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MMA combatives training a hit in military
Not too long ago, GI Joe, a real American soldier involved in life-or-death combat in Iraq, brought down his attacker with a mixed martial arts technique and captured him. It wasn't too long ago that his only choice would have been to shoot -- and kill -- him.
"Instead of using my weapon, I choked him out and we were able to capture and interrogate him," the soldier said.
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