Must-See: Shinya Aoki Highlight Reel
Check out this sick HL video for our #3-ranked lightweight, which shows the "Tobikan Judan" pretzelizing motherfuckers with his otherworldly submission grappling. Action starts at the 1:55 mark; pay attention to the "Aokiplata" at 2:24, the kamikaze armbar at 4:04, and the yank-your-arm-out-of-its-socket submission at 5:06. Ouch. Aoki is back in action on July 21st, when he takes on Caol Uno (and possibly the winner of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Eddie Alvarez) in the finals of DREAM's lightweight GP.
(Props: MMA Madness)
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Matt Herpes Says:
The audible click during that "yank-your-arm-out-of-its-socket submission" is horrible...Aoki's the shit though.
Polish Says:
Aoki is a bad ass mother fucker. Period.
Eveboy420 Says:
As Busta Rhymes once said. "Son duke is sic!"
yo Says:
they called him baka survivor in the beginning because its the song he always uses in his entrances. catchy shit
TD Says:
Wow. Seeing him jump to guard like that I can see why his fights with Shigetoshi Iwase and George Sotiropoulos ended like they did. And considering the first JZ fight Ithink I smell a pattern
Old, Bald and Irish Says:
That flying armbar he does is my jiu jitsu teachers favorite move. I've gotten good at defending it, but once your in it, you're pretty much screwed.
Aoki has some awesome flexibility. Kick ass highlight reel.
Thanks for posting!
perkedel Says:
Any Aoki-related article should be accompanied with Baka Survivor video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6swQ_2vQDI
shitwhistle Says:
Best. Gay. Foreplay. Ever.
Seriously though, to me, this kind of submission game is just as, if not more exciting to watch as big KO punches. This is why MMA is what it is. Awesome. This guy would tear through a ton of upper echelon UFC guys.
No one cares, Old, Bald and Irish Says:
Old, Bald and Irish, no one cares what your jui jitsu teachers favorite move is or if you have gotten good at defending it. And no shit once your pretty much screwed, it is a submission.
No one cares, No one cares, Old Bald and Irish Says:
OMG DUDE YOU GOT HIM SO GOOD. HE WILL PROBABLY LIKE NEVER POST AGAIN EVER
MAN I HOPE YOU DONT GET ME LIKE THAT.