When Hélio Gracie's arm was broken by Masahiko Kimura in 1951, it was with a submission he had never seen.  Hélio's reaction epitomized Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; he began studying the armlock used to defeat him and soon it was added to his toolkit.  From that day forward the Kimura submission has been a part of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Nowadays the Kimura is used from many different positions to submit and control opponents.  A testament to the technique, after all these years the basic mechanics remain the same.

Kimura

Each week Kroyler Gracie discusses Brazilian Jiu Jitsu concepts, techniques, history and culture with co-host Andrew Desimone. This podcast aims to explore all aspects of Jiu Jitsu while increasing practitioners’ appreciation and application of the art on and off the mat.

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A listener question starts a long discussion on Omoplatas.

Omoplata

We’ve mentioned this legend before and this week we finally devote an episode to Fernando Augusto, aka Terere!

BJJ Giants: Terere

Time to open up the listener mail bag once more!

Listener Questions

This week Kroyler is forced to talk about himself.  Consider this a forced unofficial autobiography.

Profile of a Disturbed Individual

In this episode we discuss:

How realistic are gi techniques on street clothing?

What ratio should a beginner have for time spent on basic techniques vs advanced techniques?

We discuss who would win a hypothetical grappling match between Khabib and Nate Diaz

What is Sambo?

Have you seen Vladimir Putin shirtless on a horse?

Kimura

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