Unexpected kimura injury

that sucks for your friend. I avoid situations like this by tapping before pressure is applied given that I can't obviously counter the submission. People ought to swallow there pride at the gym and realize tapping is a good thing.

You can feel a joint goin. Bones just break. Shitty, but this is what we signed up for.

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Originally Posted by stlnl

@op the kimura is designed to break BOTH. The arm breaks because the tendon attachment pulls the humerus in halg (pretty sure Helio's arm broke this was against Kimura) and it is in fact a common way for an untapped to Kimura to end. Matter of fact I have seen more broken arms from a kimura than wrecked shoulders.

The hold did just what it was supposed to do, your pal, should have tapped. Matter of fact he may not have tapped becuase he has decent shoulder flexibilty, but the arm tendon/ligament-humerus connection got him anyway.

Working as intended, nothing odd.

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Thanks! this was the type of answer i was looking for. you answered all the questions. That was it i'm sure, because he does have really flexible shoulders, you had to get OMO's deep on him and what not, hardly ever tapped to shoulder locks, and then crack! Thanks man, that explains it all.

No problem. Kimura, if you can secure it, is a nice lock because it is a triple threat (humerus/shoulder/elbow) and very few people are flexible enough in all three areas for something to not go.