The Kimura from side mount is just one attack out of a series that go well together. Whenever we isolate the opponent’s arm from side mount, we have a Kimura, an Americana or paint brush, a Straight Arm Lock, and an Arm Triangle choke in a series called the Kimura Mouse Trap.

The Americana is like a Kimura in reverse, literally. We are rotating the shoulder in the opposite direction. So there are a few details that naturally get reversed as well. One of the key ones that most people miss is that instead of bringing their elbow to their ear as we do with the Kimura, we bring their elbow to their ribs. This small detail makes a huge difference. In fact, if you don’t do this, you won’t finish an Americana on anyone, and it’s the detail most responsible for people escaping.

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My wife and I are getting ready to embark on our honeymoon to the Maldives within the next few days. Of course, I’m excited to get to do more scuba diving and enjoying the beautiful views.

But, a part of me is not looking forward to breaking my routine. Not so much the fitness routine, as I can maintain that over there well enough. I’m talking about my daily posts. It took a year and change for me to get my act back together, and after a few good weeks of building my content up, I’m going to have to cut and run. I won’t have internet access for the first half of the trip, which definitely makes it tricky.

Fortunately, I have a plan. I have a treasure trove of seminar and camp footage that I have not released publicly before that I’m going to share while I’m away. Looking through my content, I’m going to share my last camp in Costa Rica, back from April 2021. This was an encore Kimura Trap System camp, where we focused on everything Kimura.

I start camps with a bang, focusing on the most important aspect of the system – the Kimura from side control. When this technique is fully understood and mastered, you will be a menace to everyone that shares the mats with you.

There are 8 key points to this technique, which most beginners only know 3-4, with experts knowing maybe 5-6. I have yet to encounter someone that knew all 8 points before I met them, so before you dismiss the Kimura from side mount as being “basic,” I urge you to take a close look. The 1 or 2 points you might not know can result in huge gains of efficiency.

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Every January we take a week long Bjj retreat to Costa Rica. You can check:

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And it’s always a blast. Along with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training we surf, enjoy the beach and try to take in as much of Costa Rica as possible.

This year we were in Tamarindo and had an absolute blast.
We trained at Hero Academy: https://bjjincostarica.com/

This Vlog is a short grouping of clips from our first day in Tamarindo.

You’ll see a mixture of us hanging out in the city, by the pool , grabbing some smoothies and you’ll of course see some Bjj training.

During the Bjj training section you’ll get to see my coach Shawn Hammonds show a slick foot sweep.

Afterwards you’ll see me rolling with my friends.

It was a great trip and I hope you enjoy the video that came from it.

We’ll have another vlog this week when we did more Brazilian Jiujitsu and some fun on a boat cruise.

-Chewy
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