The principles of the Kimura are the same as with any other arm or leg lock...
For a Squirrel lock you are using your legs to entangle, control, and finish the shoulder lock instead of your arms.
- Omoplata - Tarikoplata - Barataplata...
The success of the Squirrel lock, and its unfair exclusion from the same high rollers table as the Omoplata, Tarikoplata, and Barataplata is due to mindset...