How To Do The Perfect Kimura From Side Control by John Danaher

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  • How To Do The Perfect Kimura From Side Control by John Danaher
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    "Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Champion. Bernardo started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Juiz de Fora - MG, Brazil at the age of 14 in 2001. After receiving the Black Belt from his first instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, He moved to Sao Paulo to join BJJ legend Fabio Gurgel and his Alliance team. After many years of training and winning many major titles, Bernardo moved to NYC in 2013 to train and teach at Marcelo Garcia Academy. In 2015 Bernardo achieved his dream of winning the IBJJF World Championship Open class title and his division, doing the double Gold and becoming the 1st in the IBJJF Ranking and also choosed as the best athlete of 2015.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 473

  • @BernardoFariaBJJ
    @BernardoFariaBJJ  11 місяців тому +8

    Where is your favorite Kimura from? I love it from top side control.

    • @drp9001
      @drp9001 2 місяці тому +1

      Side control top or guard bottom

  • @Phoenix00744
    @Phoenix00744 2 роки тому +313

    When Bernardo said "very excited" in the beginning, I was afraid he wouldn't say it's a big honor for him. But he said it. Thank you.

  • @1OTDM
    @1OTDM 6 років тому +1498

    His voice makes it sound like he's telling me a secret

  • @machinegunpreacher2469
    @machinegunpreacher2469 3 роки тому +104

    I'm a brown belt who has specialized in shoulder locks for nearly ten years and I STILL learned quite a bit from this video. You can never know it all gents, so don't pass these "basic" tutorials up no matter how long you've been at it. Thank you sirs for the information.

    • @asengeorgiev7848
      @asengeorgiev7848 2 роки тому +5

      Congratulations for not giving up on watching the "basic" tutorials, man!
      I'm a white belt (who also specializes in shoulder and elbow locks), so I'm sure I'd learn more than you from this video :) ! I just have more stuff I don't know.
      Off to watch it now.

  • @kythe7429
    @kythe7429 6 років тому +278

    As soon as danaher started speaking, I had to turn the volume up

    • @MichaelJeffrey
      @MichaelJeffrey 5 років тому +21

      I had to rush out and buy a new $5,000 sound system to amplify the silence

    • @jedibjj5488
      @jedibjj5488 5 років тому +2

      As soon as he started speaking I had to mute.

    • @harryhardwick3267
      @harryhardwick3267 4 роки тому +1

      Then as soon as Bernardo started speaking again I needed new eardrums

    • @gymlaxbro
      @gymlaxbro 4 роки тому +2

      He’s like my farts, silent but deadly

    • @SwedishEgg1
      @SwedishEgg1 3 роки тому

      Haha same I had it on full volume

  • @slattman1509abn
    @slattman1509abn 6 років тому +250

    And just like that my kimura game has been permanently changed. Bernardo is probably my favorite personality in the BJJ community and the addition of John Danaher is the perfect combination for my learning style.
    Thank you Bernardo!

    • @shobukan5555
      @shobukan5555 6 років тому +6

      Bernardo is such a sweet, humble bjj representative

    • @brassvulcher8207
      @brassvulcher8207 2 роки тому

      he is not all this is actually wrong

  • @IAMBARNABAS-777
    @IAMBARNABAS-777 6 років тому +53

    John Danaher was put on this planet to teach, on campus at Columbia University or on the mats at the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy, this man was meant to teach.

  • @fredfrond6148
    @fredfrond6148 6 років тому +86

    Thank you Bernado for sacrificing your arm to further you tube’ knowledge base on the Kimura.

  • @MrSleekit
    @MrSleekit 6 років тому +98

    John Danaher is such an amazing teacher. The way he breaks down techniques gives you such a deep understanding of what your goals are and the keys to the technique he is teaching. This elevates our ability to apply the technique correctly. Great stuff.

  • @joejr9653
    @joejr9653 6 років тому +263

    Sounds so sinister. His calm james bond villain accent, so calmly explaining how to break you.

    • @robertappleby4891
      @robertappleby4891 6 років тому +3

      Joe Jr it's zen like!

    • @bigmember5908
      @bigmember5908 6 років тому +2

      let me tell you, how I murder people...… lol

    • @edwardtupper6374
      @edwardtupper6374 5 років тому +2

      Big member no at no point does he kill outright. He just wrenches all their joints and they die from shock. So that's more like only manslaughter.

    • @anonymouse7095
      @anonymouse7095 5 років тому +1

      Joe Jr I’m not sure you can compare him to James Bond anymore...

    • @jscarpa2002
      @jscarpa2002 4 роки тому

      He definitely has a Lex Luthor air about him.

  • @Mubarak-11B
    @Mubarak-11B 5 років тому +204

    Person: hey John show me a basic submission.
    Danaher: ok you see the human body is split up into 2 half's, 8 limbs and 3 dimensions being spiritual,mental and physical that's how we all coexist within this ecosystem being watched by the extraterrestrials from the supernova of the crab nebula constellation of Taurus, so that's why I found it best to do this technique this way.

    • @Jorge-wg9tq
      @Jorge-wg9tq 5 років тому +8

      Hes like the Kai Greene of BJJ 😂
      Kais a sick bodybuilder that talks about reps like theyre Shakespeares sonnets

    • @dieselx999
      @dieselx999 5 років тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @perfectlyaware2953
      @perfectlyaware2953 4 роки тому

      LMAO!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @jiujitsukitty9319
      @jiujitsukitty9319 4 роки тому +1

      Hahahhahahhahah accurate

  • @timparkes4718
    @timparkes4718 5 років тому +85

    John “The Hannibal Lecter of Jiu Jitsu” Danaher

  • @dirtychimpstudios5794
    @dirtychimpstudios5794 5 років тому +28

    When John Danaher speaks, my soul opens up like a child asking for a hug

  • @MackTrainingAcademy
    @MackTrainingAcademy 2 роки тому +6

    His understanding of the concepts are amazing. His way of putting it together to explain is 2nd to none!

  • @ciobanucatalin6187
    @ciobanucatalin6187 6 років тому +164

    Bernardo, you really liked this technique. I could see it on your face

    • @juntjoonunya9216
      @juntjoonunya9216 5 років тому +9

      Bernardo is always liking something.

    • @Luiz997488
      @Luiz997488 4 роки тому +1

      My man was regretting every life decision

  • @26gutshot
    @26gutshot 6 років тому +277

    Word on the street is Danaher practices on cadavers first to find all breaking points. Rash guard is for safety always dealing with dead bodies. DDS name was given to them because this is the team that would go to hospitals and wait on warm fresh bodies as soon as they expired to be used as experimentation.

    • @dimecanal
      @dimecanal 6 років тому +8

      evil genius

    • @yankeetiger41
      @yankeetiger41 6 років тому +16

      I've got some ocean front property in Arizona....

    • @PeterJames143
      @PeterJames143 6 років тому

      Don't lie dude

    • @joopsnoop
      @joopsnoop 6 років тому +32

      I can confirm this fact. I am one of the senior shift nurses at the Presbyterian Hospital on 51st, close to the RG Academy. We have a close working relationship with Mr Danaher and his team so that when we have an intact body comes in we hit a communication button which sets off a notification in the academy so they know. They have set up a 4 x 4 training area to the west side of the paramedics emergency entry for them to practice moves whilst the bodies are still warm.

    • @jf1996100
      @jf1996100 6 років тому +3

      @@joopsnoop wait wtf really?!

  • @Howling-Mad-Murdock
    @Howling-Mad-Murdock 2 роки тому +24

    Old vid but golden info. My daughter has been doing mma training for a few years now and I’m generally ok with advice and help with striking, but grappling is an unknown to me. We’ve just gone through this step by step and, an hour later, it feels like she’s ruined my shoulder for a couple of days! Just as an idea of how effective that was, I’m 6’1” and 210lb and she’s an 11 year old girl!😂

  • @EndrChe
    @EndrChe 5 років тому +7

    Big thanks to Bernardo Faria for being such a good and patient practice dummy in every one of these vids. 🙏 It’s a tough job.

  • @USAisAFK
    @USAisAFK 2 роки тому +5

    I love how you describe each part of the move and why you do it, in detail.
    Thank you.

  • @ishigoku
    @ishigoku 2 роки тому +2

    Bernardo is extremly respectfull and humble to say he misses the kimura and cant finish it
    He is the perfect exemple of a true student of knowledge !
    As for j danaher well no comment he is like a scholar in the subject 🙏

  • @Leitefsj
    @Leitefsj 5 років тому +2

    Kimura has become my main form of attack (and of course, it can turn into other attacks) thanks to this DVD.

  • @efitwithnick
    @efitwithnick 4 роки тому +7

    It’s easy to see why his students do so well. Thanks for the instruction.

  • @hughprobyn9739
    @hughprobyn9739 6 років тому +2

    Danaher's explanations are so concise it makes it easy to watch and then try his moves out in class.

  • @CommissarJake
    @CommissarJake 3 роки тому +7

    This is a really good guide, just started BJJ and don't know any subs outside a triangle from guard. Well, I watched this and I can happily say I managed to get my first tap in open rolling. Good stuff, now I've got to watch the rest of your guides.

  • @lassiterleon737
    @lassiterleon737 4 роки тому +2

    I can only imagine the look of relief on Bernardo's face when he lets go of the kimura

  • @zakaria_chana
    @zakaria_chana 5 років тому +4

    Free instruction by an amazing pedagogue in full HD. What can I say, we are blessed. John, I saw you on Rogan, hope your knee is getting better.

  • @mstripling86
    @mstripling86 5 років тому +2

    Danaher is probably one of the best bjj coaches I've ever seen, if not the best.

  • @neilnapolitano6852
    @neilnapolitano6852 Рік тому +1

    Bloody brilliant he is

  • @chadsteel
    @chadsteel 5 років тому +2

    these little adjustments. positioning the hips and angle on the shoulder are game changers. Thank you.

  • @danielvalluzzi1024
    @danielvalluzzi1024 4 роки тому +2

    Genius! It’s like what people learn in general at a BJJ academy is to beat average Joe’s on the street but the stuff John teaches to to beat black belts

  • @simonnaylor7983
    @simonnaylor7983 3 роки тому +4

    I like John Danahers way of teaching. Very calm and detailed. I'm going to try this at my next no gi class!

  • @Wayniesgirl
    @Wayniesgirl Рік тому +3

    These explanations help us understand the physics behind these moves which is so key. I just appreciate these tutorials so much ! Thank you 😊

  • @boza32321
    @boza32321 2 роки тому +2

    I was grappling today and i got side control and had the kimura and coudlnt finish no matter what cant wait to try this the next session

  • @DMiddle
    @DMiddle 3 роки тому +1

    best kimura application I've ever seen! hooked on this video :)

  • @mw6788
    @mw6788 6 років тому +148

    Khabib executes his Kimuras exactelly the same way. Really nicely explained🤙🤙

    • @Abbassis15
      @Abbassis15 6 років тому +4

      haha i was thinking khabib through out the whole video

    • @bigmember5908
      @bigmember5908 6 років тому +1

      is this how he did Michale Johnson or is there a different reference?

    • @juntjoonunya9216
      @juntjoonunya9216 5 років тому

      Oh yeah, that's right. Sorry Michael Johnson

    • @ze714
      @ze714 5 років тому +19

      Just watched the video again, and you are 100% right man! EXACT same technique, EXACT same steps into advancing to the final position! That man Khabib is a straight killer.... Scary shit. His understanding of body positioning for takedowns, top control and submissions are truly remarkable

    • @abdurrahmankhan2775
      @abdurrahmankhan2775 4 роки тому

      He trains their quite a lot.

  • @Bluezkat1
    @Bluezkat1 4 роки тому

    I could listen to Danaher talk bjj all day... dude is an evil genius

  • @johnbannon2812
    @johnbannon2812 5 місяців тому

    I always did the kimura from side control. Then I started using the double wrist lock from catch wrestling stepping over the head which worked better. John technique is by far the best superb instruction and explaining

  • @MackTrainingAcademy
    @MackTrainingAcademy 2 роки тому +3

    He is turning the kimura into a deadlift or goodmorning type action. Great use of leverage. Going to the end of the elbow is a huge detail. From what I have found, elbow at their shoulder provides the most control, elbow at their elbow provides the most breaking pressure.

  • @Exorebell
    @Exorebell 5 років тому

    JD is always a great honour to watch!!
    Greets from Austria

  • @flesz_
    @flesz_ 3 роки тому +5

    I never trained in my life, and after watching all those videos I am planning to go pass the black belt exam

  • @feedyourspeakers
    @feedyourspeakers 6 років тому +2

    You can really see the difference between getting yuur hips up higher and just trying to reach for it in side control. Great insight.

  • @bryanmclean4224
    @bryanmclean4224 3 роки тому +2

    Danaher is an absolute master.

  • @joeclaudio9841
    @joeclaudio9841 6 років тому +15

    My favorite submission from my favorite position, made even better thanks to both these amazing professors. Thank you, obrigado, and everyday freaking porrada porra!

  • @ahmedfaraj2426
    @ahmedfaraj2426 6 років тому +9

    Amazing! Very similar if not identical to the Kimura that Khabib used against Michael Johnson

    • @kallepikku4991
      @kallepikku4991 2 роки тому +2

      Doublewrist Lock is the old armlock in the books.

  • @tzknutz
    @tzknutz 6 років тому +2

    Thank you Bernardo for making these videos!

  • @FactsForTheWin
    @FactsForTheWin 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much as always, huge honor for me.

  • @devinloveridge6805
    @devinloveridge6805 2 роки тому +1

    I learned this finish a long time ago from Mat Serra, nasty powerful finish for the kimura

  • @railroadtrash09
    @railroadtrash09 6 років тому +45

    That creaking sound couldn't have been at a better time lol.

    • @juggernautmma42
      @juggernautmma42 6 років тому +5

      PigIron BigIron I just heard it and read your comment. Lol

  • @boonsananikone3933
    @boonsananikone3933 5 років тому +4

    I really admire how he explains the physics behind it. Please keep on sharing, and thank you for all of your posts!!!

  • @trxscreed
    @trxscreed 4 роки тому +4

    Been struggling with finishing this for a while with opponents sitting up and preventing me from stepping over. I've eventually just been going to a full helmet on the opponent to finish it. Will give this a try.

  • @BJJWorld
    @BJJWorld 6 років тому +22

    Amazing! So insightful!

  • @Messiah1972
    @Messiah1972 6 років тому +3

    Excellent explanation, very articulate, class!

  • @MrFreedom85
    @MrFreedom85 3 роки тому +1

    I love the way he says “tremendous”

  • @PH-xw1ri
    @PH-xw1ri 6 років тому +8

    Danaher is a great teacher - and no broken Brazilian English.

  • @pipebomb717
    @pipebomb717 4 роки тому +4

    Woah, guys i tried this after the update it still works on current patch!!

  • @Ryan21888
    @Ryan21888 8 місяців тому

    Very well explained. I will be using this technique. Thank you all - OSS!

  • @royburge3611
    @royburge3611 5 років тому +4

    He sounds like an audio book, great voice

  • @snorelion
    @snorelion 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you both of you Coach!! Love you and respect you!!!

  • @gp1003
    @gp1003 5 років тому +1

    Awesome teabagmura move

  • @FactsForTheWin
    @FactsForTheWin 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you for sharing. These videos are extremely helpful.

  • @CommunismiEstCacas
    @CommunismiEstCacas 6 років тому +3

    Wow! Excellent teacher.
    Thank you Bernardo.
    Deus os abençoem.

  • @lake_cooper
    @lake_cooper 6 років тому +3

    I really like this variation. I've always found success with the traditional "paintbrush" method the Gracies often use, but this is also a great option, and it seems to offer more torque...just be sure to maintain balance and position. I dig it.

  • @virgild88
    @virgild88 5 років тому +2

    Excellent. So much insight. Thank you.

  • @bexmx
    @bexmx 6 років тому +4

    Great detailed explaination. I love the kimura. I love this concept on the finish. Epic! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
    I'm adding that to my toolbox immediately!

  • @FR-ty5vn
    @FR-ty5vn 6 років тому +3

    Thanks 🙏 to both - I learned a lot here!

  • @slavicvolk
    @slavicvolk 4 роки тому +2

    3:20 pull dominant kimura
    5:26 details to counter hip block
    7:20 repeat

  • @informatiimanu9
    @informatiimanu9 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing breakdown from John

  • @ShellySummers
    @ShellySummers 6 років тому +2

    Ok, can't wait for this DVD to come out

  • @pawelsz4825
    @pawelsz4825 5 років тому +1

    Thanks a lot. Very high quality.

  • @JerelMcCollum
    @JerelMcCollum Рік тому

    Great explanation!

  • @lowlowseesee
    @lowlowseesee 3 роки тому

    i land these as a white belt on blue and white belts frequently so i almost didnt watch this. so glad i got passed my dumbness and watched. holy shit incredible

  • @andrewkim6037
    @andrewkim6037 6 років тому +4

    Granted, I’m a newbie, but this video blew my mind. Thank you!

  • @guscunnilin
    @guscunnilin 3 роки тому

    John is the man

  • @edrodrigo4035
    @edrodrigo4035 6 років тому +1

    Great explanation. Thanks.

  • @tle398
    @tle398 6 років тому

    Excellent detail. This channel is amazing.

  • @ame70068
    @ame70068 6 років тому

    John details are insane.

  • @bexmx
    @bexmx 2 роки тому

    BJJ gold technique! JD is the goat! 🐐

  • @mig-lroc2190
    @mig-lroc2190 5 років тому

    This man is a magician... 🙌

  • @damirnikic2560
    @damirnikic2560 6 років тому

    Hi man, top and No1 ..many tks and big rgds from Serbia !👍👍

  • @igorthebrave5921
    @igorthebrave5921 4 роки тому +2

    In my humble opinion, the best execution in real combate of a similar kimura, technique execution explained by mastet John Danahet in the video above. Was implied by The Last Emperor, Feodor Emelianenko in the fight against Kevin Rondelman. Is worth checking out.

  • @angelorusso9345
    @angelorusso9345 4 роки тому

    thank you for the video

  • @uipize
    @uipize 6 років тому +90

    danaher has the talent, just like the gracies to talk around a subject for ages, the only diffrent is, he talks slower and like he explain a airplain engine

    • @panicjiu-jitsu5834
      @panicjiu-jitsu5834 6 років тому +28

      @@nocapcryptoo comp means not as much when it comes to coaching. People confuse skill with knowledge. One can be transmitted the other earned. John is hands down the top grappling coach in modern times. Name one who is sought after more than he? Ill wait...you cant...just because someone executes something well does not mean they can teach it well.... that is fact in any sport

    • @michaelbishop9157
      @michaelbishop9157 6 років тому +6

      donnie ward I agree to an extent - no-one has been better at articulating technique and mechanics better than JD. All this invisible Jiu-Jitsu bollocks was just people who didn’t have the ability to articulate it

    • @uipize
      @uipize 6 років тому +2

      @@panicjiu-jitsu5834 i agree, you dont need comps, but i dont see john as the best coach. he has a wierd way of explaining stuff, with overcomplex sentences. he dont use more physic/biology in his stuff than some other good coaches. i think its his ability to break down stuff to zero what makes him great, but to be on the top he needs to explain it easy, not make it sound more complex than it is, but thats how he sales himself i guess

    • @panicjiu-jitsu5834
      @panicjiu-jitsu5834 6 років тому +1

      @@nocapcryptoo not a fail...you named great grapplers and great coaches BUT not as sought after as him all around. Money alone wins this arguement. Lol ask bernard whos videis sale the most and fastest. Its not even close. I love all those guys also. But John is a more sought after coach...just because YOU dont think so doesnt make it true. Numbers prove it.

    • @dave-oh3549
      @dave-oh3549 6 років тому +3

      students of Jiu jitsu You know John has some serious physical limitations in his hips and legs that prevent him from competing. John might not have competed, but that doesn't diminish at all his ability to teach. Look at the students he has produced and how they have dominated the sub only scene. The guys you mentioned are great BJJ athletes and most of them have produced decent Dvds, but the anticipation and sales of their respective DVDs pale in comparison to John's; and John's DVDs have only recently been released.

  • @salvadorrosas3401
    @salvadorrosas3401 6 років тому

    This dude is a fucking mad scientist. Glad his work trickles down to my Renzo school!

  • @wanderson1978
    @wanderson1978 4 роки тому

    Awesome instructor, he reminds me of professor Xavier.

  • @TruthSubjective
    @TruthSubjective 4 роки тому

    Thank You

  • @theaouch4749
    @theaouch4749 3 роки тому

    I need to go train under this instructor.

  • @ハリmakigawa
    @ハリmakigawa 6 років тому

    my idol JD is so good at conceptions managing and selling...

  • @nathanryan7422
    @nathanryan7422 6 років тому

    John Danaher is a G.

  • @sharkparty1027
    @sharkparty1027 2 роки тому

    That is DANGEROUS breaking power. No joke.

  • @MoneyOverFame
    @MoneyOverFame 5 років тому

    Great video. John is a stud !

  • @gundropmusic
    @gundropmusic Рік тому

    classic Danaher intimidating ending -- I've seen elbows completely ripped out of sockets from this

  • @rma1563
    @rma1563 3 роки тому +1

    I kept thinking about Khabib's kimura against michael johnson the whole time!

  • @MTBJJ2001
    @MTBJJ2001 2 роки тому +3

    Tried this during my mma class last night during our grappling I knew gwhat I was doing in my head but my body just wasn’t ready, I didn’t have my hands in the right place. Like I saw the opening and took it but I was thinking to much, so here I am😂

  • @dmustakasjr
    @dmustakasjr 6 років тому

    So systematic. Step by step by step. #Professor

  • @timothybarnard4068
    @timothybarnard4068 6 років тому +8

    I feel like I understand this position for the first time

  • @donshred754
    @donshred754 5 років тому +1

    Thank you 🙏 this helps a lot

  • @stevenrichmond3834
    @stevenrichmond3834 6 років тому +1

    Thank you🙏🏻

  • @liamfoo09
    @liamfoo09 5 років тому

    Peak bernardo’s face when he’s demonstrating, he’s in extreme pain

  • @tjsylla
    @tjsylla 3 роки тому

    So detailed...🤯

  • @pinkysidealmond2854
    @pinkysidealmond2854 5 років тому

    Subbed because of John