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...goal in judo is similar to that in wrestling: outpoint your opponent by outmaneuvering him, or flatten him on the mat for a pin, or ippon. There are a couple of neat options too, such as squeezing the other guy's neck in a choke hold or an armlock until he says uncle. World Wrestling Federation fans, you'll like this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Hope He Chokes | 8/30/2000 | See Source »

...goal in judo is similar to that in wrestling: outpoint your opponent by outmaneuvering him, or flatten him on the mat for a pin, or ippon. There are a couple of neat options too, such as squeezing the other guy's neck in a choke hold or an armlock until he says uncle. World Wrestling Federation fans, you'll like this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Hope He Chokes | 8/21/2000 | See Source »

...sounds of scuffling emerged, one photographer pointed his camera through the window at a horrific scene: one of the men was holding Nagano in an armlock while the other brandished a bloody bayonet. Moments later the men emerged from the room covered with blood, and announced: "We stabbed him." Nagano lay dead from 13 wounds. Then the two killers, whose motive is still being investigated, calmly awaited the arrival of the police...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeing No Evil | 7/1/1985 | See Source »

...their way to winning big in freestyle wrestling, the U.S. athletes grappled as much with controversy as they did with rival matmen. The 180-lb. contender Mark Schultz lost an early match because he used an illegal armlock that broke a Turkish opponent's elbow. Capping it all, a letter from a top U.S. wrestling official was sent to Coach Dan Gable asking him to resign once the Olympics are over. Reason: Gable, a gold medalist in the 1972 Games, had taken sides with one of two wrestlers in a court dispute over which athlete had legally made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: A SPRAY OF OTHER EVENTS | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

When he responded that he only wanted to talk to the people inside, he said, the police officer grasped him in an armlock and put him in a paddy wagon. Koblitz was kept in jail for two hours after his arrest and for three hours after his trial. He was then released from the Charles St. jail...

Author: By Richard E. Hyland, | Title: Leafleters Arrested At Morgan Memorial Strike | 7/29/1969 | See Source »

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