Two Sides Of The Same Coin: Kimura Kings
One position. Two world-class interpretations. A complete system you can make your own.
In this masterclass, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Xande Ribeiro take the Kimura far beyond the standard finish. They use it to create dilemmas, open powerful transitions, and force reactions that lead to dominant submissions from the top game. As they teach, they compare and challenge each other’s setups, revealing why their approaches work at the highest level – and when to choose one over the other.
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What if a single submission could shape your top game?
Chances are that, currently, the Kimura is a move you go for on when the chance appears.
You see an opening and try it.
Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't.
If it doesn't, you just move on.
But through the eyes of two legends, that same submission will stop being "a move" – and become a framework that will help you control, threaten, and direct the entire match.
In this course, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Xande Ribeiro show how the Kimura can drive your attacks, force predictable reactions, and open a path straight into dominant positions and submissions.
You’ll learn how to:
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Create dilemmas that make your opponent choose how they’ll lose
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Turn defenses into new threats, like transitions and triangle chokes
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Use pressure, timing, and leverage to get the tap against tough opponents
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Utilise the Kimura as your #1 top game option
This isn’t just a submission tutorial.
It’s a system you can build your top game around & keep refining for years to come.
Why your Kimura doesn't work (yet)...
Insufficient positional control
Most practitioners grab the Kimura and immediately go for the finish. But without controlling posture, hips, and reactions, you’re setting yourself up for failure. Proper finishes start with proper control – the submission comes after you’ve dictated the position.
No strategy behind the setup & finish
Knowing a few Kimura variations doesn’t make your attacks better. You need to understand how the Kimura creates dilemmas: how it drives movement into transitions, exposes the neck, or sets up other submissions like triangle chokes. Without that framework, you’re always hoping it works instead of knowing why it will.
No system, relying on chance
For most practitioners, an opportunity for the Kimura only shows up when their opponent makes a mistake. But when used as a system, it doesn’t rely on luck – it creates the mistake. This is because a good Kimura lock system doesn’t wait for openings. It forces them, and makes your opponent feel threatened from the very first grip.
Meet your instructors: Rafael Lovato Jr. & Xande Ribeiro
If there’s one submission that has followed us through every stage of our careers, from white belt all the way to world titles, it’s the Kimura. We’ve finished more opponents with it than most athletes will ever face in their careers.
This course brings those decades of work together – as a study of how two different minds use the same submission to make opponents feel trapped, predictable, and out of options.
We don’t apply the Kimura the same way.
One of us prefers setting it up from top side control.
The other loves setups from top half guard.
By seeing both, you’ll learn how to shape the Kimura into something that fits your own style.
We’re here to share a submission system that’s served us for decades – and will keep serving you for yours.
Let’s get to work.
Two Sides Of The Same Coin:
The Kimura Kings
Two styles, one goal
...See how Rafael and Xande use the same submission with different styles – one preferring to use it from top side control and the other from top half guard. Learning both approaches gives you the knowledge required to turn the Kimura into your #1 submission technique from top.
Complete top game weapon:
Across nearly four hours of content, you’ll study how the Kimura leads to transitions like mount, arm-neck dilemmas, triangles, back exposure, and more. You won’t just "go for the submission" – you’ll build an entire strategy that forces your opponent into losing choices long before the finish.
Concepts for long-term progress:
Rafael and Xande don't just show their techniques, setups, and details for the Kimura, but they also explain how to think with this submission system in your hands. You’ll learn concepts and decision-making you can keep evolving for years, giving you a submission system that stays effective as your game improves.
What's included:
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- Introduction
- Kimura from top side control
- Kimura from top side control: additional details
- The mount-arm dilemma
- Top side control defense followup
- Top side control traditional underhook setup
- Dealing with the hand-on-the-hip defense
- The arm-neck dilemma attacks
- Transitioning to the triangle choke
- Top half guard option(s)
- The step out option
- Jacare's technique
- Outro
- + Quizzes to test your knowledge!
4 hours of elite Kimura knowledge – turn one submission into a complete top-game system for life!
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Two Sides of the Same Coin:
The Kimura Kings
$99 USD
Launch sale – Regular price $197 – Ends December 8
LAUNCH SALE(Regular price $197. Offer ends Dec 8.)$0.27 per day for a superb top game submission system
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: Kimura Kings is your roadmap for turning one submission into a complete top-game strategy – taught by two elite athletes who have used it to win world titles and dominate high-level competition.
Across nearly 4 hours of instruction, Rafael Lovato Jr. and Xande Ribeiro will show you the controls, traps, reactions, and finishing mechanics that make the Kimura one of the most reliable weapons in Jiu-Jitsu, no matter your size, age, or athletic ability.
For only $99 – that’s about $0.27 per day if spread across a year – you’re not just buying a course.
You’re investing in a system that keeps improving with you as your game evolves.
✅ One-time payment. Lifetime access.
✅ No additional costs — ever.
✅ Free access to any future updates.
If you want a submission you can build your entire top game around – something that creates pressure, forces decisions, and finishes against any opponent…
Then this course is for you.
