Japanese punk had quite different origins to the UK scene, emerging organically out of the 1970s avant-garde, underground rock scene rather than in violent reaction against mainstream excesses. Thus, by the time Friction formed in 1978, founding members Reck and Chico-Hige had already been making...
With no support from the legs in those thrusts, Tamanoshima was able to withstand the windmill and waited patiently for a window of opportunity, which eventually came. Peter quickly swiped downwards at Iwaki's arms, causing him to lean forward and hug him into a shallow moro-zashi, but ...