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Saturday, September 21, 2019
Ukigoshi compilation
Ukigoshi is really hard to find competition videos of. This film contains a few seconds of instruction and 2-3 examples drawn from competition. the slo-mo of the girls throwing it really highlights the beauty of this technique.
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