupturedspeaker3684]

Hey Keenan, I doubt you'll see this comment but I wanted to publicly say thanks for helping me with my bjj. I've watched your videos for a while and learned a lot. As someone who started bjj at 45 years old, your videos are super helpful. I came by your gym a few weeks ago and met you, but you were working out. I recently moved to Riverside, CA but will definitely come visit Legion again! Thanks again.

[@fritzdagger]

Jason Campbell cool! Thanks for the support, come back any time

[@rupturedspeaker3684]

@Tom Evers Hey, that's awesome. Minus the viagra. Leggo.

[@slavicvolk]

6:15 come up top or back triangle 7:22 if they turn away 8:41 avoiding kimura trap 12:10 holding kimura property

[@Olvera_emi]

🐐

[@kosta518]

I do it from wizzer first. I always throw that wizzer in first to stifle/stop their momentum and the go for it after they’ve stopped bumrushing.

[@kallepikku4991]

This is actually wrestling vs wrestling..... or was, until it got banned. In wrestling it's known as Doublewrist lock. It used to be one of the most popular holds in wrestling, if not the most popular. There's youtube video on Mark Shultz using this move against Turkey's Karabachek as late as the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Quite brutal to watch.

[@dianecenteno5275]

Agreed. I have been training Jujitsu / Old School Judo / Karate since 85' . I have worked with wrestlers in the past and this technique came up a few times. I learned a few variations working with them and with the ferocity a wrestler or Judoka can apply this, it can be quite devastating .

I feel like I've seen this in catch-wrestling before...

[@arnonabuurs7297]

Sorry but its jiu jitsu now, you dumped it, live with it

[@edmann1820]

Invented by or made famous by (depending on sources) the great farmer Burns

[@jakovhrga5619]

@@arnonabuurs7297 it was literally invented by a judoka, but blow job jitsu all the way I guess

[@moustatache]

The kimura trap is even present in John Wick, so it must be effective !

[@bigtimepimpin666]

Well, if it's so deadly as to be used by John Wick, then it should be illegal in competition.

[@edkun456]

SAKUUUUUURAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAA

[@LucasNguyen1980]

Vs Renzo Gracie with the break

[@henrikg1388]

...and actually Karo Parisyan in UFC 44. Not uncommon in classic judo, which of course starts with Kimura himself.

[@zshakur]

The KING of the Kimura trap!

[@henrikg1388]

​@Jonathan Renaud Yeah yeah. you promote Catch and that is your thing. Ude Garami which is the japanese word for it, existed in the judo curriculum long before even Lebell was born. Karo got it from Judo, just admit it. Did Judo pick techniques from catch wrestlers in their early days? Certainly. Did it go both ways? Definitely too. It was popularized by Kimura by beating Helio Gracie with it.

[@bongkem2723]

the Gracie is destroy by this one lock alone, from Kimura himself to Sakubara !

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

10:00 you can actually counter him with your own Kimora at this point. And thank you for all the details

[@nicrhodes2010]

10-4, that’s a 10-32 on scene, pause all non-emergent traffic until earape ceases, lol hahaha.

[@josesoto3594]

in moments like 9:15 is like one of those weird memes where everything goes super loud and deformed

[@alpgiray9118]

Yeah that make me really LOLed

[@imant126]

It's called a deep fry

[@UserName-ii1ce]

KimuBBBra TRAP A$$ SBIT

[@lucascastro2802]

​@Mush Raj the audio deformity itself is bass boosting, and the resulting effect of OW GOD MY EARS is what we call ear rape

[@lucascastro2802]

@Mush RajYes, but the resulting effect is similar to the effect of bass boosting

[@russellwestbrook9542]

legit technique so useful pls do more of this amazing content keep up the great work

[@raym473]

Keenan ty for all of your tutorial vids. Ive been watching and following you for a long time and have learned so much from u. I first started training in 2006 and have sorta been off and on due to work, life, and other things but ive never been away from bjj for long. Ive done multiple ibjjf tourneys as well :). I have this technique ive always used with the kimura and just wanted to run it past you and tell me what u think and if youve ever done it yourself...it seems to always work for me even with the higher lvl grapplers. Once i get into side control and i'm on top i love work on the kimura from that position. Once I get the kimura from side control it feels like I have so much control of their body and i tend to transition it right into an armbar. So for instance if Im on the left side of their body i will get the kimura lock on their right arm..spin around their head then drop back for the armbar..as im sliding down the arm I break the kimura lock and finish with traditional grips on the arm. A few things work against the guy on bottom so if they are not paying attention its not that difficult to get the kimura. First is when they try to turn into you and second is how they keep their arms in close when on the bottom. Thank you again Keenan for sharing all of your knowledge with us.

[@iammrsnesbit9729]

Americana from mount to armbar then triangle (if opponent sequentially defends) is my favourite sequence use the kinura trap to take mount our take back. Beautiful technique and well explained.

[@seabrarebecca]

Thank you, Keenan! Since we can't really train at the moment due to the quarantine, it's a great time to work on grasping some concepts.

[@armynyus9123]

You can choose to obey or you can, still, choose to be a free human being.

[@jimmys1128]

@@armynyus9123 its natural selection

[@armynyus9123]

@@jimmys1128 Yeah, prbl the best way to look at it.

[@mikeallen4153]

Excellent techniques, definitely need to watch a few times and then drill. As I get older I am having to fall back the Kimura

[@joechan8996]

Good Teacher (1st Class) - should hold valid among different kind of martial arts - more people will learn jiu jitsu because of this channel

[@markracadio5207]

Indeed

[@dualmass]

LOL Keenans hair!!! Love the content! thanks Pal!

[@fabfab2991]

Very nice class....thanks.

[@alexwillett2837]

I love this dude's content. Very well made and informative. His deadpan eyes make me think he might be a sociopath, but who am I to say?

[@jacobthelion]

Thank you again Keenan for sharing all of your knowledge with us.

[@josecruz1363]

I’m honored to be the 4 thousand like 🙌🏻🙌🏻👻

[@tameemtopgjacobs]

Very useful. Shot alot💪💯

[@asarlazar973]

Very informative. Great video overall

[@bugs4680]

Good job great info thank you

[@peteypablo09]

Awesome. And I think for your setup you would love a decent boom mic like an NTG3 or MKH416 with a sturdy mic stand like a Hercules boom or a good C-Stand. Way better quality and consistency and you'd totally eliminate the brushing against the mic.

[@theodt]

Does the boom mic capture signal when, say, he's under his partner?

[@peteypablo09]

@@theodt Yeah it would still work great then too. As long as you would be able to hear him in the room, you would be able to hear it with a good boom mic. You just need to make sure it's set up in the right spot with the right input level before recording and you're golden. Him or his camera guy would maybe need to learn a tiny bit about how to set it up but I think Keenan's into learning new things and obviously he cares about increasing his production quality since he's already upgraded a bunch of things.

[@peteypablo09]

Oh forgot to mention that if you/anyone decided to do something like that, you would need an XLR cable for the mic. And either an audio interface (to get data from mic to your laptop) or an audio recorder with XLR input (to get data from mic to the recorder, then you can bring that to the computer later with USB cable or SD card) Some recorders that aren't too expensive would be Tascam or Zoom brand (just make sure it has XLR input) (and make sure you buy SD card for it if it doesn't come with one) Focusrite has popular audio interfaces that are inexpensive and good quality For the XLR cable it doesn't matter what brand you get. Just make sure you get the length you want.

[@Augustin54]

Literally just trained this an hour before the post. Love the back take and leg scissors chokes with it!

[@chris0714ful]

@Johannes Terzis Probably has family that does the jits or he lives in a country where gyms are open

[@Augustin54]

Johannes Terzis easy. I have a backyard and mats

[@Augustin54]

Johannes Terzis my roommate

[@tookurjaerbs]

Great tutorial! Thanks

[@mayatiita1]

Awesome video 👍🏻 Thanks 🙏🏻

[@shanesteele1412]

Brilliant details. 👍

[@XiSparks]

8:14 @Keenan, how do you think I got here?? haha Great video

[@seanseng1092]

Great technique. Thank you 🙏

[@Randomboiiii]

Thank you professor

[@maxpro3154]

Its very good trap. Thanks for the lesson dude. I love it.

[@abhisheksajwan8877]

Too good sir respect for you from india

[@matuidicharo1450]

The Kimura is my favorite technique and I love to use it or connect kimura with other finishes and sweeps but it costs a lot of energy it can’t definitely have a negative impact on your game and your stamina if you use it too much during your competition and have a lot of fights in a short period of time

[@OtisPlunk]

Nicely Done.

[@mwu1309]

Nasty ! I love it !

[@TheJabarii]

“I’m having trouble with the radar, Sir”

[@chrisr6503]

7:42 step the top leg across the body, post the forehead and finish the kimura. Found this 5-6 months ago, worked the options off of it and we can't figure out the defense for it yet. Opinions?

[@danieldelanoche2015]

Pretty sure that's what he showed in that instant, right? Unless you're talking about something else. I think Kimura himself used the triangle that Keenan showed, and was able to get up to his and finish without letting the triangle go.

[@jimmyjam6197]

8:12 I googled kimura trap on youtube and I ended up back here. I am trapped

[@paragon1782]

Marcelo has a KZbin vid about just shimmying your back straight on top the person to counter it and eventually turning towards north south to get back to ur knees. What's the counter to that?

[@jaimedelgado7529]

Would u take a sec to show me a link for it? Is it from side control?

[@paragon1782]

@@jaimedelgado7529 no it's from after you get caught and flipped with the kimura gimme a sec

[@paragon1782]

@@jaimedelgado7529 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3StqWyjj86grbM

[@jaimedelgado7529]

@@paragon1782 thanx man. Good looking out. Bless up my guy

[@bxnxjmin]

9:13 “and even if I do finish the single leg VVSSFHSFFYBFFD”

[@robolddognewtricks5488]

I'm a white belt that used to get smashed week in week out, im the smallest and lightest in my gym also ... after mastering a few variations I've become deadly to say the least, proud to say I love this tutorial

[@ThOutRider2]

Keenan won against Dean Lister with this move

[@adilbekramadan2038]

Thank you 🖒👍👌

[@StrumVogel]

I think it’s called the “elevator” in wrestling term.

[@6em974]

It's kinda like a whizzer

[@cuzz63]

If you roll him do you get takedown points?

[@RythmEmotions]

And what if the person attempting the single leg goes for the high crotch and goes for a slam (as seen in Andrade vs Namujunes)?

[@CrazeeFy]

If you're on the air you shouldn't hold on to submissions. But I've seen Kron Gracie and other fighters holding on when they are picked up without much amplitude. The "without much amplitude" part is very important

[@christophsteck531]

Im pretty sure she broke the grip before though If you break the kimura grip you get most of your options back but its very hard If the kimura is locked in another thing I believe to remember from the fight is that Namajunes never attacked from her grip she just waited till she got an opportunity to escape the takedown if you do this to often against a high level wrestler/ grappler they gonna adjust and get you. Attacking is the best defense.

[@THIS---GUY]

always stop the shot before you do anything

[@thecasuallongsword]

@@THIS---GUY The momentum of the shot at least.

[@captainomoplata643]

Everyone else made good points... also if you have your back over their body like Keenan did they shouldn’t be able to lift you if they’re in your weight class... Also sit your hips/weight back and pull them into your guard for a kind of sacrifice throw? Idk I’d have to try it out.

[@Jusgoaway]

That’s genius 🤙🏼

[@meteoroz]

Thank you

[@BJones24]

Hey Keenan the text code for the Gi-Book isn’t working

[@joeyripswell]

hmmm get this from the Renzo crew?

[@marcoduvall4404]

thank you

[@BA-pz3lo]

there was a longer version of this video where is it? there was a move where keenan was in side control then he let the bottom man get to turtle then keenan got the kimura trap

[@thanatoast4389]

But what if they pull out shrunken and 700 of their closest friends have glass hand wraps like Kickboxer and when you control their arm it’s actually Megaman and he has the robot dog and Venus is out of alignment?

[@benjamins.7611]

luke makenzie dude what

[@thanatoast4389]

Nimajneb Lothric a joke about everyone asking hypotheticals.

[@Shern1922]

This is why you keep your elbows in and head in the chest on a single.

[@jacobisaacs4160]

What about when they back roll in the position you first land in, Michael chandler talks about using this successfully

[@prandz420]

how can they back roll when they are in a kimura?

[@LEONDOTCAT]

How dangerous is this move from standing? Should you try it habitually or are you asking to break someone's arm horribly if you do it habitually? How much is the level of damage dependent on you, compared to your opponent's reaction?

[@drwillfranklin1]

555888 no longer recognizes "keenan". Is promotion over?

[@tor678]

How does this apply to kimura from half guard? Do the same concepts apply, or is kimura from standing and kimura from half guard basically two different games?

[@theodt]

Man, having English as your first language really makes communicating jiu-jitsu so much clearer. 💪🏼

[@The_YouTube_Critic]

What happens to me: instead of turning in or out, they drive hard and heavy backwards, into me which destroys my leverage. I haven't found a way to really deal with that.

[@twoOfThemThangs]

Wouldn't they just be giving up the back then? Idk if I'm imagining your situation correctly

[@The_YouTube_Critic]

@@twoOfThemThangs Not really, we are perpendicular to each other, more so than parallel. So if you stop the vid @2:50 if that guy drives hard backwards into Keenan, it limits the leverage you have with the Kimura trap, then they can turn in. At least that's what a few bigger guys have done to me and I can't stop in, lol.

[@DaRkShadOwxXx14]

Instead of bringing your right leg around and in, you might want to consider sprawling/scissoring your legs backwards to attack the near side kimura.

[@paragon1782]

@@DaRkShadOwxXx14 basically just run away from their driving back then? Interesting

[@paragon1782]

I found that counter in a Marcelo Garcia vid

[@cruise_missile8387]

I mostly just use it to get armbars from positions other than back control. lol

[@ibrahinmenriquez3108]

awesome

[@jeddaaah]

i wanna see keenan vs khabib, bjj vs wrestling, we wanna see who would tap out

[@guedesricsfca]

Muito bom!

[@rogermayerapm5641]

Great video. You are a genius. Make it sound simple. lol

[@andrewferris1903]

Why would you take the Kimura vs the head outside position over the Guilitine when they can finish you with a dump onto your head?

[@fritzdagger]

Andrew if you know that’s coming it’s pretty easy to avoid.

[@andrewferris1903]

@@fritzdagger I know you can just let go of the Kimura and break your fall on the way down, my point is if you have to release the grip vs the dump finish then why would you take it over the Guillitine vs a High Crotch? What am I missing that makes the Kimura better than the more obvious defense vs the head outside position as a general strategy?

[@HeyouCrow]

J

[@Tylerthegrappler]

I’ve done this trap while sparring with a friend Had wrist control and just went for it and drove him to knee. Was too funny

[@smasher1234]

Vary nice

[@glitzandgratitude1170]

Hold on is that Meha? From yoga for jiu jitsu?

[@tiagobacelaremelo2000]

Boom, its on the wall (American Jiu Jitsu)

[@daviddaywalker3844]

How about a hizza gery tow the face. It works.

[@jamesharris1888]

Whoa

[@JBrooksNYS]

What if the guy just punches you in the face while you are doing all that?

[@michaelfoley4182]

Yeah dude what if he just punches you in the face while his arm’s getting contorted

[@goodday4221]

Khabib: But Coach, what about face smash trap?

[@maitrekano]

kimura wasnt he the judoka who destroyed helio gracie in brazil ? cool that a bjj practitionner learns a judo technique , which by the way its called ude garami i judo ,

[@cyumadbrosummit3534]

This does not work on wrestlers who shoot only low singles. Ask me how I know.

[@Richardson_mma]

Well obviously not if it’s a low single 😂

[@cyumadbrosummit3534]

@@Richardson_mma So obvious it wasn't mentioned LOL

[@aryanzzzuniverse8881]

If the opponent catching the thigh region is of heavyweight and more muscular,what are going to be the consequences?

[@onslaughtmma5110]

Unless they are twice as strong 2 on 1 grips should always work. Keep your elbows tight together and use shoulder pressure on their armpit shoulder. Not every technique will work on every body type matchup. Technically you should be able to beat someone with speed if they are bigger, so sprawl before they even get the single leg takedown.

[@SwordTune]

Excuse me, you pronounced "double wrist lock" wrong.

[@jstuckless]

I think you mean he pronounced "reverse ude-garami" wrong.

[@SwordTune]

@@jstuckless What, next are you going to tell me that the hammerlock is pronounced "Ude Hishigi Te Gatame?"

[@Pun291]

@@SwordTune no I want you to call punching menumbuk

[@kimwarfield6320]

The key is hand control. Peel his hands fingers first.

[@dayman161172]

Could function depend on the level of enemy compared to you. If he is faster and better that don't work because he would not stop the momentum and use the head to attack the leg or the hips. Even in street fight if the enemy comes full speed for take down even an eye poke won't stop the force

[@ObligatoryPun]

Keenan that mic is terrible.

[@Abettergrappler]

PSA: This will ONLY work on wrestlers below a D1 level. So everyone with a JJ base and 99% of wrestlers transitioned to JJ.

[@thatoneguywiththeabsolutec880]

What a strange thing to say. Just like anything else it’ll work on anyone if you chain it with other things and set it up properly

[@Abettergrappler]

@@thatoneguywiththeabsolutec880 a high level wrestler won't have their head down and if you put their head on the outside they will just cut the corner and double off

[@reluctantconformist]

Cmon man, buy a boom mike! I hate that clip on thing 😅

[@jimo559]

Can you also show the Kimora Trap from half-guard in another video?

[@SlayerFoxX]

Bro DROP THE HEADGEAR, i want to buy it nooooooooooow. Do you think i would be able to fit a wireless earbud in there or something? Would be awesome

[@mofogie]

why's it so effective? ask all the Gracies beat by Saku

[@QuantumMech_88]

Having tiny arms , legs and having ZERO upper body strength must really suck . Why grapple with the opponent when elbow strikes will knock him out and break his jaw .

[@emersonpavezzi]

Instructions unclear.. tried to reach over while getting taken down, woke up hours later with no money and a severe headache.. please advise Edit.. just messing mate great technique

[@kallepikku4991]

Catch wrestling 101 It's funny how we're reliving history. All these have been said and done over 100 years ago, and yet your average jiu-jitsu player is still amazed by it. Just rebrand and recite.

[@Newgascity]

Wtf i dont wrestle or ever seen any but my buddy in wrestling wanted sumone to spar n im like sure n did this I didn’t think to sit tho

[@6em974]

As a wrestler who plans on getting into BJJ I do not like this

[@grymmreapier6059]

Who really grabs one leg?

[@snowrider4495]

A one armed person!

[@grymmreapier6059]

@@snowrider4495 lol ok true point lol

[@Abbassis15]

Osss

[@gesslegonzales3692]

Like Karo and Saku did

[@choudarysahfi3963]

We