Alias · Top Positions
Top kimura position
Also known as North-South — Top — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: colloquial — highlights primary submission
Informal — north-south as a kimura platform
Top kimura position is a colloquial name for the north-south position — naming it for the kimura the head-to-head pin is well placed to attack.
Etymology. “Top kimura” frames north-south by its strongest attack, a kimura on the trapped shoulder; “position” names the control. The label foregrounds the submission threat over the pin’s orientation.
Mechanics. From north-south the attacker loads the shoulder structurally: gripping the figure-four and rotating the arm winds the shoulder toward its structural limit, the north-south angle pinning the body so the joint, not the whole opponent, absorbs the loading. The structural load on the shoulder is what threatens the finish.
Cross-reference. “Reverse chest-to-chest pin” and “Head-to-foot position” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on North-South — Top.