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Kimura System

Grip first from side control, then closed guard, turtle, the butterfly trap, then the full expression.

InGrappling, Phase ladders. Finish-first: rung one is the won position.

Finish-first / reverse-phase · How the layers work · Kimura canon

Rung 1Side Control Kimura — Establish and Defend the Gripkimura · side-control · figure-four · CLA · nogi-friendlyRung 2Closed Guard Kimura Pressureclosed-guard · kimura · sweep · posture · CLA · nogi-friendlyRung 3Turtle Top Kimura Controlturtle · kimura · back takes · hammerlock · CLA · nogi-friendlyRung 4Butterfly Kimura Trapkimura · butterfly · figure-four · sweep · CLA · nogi-friendlyRung 5Kimura System Full Expressionkimura · full-system · figure-four · CLA · nogi-friendly