kimura
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 6
Definition of kimura
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.
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noun
- An armlock where the implementer isolates the opponent's arm and torques the shoulder in order to cause pain or injury.
name
- A surname from Japanese.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Named after Masahiko Kimura, who used it to defeat Hélio Gracie in a famous fight in 1951.
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