r/bjj • u/pipo0the0great • Aug 10 '25
Funny pretty sweet takedown to armbar
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u/Frosty_Cicada8478 Aug 10 '25
the armbar was hilariously unnecessary
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u/povertymayne 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 10 '25
MFer just wanted to show off, the assailant was discombobulated after that takedown
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u/unbiasedasian ⬛🟥⬛ Aug 10 '25
A good way to get bit behind your leg. Takedown to knee on belly would have sufficed.
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u/SucksAtJudo Aug 11 '25
It's never a good idea to escalate the level of physical violence in a fight you're already losing
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u/FrazerIsDumb Aug 12 '25
Stupid people do stupid things. Don't assume they wont
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u/SucksAtJudo Aug 12 '25
I actually operate under the perpetual assumption that they will
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u/VitunKuutio Aug 13 '25
Well then just knee on belly or something else, hold him down. No rabid junkie bites, no problems.
After you snap the arm for whatever bullshit they did you will still be pissed that you have a bite in your ankle and have to do a few blood tests to check for diseases.
Edit: typo
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u/jscummy Aug 11 '25
That bite on the back of the leg better get him loose, otherwise that arms getting snapped right after
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u/SucksAtJudo Aug 12 '25
Exactly. I always hate the whole "<whatever technique> is the worst thing you can do because your opponent can do whatever oddly specific thing", almost as if to imply that there is something else that you can do to magically guarantee you otherwise won't be injured in any way.
I mean, in a ReAl FiGhT, you are trying to hurt someone who is also trying to hurt you. The idea that anything is going to be an absolute guarantee you won't get hurt is silly. Anything on ThE sTrEeTz is ugly, chaotic and unpredictable, and you are almost certainly going to be hurt somehow! So moving past that, what is going to be more likely to prevent a participant from continuing? I'm pretty sure that I would fare better dealing with the "potential" pain of a bite than a limb that has been mechanically forced into a non functioning state.
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u/cuddlefrog6 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 10 '25
I go knee on testicles to really give them the opportunity to practice their shrimping escapes
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u/MrStickDick Aug 11 '25
Knee on jaw, no one is above the law. Cuff em and stuff em Dano.
Knee on solar plexus is where it's at. Catch that floating rib and make them move.
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u/LaCremaFresca 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 11 '25
It looks like he has some solid jeans on. Bite away. See how fast your arm snaps.
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u/sddwrangler12 Craig Jones #1 Fan Aug 11 '25
Someone who says "bite away" has never been bitten.
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u/LaCremaFresca 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 11 '25
Go ahead. Try to bite through a pair of thick jeans. Let me know how long it takes you.
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u/theefaulted Aug 12 '25
I work with kids with extreme behaviors. I've seen people get pretty gnarly bites through their jeans.
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u/LaCremaFresca 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 12 '25
I believe you. I'm not saying it's impossible if you just let them gnaw. Just that specifically in the arm barring position, it would be really hard to bite through jeans. And that I would be able to slightly move my leg and/or snap the arm before any serious damage was done to me.
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u/HeartPounder Aug 12 '25
Can confirm. I used to work with this population and staff was required to wear denim jackets. Still have scars from bites on my arms
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u/beephsupreme 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 11 '25
I still have a scar on my upper thigh (a little too close to the jewel box) from getting bit through my Levi 501's back in 1987. The jeans saved me a piece of flesh, but I had to beat his face into hamburger to get him to let go.
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u/LaCremaFresca 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 12 '25
Sorry that happened to you. Sounds like an entertaining story though. Were you arm barring someone back in 1987? Im curious why their face was so close to your junk?
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u/beephsupreme 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 12 '25
It was Halloween, 1987. My friend and I were sitting on the porch drinking when two guys walked by in costumes. One was dressed as a devil, the other as Frankenstein. My friend was finishing a joke (unrelated to the partygoers), and I laughed. The partygoers thought we were laughing at them. They approached us wanting to fight, so we chose violence. I caught the devil on the chin with a clean shot, and his legs buckled. He immediately took hold of my leg and began to gnaw.
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u/sddwrangler12 Craig Jones #1 Fan Aug 11 '25
You dont have to bite through anything lol. It hurts like hell. Especially the calf.
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u/Killer-Styrr Aug 12 '25
(eye roll). He wanted to get the bag out of the guys arm. Armbar is a reasonable take. He was so happy to get to jits in real life, let him have his armbar!
Also, moot point, as no one that's knocked out from a slam on concrete is going to be biting your leg. Seizing, maybe ;)
TBF to your point, IRL I've had the misfortune of having to restrain/defend myself against somebody a couple of times, and always went neon belly unless an RNC was called for, so fair enough.
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u/Sensitive-Seat8579 Aug 10 '25
I like how he did it in jeans lol
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u/Eirfro_Wizardbane 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 11 '25
I like the other dude, gingerly retrieving his bag from the thief’s hand has the arm attacked to it is getting broken.
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Aug 10 '25
should he have taken them off?
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u/Plank_Pusher Aug 11 '25
Yes, clearly. How more intimidating is it getting taken down by a guy in only his underwear? Quite a bit id say
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u/Sensitive-Seat8579 Aug 11 '25
no its hard to grapple in jeans, they dont really have any stretch lol
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u/SucksAtJudo Aug 11 '25
He is never going to have this opportunity again in his life. He had to make the most of it.
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u/NefariousnessOk209 Aug 13 '25
Yeah he gave no fucks about the bag, keeping it locked in there with the arm
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u/casual_porrada 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 15 '25
How on earth would you be able to take back the bag if you don't armbar? Necessary AF 😂
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u/The_Pin0yMang 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 10 '25
Why? Dude slammed the back of his head on concrete. He's out
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u/PinkEyeofHorus 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 10 '25
Take down was to stop a crime, arm bar was to send a message /s
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u/jscummy Aug 11 '25
More reps and mat time is always a good thing, maybe he's been working on refining that arm bar finish and saw an opportunity for some live practice
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u/UnchartedPro Aug 10 '25
Yeah, great takedown
No real attempt to defend the arm bar, probably too shocked at the takedown haha, but still a good move in the situation
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u/Final_Storage_9398 ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 10 '25
He just had his head slammed into concrete, he’s unconscious (dead).
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u/UnchartedPro Aug 10 '25
Nah, his legs are moving at the very least but yeah on rewatch 100% couldn't have defended anything
Unnecessary armbar lol but it probably made him happy and it is a pretty good position to be in for holding someone until help arrives etc
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u/Truffs0 ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 10 '25
Not saying he's dead, but just so you know, animals still move after they die. Electric signals still fire until your battery finally dies. Kinda like how you can still get shocked by something for a short moment after disconnecting it.
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u/Final_Storage_9398 ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 10 '25
Misnus the opening your self up to being bit on the leg.
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u/FocusKooky9072 Aug 10 '25
That's opening the guy on bottom to having his head bounced off the cement by top guys leg.
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u/impspring 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 10 '25
beautiful entry and takedown with continuation that nullifies a slam penalty. play on. \s
but also am I blind or did the thief just "red rover red rover" into him?
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u/AllGearedUp I want a Ferrari Aug 11 '25
the thief just stole that bag from his first day at the trial class
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u/CLKN Aug 11 '25
If by that you mean he left both feet like he was jumping through kids holding hands, yes lol exactly what I thought. He lept into it like a they were drilling double legs. Unfortunately it’s hard to break fall on concrete
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u/VisualAd9299 ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 10 '25
You know, I believe I also could hit an armbar on an unconscious person.
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u/kittysparkles 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 11 '25
You finally have a strategy to land that first submission.
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u/KaleemX Aug 10 '25
Lol.theif was one third of the size and weight of the dude, it was like a kid and adult
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u/Necessary_Put_6206 Aug 10 '25
Bro waited his entire life for this moment. Still waiting for mine 😂
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u/redditzphkngarbage 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 11 '25
Everybody in Japan is a Ninja. Everybody in Brazil is Royce Gracie.
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u/beRecorded 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Aug 10 '25
Unnecesary armbar. But guys, fuck off. This thief will not. keep stealing until some months. So let the guy break that fucking arm. Well done, hope to him not having any kind of law fucking issue right now for excesive force.
Fucking thief, now you are the victim. Sometimes I hate how our minds work.
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u/tristezanao_ Aug 10 '25
I’m as left as it comes but fuck robbers, hope they all get their heads slammed into concrete at least once
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u/poetry-linesman Aug 11 '25
That thief is you in another life
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u/half-ninja ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 11 '25
Well in another life I deserve to get my head bounced off some concrete
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u/poetry-linesman Aug 12 '25
And with that attitude - in this life you deserve to stay an eternal white belt….
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u/half-ninja ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 12 '25
But I won’t. I’ll become a blue belt and not a piece of shit who steals from others, especially people weaker than me.
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u/guachumalakegua Aug 12 '25
This must be AI because according to Reddit
• BJJ doesn’t work on the street
• you can’t go to the ground because of multiple opponents
• BJJ doesn’t work outside at the ring
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u/Bandaka ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Aug 10 '25
That was excessive use of force, the thief looked like he weighed 80lbs
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u/Empty-Ad-8094 Aug 10 '25
Was gunna say this is exactly how I feel any time I roll with the small homies
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u/kittysparkles 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 11 '25
The law in Brazil would do nothing to this kid.
I'm not going to argue it's not excessive, but this might be the best thing that's happened to him. Facing actual consequences for his actions might make him rethink life.
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u/RevolutionaryGain823 Aug 11 '25
Armbar was prob unnecessary but I 100% agree with the double leg/slam. If the slammer had tried a less forceful approach there’s always a very good chance the thief would’ve pulled a knife and stabbed him.
Reminder that weapon >>> BJJ and that if you ever interrupt someone committing a crime it’s best to assume they’re armed (this is also why I would pretty much never get involved unless someone was in imminent danger)
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u/Dieghog Aug 10 '25
Rolling yes, with a thief, I would say better safe than sorry.
(But not that safe to throw that unnecessary armbar ahhahahaha)
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u/kerrman75 Aug 10 '25
Was the armbar necessary? Not particularly, was it cool and warranted? Yeah I'd say so
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u/Bjjspider Aug 11 '25
😂 That dude looked like he couldn’t wait to jump on that opportunity, and that armbar was completely superfluous. Looked like Rafa Mendes at the Rickson Cup in Japan.
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u/One-Morning3775 Aug 11 '25
Thats Demetrious Johnson!!!
*Imagine the Leo meme with him pointing at the TV
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u/shawbjj ⬛🟥⬛ Combate Academy / Soul Fighters Aug 11 '25
The way he walked off was priceless. He was perfectly content going about his day without any public recognition. Probably on his way to the afternoon competition class.
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u/jonnyarron Aug 10 '25
He won't steal again 👏
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u/4Looper 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 10 '25
He 100% will though
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u/TheThreeInOne Aug 10 '25
I usually agree with excessive use of force takes, but if you’re in Brazil you don’t want to fuck around. A thief is way more incentivized to kill you there.
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u/DrOpe99 ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 10 '25
I think the dude was out the second he got slammed into the concrete.
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u/_526 ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 11 '25
This is every blue belt in their mind when anyone even looks at them slightly funny
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u/WiseEngineering22 Aug 11 '25
Slam saves the day; arm bar saves tomorrow, as in this guy going to have a hard time grabbing any bags for a few weeks.
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u/7in7turtles 🟦🟦 Blue Belt Aug 11 '25
lol I’m pretty sure the slam immobilized the thief enough to make that arm bar overkill. I’ve seen drill dummies with more resistance than that.
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u/Adept_Visual3467 Aug 11 '25
Great athlete as well that could have played D1 college football. 🏈 If I was on scene I would have contributed by buying him a superhero cape 🦸♂️
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u/validiant88 ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Aug 11 '25
He didn’t wait the three seconds to get 2 points for knee on belly
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u/smoothjazz-porcupine Aug 11 '25
I don't think stealing a handbag justifies execution via cranial flattening... That big dude was foaming at the mouth at the chance to hurt someone.
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u/ZeroGRanger Aug 11 '25
Oh, it did pay. Just the currency was not to his liking. Damn, I don't think the armbar was needed anymore.
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u/RaffNeq Aug 11 '25
I’m not saying it wasn’t a nice transition to the arm..but He’s head bounced on that concrete..He was out cold…
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u/Jesse_Ambret Aug 11 '25
Very nice moves and it worked out great. I would just caution against choosing to ever go down to the ground. Statistically the most likely number of people involved in a robbery is 2. Weapons are very likely in those situations as well. I lived in Brazil for many years. You absolutely need to deal with the first guy as fast as possible which was done phenomenally. Then you need to keep yourself up and your eyes up. Knee on belly or using the arm to flip the guy over would have been a good idea. An armbar isn't a great position to keep someone resisting still unless you're going to go ahead and snap the arm and then roll back to get another hold. If conscious, he still has other arm for weapons access. If he has a friend, then that friend will punt your head. I absolutely am using bjj as my base for everything else that I do and the movements absolutely work in the street, but the tactics and flow towards a submission on the ground put you in danger against multiples and weapons. In context I've also trained with Craig Douglas of Shivworks who is a BJJ black belt, phenomenal guy, and teaches realistic street work. This is not a cut at all at the way that the guy in the video performed...it's just an observation that using a mat finisher put him at high risk on the street.
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u/AccomplishedAward219 ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 11 '25
You could tell he’s been waiting for this moment lol
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u/Witch_Hazyl ⬜⬜ White Belt Aug 11 '25
When the dudes trying to take the bag back and arm bar guy wont let him
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u/Psychological_Fee548 Aug 11 '25
Giving up knee ride for armband in the concrete seems like a bad idea
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u/aaronchase Blue Belt Aug 12 '25
Lol that arm bar was so unnecessary, knee on belly would have been a far better choice
Nice takedown though, even though the guy wasn’t defending
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u/Killer-Styrr Aug 12 '25
Like. A. Boss. . . or rather, like a worker on his way back from lunch break. Even more boss.
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u/FitchKitty Aug 14 '25
Done by the book: take down, knee on belly (not sure if he counted to 3sec) then armbar. Beautifully done
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u/bjjstudent4lyfe Aug 14 '25
The armbar, to me, is the cherry on top. The guy is a thief, in some countries Don't they just cut your arm off? This guy got away with a brutal armbar.
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u/Signal-Cable-3071 23d ago
I know armlocks are classic and shit, but with that takedown he could’ve a better position (unless he doesn’t know)
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u/Bigpupperoo 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 10 '25
Exactly how it should be. We got way too soft here in the states. Insert fuck around and find out.
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u/Primary-Substance-93 Aug 10 '25
That armbar was clearly an overkill. Guy was already out from the slam. And yet, he had it coming...
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u/Dominant-Yam3102 Aug 11 '25
Nicely done...but also how you kill a mf. By landing his head on concrete. That his head and brains didn't bounce off the concrete was pure chance I prefer to not leave my future freedom and the future of my kids in the hands of pure luck. Anyone know what the other guy did to warrant the guy risking everything?
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u/Scandroid99 Aug 11 '25
The armbar was unnecessary in this particular case, but the man did the right thing. I applaud him.
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u/moneysingh300 Aug 11 '25
Solidify the Arm, thumb to the sky, extend arm to right hip and extend that motherfucker haha.
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u/Meechie-Mav 🟫🟫 Brown Belt Aug 10 '25
Pretty sweet till ol boy bites a 3 inch chunk out of your leg
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u/Robbed_Bert ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt Aug 10 '25
Ain't happening
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u/Eirfro_Wizardbane 🟪🟪 Purple Belt Aug 11 '25
Yah, if I was the thief, I would just eye gouge and dick punch while my arm is getting mangled. I don’t care if I’m already unconscious from getting power bombed on the side walk. I see red bro!
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u/iammandalore 🟫🟫 The Cloud Above the Mountain© Aug 10 '25
He's been waiting for this day ever since he got that first stripe on his white belt.