Sakuraba Master of the Double Wrist Lock (Kimura)

When it comes to the Double Wrist Lock a.k.a Kimura lock, no one uses it as often with as many variations or pulls it off as smoothly as the Gracie Hunter. All five of his Kimura submission wins are in this video along with some armbars using the kimura to set them up. This shows the many variety of setups and transitions of the Kimura. There is also a clip of Billy Robinson and Sakuraba explaining how to set it up as well as a Kimura finish from Saku's ProWrestling days. ENJOY!

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• Sakuraba Kazushi
• Kazushi Sakuraba
• Saku
• Catch As Catch Can Wrestling
• CACC
• Catch Wrestling
• Pro Wrestling
• Submission Wrestling
• Submission Grappling
• Submission Lock
• Double Wrist Lock
• Kimura
• Keylock
• MMA Grappling
• MMA Wrestling
• Arm Locks
• Armbars
• Mixed Martial Arts Submission
• The Gracie Hunter
• IQ Wrester
• Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
• Jujitsu
• Gracie Jiu Jitsu

[CaptianXiro]

1:35 Sakuraba Translated: You see, I don't know see why people think MMA is so hard. Think Kimura, kimura, kimura. From any position, a kimura can be executed. All other submission should only be used to set up a good kimura. Take my back, That's another set for a kimura. My next lesson, will be how to reverse a toe hold into a surprising kimura.

Billy all proud of his student lol.

[fadedsideways]

@CaptianXiro Thank you very much for the translation! I've always wondered what he was saying. Now I know.. And Billy should be proud because saku executes kimura exactly as he taught it! "One arm short and one arm deep" He did the same setup and everything on Royler. Nothing shows you're a good student better then submitting a Gracie right?

[CaptianXiro]

@fadedsideways

True, still, it is funny to see his teacher all proud like an elementary teacher at a spelling bee... Like aww look at Saku hurting that Gracie... brought a tear my eye. lol.

I imagine one would definitely learn technique from Billy... or else there would be much passing out...

"Damn it, that's not the choke, you gotta do it like this... well i guess i'll show it again when you wake up"

[fadedsideways]

@CaptianXiro Haha i've always said that the reason Sakuraba was handling the Gracie's so easily is because he probably had to grapple Billy Robinson all his career. Going from him to a Gracie that is just slightly larger then himself. Come on! Easy money! Have you seen how freakishly strong and huge the frame of Billy looked? All that muscles and weight plus knowledge of cranking and tearing up joints, the Gracie's were considered an easy day compared to slaying that dragon on a daily basis.

[utubesqueeze]

Very good video.

History of catch wrestling, including its global reach, is fascinating. I'm also somewhat amazed that a little gym in a quaint working class town in England produced so many fighting monsters!

[johncho9]

Thanks for great video

[sadako36]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttt he is not the japanese version of none family ...he is the only Sakuraba....the Gracies are down ...!!!!

[Haseeb2]

This is a very effective technique which I think many martial artists forget about the details of. Things like this are taught on a very basic self defense level at many karate schools. It's the kind of technique people say will never work in the street. Sakaraba become good at this through practicing, not through sparring. This underscores how important practicing the basics are instead of just sparring all of the time.

[alexpapyz31]

Nice technique. Double wrist lock was taught to Kimura by catch wrestlers. Shows to prove how influential Catch wrestling is. Only a handful of people in the world know how to effectively apply the double wrist lock.

[UnitedMartialArtsKY]

Nice video

[b7r7u7c7e]

The Kimura really is the left hook version of grappling,MMA,and street fighting. What Sakuraba and old school Judokans did with the kimura was place the arm behind the elbow instead of the shoulder. This is way Heilo and later Renzo got there elbows dislocated. Most people like myself put the arm behind the shoulder putting the pressure there. Either way I love this move and you can hit it anywhere. Classic two on one.

[antowalk]

@fadedsideways Guys remember Kimura was taught this move by Karl Gotch who trained at my gym.