Ep. 361: Submission Series: The Kimura, feat. Stephan Kesting
From BJJ Mental Models
This week, we're joined by Stephan Kesting! In this episode, Stephan teaches the Kimura as both a submission and a positional system: its ancient origins, key positional variations, and how it functions as a control framework rather than just a finishing move. Topics include finishing mechanics, leverage physics, the "fat old lazy man" Kimura, and Kesting’s new instructional, The Kimura Roadmap.
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Resources discussed in this episode:
The Kimura Roadmap, by Stephan Kesting
https://grapplearts.com/kimura
The Near Side Kimura, A Forgotten Position
https://youtu.be/62oLRT_Sar4
The Lazy, Old, Fat Man Kimura
https://youtu.be/29JtQffs-yA
Submission as Position, feat. Rob Biernacki
https://www.bjjmentalmodels.com/products/submission-as-position-feat-rob-biernacki
The Phil Davis Kimura, AKA the "Phil-Mura"
https://youtu.be/LuM13SpQIho
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