4. Kimura Lock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eZo9F7Uidw Again, this should surprise nobody. When Brock Lesnar added the Kimura armlock to his arsenal upon his return in 2012, it was a part of his new gimmick, an adaptation of his time spent in UFC. And the Kimura has been used in UFC and MMA fights since it's invention. The move is known in Judo as an Ude-Garami, and functions as a keylock, which cause pain to the shoulders, elbows and wrists depending on how they're applied. It was adopted by a famous practitioner of Judo known as Masahiko Kimura, and named after him when he used it to defeat the founder of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in 1951. That's right, they named the move after him. The guy was GOOD. The Kimura is most often applied from the "guard" position, meaning you on your back with your legs around the opponent. From there, you grab your opponent's wrist with one hand, and thread your other hand around their arm to grab your own wrist, forming a figure four (SOON. Not yet, but soon). This gives an amazing amount of control, and from there you simply crank the arm away from you. It is easy to break the arm of your opponent using a Kimura, and many MMA careers have been ended due to it's use.
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