[georgejjr]

Originally Posted by BJH

That's weird! I thought it was ok to do kimura from the guard.

It is, at least in higher level judo tournaments. Local refs however call strange things sometimes ...

[SmashiusClay]

I've never had any compaints about using kimura from guard and have used it in comps, I would say that you need to be careful with pushing the arm up behind the back, as they may then decide its "become" a shoulder lock.

[Cojofl]

Shoulder locks are technically illegal

*winks*

[azjudoboxer]

Just about anything in Judo comp comes down to the ref. Some follow a literal interpretation of the RulesBook, some dont