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It’s time for a look at the weird, wild, wacky side of martial arts. First is the above clip of a XARM (Xtreme Arm Wrestling) match, where two competitors have their hands taped together, then proceed to beat each other senseless. I think the goal is still to pin your opponent’s arm on the table, but as you’ll see, that’s not quite how it plays out. The saddest part is that one of the dudes behind this spectacle is Art Davie, one of the co-creators of the UFC. Christ, even Bob Meyrowitz laughs at this guy. I feel bad for those XARM’ers wrists. And their mothers, of course.
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Meet Craig and Paul Pumphrey, stars of G4′s upcoming series Human Wrecking Balls. Both are members of the International Karate and Kickboxing Hall of Fame, and both enjoy breaking shit with their bare hands. My favorite part of this promo clip is 0:36-0:39, where the dude just straight-up runs through a wall. I thought that only happened in Kool-Aid commercials. Oh yeah!
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Finally, here’s a video of a monkey doing push-ups, sit-ups, and breaking boards. You either want to see that or you don’t. But the tiny headgear that the monkey wears? OMFG PRESH.
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Dude, I was there at XARM, and although there are some kinks to be worked out – it was packed full of action and the guys came up with some awesome strategies. It’s all about not running away from your opponent – so, kinda like boxing only without the running away. I’m not sure what the future holds, but people called MMA stupid to begin with, too.