Who’s excited for  kimura  month at Long Island MMA? I know I am! Ever since Long Island Mixed Martial Arts announced kimura traps for the month of April, I’ve been exctited to take the drive down to the farmingdale location and train my kimuras! Depo . For those unfamiliar with kimura, it’s essentially a figure four with your arms trapping your opponents arm in between. The submission focuses on locking up the shoulder and extending the elbow while the wrist are locked up and your arm is rotated behind your back. If that doesn’t make sense, trust me it sucks to be trapped in the kimura. If you genuinely aren’t familiar with the kimura and its various traps or set up make it a priority to attend during the month for both gi and no-gi. Personally, I hardly use it in my game (not sure if I even have a game), not because I am against it but really because I just never really practiced it. However, I did train with a fellow Long Island MMA member who’s favorite move was the kimura, He is a suffolk police officer so it makes sense he would like to move because it is kind of like cuffing a bad guy. We used to drill different traps over and over during the week. Basically what I learned while training with him was that the submission was nearly available from anywhere. He was able to force it at times and in other times bait me into being set up. Depo has been demonstrating so far a few lures to trap your opponent. My favorite so far is the details he has been laying in his foundation to his upcoming kimura month. I believe the small intricacies he’s explained is the difference between finishing the submission and ultimately not. So you don’t have to twist my arm (see what I did there), I’ll be there during kimura month!!
-Pat Rivera