Japanese guard from 1904

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  1. SBJ

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    Next time I pull guard, I'm going to try this on my training partner.. lol [​IMG]

     
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  2. notafighter86

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    Nice guard work! and people think the flashy stuff is a modern invention.
     
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  3. LogicalError

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    That took a lot of work and skill. I wonder how many children died in the making of this.
     
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  4. Jason AG

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    ahah nice moves, that's some cirque de soleil shit
     
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  5. kuristus

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    Awesome. Interesting that he uses a ball under his hips. Must make it easier to lift. Or maybe just shock absorption? Hmmm...
     
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  6. peytonlucy

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    Hickson could do that with one leg tied behind his back.
     
    peytonlucy, Dec 26, 2012
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  7. Shemhazai

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    Top guy is immune to tomoe nage.
     
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  8. DesertStomper**

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    Meh, let me see them do this in comp against high level competition and then I'll be impressed.
     
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  9. Sir Galahad

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    Amazing stuff.
     
    Sir Galahad, Dec 26, 2012
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  10. tk99

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    Wow
     
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  11. Alex88

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    fake.....
     
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  12. Petoria

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    So this is the Japanese ball-guard that I've heard so much about.
     
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  13. Daniel Tapia

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    at first I was like (o_o) and then I was like (O_O)
     
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  14. LucaTheDamaja

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    Haha, gave me a good laugh, thanks for posting.
     
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    Dangit. I was hoping this was serious. I was all at the ready for full on sarcasm: "You mean the Gracies exaggerated their role in Jiu Jitsu? Noooooo!"
     
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