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This is a set of clips recently uncovered in our archives. They were recorded many years ago on a Flip video camera, with an original resolution of 640 × 480 pixels. While the image quality doesn’t compare to what modern phones can capture, back then, this was state-of-the-art consumer video. Other alternatives were prohibitively expensive.

We believe these clips have value as a record of our history and evolution—preserving both what we were working toward and how we approached it—and merit preservation for that reason.

This particular collection focuses on front-grabs. Additional collections covering other scenarios are being pulled from early hard drives and are planned for future release.

For context, all clips were entirely improvised and captured as they happened, with no editing, staging, or re-shoots.

Grabs From the Front

Below are quick-reference points on the topics presented:

Wrist Grab (striking release)   00:03
Wrist Grab (breaking release)   04:06
Grab to Sleeve at Wrist     08:08
Wrist Grab (throw release)    09:13
Grab to Sleeve at Elbow     11:47
Grab to Side of Ribs     14:52
Prayer Hand        16:51
Front Shoulder Grab #1     17:15
Front Shoulder Grab #2     18:51
Chest Grab #1       19:28
Chest Grab #2       20:46
Waist Grab        21:55
Inverted Waist Grab      24:10
Hair Grabs        24:38
Chest Grabs (two hands grabbing) 25:55
Frontal Choke (two hands)    28:02
Front Head Lock       29:40
Hip Throw Defense      31:18
Shoulder Throw Defenses     32:27
Two Hands Grabbed from Front   33:49
Two Hands Grab at Rear     38:01