Glossary /// Alias
Russian tie kimura defence
Also known as Standing Kimura Escape — the canonical term used on this site.
Wrestling — the two-on-one the lock is built from
Russian tie kimura defence names the standing kimura by the wrestling grip it is built from, the two-on-one control that precedes the figure-four.
Etymology. The Russian tie is standard wrestling vocabulary for a two-on-one arm control. Naming the kimura after it points the defender at the right moment: the transition from two-on-one to figure-four requires a hand to release and reposition, and that is where the defence lives.
Mechanics. Watching for that release is the early answer, since the grip is only incomplete for an instant. It also frames the honest problem — beating the lock without addressing the two-on-one leaves the defender in the grip that produced it, so the tie itself is the durable fix.
Cross-reference. “Standing figure-four defence” is the descriptive name. Full escape coverage on Standing Kimura Escape.