Posted By Blake Hounshell Share

Below are some photos of Jordanian peacekeepers showing off their skills for Ban Ki-moon during the U.N. secretary-general's visit to the Ivory Coast.

Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

It looks impressive, doesn't it? Still, I have to wonder: When does the neck-choking body-slam move actually come in handy as a U.N. peacekeeper? When you're wrestling with civilians trying to cut in the rice line?

 
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