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Single-Knee Suspension

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Shannon Larratt

I believe the “official” name for this style of suspension is the unifalkner. Or maybe the solochuck. I can’t remember. Either way, thanks to MUTE-ONE and xLostHopex at Cut Throat Tattoo in Milwaukee, WI for these shots. Cutting down from one knee must not only put on a great show, but be a pretty good lat workout too.

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6 responses to “Single-Knee Suspension”

  1. La Negra Avatar
    La Negra

    im so curious about it

    🙂

  2. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar
    wish_I_were_a_dragon…

    that looks really uncomfortable! none the less still looks good 😛 I particularly like the centre picture 🙂

  3. Ausmoz Avatar
    Ausmoz

    The centre pic looks like the only one that may have started out as a single knee suspension.

  4. Shannon Larratt Avatar
    Shannon Larratt

    They are all cut-downs.

  5. Nena Avatar
    Nena

    Hehehe, the lighting in the third pic makes it look like the guy is wearing pantyhose(or stockings, or whatever). Dunno what it says about me that my thoughts on the matter was “pantyhose, while suspending from his knees? that sounds unhygienic.”, and not “pantyhose? but…that’s a guy, isn’t it?”……

  6. MUTE-ONE Avatar
    MUTE-ONE

    Yes it is a guy. No, he is not wearing panty hose. And they are all cut downs. The center pic is of me from a show we did last May in milwaukee.

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