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Kimura

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Japanese.
Noun
  1. 1
    An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after Masahiko Kimura, who used it to defeat Hélio Gracie in a famous fight in 1951.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 木村 (Kimura).

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