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Keiko Wakabayshi, nicknamed the "Samurai Granny" effortlesssly neutralises an opponent.


Keiko Wakabayshi is currently training the soldiers of the Folgore brigade, at the Livorno barracks.


Miss Wakabayshi trained for many years and believes she can carry on defeating brawny soldiers for years to come.


Italy(23/06/2008)-- Martial arts expert Keiko Wakabayshi, nicknamed the "Samurai Granny", has been hired by the country's military to train recruits in hand-to-hand combat.

Miss Wakabayshi, who stands exactly 5ft tall, looks tiny compared to her charges who are mostly over 6ft.

But the pensioner is a trained master in an array of martial arts disciplines including jujitsu, jojitso, kenjitso, judo, kendo and karate.

She wipes the floor with soldiers of the Folgore brigade at their barracks in Livorno on a daily basis.

Miss Wakabayshi was born in Japan but now lives in Northern Italy.

She tells her students to look at her and believe that nothing is impossible.

After flooring an opponent she tells them: "Don't think it's unbelievable. The physique doesn't matter."

Sparring is regarded as the most effective method of teaching martial arts and senior Italian military officers hope the experience of being humiliated by Miss Wakabayshi will toughen up their soldiers.

Miss Wakabayshi trained for many years to achieve her level of expertise and believes she can carry on defeating brawny soldiers for years to come.

The term martial arts is synonymous with the Far East, but actually derives from Mars, the Roman god of war and literally means the "arts of war".

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rachelleishot

Wah!! Good self defense!!

raph

haa they rox!!

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...lets go back to basics

Weitat1988

wah who pick to rob this granny , sure gets a pounding lol

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HatakeKakashi

o.O waaaa

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tsingtaobeer

i think italy robbers use gun one.. lol

Colossus

Wow, Haha, the 2nd pic is down right hilarious...

The soldier is like curling up and i'd imagine him whining "enough enough!"

Haha, Don't bully the nanny...

-=[Zephyr]=-

the pics look so 'posed'....but granny power ftw! lol

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khellvinne

wahaha, who knws the granny can catch bullet? (joking)

ya lo, feel the soldier is...

wow~ so always see in movies those old old ppl (man normally in movie), can fight very steady than take care his own normal life (mayb his hand ald shaky when take a cup), is true lor!!!!
wahaha~ i think i wanna go some mount find see got any old master to learn anot ler..
cuz in this world, any unbelieveable thing also can happen today~

theBENDANs

ah ma is so power x]

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ahDeX

Never underestimate ah mahs nowadays, who knows some frail looking ah mah can send you flying

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kool

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Don't play play.

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xiaopillow-

cool. imagine your granny winning you over 'fights' o_o she calls the shots. hahah.

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J0k3r

wow..impressive~

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