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[GeneChing]

And despite this article's opening sentence, we congratulate violence all the time here. ;)



Sex Attacker Pounces On Female Kickboxer, Gets Put To Sleep (http://www.unilad.co.uk/articles/sex-attacker-ounches-on-woman-kickboxer/)
By : Alex Bentley | 19 May 2015 |

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It’s not often that we congratulate violence. But if the story involves a sex attacker trying to force himself onto a woman, then being knocked out by her, it’s difficult not to offer our congratulations.

Mark Willis, 39, tried to attack a woman in Cheltenham in the early hours, punching her a few times before pushing her over a wall. He then tried to pull down her shorts, before she quickly flipped the script.

Because it turned out that she is a kickboxer, that has also taken self defence classes.

First, she tried to break his arm with a move that she knows, then managed to lock him into a scissor grip and throttle him until he passed out.

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The woman told the jury what happened:


She told them that he got on top of her and told her: “Be quiet and do as I tell you and you won’t get hurt.”

I swore at him. I think I said something like ‘go f*** yourself.’ Then he hit me again in the face. He was grabbing at my clothing.

Then she told them about the arm lock:


The intention is to send the elbow in the wrong direction and cause extreme pain or a break. I was not able to do that.

I think he figured out what I was trying to do because he managed to wriggle free and he hit me again repeatedly in the face. I was stunned for a moment.

Again I could feel him grabbing between my legs and pulling at my clothes. My legs were still free so I lifted my left leg up onto his shoulder and around the back of his neck.

I crossed my right leg over and squeezed together as hard as I could. He seemed to struggle for air – which was the point! His head was locked down. He lifted his right hand and literally pounded as hard as he could on the side of my face.

I closed my eyes and held it for as long as I could hoping he would pass out in a few seconds. Then I felt his body go limp. I thought he had lost consciousness or run out of air.

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Willis’ DNA was found on her shorts, and she correctly picked him out of an ID parade.

Convicted of sexual assault, he will be sentenced soon.

[GeneChing]

Cesar Gracie's fb.


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Cesar Gracie (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1013301418702965&set=a.124956944204088.13469.100000693491708&type=1)

Dirtbag decides to sexually harass group of females. What he didn't know was that 2 of the women were MMA fighters currently in the UFC.

While going out to a club in San Francisco, a malcontent male decided to cop a feel of a female entering the club. The female turned to her friend, current UFC fighter, Leslie Smith and exclaimed, "that guy just grabbed my a$$".
Leslie approached the man and said, "hey you can't do that" at which point the larger male responded, "f@ck you I can do whatever I want"
Leslie retorted, no muthaf@cker you can't"

At this point the man became irate and spat on Leslie's face. He then proceeded to take a punch at what he thought would be an indefensible woman

Wrong

Leslie ducked the punch and shot in for a takedown. She quickly got to the mans back and applied a choke but decided he needed some elbow strikes and punches to learn a valuable lesson.

The man unable to fend off the better fighter, desperately grabbed at Leslie's hair and in vain resorted to fighting like a girl.

Approaching the melee was Leslie's friend and Meisha Tate training partner, UFC fighter Heather Clark.

Heather, without missing a beat, delivered a running soccer kick to the man's nether regions.

Leslie again achieved mount and delivered a series of elbows until the man, now having his face looking more like hamburger meat, yelled out that he was sorry and that he respected them.
At this point Leslie disengaged and allowed the man to get up and go. He left
having learned a valuable lesson and the women returned to the club.

[TaichiMantis]

Saweet! But dang! No video?:(

[Jimbo]

That is awesome. Taught the idiot a lesson.

However, I do feel that, rather than just going back into the club, that leaving probably would have been the better option for the women. Not because they're women, but because oftentimes, the loser in such fights will leave, go get a gun and wait outside for their conqueror(s) to come out later. Especially when they are totally humiliated. At least, that happens a lot in male-on-male fights in bars or clubs. Fortunately, that apparently wasn't the case here.

[GeneChing]

Great-grandad with black belt in martial art sends armed robber packing after bashing him with BASEBALL BAT as he tried to rob his jewellery shop (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3106381/Great-grandad-black-belt-martial-art-sends-armed-robber-packing-bashing-BASEBALL-BAT-tried-rob-jewellery-shop.html)

David Bruce was working alone in his jewellery shop when thief arrived
The man wore a latex mask and glasses and produced a gun at the till
Mr Bruce, 71, hit him three times with a baseball bat and chased him out
The great-grandfather said the man thought he would be 'an easy touch'

By Jennifer Smith for MailOnline
Published: 15:15 EST, 1 June 2015 | Updated: 08:41 EST, 2 June 2015

A great-granddad with a black belt in martial arts fought off a would-be robber with a baseball bat as he attempted to loot his shop.

David Bruce was working alone when the thug stormed his jewellery shop in Barnstaple, Devon, wearing sunglasses and a latex mask.

He held he 71-year-old at gunpoint, demanding that he empty the tills after slamming a bag on the shop counter.

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David Bruce chased off a would-be robber in his jewellery store after striking him with a baseball bat

Pretending to go to open the till, Mr Bruce produced a baseball bat from beneath it and smashed it onto the thief's hand, breaking his wrist.

Despite the gun being fired twice, the shop owner was able to wrestle with the thug before chasing him out of the shop. He is now being hunted by police in the area.

Describing the incident, Mr Bruce said he wasn't frightened because he has never yet lost a fight.

'He was quite scary looking, but I don't mind it as I like a fight and I've never had a problem in the shop, ever.

'I've never lost a confrontation yet and I sure wasn't going to let someone walk in my shop and walk off with stock.'

Mr Bruce, a father-of-two, has been a black belt in Kendo, a Japanese martial art, since he was 18 and, in the 1960s, trained Metropolitan Police officers in self-defence.

Speaking of his would-be attacker, he said he was confident he would not lose any scuffle because of his weak hand.

'He thought I was an easy touch I'm sure, and he wouldn't have thought he was going to get the reaction he did.

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The attacker produced a gun when he arrived at the store in the middle afternoon wearing a mask and glasses

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The robber quickly runs away after realising he has met his match

But Mr Bruce quickly came out on top, as CCTV images (above) show the man being chased out by the store-owner with a baseball bat

'I come from the school of hard knocks, if you know what I mean, and don't take kindly to having a gun waved around in my face.

'When you look at it afterwards it is scary and it shook me up a bit but I just took it on the chin. I don't think they will come back in here again.

'It didn't faze me at the time. I knew his hand wasn't as good as it was when he started.'

The wanted man is white, between 5ft 2ins in and 5 ft 7 ins tall and was wearing a sandy or khaki coloured trench coat and latex type full head mask which made him look bald.

Detective Inspector Praveen Naidoo of Devon and Cornwall Police said: 'We are particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have seen the man entering or leaving the town centre area or anyone with information as to his identity.

'He most likely left the scene with injuries to his right hand and head.'




See? There's something to our kung-fu-baseball-bats (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?62355-kung-fu-baseball-bats) thread. ;)

[GeneChing]

This is so cool that I'm also posting it in Tai-Chi-in-Street-Fights (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?38790-Tai-Chi-in-Street-Fights&p=1284524#post1284524).



Grandma busts Tai Chi move to catch thief (http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/06/12/grandma-busts-tai-chi-move-catch-thief)
By Coconuts Bangkok June 12, 2015 / 11:37 ICT

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A 70-year-old grandma revealed her secret identity as a superwoman with the power of Tai Chi when she caught a thief who stole money from a coffee shop in Chonburi.

Nipa Ratsopon was practicing Tai Chi at a park in front of Chonburi Provincial Court Wednesday when the coffee shop owner, Thanyaporn Sudsawat, 52, yelled out for help after a customer stole her purse.

Grandma Nipa promptly ran after the thief and busted out some Tai Chi moves to prevent her from escaping.

Things happened real fast, and the two women were able to hand over the thief, identified as 36-year-old Wanida Nakklai, to the police.

Thanyaporn told police Wanida had ordered coffee but grabbed the owner’s purse while she wasn’t looking, before walking away. It contained THB13,600 in cash.

Wanida begged the coffee shop owner not to prosecute her because she had just lost her job and committed the crime to feed her two kids. Her request was denied, as police reminded her that theft is a criminal offense.

The Tai Chi grandma, explaining her heroic move, said that she has been practicing the Chinese martial art for years, which is why she’s still fit.

Grandma said the thief didn’t fight back, but if she had, our superhero is convinced she would have easily won, Komchadluek reported.

[@PLUGO]

Big Guy Picks A Fight With Small Kid Without Realizing The Kid Knows Muay Thai

9497 (http://fightstate.com/big-guy-picks-a-fight-with-small-kid-without-realizing-the-kid-knows-muay-thai/2/)

VIDEO:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=981_1423459053

[GeneChing]

There's a long=winded video, if you follow the link. It is amusing.



Martial arts student shocks would-be burglars (http://wwlp.com/2015/08/13/martial-arts-student-shocks-would-be-burglars/)
Police have not announced any arrests
Eli Rosenberg, KMBC Published: August 13, 2015, 11:02 pm Updated: August 13, 2015, 11:51 pm

(CNN) – Three suspected burglars chose the wrong home to break into, and we have the video of them running scared.

All is quiet. You can even faintly hear Nathan Engert working away in a back bedroom.

Then bam! Two kicks, and the door comes down. Three suspects barge in looking to rob the place.

Engert said, “Once I turned the corner, I saw this 15-year-old kid.”

As three started looking for things to steal, many would hide in the closet. Not Engert.

What these three suspects had no way of knowing was that Eengert, 6’2” and about 210 pounds, is a blue belt in Brazilian jujitsu.

Engert said, “It hurts. This time brings back memories of last time.”

Unfortunately, Nathan knew the feeling. It was about a year ago, someone barged in, and they really cleaned him out. It was then Nathan decided he need to do something, so he bought this camera.

What this camera caught next is priceless…the three took one look at Engert, and took off! “They were more surprised than I was, and they were way more scared than I was.”

And wouldn’t you know it, there he is, Engert right behind them. “What I hope is, not so much to catch the guys, that would be great, but to help other people avoid this feeling, it is an awful feeling.”

After the break in, the attempted burglary, and three suspects who got more than they ever expected.

Police have not announced any arrests. They do have fingerprints from where one of the intruders touched a TV.

[GeneChing]

Pittsburgh:Cashier takes out sword, teaches ninja-clad robbers a lesson (http://kxan.com/2015/08/23/pittsburghcashier-takes-out-sword-teaches-ninja-clad-robbers-a-lesson/)
Associated Press Published: August 23, 2015, 3:41 pm

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Clerk defends store with sword

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two ninja-clad teens armed with a machete and expecting an easy robbery at a Pittsburgh convenience store got quite a shock when a cashier pulled out a sword and started chasing them.

Surveillance video shows the teens entering Perry Market on Friday night. One goes behind the counter with his machete and demands money.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyRxpKJWkSo

But cashier Jewad Hayih was prepared, pulling out a sword to knock the smaller weapon out of one teen’s hand. A customer grabbed the second suspect, but he broke free and both teens ran away.

The suspects remained at large Tuesday.

I have kept a sword by my desk for decades. It's a perk of my profession. So happy to see that it works on the street. :p

[GeneChing]

An Irish boxer fights an entire Turkish mob Kung Fu style (http://pulse.ng/viral/awesome-an-irish-boxer-fights-an-entire-turkish-mob-kung-fu-style-id4106523.html)
This incredible street fight that saw an Irish tourist take on an entire mob of angry Turkish shopkeepers went viral.
Published: 12.27 , Refreshed: 12.45 Zaynab QuadriPrinteMail

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This Irish boxer was in no mood to be intimidated when attacked on holiday

In the footage- reminiscent of a Kung fu film- the locals swarm around the Irish man, attacking him with chairs and wooden poles
This incredible street fight that saw an Irish tourist take on an entire mob of angry Turkish shopkeepers went viral.
Few days ago, the tourist booked an hotel room in Aksaray as part of his trip in Turkey. Near his hotel, he went to pick up a bottled water, but he opened the door of a merchandized refrigerator so hard that dozens of water bottles dropped to the ground. Seconds after the incident, owner of the shop approached the Irish tourist and hit him with a stick.
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In the footage- reminiscent of a Kung fu film- the locals swarm around the Irish man, attacking him with chairs and wooden poles

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In the footage- reminiscent of a Kung fu film- the locals swarm around the Irish man, attacking him with chairs and wooden poles.
Dozens of neighbouring shop owners then steam in to help - but unluckily for them, their victim is a professional boxer.
At one point, realising he is in for a proper scrap, he takes his sunglasses off and puts them on top of his head so he can take care of business.
Harrying the gang with kicks and punches, he hits one attacker in the face so hard the man goes straight down - and later looks like he is being sick in the street.
Eventually the shopkeepers got the message - and may think again before attacking a tourist.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ1j2XdftfA#t=14
Love his move with his sunglasses. That's the epitome of cool - :cool:

[boxerbilly]

Since there was discussion about military h2h. Not very impressive but successful. His high guard elbows out stance was once taught and may still be utilized. Remember these guess would normally be geared up. Their torso essentially protected by magazines, etc. This guard makes it hard to get at his head without clearing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAngoVpvDYQ

[GeneChing]

Follow the link for the vid.


Humiliated robber is trapped in a leg lock and begs for ‘Daddy’ after attacking a woman in Brazil… unaware that she was a martial arts champion (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3220730/Humiliated-robber-trapped-leg-lock-begs-Daddy-attacking-woman-Brazil-unaware-martial-arts-champion.html)

Wesley Sousa de Araujo tried to attack Monique Bastos in western Brazil
But he hadn't counted on her being an MMA champion and blue belt fighter
Footage captures would-be mugger pleading for the police to rescue him
Araujo has denied attempting to rob the women of their mobile phones

By Matt Roper In Brazil for MailOnline

Published: 03:42 EST, 3 September 2015 | Updated: 07:18 EST, 3 September 2015

A sobbing robber was left begging for his 'Daddy' after attempting to attack a woman - unaware she was a martial arts champion.

Would-be mugger Wesley Sousa de Araujo was the one pleading for the police after Monique Bastos took him down with a jiu-jitsu move.

She then trapped his head in between her legs, locking his neck in a 'lion killer choke' until the cops finally turned up.

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Mistake: Wesley Sousa de Araujo begs for mercy as his intended victim Monique Bastos turns the tables on the alleged mugger, taking him down with a jiu-jitsu move before gripping his neck with her legs

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Champion: It turns out Ms Bastos (pictured) is a six-times MMA champion, who has a blue belt in jiu-jitsu

Araujo and another man had earlier approached Ms Bastos and another woman on a street in Acailandia, western Brazil.

Ms Bastos, who has six professional MMA fights on her record, pounced after the men cornered the women on a motorbike and demanded they hand over their mobile phones.

The fighter, 23, later told how she took Araujo to ground in a 'rear-naked choke' before locking him in a 'triangle choke' for 20 minutes until police arrived.

Ms Bastos told Brazil's iG website: 'One of the guys grabbed the mobile phone I was carrying. I could see that they were not armed so I knocked their motorbike down.

'I wasn't afraid. I knew I could immobilise them.

'One of them managed to run away, so I got the motorbike driver with a 'lion killer' and held him in my legs for 20 minutes.'

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Mummy: Arauju, who has denied trying to rob the women, was heard to beg for his mother, father and Jesus

The 'lion killer' is a choke hold in Brazilian jiu-jitsu where the attacker wraps his arm around his opponent's neck, placing the crook of his elbow on his trachea.

In the video filmed on an onlooker's mobile phone, Arauju is heard screaming out for help as Ms Bastos holds him in the lock and applies pressure on his neck.

He shouts: 'Daddy, daddy, call the police, daddy. Help Jesus. I swear, it was the first time I've ever done this. Help, Lord, somebody help me.

'Where's my mum?'

Araujo was taken to the local police station, where he denied trying to rob the women, according to reports.




Stories like this just warm the ****les of my heart. :)

[GeneChing]

The funny thing is you almost never see leg locks within the curriculum of the average self-defense course. :)


Jail for Churchdown sex attacker who was pinned in headlock by martial arts-trained victim (http://www.gloucestercitizen.co.uk/Jail-Churchdown-sex-attacker-pinned-headlock/story-27751758-detail/story.html)
By The Citizen | Posted: September 07, 2015

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Mark Willis
Sex attacker Mark Willis picked on the wrong woman when she turned out to be a kickboxer and pinned him in a headlock with her legs.

Willis, 40, of Pirton Lane, Churchdown, hid behind a garden bush before pouncing on the woman as she walked alone with her headphones on just after 2am.

He punched her in the face several times, knocking her over a wall, before clambering on top of her to remove her clothes.

But the martial arts expert got him in a headlock between her legs and held him until he "went limp" before scrambling from the bushes and raising the alarm at a nearby house in Cheltenham.

Judge William Hart praised the woman's bravery as he sentenced Willis to four and a half years in prison on Monday.

He will serve at least two thirds of that before being considered for release on license.

During the hearing at Bristol Crown Court, he told Willis: "I am sure you were wandering around Cheltenham after 2am looking for a young female upon who you could prey. You saw the victim approaching and noticed she had headphones in.

"She is a woman of great courage and, unbeknown to you, she had martial arts training and she was able to use that to great effect."

Warehouse worker Willis had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of causing actual bodily harm following the incident on August 31 last year.

He denied sexual assault but was convicted by a jury following a trial at Gloucester Crown Court in May.

During the trial, the victim – who had been kickboxing for two and a half years – told the court: "I was stunned for a moment. Again I could feel him grabbing me and pulling at my clothes.

"My legs were free so I lifted my left leg up on to his shoulder and around the back of his neck. I crossed my right leg over and squeezed together as hard as I could.

"He seemed to struggle for air, which was the point. His head was locked down. He lifted his right hand and pounded as hard as he could on the side of my face.

"I closed my eyes and held it for as long as I could hoping he would pass out in a few seconds. Then I felt his body go limp. I flipped him off, rolled over and crawled through the bushes to the door of the house."

Emma Nott, defending, said the attack had been "opportunist" and asked the judge to ensure Willis was sentenced for what had happened and not what might have.

Willis has a previous conviction for a similar offence. He was ordered to sign the sex offenders' register.

Once he is released from prison he must spend an additional four years on licence due to the danger he poses to the public.

Judge Hart praised the victim, who was in court for the hearing, for her bravery.

Following the trial she was awarded £500 by the High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for her help in the apprehension of Willis.

[GeneChing]

This should make all martial artists, especially BJJers, proud.


Airman on French train fight: 'jiujitsu saved my life' (http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/09/16/airman-french-train-fight-jiujitsu-saved-my-life/32494835/)
By Jeff Schogol, Staff writer 11:18 a.m. EDT September 16, 2015

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Gen. Mark Welsh, Air Force chief of staff, announces that Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone will be promoted to staff sergeant at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Md., on Tuesday.
(Photo: Mike Morones/Staff)

The martial arts skills that Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone used to help disarm a gunman Aug. 21 on a train in Belgium could help other airmen who find themselves in close-quarters combat, he said.

“I 100 percent believe that Brazilian jiujitsu saved my life at that moment,” Stone told Air Force Times on Wednesday. “Every move I used on him was very, very basic — you can learn in five minutes. If we had a course like that in the Air Force for people to learn basic moves, it could help anyone in a situation like that.”

In a wide-ranging interview, Stone discussed several topics, including how martial arts teaches physical and mental discipline. Students of Brazilian jiujitsu learn how to remain calm in high-pressure and physically uncomfortable situations, he said.

“You don’t have to be the strongest person to be good at Brazilian jiujitsu,” he said. “You just have to be a good thinker.”

Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh has decided to promote Stone from airman 1st class to staff sergeant to recognize how well Stone has handled the relentless international acclaim since he and his two friends prevented a massacre on the train.

Stone also is set to receive the Purple Heart and Airman’s Medal at a ceremony Thursday at the Pentagon. He talked to Air Force Times about what he thinks of receiving the awards and what it has been like to be the focus of so much media attention.

“I’m trying to stay as humble as possible and not get a big head,” Stone said.

[boxerbilly]

We can assume the kid is the bad guy here but that may not be the case. He may have done nothing wrong but upset this guy because he is a kid after all and they **** us older guys off and sometimes we say stuff to put them in there place. Good help it, if the kid says something back at point. He had better of leanred his lesson verbally because lots of older guys are willing to cuff the youngster. I bet the kid did noting wrong. Maybe his skateboard got they guy mad. Maybe he was yelled at to put on a shirt cause the guys wifes was checking him out. Maybe he flipped the guy off for beeping his horn at him and who the heck knows.

The kid did everything to prevent it but he would not back down. That's what kids do a lot of times. Recall them there feeling we used to get. In many ways he was more adult, more level headed and understood limitations and ignorance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTXtL1jRJeE

[boxerbilly]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5o6ACBp1Q

[GeneChing]

Indy woman uses medieval combat training, sword to stop intruder (http://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/10/10/indy-woman-used-medieval-combat-training-sword-hold-intruder-until-police-arrived/73669428/)
Ryan Martin, ryan.martin@indystar.com 2:40 p.m. EDT October 10, 2015

Rule No. 1: Don't break into the home of a woman with medieval combat training.

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(Photo: Provided by Karen Dolley)

When a man broke into Karen Dolley’s home on Thursday night, her training in medieval combat came in handy. So did her sword.

The 43-year-old woman said she awoke around midnight to the voice of a man in her house near 10th Street and Emerson Avenue on Indianapolis' Eastside.

She leapt out of bed, turned on the lights and saw him standing in her living room, she said. Then her instincts kicked in.

Dolley, standing 5-foot-6, said she immediately attacked, punching him about 10 times and cornering him in her bedroom.

She reached for her gun in a nearby drawer, but she accidentally opened the wrong drawer during the chaos of the moment, so her gun wasn’t there.

She reached for her backup weapon, a Japanese-styled sword called ninjato, which she keeps near her bed. Her intruder crouched in the bedroom as she held him at sword-point until police arrived, she said.

She called 911 and police arrived within two minutes, she said.

Police say Jacob Wessel, 30, of Greenwood, was arrested after forcing his way through the house's backdoor. Wessel, standing at 5-foot-10, was later charged with residential entry, a Level 6 felony.

“I didn’t think I was getting good blows in but my knuckles are bruised today,” said Dolley, 43, on Friday. “Hitting someone like that, it isn’t like the movies. You’re expecting it to be louder and see people jerk around, but that’s not how it happens in real life.”

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This is the sword Karen Dolley, 43, used on Thursday night. (Photo: Provided by Karen Dolley)

Dolley actually has some experience in medieval combat fighting from her days as an 18-year-old fighter in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a nonprofit for members who re-create arts and skills from Europe prior to the 17th Century, according to the organization’s website.

Dolley would don armor and engage in unchoreographed fights using rattan swords, which are safer than steel. She fought against men who stood taller than 6 feet and had 20 years experience.

In the beginning, her opponents could guess her moves because she was afraid she was going to hurt someone, she said, so an early lesson was to move confidently and aggressively after someone.

Now Dolley is using those lessons to help in roller derby, where she's a new recruit known as Foul Morguean with Naptown Roller Girls.

The lessons helped during Thursday’s break-in too, she said.

“I definitely don’t need to work on my aggression, I guess,” Dolley said.

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An older photo of Karen Dolley participating in unchoreographed fighting with rattan swords and wooden shields. (Photo: Provided by Karen Dolley.)

Michael Valenti, who teaches self defense in Indianapolis, commended Dolley for protecting her home, but suggested most people avoid fighting if they can. If confonted at home, Valenti urged to first run away and call police.

“Ultimately, it’s not worth it to risk your life to protect your TV,” said Valenti, head instructor at School of Self Defense, 3535 Kessler Blvd. E. Drive.

If it’s impossible to run, using a gun, knife or stick is a good option for self protection, as long as someone has regular training and practice with those weapons. A good last option is to use everyday objects in your home, like a lamp.

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Jacob Wessel. (Photo: Provided by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department)

When Dolley called police, she said she was in control of the situation, but there was a brief scare when the intruder reached his hand into a pocket. That's when Dolley applied more pressure into the sword and told him to stop moving.

“I’m really, really glad I didn’t have to do anything more,” Dolley said. “I know I could do it, but I don’t want to do that.”

Wessel was sent to the hospital because he was high on an unknown substance, according to police reports.

He actually apologized on his way out, Dolley said. Now, Dolley is only upset that the intruder ruined her sleep and angered her cat.

“At the end of the day, I’m glad to know that even if I wake up in the middle of the night, I’m not going down without a fight,” Dolley said.


SCA = Medieval kung-fu? :rolleyes:

Medieval kung-fu: works every time (http://www.summitdaily.com/news/18597456-113/medieval-kung-fu-works-every-time)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman says her training in medieval combat helped her corner a home intruder.

The Indianapolis Star reports the woman threw punches until she had the man cornered during the Thursday night break-in. She then kept him subdued with a Japanese sword she keeps near her bed.

She says she learned to fight as a teenager in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a group that recreates skills of the Middle Ages. She also skates with roller derby team Naptown Roller Girls.

Police responding to her 911 call arrested a man.

[boxerbilly]

LOL. Medieval Kung Fu. LOL.

Gene, they would have just called it Martial Arts, is a European term adopted by Asian arts probably injected by some white dude. Call it War Arts. Archaic crap if you want to. Whatever floats your boat man. Hit guy with sword, you win. Get hit by sword, you lose. Oh well, no need to tell you anything about that. You know more about that stuff than any of us here.

But, if the Chinese had Kung Fu during Medieval times, and they did, would that not be correct terminology then? Medieval times or the 15th century. I have no idea what the Chinese called that time in history.

Now, I must get back to my project. I just wanted to honor a friend who had passed on. Put in print, I remember you dude!

Take care guys. Have fun. Learn from one another. There are no dumb questions. Only stupid answers.

[GeneChing]

But no worries. I'm sure someone benefitted from your clarification.

And then there's this:

Israeli Man Uses Martial Arts Weapon to Overpower Palestinian Terrorist (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/10/13/israeli-man-uses-martial-arts-weapon-to-overpower-palestinian-terrorist/)
Oct. 13, 2015 9:23am Sharona Schwartz

An Israeli man is being lauded as a hero after using the nunchuks he happened to be carrying to help subdue a Palestinian terrorist who had stabbed and tried to grab the weapon of an Israeli soldier on a Jerusalem bus Monday night.

Yair Ben-Shabbat wasn’t even a passenger on bus number 185, but saw a commotion on the bus at the entrance to the capital.

“I saw a struggle inside the bus. I asked, ‘What’s going on?’ and was told someone was trying to grab a soldier’s weapon,” Ben-Shabbat told Israel’s 0404 News.

“Then I saw two people on [top of] the terrorist and a soldier almost strangled by his [gun] strap,” he recalled.

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Holding his nunchuks, Yair Ben-Shabbat demonstrates how the soldier was nearly strangled by his gun strap during the terrorist attack on a Jerusalem bus. (Image source: NRG video)

“I have these nunchuks – I took them out of my bag and I jumped on the bus,” he said.

Jittery over the multiple daily Palestinian stabbing attacks, some Israelis have begun carrying various self-defense tools, including pepper spray and, apparently, nunchuks.

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Ben-Shabbat boarded the bus with his martial arts chain sticks when he saw a struggle was underway. (Image source: NRG video)

Ben-Shabbat said it took six strikes of the martial arts chain sticks before the terrorist let up on the soldier’s gun.

The Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv called him the “hero of the day,” while Ynet correspondent Roi Yanovsky called him “the hero of the night.”


Israeli police sources told Israeli media that during the ride, the 22-year-old attacker was sitting in the back of the bus near a soldier.


At the entrance to Jerusalem, he began stabbing the soldier and shouting “Allahu akbar,” that is, “Allah is the greatest.” Then he tried to steal the soldier’s gun, according to the police account.

A Jerusalem police officer who was riding the bus ran to the back to try to subdue the attacker, Ma’ariv reported. Two civilian passengers joined the struggle, all while the Palestinian was trying to **** the soldier’s weapon. This was the altercation that Ben-Shabbat saw from outside the bus and decided to help.

Israel police sources told Ma’ariv and Walla News that a police unit patrolling the area later boarded the bus. When they tried to take custody of the attacker, one of their pistols fell, which, according to the police account, the attacker grabbed and tried to ****. At that point, another officer shot the attacker, killing him.

Israel has been plagued by multiple daily terrorist attacks, including repeated attacks nearly every hour on Tuesday morning.

[GeneChing]

PUBLISHED: October 29, 2015 12:01 pm LAST UPDATED: October 29, 2015 1:59 pm
'You've got an axe, but I've got a black belt': Martial arts expert fends off armed robbers at Halesowen Cashbrokers (http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-news/2015/10/29/he-had-an-axe-but-that-didnt-worry-me-martial-arts-expert-fends-off-armed-robbers-at-halesowen-cashbrokers/)
This is the terrifying moment an axe-wielding masked thug tried to smash his way through the window of a pawnbrokers in broad daylight.

Shocked passers-by – including an elderly man – were forced to get out of the way as the raider jumped out of a BMW with an axe outside Cashbrokers in Halesowen and then battered the glass with the weapon.

Shop manager Henry Hunter – who is a martial arts expert – shouted at the raider and his getaway driver and ran out to confront the pair.

The thug, whose face was covered by a balaclava, dropped the axe seconds later and jumped back into the dark blue car which then sped off.

Mr Hunter, aged 55, was serving a customer as the drama unfolded. Rather than being scared by the sight of a pair of raiders, Mr Hunter said ‘the toerags’ are lucky he didn’t get his hands on them. The terrifying raid was captured on the shop’s CCTV.

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Smash but no grab – despite several strikes the raider failed to break through

Father-of-five Mr Hunter is a black belt in karate, judo and kendo, and a grandmaster in aikido, but has not practised for around 10 years. He said: “At the end of the day him having an axe didn’t worry me. If I could’ve got out there in time I would’ve taken my chance – that doesn’t bother me. I know I would’ve hit him first before he could’ve hit me.”

Mr Hunter, who trained in martial arts for most of his life, was helping a customer when the two men pulled up outside the pawnbrokers in Queensway at around 10.30am on Tuesday.

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The axe was left behind as the raiders fled

Another staff member was replenishing the stock in the window when one of the would-be robbers ran up to the glass and struck it six or seven times.

Luckily the windows are bullet-proof so managed to withstand the force of the weapon.

Mr Hunter’s attempts to confront the pair were slowed down by the security doors fitted at the shop. He said that just as he got through a second safety door the pair fled, dropping the axe on the pavement.

“I screamed at them and ran around to the other side to get out through the security doors,” Mr Hunter, who lives in Bromsgrove, said.

“That’s the thing to do when you’re attacking someone – scream at them and let them know you won’t be going anywhere.

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Mr Hunter inside the shop, with the damage clearly visible

“By the time I had got through the doors they had dropped the axe and got into the car. Then they sped off towards the bus station.”

Following the attack Mr Hunter put up a defiant sign sayimg it was business as usual.

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The defiant sign put up after the raid

The raiders caused £1,500 worth of damage.

Mr Hunter said the pair were head to toe in dark clothing, and said they were in a dark or royal blue BMW 5-Series. He added: “I would’ve liked to have caught them.”

Anyone with information should call police on 101.
Well played, Mr. Hunter. :cool:

[boxerbilly]

Boxer gets dumped HARD. He had great punches too but slip and got behind and done !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeaKOdDk2qY

[GeneChing]

Woman fends off burglars with samurai sword (http://www.ktvu.com/news/48213565-story)

Woman scares off home-invasion robbers with samurai sword
POSTED:NOV 12 2015 05:26PM PST
UPDATED:NOV 12 2015 06:14PM PST
HERCULES, Calif. (KTVU) - A woman used a samurai sword earlier this week to scare off a group of would-be burglars in Hercules.

The incident happened about 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at a home on the 1600 block of Partridge Drive.

One of the suspects knocked on the door, then told the person who opened door that he had the wrong house.

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Photo Woman fends off burglars with samurai sword

As the victim started to close the door, three men forced their way inside. One of them began grappling with one of the residents, but a woman who lives at the home fought back.

"One of the other residents, a roommate, grabbed a samurai sword, preparing to defend herself," said Hercules police spokeswoman Connie Van Putten. "And all of the suspects ran out the door and fled in a vehicle."

Van Putten said it's more common for residents to be armed with more traditional weapons around the house, like a baseball bat. She said she didn't have any information on the dimensions of the samurai sword.

The three men jumped into a car, possibly driven by a fourth person, and fled the scene.

Neighbors say they were surprised by the incident.

"I think it's good she had a sword," said neighbor Karlee Davis. "I have a baseball bat by the front door. It's definitely made us all, the neighbors talk to each other a lot more, a little bit more alert about keeping an eye out for suspicious activity."

Asked what he thought about the woman using a sword, neighbor Rudy Yambao said, "Oh i have no idea, but it's very unusual. Maybe the owner is very brave."

No arrests have been made in the incident.

Every home should have a samurai sword handy. Get your samurai swords here. (http://www.martialartsmart.com/ninja-samurai-kendo-samurai-kendo-weapon.html)

[GeneChing]

If I were a musician, this could be the name of my band - Kung Fu Break-Up Wrath


Man wary of ‘kung fu’ break-up wrath (http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/man-wary-of-kung-fu-break-up-wrath/article_33bc7fc0-8a77-11e5-863e-0b0354816624.html)
Posted: Friday, November 13, 2015 8:45 pm

A man on Conrad Drive wanted it documented by Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that his brother-in-law, father-in-law and mother-in-law had shown up while his wife removed some of her belongings from their home. The man said the pair were in the middle of a fight and the woman was in the process of moving out. The man was concerned the incident might escalate and that his brother-in-law allegedly “studied a sect of kung fu that is straight up assassination stuff.”


:p

[GeneChing]

But still, it's kinda cool...


Une jeune fille utilise le kung-fu dans l'auto-defense (https://www.facebook.com/ChinaorgcnFrench/videos/1670246749856041/)
More Videos by China.org.cn

[GeneChing]

Not specific about style, just 'martial arts'. :rolleyes:


'Victim' uses martial arts to disarm knife-wielding robber, police say (http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/12/robber_disarmed_using_martial_arts_cops.html)

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William Hicks of Keansburg appears in court in Jersey City today, Dec. 15, 2015, on armed robbery charges.
Michaelangelo Conte | The Jersey Journal By Michaelangelo Conte | The Jersey Journal
on December 16, 2015 at 8:29 AM, updated December 16, 2015 at 10:34 AM

JERSEY CITY - A would-be victim turned the tables on a knife-wielding robber and disarmed him by using his martial arts, authorities said.

William Hicks, 42, of Keansburg, "attempted a robbery with a butcher's knife and the victim was able to best the defendant because of his martial arts training" Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor John Wojtal said when Hicks appeared in court on the charges yesterday.

Hicks has 38 prior arrests in New Jersey, seven disorderly persons convictions and criminal convictions for theft and robbery, a court official said.

Hicks' bail was set at $100,000 cash or bond when he appeared in Central Judicial Processing court yesterday afternoon via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.

The attempted robbery occurred on Oct. 28, but Hicks only appeared in court for the first time yesterday. The criminal complaint did not say when Hicks was arrested.

The 42-year-old faces 10 to 20 years in prison if convicted of the attempted armed robbery of $40.

[GeneChing]

'AARP Ninja' uses cane to fend off street attacker in Washington state (http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/02/12/AARP-Ninja-uses-cane-to-fend-off-street-attacker-in-Washington-state/3821455288726/)
By Ben Hooper | Feb. 12, 2016 at 10:09 AM

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Buzz Biechler, 66, who suffers from a variety of health ailments, was dubbed "the AARP Ninja" after fending off an attacker in Lake Stevens, Wash. Photo by Tania Biechler Angel/Facebook

LAKE STEVENS, Wash., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- A Washington state senior was dubbed "the AARP Ninja" after using his cane to fend off an attacker on the street.

Buzz Biechler, 66, said he was walking home from the Walgreens store in Lake Stevens about three months ago when a suspicious man on a bicycle nearly collided with him and alerted him to a second man running straight toward him.

"He had [a large piece of wood] raised like this," Biechler told KOMO-TV. "He was running at me full assault. I don't know. I don't have anything to steal. I didn't know what he wanted."

Biechler, who has only one eye and suffers from diabetes, a heart condition and hepatitis C, said instinct caused him to use his cane to strike the man in the stomach and ankle.

Biechler became known locally as "the AARP Ninja" thanks to a viral Facebook post by his daughter, Tania Biechler Angel.

Attn Lake Stevens Residents. On Monday my dad walked, with the assistance of a cane, to his doctors appointment at the...

"My dad is old school. He doesn't carry a cell phone. He continued to hobble his way home as fast as he could. He didn't call the police. He figured he made it safe and taught the guy a lesson," Angel wrote.

"If you see anyone in the area hobbling or know of anyone with a bruise on their chest in the shape of the butt end of a cane, please tell them they're lucky they picked on the wrong frail aging man and not his ****ed off daughter and then ask 'How does it feel to get you ass kicked [by] an AARP ninja!?'"

Angel suggested the attacker may have been after the needles her father uses to administer his diabetes treatments.

Biechler said he has struggled with addiction in the past.

"I kind of feel for the guy. I know what he's going through," Biechler said, "but at the same time, It's kind of like, 'don't tread on me.'"

He said he was surprised by the attention he received from Angel's post.

"People at the Safeway call me a 'silver warrior,'" he said. "And then I was going through the store and this little girl looks up at her mom and says, 'I think that's him!'"

Not really a martial arts application, but Biechler could be a spokesperson for Cane Masters (http://www.martialartsmart.com/canemasters.html) someday.

[GeneChing]

This is why everyone should keep a sword (http://www.martialartsmart.com/weapons-shinai-bokens.html) in their home. :cool:


Experience: I fought off a burglar with a sword (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/feb/12/i-fought-off-burglar-with-sword-experience?CMP=share_btn_fb)
I was very aware that I probably shouldn’t really hit him with the sword. The problem was, I didn’t know how far he was going to go – I don’t think he knew, either

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Simon Bill: ‘As it happens, I used to collect old British swords.’ Photograph: Karen Robinson for the Guardian

Friday 12 February 2016 09.00 EST Last modified on Friday 12 February 2016 19.06 EST

It was a warm summer evening, and I was at home in Sheffield, just about to get ready for bed. My 10-year-old daughter, the only other person in the house, was fast asleep. The windows were open, and for a brief moment I thought I heard someone moving about in the garden, but put it down to the odd way sound carries in hot weather. I was upstairs when I suddenly heard a loud bang. I looked out of my bedroom window, and saw a man in a hooded top, trying to force the back door. I shouted at him, but, instead of scarpering, he just swore at me and carried on battering the door.

It is unusual for burglars to break into a property knowing there’s someone inside who has seen them. I ran downstairs, grabbed the phone and took it into the kitchen, dialling 999 while watching the guy through the little glass panel as he struggled to force the door. I was on the point of giving my address when one powerful blow caused the door frame to splinter, and I knew he’d be in with the next one. I said, “Too late!” and dropped the phone.

I didn’t know he’d be armed, but thought he might be, so I dashed to the cupboard under the stairs – there were a lot of garden tools in there that could have been handy. But, as it happens, I used to collect old British swords and I still had a 1796 British light cavalry sabre. It’s a fearsome-looking thing, and I hoped that the sight of it would be enough.

The burglar and I entered the kitchen from opposite sides. He slammed in through the back door, brandishing a length of timber like a baseball bat. His eyes were wild, and I guessed he was on drugs. I noticed a quick shift as he registered the fact that I had a sword, and he turned and bolted the way he’d come. I thought that meant this episode was finished.

I couldn’t lock the door behind him (because he’d bust it), so I ran out into the garden to make sure he had left the premises. At this point, he changed his mind and began an attack, aiming blow after blow with his club at my head and shoulders. I was using the sword to block the blows, while also feigning attack.

I was terrified, but I was also very aware that I probably shouldn’t really hit him with the sword; that I should act proportionately. The problem was, I didn’t know how far he was going to go – I don’t think he knew, either.

The fight went on, with me ducking and blocking these flailing blows, moving forwards all the time to get him away from the house. I started thinking that any moment he would realise I was not trying to hurt him. Then what was I going to do? I was exhausted.

Then, to my relief, he just took off. I was walking slowly back into the house when I heard him behind me. I turned to see him running at full tilt with his arm raised, ready to strike. This was the only time I used the sword as a weapon, swinging at his chest while raising my other arm to block his blow. I got a cut arm and he was injured in the chest – not seriously, because the sword was blunt. Then he was gone again.

I went back into the house, totally worn out. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that my daughter had slept through the whole thing. I phoned the police again, and they soon sent an armed unit. Surprisingly, they had the burglar in their van already. He’d more or less run right into them. They’d heard a lot of the incident over the phone, which was still lying on the floor.

After several months, the intruder pleaded guilty; he was sentenced to three and half years for aggravated burglary. It took me a while to get my sword back – first, I had to confirm that it was not a Samurai sword (certain curved swords are illegal). There was some discussion about who should pay the postage; the police thought I should, but I explained that would mean me paying part of the cost of the investigation of a serious crime of which I had been the victim. Eventually, they saw my point and sent it in the post, covered in bubble wrap.

[Jimbo]

I have read that UK laws regarding self-defense are especially strict. That was obviously inculcated so deeply into the defender to such a degree that he could have been killed for being so hesitant. It seems as if the criminals are given the benefit of the doubt a lot more than the intended victims/defenders.

I once read somewhere (was it here?) about a citizen in the UK who came to the aid of a cop who was being badly beaten. The citizen helped subdue the criminal, but the cop arrested him instead for daring to put his hands on the attacker.

[boxerbilly]

I have read that UK laws regarding self-defense are especially strict. That was obviously inculcated so deeply into the defender to such a degree that he could have been killed for being so hesitant. It seems as if the criminals are given the benefit of the doubt a lot more than the intended victims/defenders.

I once read somewhere (was it here?) about a citizen in the UK who came to the aid of a cop who was being badly beaten. The citizen helped subdue the criminal, but the cop arrested him instead for daring to put his hands on the attacker.


Not a whole lot better here. Better to flee and not talk about anything if you get into a fight. If someone kills someone and I sure hope none of us ever have to deal with that aftermath as it will destroy at least 50% of us completely and the rest to varying degrees. Don't run ! Don't talk! You need a lawyer even if it is a clear case of self defense. Keep you F---ING MOUTH SHUT, PERIOD. YOU NEED A LAWYER !

[Jimbo]

Unfortunately, you're 100% right.

These laws that make defending yourself such a legal hassle are created by lawmakers/moralistic geeks who can afford paid security, and who have never been in danger, nor even been in a fight, in their entire lives. Their whole viewpoint comes as academics with their lives spent in the book stacks. "Make sure you're only defending yourself equally to the threat against you, 50/50, and don't you dare try going 51/49 or we'll nail you." It's traumatic enough when someone has to fight for their life, or deal with any other crime against them, even when it's OBVIOUS who the perpetrator(s) was. "The poor criminal was traumatized by abandonment by his father figure and was only acting out in the only way he knows how; he needs our understanding." These ****ing laws only serve to traumatized the defender a second time.

Unfortunately, those lawmakers will probably never experience the reality of actually living in the trenches.

[GeneChing]

If she was just seventeen (you know what I mean ;)) and she hadn't 'attended martial arts lessons for years', the headline 'martial arts expert' is a misnomer, but we'll just let that slide because a solid boot to a potential sex-offenders jewels is a good thing.


Female teen martial arts expert, 17, fights of would-be sex attacker by booting him in the crotch (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6982905/Female-teen-martial-arts-expert-17-fights-of-would-be-sex-attacker-by-kicking-him-in-the-crotch.html)

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The teen fought the would-be sex attacker off by booting him in the crotch Getty

By ELLIE FLYNN
05:08, 7 Mar 2016

A WOULD-BE sex attacker was stopped in his tracks when he grabbed a teen martial arts expert who escaped by kicking him in the testicles.

The 17-year-old top amateur mixed martial arts student was attacked as she walked through an alleyway on her way back from college.

But she left the sick attacker with watering eyes when she booted him hard in the nuts after the lurched at her.

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The attack took place in Colchester, Kent and the girl's mum has now warned other girls Alamy

The man approached the teen as she walked home and tried to drag her into a nearby bush after several sleazy chat-up lines in Canterbury, Kent.

But the brave girl refused to let fear get in the way and used her MMA training to turn around and kick her attacker hard in the privates.

She said: "When I started to walk away he grabbed my hand and started to pull.

"I used the momentum to bring my leg up and kick him in the balls with the very solid heel of my boot, and said 'when I say leave me alone, leave me alone.'

"He was on the floor when I turned and left so I guess he was stopped for a while.

"What scared me most was the thought it oculd be someone else."

Although the girl hasn't attended martial arts lessons for years, her instincts were automatic.

Her mum posted about the terrifying attack on Facebook to warn other young girls about the sex predator.

She wrote: "Lucky for us she has MMA training and 'disabled' him.

"Please, please be careful out there. It was still daylight when this happened."

The suspect is described as in his early 20s, about 5ft 10ns tall, with dirty blonde hair and a medium, muscular build.

[GeneChing]

Sword FTW!


Law & Order: Home-invasion attempt is stopped by sword, according to Sheriff's Office (http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2016-03-09/story/law-order-home-invasion-attempt-stopped-sword-according-sheriffs-office)
By The Times-Union Wed, Mar 9, 2016 @ 5:31 am

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JSO--3/8/16 Elvedin Zukic, 19, of Hogan Road, was arrested on March 8 on charges of home invasion and possession of marijuana after he was stabbed in the stomach with a sword, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

A home invasion was thwarted early Tuesday after a 19-year-old suspect was stabbed with a sword by the victim at the Sable Palms Apartments at 2150 Emerson St., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

About an hour after the victim, who is deaf, used the sword, a man with a stab wound was found at a gas station a few blocks away, police said. Following treatment, Elvedin Zukic of Hogan Road was arrested on a charge of home-invasion robbery with a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana.

The 22-year-old victim contacted police via text message just before 2 a.m. to report that he had just opened his front door when someone approached, acting like he had a gun in his pocket, the arrest report said. When the man started walking into his apartment, he ran to his bedroom and grabbed his silver sword, then stabbed the intruder in the stomach.

The intruder fled without taking anything, and the victim was not injured. His mother and her friend also were home at the time.

Officers were then called to a report of a stabbed man walking into the Gate gas station at 3150 Emerson St. The victim identified the man as his intruder. Police said they found a bag of marijuana in his left sock.

A silver sword? Aren't they all silver? The blades are silver at least. MartialArtsMart.com doesn't really carry completely silver swords, except this one (and that's only for our current supply - the hilts are for these are often brass colored) (http://www.martialartsmart.com/45-52.html). And that sword isn't really for stabbing. Bludgeoning maybe, but it's not sharp at all. :o

[Cataphract]

Haven't you seen The Book of Eli? Google for "tactical sword" - or maybe don't. :D

[GeneChing]

Yea, I've seen Book of Eli (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?55834-Book-of-Eli&p=983100#post983100), but my brain goes here first (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?41007-Sword-hotties). ;)

And I almost always carry a tactical pen. I am a writer by trade, after all. :cool:

[GeneChing]

Extra points for being a good Samaritan by not just defending himself but helping someone defenseless.


New Jersey man uses mixed martial arts to thwart car theft (http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/03/25/New-Jersey-man-uses-mixed-martial-arts-to-thwart-car-theft/3031458917862/)
By Daniel Uria | March 25, 2016 at 11:38 AM

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A New Jersey man was able to use his mixed martial arts training to stop a car robbery in his neighborhood. Henry Rodriguez saw the suspect, 41-year-old Kevin Stark Jr., attempting to enter his neighbor's vehicle to steal several items. Rodriguez asked the man what he was doing and tried to push him away from the vehicle, before knocking him out. Photo by welcomia/Shutterstock.com
FAIR LAWN , N.J., March 25 (UPI) -- A New Jersey man was able to use his martial arts to subdue a man he saw attempting to steal items from a car parked in his neighborhood.

Police found the suspect 41-year-old Kevin Stark Jr. passed out in the parking lot, where good samaritan Henry Rodriguez said he saw him stealing items from his neighbors vehicle.

Rodriguez said he asked the man what he was doing and tried to push him off the vehicle before using his training in mixed martial arts to restrain him until he passed out.

Police say Stark took a debit card, GPS and baseball equipment from the 2015 Nissan Altima before being subdued by Rodriguez.

Stark was taken to Bergen Regional Medical Center by a Fair Lawn Ambulance to be evaluated for his injuries.

He was later transferred to Bergen County jail and charged with robbery, burglary and theft of moveable property, according to police.

[GeneChing]

Plus again, extra points for being a good Samaritan for helping someone defenseless.


"Kung Fu Fighting": Kung Fu Delivery Man Catches Robbers In Southern China (http://chinachristiandaily.com/2016-03-31/society/-kung-fu-fighting---kung-fu-delivery-man-catches-robbers-in-southern-china_877.html)
By Michelle Guanzon
on March 31, 2016 08:03 AM

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(credit: Photo grabbed from SCMP)

Everyone was rooting for the restaurant delivery man in southern part of China where he caught an armed robber with a knife using his own bare hands and skills in Kung Fu.
SCMP reported it was a 39-year-old delivery man named Chen Zijing who went after two robbers after attacking a woman and took over her gold necklace in Guangzhou's street in Baiyun district in Tuesday.
Two young men riding a motorcycle were caught by witnesses approaching a woman from behind and suddenly grabbed her gold necklace. The victim then fell and was dragged on the pavements more than two meters until the woman's necklace broke. The woman was bleeding in pain with injuries and yelled out for help.
Chen went after the two suspects using his electric scooter. According to a report, the robbers collided with a bus which is the cause that they fell from the motor bike.
One of them charged a knife against Chen but he eventually caught the robber by neck and threw him at once in the ground.

[GeneChing]

Another martial good Samaritan. There's a news vid if you follow the link.


MMA FIGHTER RESCUES SEVERAL PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE BURNING PATERSON HOME (http://abc7ny.com/news/mixed-martial-arts-fighter-rescues-several-people-trapped-inside-burning-home-in-paterson/1269930/)
Man saves several people from burning Paterson home
By Jim Dolan
Updated 2 hrs 48 mins ago

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- A mixed martial arts fighter put his training to a different use when he busted into a burning home in New Jersey.

He helped rescue the people trapped inside the home in Paterson.

"You cannot last more than 40 seconds. That black smoke will kill you 1, 2, 3, like nothing," said Moutasem Aburomi, rescued residents.

Aburomi knows well how long you can last in smoke like this. The house he ran into Wednesday to save at least half a dozen people was burning and filled with a suffocating smoke.

"This is how I was doing it," Aburomi said.

Aburomi covered his nose and mouth with his shirt and charged in.

"He just run in there, like everybody, screaming 'get out, get out' he took people out, ran back in," said Gilbert Matos, an eyewitness.

He did. Aburomi used his martial arts background to kick down a door on the first floor to get in and help a mother and her two young children escape.

Then, he went back in and headed upstairs where the smoke was thicker and the air was thinner and had to break down another door.

But he wasn't done. There was still a man in the attic. Again, he kicked down the door on the third floor and found a man sound asleep in bed.

"Knocked down, I found two beds, one to the left, one to the right with a man with his underwear, and yelled at him, 'fire, fire, fire!' Knocked out! He doesn't know what was going on," Aburomi said.

Aburomi helped that man to safety too and finally got out himself.

"He's a hero! There's not many like that anymore," said Adrian Rivera, a neighbor.

"It is the best feeling that I saved, and I was there to help out, help those people out. I can't explain the way I feel to be honest. I never felt that way," Aburomi said.

Aburomi says that he now wants to dedicate his life to serving others, saying this was a life-changing experience.

[GeneChing]

And score another one for Samurai swords (http://www.martialartsmart.com/ninja-samurai-kendo-samurai-kendo-weapon.html)and tai chi (http://www.martialartsmart.com/uniforms-tai-chi.html)practitioners.


Grandmother, 67, armed with sword chases off would-be burglar (http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/03/grandmother-67-armed-with-sword-chases-off-would-be-burglar-5792971/)
Harry Readhead for Metro.co.uk Sunday 3 Apr 2016 5:29 pm

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The woman (not pictured, obviously) chased the intruder out of her home

We very much doubt that a would-be burglar who broke into a home in Perth was expecting to run into a grandmother armed with a Japanese sword.

But he did, and the result of this meeting was that he ran out of the house in fear.

The 67-year-old, who was practiced tai chi for 15 years, was woken by the sound of a burglar going through her things at around 11pm on Tuesday.

The intruder made a getaway when she brandished a Japanese sword. She then discovered her mobile phone, tablet and keys were gone.

He tried to escape in her car.

‘I told him with some colourful language to get out of my car, but he ended up getting out of that car quick because I pulled him,’ he told MailOnline.c

‘He came back twice saying he was going to kill me.

‘I chased him up the driveway and asked him, “Who do you think has the sword in their hand?”‘

The woman was able to recover her belongings. A police investigation is underway.

[Jimbo]

I wonder if her 'Japanese samurai sword" was actually a Taiji practice jian/gim.

[GeneChing]

Iron Leg (http://www.martialartsmart.com/dvd-at107.html) FTW!

This is seriously awesome. Follow the link to see the vid.


8:05am April 5, 2016
Man snaps attacker's wooden bat in half with an impressive Kung Fu kick (http://www.9news.com.au/world/2016/04/05/07/56/man-snaps-attackers-baseball-bat-in-half-with-an-impressive-kick)
By ninemsn

April 05, 2016: A motorcyclist being threatened with a baseball bat in a street argument has been filmed diffusing the fight with a swift move.

A bully in China who threatened a man with a wooden pole is nursing his ego after his unassuming victim snapped the weapon in half with a powerful Kung Fu kick.

Dashcam footage shows a man on a scooter travelling down a backstreet in an unspecified province in China when another driver swiftly pulls out from a laneway and cuts him off.

Despite instigating the situation, the bully brandishes his weapon at his victim, taunting and threatening him, as he backs his opponent into a corner.

Left with nowhere to run, his timid victim suddenly performs a powerful and impressive display of Kung Fu, snapping the bat in half.

The bully's confidence quickly disappears as he throws the handle of the bat at his victim in a desperate bid to flee the scene.

The dashcam footage of the incident was posted to YouTube on March 21 and has so far been seen by almost two million people.

April 05, 2016: A Miami motorcyclist has filmed the moment he was forced to use the wrong side of the road to escape a chasing driver.
Since going viral, the 'Kung Fu' kick motorcyclist was tracked down by a Chinese news team, who were eager for him to replicate the feat and prove it was no fluke.
He duly obliged.





I wonder if her 'Japanese samurai sword" was actually a Taiji practice jian/gim.
I wondered that too, Jimbo

[sanjuro_ronin]

Sweet


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRnZ4hC33j8

[GeneChing]

Iron Leg (http://www.martialartsmart.com/dvd-at107.html) FTW!

This is seriously awesome. Follow the link to see the vid.


or maybe you can just watch the youtube vid s_r just posted above. :o


Sweet


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRnZ4hC33j8

[-N-]

or maybe you can just watch the youtube vid s_r just posted above. :o

Too funny!

[Kellen Bassette]

That was awesome.

[-N-]

That was awesome.

I heard he is related to the subway kung fu guy...

:D

[GeneChing]

There's a vid if you follow the link but it's just a huge crowd shot from far away and a very sorry thief.


He picked the wrong place! Wannabe thief is caught and beaten up by throngs of martial arts students at a sports university (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3539364/He-picked-wrong-place-Wannabe-thief-chased-beaten-hundreds-martial-arts-students-caught-red-handed-sports-college.html)

Incident took place at a university in Xi'an, north-west China, yesterday
The students had stayed up late to watch a documentary on Kobe Bryant
Suspect was chased by about 1,000 students some majoring in martial arts
Police later arrived at the scene and rescued the man from the crowds

By SOPHIE WILLIAMS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:33 EST, 14 April 2016 | UPDATED: 08:52 EST, 14 April 2016

After news spread that there was a thief in a university ground, kung-fu trained students decided to take matters into their own hands.

The group at The Institute of Physical Education at Xi'an, south-west China's Shaanxi province mobbed the thief yesterday, Huanqiu, affiliated with the People's Daily Online reports.

Video footage shows the thief being surrounded and eventually has to be rescued by the police.

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We are the angry mob! Students follow the burglar and chase him out of the school beating him

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Ooops! The unlucky robber met his match when the was discovered by martial arts students at the school

At around 11pm yesterday evening, a thief tried to break into the school.

According to witnesses who later posted online, the thief was spotted on the first floor by students who were staying up late to watch a documentary about Kobe Bryant.

Around 1,000 people flocked to chase the thief.

Unbeknownst to the thief, the students were all majoring in marital arts.

They chased and beat him all the way to the gate of the campus, surrounding him.

Police arrived at the scene and found it difficult to rescue him from the massive crowd.

In the footage, the mob can be seen following the thief and shouting aggressively.

More people can be seen joining the group and gathering around the unlucky thief.

They start to kick and hit him, each having their turn at beating the man.

On China's social media site Weibo, thousands of people have shared and commented on the news.

One user wrote: 'Sports Institute? Seriously? Why on earth would someone steal at a place where everyone runs faster than him'.

While another said: 'I'm sure at that moment the thief was begging for the police to come'.

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Crowd of over 1,000: Video footage shows the students getting violent with the thief who becomes surrounded

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Caught in the act: The burglar was spotted at around 11pm yesterday at Xi'an's sports university

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Stuck in the crowd: Police arrived at the scene and found it difficult to rescue him from the massive crowd

[GeneChing]

I'm impressed by her shoe defense. Karatekas don't wear shoes (http://www.martialartsmart.com/shoes.html). :p

I know, I know, I shouldn't poke fun at this - she defended herself in a heroic way, and I salute her. :cool:



Dubai tourist uses martial arts to escape rape
Marie Nammour/Dubai
Filed on April 26, 2016 | Last updated on April 26, 2016 at 06.44 am

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After she fought back, the man fled the scene with her purse which contained Dh1,500, other currencies, her passport, mobile phone and personal cards.

A driver's alleged attempt to rape a tourist failed as the woman used her martial arts skills that made the man flee instead, the Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday.

The driver, a 23-year-old Pakistani, pleaded not guilty in court to charges of kidnap, attempted rape, physical assault and theft charges.

He claimed she rode willingly in his car and he only had a fight with her because she was drunk.

However, according to court documents, the driver claimed during questioning that he tried to have consensual sex with the woman. "The driver claimed he had an agreement with the woman to have sex that night for Dh500. But he claimed they later fought over the place," said a police lieutenant in the investigation.

According to prosecution records, the driver approached the woman, a Georgian, who was waiting with her friends outside a hotel around 1030pm onNovember 22 last year in Al Rafaa.

He offered to give her a ride to a flower shop, but drove her to a deserted area in the International City where he allegedly tried to rape her. But after she fought back, he fled the scene with her purse which contained Dh1,500, other currencies, her passport, mobile phone and personal cards.

The tourist said in her statement to the prosecutor that she was with her friends outside a hotel where they were to attend a friend's birthday party. "We were talking about buying flowers and then the driver who was there offered to drop me to a nearby shop."

But the shop, which the driver claimed was 10 minutes away, turned out to be half an hour away. "He kept silent all the way and would only tell me to wait until we reached a dark deserted location."

As soon as he stopped his car, he punched her in the face and ripped off her shirt. She took off her shoe and hit him in the face to stop him from further undressing her. "He then leaned towards me, trying to kiss me and touch me," she said.

The woman then slapped him and pushed him away. "He stepped off and came to my side. He told me to arrange my clothes as he would drop me back to the hotel."

But he pulled her hair and made her lie down. As he tried to rip off her shirt, she punched him and threw dust in his eyes.

At that point he stood up, went to his car and drove away.

She stopped a car and went to her friend, who took her to the police.

During the questioning, she said the accused did not have the time to take off his trousers as she hit him back. She said she was a karate professional.

The complainant's friend, a compatriot manager, said during the prosecution investigation that her friend knocked on her door at midnight shortly after the incident.

"She was crying and had blood all over her clothes. Her shirt was ripped off. She had no shoe. She had a black eye and scratches and bruises on her arms."

The police arrested the accused in Ras Al Khor industrial area on November 25. "We checked the hotel's CCTV cameras. The two had a very short conversation before they went in his car. He was the one who initiated the conversation with the women outside the hotel," said a police lieutenant.

The hearing has been adjourned to May 19.

mary@khaleejtimes.com

[Jimbo]

One of my former CLF students told me his adult daughter was assaulted at the beach one evening by an aggressive young homeless man. He grabbed her and pushed her down onto the sand. She was in her street clothes at the time, and she took off one of her shoes, a type of 'shoe boot' with a platform heel. She hit him right in the face with it and knocked him out.

This former student told me he'd taught her some simple things for basic self-defense.

[GeneChing]

Refugee Rapist Attacks Female Martial Arts Expert, Gets Knocked Out (http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/04/refugee-rapist-attacks-female-martial-arts-expert-gets-knocked-out/)
JONAH BENNETT National Security/Foreign Policy Reporter 1:51 PM 05/04/2016

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Silhouette of refugees behind metal bars and barbed wire (Credit: Prazis/Shutterstock) Silhouette of refugees behind metal bars and barbed wire (Credit: Prazis/Shutterstock)

A 16-year-old refugee rapist in jail tried to attack a female prison warden in Austria, only to be knocked out by her martial arts expertise.

The prison warden beat the teenager down and pinned him to the floor, at which point her colleagues came in and collected him off the ground and carried the refugee back to his prison cell, The Local reports.

It’s unclear why the refugee attacked her. The exact details are somewhat fuzzy, but police did confirm the attack took place and said the refugee faces additional charges.

This refugee was thrown in jail after raping a 21-year-old student in a public bathroom in Vienna along with two other refugees. All three were arrested for breaking through the coin door lock, holding her down against the toilet and raping her. They covered her mouth with their hands so nobody could hear her scream.

She immediately called for help after the incident, and 100 police officers flooded the streets and quickly located the refugees.

These refugees initially denied raping her in the Praterstern area and then later caved and admitted the truth. Police think the attack was likely premeditated.

Praterstern has seen several rapes over the last several months. A migrant tried to rape a woman in March and there was a confirmed rape in January.



Not enough info to substantiate claims, but in today's newsfeed.

[GeneChing]

Martial arts teacher credits 'slap' for survival (http://www.walb.com/story/32043225/martial-arts-teacher-credits-slap-for-survival)
Monday, May 23rd 2016, 12:45 pm PDT
Monday, May 23rd 2016, 12:46 pm PDT
By Ashlyn Becton, Reporter

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Walter Lang (WALB photo)

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The leaky ceiling (WALB image)

BAINBRIDGE, GA (WALB) -
A Bainbridge karate instructor says the skills he teaches others saved his life, in an unusual way.

Master Walter Lang has a new respect for the 'slap fall.'

That technique means to slap the ground just before your body hits disperse your downward momentum.

It helped break his fall and protect him when he fell off a roof while working on a water pump on a rainy day, he said.

On his way down, the safety latch on this ladder collapsed.

"But the X-Rays show no broken bones, no concussion and the doctor said you are very lucky. I told him luck had nothing to do with it. It was my guardian angel," Lang said.

Lang walked away with a shoulder injury, but doctors say it could have been a lot worse.

His students now have a new perspective on the skills they are learning.

Learning to fall in judo (http://www.martialartsmart.com/judo-jujitsu-styles.html) remains one of my most important martial skills.

[Jimbo]

Learning to fall in judo (http://www.martialartsmart.com/judo-jujitsu-styles.html) remains one of my most important martial skills.

Last December, while out on an early morning walk, I tripped on a bump in the street. It caught both of my feet at the same time, and I fell forward fast. I instinctively used a Judo front fall and landed safely. No injuries except for abrasions on my hands and a bit on my knees. It could have been bad; the street in question was very rough, with lots of little rocks mixed into the asphalt, and I use my hands for a living. Not knowing how to fall properly could have resulted in a broken wrist(s), arm(s), shoulder or facial injury, etc.


I haven't practiced Judo since 1979, yet that breakfall was automatic. All that time we spent practicing breakfalls at the start of classes really ingrained them into the nervous system. IMO, breakfalls are the most important aspect of Judo that I learned, and they're especially valuable as you get older.

[GeneChing]

Judo is a great starter art. Those falling skills are priceless and grow even more valuable with age.

Meanwhile, here's a non-descriptive news item:


Three Men Jump Martial Arts Expert (http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/three-men-jump-martial-arts-expert)
A martial arts expert uses his technique on a group of men who tried to rob him.
By Hannah Hilyard | hhilyard@wmbd.com
Published 06/08 2016 06:37PM Updated 06/08 2016 06:37PM

PEORIA, Ill.

Three men try to jump a martial arts expert in Peoria’s East Bluff early Wednesday morning.

A man says the suspects approached him while he was near the intersection of Broadway Street and Virginia Avenue. One of the suspects kicked him.

That's when he says he kicked back and performed what he calls a ‘hip toss’ on another suspect.

He tells police he punched him in the face and is certain he knocked some teeth out.

Because it was dark, the man says he was not able to get a good look at any of the suspects.

[Firehawk4]

When I took Ninjitsu they taught us to roll real good like in a combat situation .

[GeneChing]

Chinese kung fu master honoured after nearly 30 years as crime-fighting Good Samaritan (http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1974505/chinese-kung-fu-master-honoured-after-nearly-30-years-crime)
PUBLISHED : Monday, 13 June, 2016, 5:47pm
UPDATED : Monday, 13 June, 2016, 5:46pm
Stephen Chen

A Chinese kung fu master has been honoured by a city government for his efforts as a Good Samaritan after helping police to catch 30 criminals for nearly 30 years, mainland media report.
Zhang Xiaowu, who teaches tai chi in the city of Guangzhou, was presented with an award by the Guangzhou Good Samaritan Foundation in recognition of his efforts in helping others, the Guangzhou Daily reported.
He had used his martial arts skills since 1989 to rescue many victims of crime in the city and also subdue a number of suspected rapists, robbers and thieves before handing them over to Guangzhou police, the report said.
On one occasion, a gang of thugs had surrounded him and attacked him with knives and iron bars, in retaliation for him detaining some of their colleagues and handing over to the police, the report said.
Zhang, who suffered a knee injury while fighting off the gang, said he had no regrets about what he had done.
“To the good, you must be tender; but to the evil, you must be hard,” he was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Zhang, who was born in Jiaozuo, in Henan province in the 1960s, had been encouraged to study martial arts by his mother as a way to boost his poor health after suffering from illness as a child, the report said.

Odd story. Wish there were more specifics.

[-N-]

For your entertainment.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9H_5V5JFRk

[GeneChing]

'She's empowered': Little girl, eight, 'uses Kung Fu move to fight off would-be kidnapper who tried to carry her out of the house' (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3684799/She-s-empowered-Little-girl-8-uses-Kung-Fu-fight-kidnapper-tried-carry-house.html)

An unidentified eight-year-old girl in El Cajon, California says a man broke into her house and tried to kidnap her
She and her mom say the little girl used a karate move to fight the man off
He dropped the girl and ran from the house
'She's learned some tools that will last her a lifetime,' the mom said of her daughter's Kung Fu moves
The suspect is five-feet-eight to five-feet-ten, was wearing dark clothes and a dark backpack, and smelled 'like garbage'

By KIRI BLAKELEY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 09:56 EST, 11 July 2016 | UPDATED: 09:59 EST, 11 July 2016

A little girl's karate moves may have saved her from a would-be kidnapper.
A feisty eight-year-old girl woke up around 4am Sunday morning to find a strange man picking her up out of her bed and carrying her down the stairs in her El Cajon, California, home, say police, according to Fox 5 San Diego.
The little girl's six-year-old brother was in the same room, according to San Diego Union Tribune.
The girl's mother told Fox 5 San Diego that the little girl and the man were almost to the bottom of the stairwell when she applied pressure to his throat, using a technique she learned in Kung Fu class.
The stranger then ran from the first floor of the condo in the 1300 block of Hawk Lane, say police.

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The unidentified mom of an eight-year-old girl in El Cajon, California says her daughter fought off her attacker with Kung Fu

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The emotional mother says her feisty daughter is 'empowered' now that she knows self defense

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The mom broke down as she said she never imagined her children would be in danger while they slept: 'Their supposed to be safe while they're sleeping' she cried

The mother, who remains unidentified, said the spirited girl claimed the man then came back in her bedroom after a few minutes, but when he saw she was awake, said, 'Dang, shoot' and ran back out.
The mom says they found the front door open.
Cops say he gained access through a window, and they found a screen removed on another condo in the building.
The girl's proud mom says her daughter had been learning self-defense and martial arts moves in a class.

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Cops say the suspect broke into this condo complex on Hawk Lane and entered the family's condo through a window

'I'm relieved that this is the story I get to tell - that she's in my home, here and safe,' her mother tearfully told the outlet. 'My kids are supposed to be safe while they are sleeping.'
After the girl said she fought the man off, she awoke her parents and told them what had happened.
She described the man, who hasn't been found, as a tanned adult wearing jeans and a backpack with many zippers and with dark 'fluffy' hair, thin build and was between five-feet, eight-inches to five-feet, ten-inches tall. She also said the man smelled of 'garbage.'
The victim was not injured and nothing was taken from the home.
The mom says she has now installed surveillance cameras in the house, along with an app that lets her monitor activity.
'This is proof, there could be a chance that you might need to [use self-defense moves],' the mom said. '[He] could have taken my TV, anything, but [he] wanted the most valuable thing we have.'
The emotional mother is grateful that her daughter was taking Kung Fu.
'She's scared but she's also empowered. She's learned some tools that will last her a lifetime, she's okay, but she's going to be safe because we're going to protect her even more now,' she said.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the police at 619-579-3311.



Good story. There's a vid too, if you follow the link.

[GeneChing]

There's a quick vid clip if you follow the link. It's a textbook disarm, perfectly executed on the street. :cool:


Female SWAT team officer disarms knife-wielding man with brutal kung fu move (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/531140/Female-SWAT-officer-disarms-man-kung-fu-move)
FOOTAGE of a female SWAT team officer disarming a knife-wielding man has gone viral.
By Simon Green / Published 19th July 2016

The clip begins with a man – who had reportedly consumed drugs according to news station CCTV – brandishing a knife in the middle of a busy road.

Two police officers hover nearby before one – the female SWAT member – decides to take him down.

With an impressive skill of agility, she creeps up behind the bloke and twists the knife-wielding arm around.

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BRUTAL: The female SWAT team officer took down the knife-wielding man

She then throws him to the floor as two other officers come in to arrest him.

A man in a green shirt can be seen pinning the bloke to the ground as he is finally arrested.

According to the YouTube video, the 5ft 9ins tall female officer has a reputation for being extremely agile.

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HERO: She is reportedly known for her agility

The incident occurred in the city of Dongguan, China and the video has been doing the rounds on social media.

And viewers were left impressed at the clever kung fu move.

One wrote: “Excellent. She knew just how to grab him. He had no time to react.”

[Cataphract]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q19qRUBj-ic

:D

[boxerbilly]

It happens to the best of us, sometimes.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/judo-medalist-beat-up-while-celebrating-on-copacabana-beach-234727753.html

[GeneChing]

On the same level as Karate vs. Shark (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications&p=1236889#post1236889) & TKD vs SHARK! (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications&p=1194679#post1194679)


63-year-old Japanese man fights off bear with karate (http://theweek.com/speedreads/646645/63yearold-japanese-man-fights-bear-karate)
11:03 a.m. ET

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Most people don't respond to charging bears by fighting back. Yet rather than run from a snarling Asian black bear, one Japanese man decided to put his karate skills to the ultimate test.

Atsushi Aoki, 63, was fishing in the mountains when the bear attacked him. "The bear was so strong, and it knocked me down," Aoki told Tokyo Broadcasting System. Aoki took up a karate fighter stance, putting his right fist in front of him, and punched at the bear's eyes, which made the beast retreat.

"I thought it's either 'I kill him or he kills me,'" Aoki said. After fending off the bear, he was able to get back to his car and drive to the hospital to treat the wounds on his head, arm, and leg.

"[Aoki] drove himself to the hospital and even remembered to grab the fish that he had caught," a police officer told Agence France-Presse. Jeva Lange

[boxerbilly]

On the same level as Karate vs. Shark (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications&p=1236889#post1236889) & TKD vs SHARK! (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications&p=1194679#post1194679)

That only works with black bears. Don't try that with a grizzly or polar bear. Better to play dead which you likely will be. Or so Ive read Canadian and Alaska horror stories.

[Cataphract]

That seems to depend on the situation and sheer luck, too.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/protective-mother-wrestles-lost-polar-bear/article703773/

[boxerbilly]

It is nice to read those stories of people who survived Grizzly and Polar bears. Few do and my money is on the bear. Polar bear is extremely rare. But they do roam parts of Ontario, Canada. Couple of years back there was a black bear roaming a main road in my township. Not sure when the last time a bear was around here. Scared people but the cops let it go on its way and issued tv and radio warnings. Thankfully no grizzly, brown bears or polar bears in this area. In fact, I don't think in NY. Black bears have been wandering into the county as we expand. The surrounding counties and the edges of most of Monroe is rural , once farms or still farms. Where I live it was almost a fluke a bear would come this far inside the county. Anyway, no deaths and the bear left on its own.

[Jimbo]

On a different forum, there are many posters who claim that knives are 'poor weapons because it's easy to take a knife away from someone'. Wrong. Even here, where the Jujutsu(?) guy is clearly the physically superior of the combatants, it certainly wasn't "easy" for him to take the knife away. It took work for him to get it away. Now consider if the knife-armed man were someone who really knew how to use it and was fully committed. Or if he (the knife man) had help. Many MA guys do not give knives their due respect. In close quarters, a knife is every bit as deadly as a gun, and in some cases even worse.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7HbgbMjWw&sns=em

[wolfen]

This probably should go in a Martial Arts Heroes thread...maybe this is it.


University of British Columbia female student nearly beheaded by Saudi Muslim student in her dorm room (http://www.barenakedislam.com/2016/10/07/university-of-british-columbia-female-student-nearly-beheaded-by-saudi-muslim-student-in-her-dorm-room/)

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A young University of British Columbia student, Mary Hale ) from Oregon had her throat cut and came close to being beheaded in her dorm room by Thamer Almestadi, an 18-year-old Muslim from Saudi Arabia who was enrolled in Vantage College, a special program for first-year international students.



Adam Casey, 18, was on his way to check his mail when he heard about the attack from the frantic witnesses and wasted no time running to Hale’s aid. The instant that Casey saw Almestadi, who had already begun to cut Hale’s throat, his martial arts training kicked in. Casey pounced on the Saudi student and placed him in a chokehold.
Said Casey, “I tried to get his hands off her neck that he was holding pretty tight, so I resorted to actually going after him,” said Casey. “He was pretty determined. He wasn’t letting go easily.”
While Casey was attempting to subdue Almestadi, fellow student Luca Berg heard the commotion and and joined Casey in wrestling Almestadi away from his victim, forcing him to drop the knife in the process.

I'm assuming Casey's training is in MMA considering the language he used and the first action he took. He prudently did not reveal where he studied martial arts.


Saudi Jihadist Thamer Almestadi

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The Quran contains at least 109 verses that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers for the sake of Islamic rule.

Crazy or not, the Saudi was committing an act of Jihad. And we could call it all crazy but who are we to judge? :rolleyes:

'I put him in a chokehold': Students stopped attack in UBC dorm


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0_MRVBhc6Y


UBC confirmed it has banned Almestadi from returning to campus.
Sounds a little ridiculous right because why would he be free to wander the streets? Unless you consider how soft the Canadian Justice System is on criminals, the guy might be out walking around anytime soon. Especially Islam gets a pass in Canada because the elite's policy of enforced Islamic immigration and the corruption of the Justice system with Islamification policies.



“International student” … “One of their own” … “I didn’t think there was anything really wrong with him” … “No one could predict” … That’s funny. Leftist media is a constant source of entertaining stupidity.

“Some strange behaviors … Noticed him pacing” … How many times have we heard of that pre-attack behavior? Hundreds? Thousands?

No one could predict, huh? Except every person (that has not been brain wiped by the MSM).

Interesting comment from the free web. Typically the people at the Uni "saw something.. and didn't say something".
Maybe they were afraid of being called "racist" or the MSM has done an effective job on their minds of whitewashing Islam.

10047

David Wood in the Jihad Triangle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjvfaZIDLCg) has identified the three essential steps that are needed for a Muslim to become an active Jihadist It's well worth taking note.

1 One must believe in Islam
2 One must have knowledge of what the Quran teaches (Most American Muslims don't which is fortunate for the Kaffir(Non-Muslims) )
3 One must be obedient to the knowledge they possess from the Quran

With all three factors in place you have an Active Jihadi


In the meantime Canadians should flock to get MA training now that the Hijra and Islamification is in full swing in the West . They say Canada will be Sweden 2.0 These first attacks are like drops of rain against the window before the storm.

Luca Berg (left) and Adam Casey (right) managed to subdue Almestadi until police arrived,

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[Cataphract]

Good thing the two guys helped the girl. Too bad the incident is abused for propaganda. Less mouth frothing news outlets tell a different story.

[GeneChing]

You gotta wonder how much they thought they were going to get robbing a Dollar store. :rolleyes:

There's a news vid if you follow the link.


Martial arts instructor takes down suspected robber (http://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/-robbery-martial-arts-beau-velasquez-crime-tyrone-yazzie-/4305232/?cat=504)
KOB.com Web Staff
October 29, 2016 09:07 PM

Police say a martial arts instructor took down the suspect of a robbery in progress.

According to a police report, two male subjects with t-shirts wrapped around their heads ran into the Dollar General Store at 840 Juan Tabo Boulevard around 8:44 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27th.

Both men were armed with knives and threatened the clerk, who moved from behind the counter. The men proceeded to remove the cash register drawers from the registers. One suspect took the drawer and proceeded to exit the store, while the other suspect -- later identified as Tyrone Yazzie -- remained in the store, struggling to remove the drawer from its register.

But the alleged thieves had no idea who was watching.

According to the report, Beau Velasquez was in the parking lot watching his students run exercises.

Students from Renegade Combative Tactics, Velasquez's martial arts school next door.

"You train for those moments that you don't know are going to happen, or you hope that never happen," said Velasquez.

Velasquez watched as the suspects entered the store and began the robbery, then he ran to the front of the store, tackling the first suspect who was leaving with the register, knocking the register out of the suspect's hands.

"I just grabbed him," said Velasquez. "Grabbed him by his head and kind of slammed him on the ground. We wrestled. At that time the money box had already fallen."

That subject was slipping from Velasquez' grasp, however, so Velasquez let him go and went inside the store to concentrate on Yazzie.

Velasquez tackled Yazzie to the ground, police say, knocking the knife to the floor. Another man from the martial arts school came to help Velasquez detain Yazzie until police arrived.

"I'm glad one of them at least is taken off the streets so he can't terrorize anybody else," said Velasquez.

Velasquez says Yazzie asked to be let go while he had him on the ground.

"Once we had him on the ground, the guy was, you know, kind of crying. "C'mon on man, let me go, please, please,'" said Velasquez. "And it's like, man, how are you gonna cry after you just tried robbing somebody?"

Police believe this latest event was Yazzie's seventh robbery in the last two months.

Police say the spree started at a Family Dollar store on Juan Tabo Boulevard and went on to include hitting a Check and Go, a Ross Dress for Less, a Big Lots, an At-Home, and a Walmart.

But it wasn't until Velasquez tackled Yazzie at the Dollar General that Yazzie was finally arrested.

"Don't be a victim," said Velasquez. "Train. I know it's scary sometimes, but this happens on a regular [basis] ,you know, so don't be a victim."

[GeneChing]

Inside of a 'Successful Street Application', this one is a 'Successful Airplane Application'. ;)


Martial arts training helps passenger subdue man who attacks flight crew, exposes self (http://www.11alive.com/news/martial-arts-training-helps-passenger-subdue-man-who-attacks-flight-crew-exposes-self/348577736)
Jacob Rodriguez, WXIA 2:06 AM. EDT November 05, 2016

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A passenger on an international flight was arrested after the plane made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport (JIA) Wednesday for assaulting several flight attendants, a federal charging affidavit says.

Oliver Charlie Halliday Gee, 34, of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, was reportedly unruly prior to the arrest and prevented several flight attendants from doing their job because he was hurling insults and obscenities and other passengers.

Nearly 90 minutes into the flight, Gee escalated and threatened to kill another passenger, hurt a 3-year-old and then removing his clothes to expose his *****. The charging affidavit from the FBI says it seemed like he was about to wee in the plane's cabin.

At this point, a passenger who said he was skilled in martial arts stepped in to help get Gee to the bathroom but was promptly slapped several times across the face with an open hand. A flight attendant was slapped twice as well - once in the face and once in the thigh, both times with an open hand, the charging affidavit says.

Eventually, the flight attendant and the passenger trained in martial arts were able to subdue Gee and get him in his seat just before the flight touched down at JIA.

The charging affidavit mentions that the crew was worried about keeping Gee on the Condor 2115 flight, because the flight was from Cancun, Mexico to Frankfurt, Germany and most of it would take place over water. They weren't sure they would be able to stop and get the man off the plane while over the Atlantic Ocean.

Gee was taken into custody by Jacksonville Aviation Authority Police and is charged with assault or intimidation of a flight crew. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

He made his appearance in federal court on Thursday and will be detained until his formal detention hearing Nov. 7.



heh, heh. he said 'wee'. :rolleyes:

[GeneChing]

There's a vid too if you follow the link.



The karate kid: Boy, 12, uses martial arts skills to stop a gunman robbing Turkish jewellery store (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4028084/The-karate-kid-Boy-12-uses-martial-arts-skills-stop-gunman-robbing-Turkish-jewellery-store.html)

The man walked into the store in Istanbul's Bagcilar district carrying a gun
The young boy sprang into action, grabbing the gun and forcing the robber out
His father, Mehmet Karagöz, joined in the scuffle and helped see the robber off

By HANNAH AL-OTHMAN FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 06:39 EST, 13 December 2016 | UPDATED: 07:01 EST, 13 December 2016

A plucky 12-year-old boy stopped an armed robber in his tracks by disarming him with his martial arts skills and sending him packing from a Turkish jewellery shop.

The man walked into the store in Istanbul's Bagcilar district carrying a bag and wearing a surgical mask, baseball cap, and sunglasses.

He then slammed the satchel down on the counter and grabbed a gun from inside the waistband of his jeans.

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A plucky 12-year-old boy stopped an armed robber in his tracks after the man came into his dad's jewellery shop carrying a bag and wearing a surgical mask, baseball cap, and sunglasses

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The robber slammed the satchel down on the counter and grabbed a gun from inside the waistband of his jeans - but he was stopped by the young lad

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Using his martial arts skills, the brave boy reached up to grab the gun - and then punched the would-be robber in the stomach

The boy, who was already in the shop, reacted at lightening speed and leapt towards the man.

He grabbed the gun and punched the man in the stomach, then wrestled the robber out of the shop, slamming the door behind him.

His father, Mehmet Karagöz, then rushes out from behind the counter to come to the young lad's aid, and between them they manage to hold the door shut as the robber first tries to get back in - but then flees the scene.

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The boy then wrestled the armed robber out of the shop, slamming the door behind him

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His father, Mehmet Karagöz, rushed out from behind the counter to come to the young lad's aid and the pair kept the robber at bay

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They managed to hold the door shut as the robber tried to get back in - but he then ran away from the scene

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They chased him out of the shop, and CCTV footage from the incident helped the police to apprehend a suspect

Not content with having seen him out of the shop, the pair then chase after the would-be robber.

The young have-a-go-hero has been identified only by his initials, EK, but according to Turkish media reports, he is the shop owner's son.

The boy's heroic actions were caught on the shop's CCTV camera and have helped police to identify a suspect.

A suspected robber, Mustafa Z, was arrested by Turkish police and charged with robbery.

[GeneChing]

SALUTE to Luis Ruiz & Antonio Piñas for their exemplary martial arts action.


Brooklyn woman, 27, gushes gratitude to heroic father-son duo who rescued her from rape: 'They saved my life' (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-woman-thanks-father-son-heroes-saved-rape-article-1.2944364)
BY BYRON SMITH JOHN ANNESE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 11:32 PM

She says she owes her future to a family of martial arts masters.

A 27-year-old Brooklyn woman rescued from a would-be rapist by a pair of black belt good Samaritans met her saviors a ceremony at Borough Hall Wednesday.

“There's a saying in Judaism that if you save one life you save the entire world,” Miriam Braverman said, beaming a smile at Luis Ruiz, 46, and his stepson, Antonio Piñas, 28. “It never made any sense until this happened.”

The two rushed to Braverman’s aid just after midnight Oct. 17, after they heard strange sounds coming from behind a van while they were walking home on Siegel Ct. near McKibbin St.

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Luis Ruiz (l.) and Antonio Piñas (r.) rescued Miriam Braverman, 27, (c.) from a man who allegedly tried to rape her in a van. (JEFFERSON SIEGEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)

They found a man on top of Braverman, they told the Daily News in October, and when he non-chalantly walked away, noticed her face was covered in blood and her clothes were ripped.

Ruiz stayed with Braverman, who lost consciousness, and Piñas called police, following the alleged attacker until cops arrived. The suspect, Todd Deas, is charged with assault and attempted rape, and remains held on $500,000.

"They saved my life, everything I do now will be from that time until the end of my life," Braverman said. "Maybe now I'll get married. Maybe I can have children.”

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Ruiz and Piñas met Braverman at Borough Hall before the alleged attack. (JEFFERSON SIEGEL/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)

Borough President Eric Adams hailed Ruiz and Piñas as “Heroes of the Month” at the ceremony, which also honored Ahmed Khalifa, a Muslim high school student who helped police catch a homeless man who attacked an Orthodox Jewish woman last month.

Adams also lauded NYPD Detective Steven Franzel, a lead investigator on an operation that yielded the arrest of more than 40 gang members last year.

[GeneChing]

They call it 'drink-driver' in the Queen's English or is that a typo? I should really use the term 'yob' more.


COMBAT ACE CORNERS CROOK Jiu-Jitsu instructor floors a drink-driver with specialist martial arts move after cops struggle to handcuff yob (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2913722/jiu-jitsu-instructor-floors-a-drink-driver-with-specialist-martial-arts-move-after-cops-struggle-to-handcuff-yob/)
Kids instructor Ray Clark helped cops catch Arkadiusz Danczyszyn after he tried to resist arrest
BY ANDY CRICK 20th February 2017, 11:01 pm

A DRINK-driver resisted arrest outside a jiu-jitsu class until he was floored by a martial arts expert.

Kids instructor Ray Clark, 42, saw cops struggling to handcuff Arkadiusz Danczyszyn, who was pushing them away.

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Hero arrest . .. Ray Clark saw cops struggling to handcuff drink-driver and intervened

Dad-of-two Ray said: “He started to push and pull the officer with force and it was quite clear that the officer was struggling to control the man.

“I quickly ran out and managed to secure a grip on the man, who was to trying to escape.

“As soon as I had my grip on him he wasn’t going anywhere.”
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Bournemouth magistrates . . . Drink-driver jailed for a month and banned from the road for five years

Ray had been teaching Brazilian jiu-jitsu wearing his traditional gi uniform in Bournemouth, Dorset.

He added: “He still struggled violently so I quickly took the man to the ground by using a very simple jiu-jitsu take down.

“I then controlled him until the officer managed to take out leg restraints and secure his legs.

“The actions I took were very simple but effective jiu-jitsu controlling moves.

“I know police have training in these situations, but I think a lot more could be done to help stop this type of scenario, such as martial arts training.

“I’m glad it didn’t escalate and I was able to help.”

Danczyszyn, 28, of Poole, admitted driving offences and resisting a PC.

The town’s magistrates jailed him for a month and banned him from the road for five years.

[GeneChing]

Burglar Breaks In To Wrong House, Receives Bloody Martial Arts Beating (http://www.scrapdigest.com/burglar-breaks-wrong-house-receives-bloody-martial-arts-beating/13681/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=cung+le)
By Salvador Sanchez - Feb 25, 2017

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Self defense win!

Training in martial arts is often like owning a gun. Unless you’re a competitive fighter, you’ll likely never have to use your skills in real life. Like the old saying goes ‘It’s better to have one and not need it, than to need it and not have one.’

Practising in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is great for many reasons. Keeping in shape, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and learning practical skills for that ‘just in case’ scenario. Earlier this week, in Fort Myers, that scenario popped up for one local home owner.

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Mugshot by NBC News
Burglar Robs The Wrong House

Hearing noises in his garage, home owner Brian Burch went to investigate. What he saw was a young man by the name of Mr. Ortiz walking away with a number of his power tools. Ortiz claimed the site manager had sent him over to collect them.

Sensing something wasn’t right, Burch confronted Ortiz and a scuffle broke out. Thankfully Burch is trained in Gracie Jiu Jitsu, and so when the fight went to the ground he knew exactly what to do.

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Ortiz Gets Busted Up (Video Below)

Burch says that when it went to ground, he popped Ortiz’s nose with a single fist strike. As he bled profusely, Ortiz was pinned and held while Burch phoned the local authorities with his free hand.

Burch would go on to reveal his relief that his children weren’t in the house at the time. Speaking with reporters, Burch also said he did not use excessive force in defending his property. Here’s the video report from NBC:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPg-rMEx1BU

What Have We Learned Today?

Firstly, breaking in to people’s property is a really bad idea. Secondly, messing with people in general is not advisable. With so many folks now training in practical and very dangerous skills, you might just find yourself as the latest version of Mr. Ortiz.

Stay safe.

Gotta give Burch props for being able to restrain the perp and dial the cops with his free hand. That's a technique we should all learn.

[GeneChing]

This one is really out of the ordinary for this thread.


Former kung fu champion saves builder with BARE HANDS after the worker fell from the third floor (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4382014/Kung-fu-champion-catches-worker-plummets-26-feet.html)

The construction worker was putting up an advertisement board on March 29
The scaffolding he scaled collapsed leaving him hanging off the wall in China
Wu Qiang came to the man's rescue, helping cushion his fall
He is a kung fu master and is said to have been a stunt double for star Jet Li

By Sophie Williams For Mailonline
PUBLISHED: 06:21 EDT, 5 April 2017 | UPDATED: 06:39 EDT, 5 April 2017

A construction worker in China who was hanging on the side of a wall at some three floors high was saved by a quick-thinking kung fu master.

The former martial arts champion, named Wu Qiang, caught the construction worker with his bare hands after the worker lost grip and fell on March 29.

Thanks to 48-year-old Wu, the man had a soft landing in the incident which occurred in Taicang, east China's Jiangsu province.

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The scaffolding came crashing down after the man scaled it to install an advertisement board

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Terrifying: The construction worker can be seen hanging from the side of the wall in China

The construction worker, said to be in his 50s, was on scaffolding at the time putting up an advertisement board. The scaffolding suddenly collapsed, leaving him clinging to the side of the wall.

According to Kan Kan News, the man was hanging around eight metres (26 feet) high in the air and was shouting for help.

However the worker seemed to be in luck as Mr Wu came to his rescue.

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In the footage, the man, named Wu Qiang, can be seen getting ready to catch the worker
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Wu (pictured) is a former martial arts champion who has practiced kung fu since he was seven years old

According to China Youth Daily, Mr Wu and his wife Gu Zhiying own a shop nearby. The couple heard a loud bang when the scaffolding collapsed at around noon. They rushed out to check what had happened.

As Mr Wu's wife and other onlookers gathered cushions to be put on the ground, Mr Wu told the worker to hold on.

Eventually, the construction worker lost grip and fell. Mr Wu reached out his arms and tried to catch him.

Mr Wu caught the worker by the waist, but the momentum caused the worker to hit the ground nonetheless. But thanks to Wu, the worker didn't wasn't seriously injured.

Mr Wu told a Kan Kan News reporter: 'When the man fell, I fell on the floor with him at the same time.'

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The above picture shows Wu Qiang when he was young. Wu has reportedly worked as the director of martial arts for many films
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Wu is also said to have been a stunt double for Chinese kung fu star Jet Li (above, in The Emperor and The White Snake)

The worker 'fainted immediately' out of fright, but he came around after around one minute, reported China Youth Daily. He suffered minor injuries to the chest and is now in stable condition.

Wu Qiang is said to be a former stuntman for kung fu star Jet Li and has practised martial arts since he was seven years old.

In 1984, he won the national martial arts championship in China and is said to be a seasoned martial arts director for films.

Qiang's wife told Kan Kan News: 'He is a nice guy and anything that he can do, he will offer to help.

'When we were young and staying in Shaxi Town, he chased after a bike thief on the street. He loved to help whoever in need.'

[Oolong]

Not sure if it's been posted, but there's a clip floating around of a 7-11 clerk using a Karate block and beating up a cholo who swung at him that's become sort of my life's inspiration.

[Oolong]

And here it is.

https://youtu.be/ol-LyPzyZHU

[GeneChing]

Great line - Clint Eastwood worthy. Way to go Omi Bhatia! :cool:


'You've picked the wrong day' declares kung-fu expert who fought off hammer-wielding bank robber (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/youve-picked-wrong-day-declares-10387731)
Brave Omi Bhatia sprung into action and quickly grabbed at the hammer when the would-be robber pushed past him and demanded money from the cashier

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21:57, 9 MAY 2017UPDATED23:27, 9 MAY 2017
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Omi Bhatia fought off a hammer-wielding robber at a bank

A kung-fu expert - dubbed Jackie Chan by his kids - has been hailed a hero after he fought off a hammer-wielding bank robber.

Omi Bhatia was standing in the queue at Lloyds bank when the would-be robber pushed past him and demanded money from the cashier.

Brave Omi said he then sprung into action and quickly grabbed at the hammer - declaring 'you've picked the wrong time and wrong day.'

The thug then tried to flee, but as he did he was tripped up by another customer, Omi said.

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The kung fu expert managed to disarm the thief (Photo: Caters)

Omi said: "I thought he was trying to use the pen but a hammer was the last thing I expected!"

The cashier handed £300 across the counter but it was Omi's quick thinking and 40 years of martial arts training that stopped the robber in his tracks.

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Omi said: "The cashier handed over the money but he demanded more. I told him to just walk away.

"I grabbed the hammer but I had to do it quickly and safely as I didn't want anyone to get hurt and all the staff were screaming.

"He ran towards the door and was tripped by another customer."

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Omi training with a friend (Photo: Caters)

Omi then instructed two others to sit on the assailant while staff called the police.

The incidents took place on April 27, around 9am, at the Lloyds Bank on Walsall Street, Wednesbury, a bank that Omi uses most days.

The father of four, who owns a tool shop in Walsall, said: "I've become a local celebrity.

"My children and family worry about me but I told them, 'why would I let him win'."

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Photos of when Omi trained when he was younger (Photo: Caters News Agency)

"I told the robber he had picked the wrong day and the wrong time. I might look old but I don't feel it."

He added: "I train in Kung-Fu martial arts every week and have done for 40 years.

"It involves a lot of self-defense training. You have to put the attacker down before they do it to you.

"I'm go to gym most days and even this morning ran four miles before going to work."

The kung-fu expert said: "My kids call me Jackie Chan."

Police have been contacted for comment.

[GeneChing]

There's vid behind the link.


Stories of bravery emerge after London Bridge terrorist attack (http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/stories-of-bravery-emerge-after-london-bridge-terrorist-attack/news-story/699116791b36b6447e18167f98fd0359)
JUNE 5, 201711:55AM

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MARTIAL artist and journalist Geoff Ho is one of several Londoners being praised as heroes after fighting back against three knife-wielding terrorists.
Ho, who is the business editor at the Sunday Express, was in intensive care after stepping in to break up what he thought was a fight, according to the Express.
The expert in Kung Fu and kickboxing was stabbed in the throat after he tried to protect a bouncer on the door of the Southwark Tavern in what turned out to be a terrorist attack in Borough Market.
Seven people died and dozens were injured in the attack, which started when three men in a white van rammed into pedestrians at London Bridge before going on a stabbing rampage in Borough Market.
The three attackers were gunned down by police eight minutes later.
In a Facebook post, Ho reportedly wrote: “Don’t know whether it was stupid or noble to jump and break up the fight outside the Southwark Tavern, but two a*******s trying to do over the lone bouncer on the door isn’t happening on my watch.”

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Geoff Ho decided to take on two knife-wielding attackers.Source:Supplied

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Geoff Ho pictured trying to staunch the bleeding from a neck wound as he staggered down the street outside the Southwark Tavern.Source:Supplied

He is now being hailed a hero for his actions, along with others who tried to stop the attack.
One colleague said: “The bravery he showed in the heinous terror attack was astounding – but honestly, not at all surprisingly”.
A British Transport Police officer also tried to take on all three attackers armed only with a baton.
British Transport Police Chief Constable Paul Crowther said the officer, who was stabbed in the face, head and a leg, was one of the first responders.
He said the officer, who is in stable condition, confronted the attackers and “it became clear that he showed enormous courage in the face of danger”.
Constable Crowther added that “for an officer who only joined us less than two years ago, the bravery he showed was outstanding and makes me extremely proud”.
Others also took on the attackers with what they had on hand.
Nearby, a Romanian chef Florin Morariu was at the Bread Ahead bakery where he works when he glanced out the window and saw people running.
“They were fainting, falling and we went outside to see what was happening,” he told AP.
Then two people approached another person and “began to stick the knife in ... and then I froze and I didn’t know what to do.”
So Mr Morariu did the only thing he could think of: he managed to get near one attacker and “hit him around the head” with a bread basket.
“There was a car with a loudspeaker saying ‘go, go’ and they (police) threw a grenade. ... and then I ran,” he said.
Footage he posted to Facebook shows another man armed with a broom as they try to help an injured man get to safety.
Diners at the El Pastor restaurant on Stoney Street also forced one attacker out by throwing chairs and bottles at him, after the man entered the venue and stabbed a woman in the chest.
Giovanni Sagristani, 38, told the BBC once the attacker was outside staff lowered a security gate and locked people inside.
A taxi driver is also being hailed as a hero after one woman said he saved her life.
“I was using a cash point at London Bridge, when a taxi driver swerved towards me, and screamed at me to RUN,” Rhiannon Owen recalled in a Facebook post.
“I turned and saw a man 3 metres from me, with a twelve inch blade, running towards me. I sprinted for my life.
“I saw a man get stabbed. Windows smashed, people screaming everywhere.”
Ms Owen said she ran to a nearby open-front pub called Applebee’s and screamed at everyone to run upstairs. About 40 of them hid in the storage room upstairs.
“Thank you to the taxi driver that screamed to run. I owe you my life,” she said. “He is being reported as a hero in the news, please help me find him so I can thank him.”

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It’s not clear if it is the same driver, but one taxi driver named Chris told LBC he witnessed the attack and tried to ram the attacker.
“I said to the guy in my cab I was going to try to hit him, I was going to ram him. I turned around and tried, but he sidestepped me,” he said.
Staff at another restaurant Arabica Bar and Kitchen were commended for their bravery in keeping the attackers out.
Richard Angell, director of the think tank Progress, told The Independent that police ordered them to lock the door, causing chaos as about 30 diners tried to get to safety.
“This remarkable young waiter, who probably wasn’t being paid very much, positioned himself next to the door, put his foot behind it and wedged it closed.
“Everybody else panicked. Me and a couple of friends tried to calm the storm. We were trying to work out what was happening, stop people injuring each other as they were clambering to get away from it all, turning over tables.
“A member of staff locked the door. Despite the fact that their lives were at risk, the staff were concerned about our lives, which was a remarkable thing, and I will be going back not only to pay the bill, but also to double the tip.”

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Mr Angell also described seeing a man who “turned out to be this hero” outside throwing chairs and a table at the restaurant opposite.
One man Gerard told BBC that he was throwing bottles, pint glasses, stools and chairs at the attackers as they ran into the pubs and bars on their stabbing rampage.
“I could not do anything. When you look at the CCTV, the police will, they will see me on the CCTV at Borough Market chasing them and throwing bottles at them and glasses. I know it’s a silly thing to do but I just tried to save people’s lives.”


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[GeneChing]

He might deserve his own indie thread here. This is the type of heroism we strive for...


London Bridge terror attack hero Geoff Ho enjoying cult status as he 'joins Tinder from hospital bed' (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/london-bridge-terror-attack-hero-10568334)
The business journalist - who was stabbed in the throat while using his martial arts skills to tackle terrorists in Borough Market - has made a potentially life-changing decision
BY STEPHEN JONES
07:52, 6 JUN 2017 UPDATED12:17, 6 JUN 2017

A brave journalist who took on the terrorists with his martial arts skills in the London Bridge terror attack has decided to join Tinder from his hospital bed.

A close friend of Geoff Ho says that - despite being left struggling to speak after being stabbed in the throat in Borough Market - he has made a potentially life-changing decision to join the dating app.

MirrorOnline revealed yesterday that the popular Sunday Express business editor was recovering in hospital after being hailed a hero for his actions on Saturday night.

There were concerns that he had been left unable to speak, but his friend Steve Dyson revealed last night that Geoff's now able to talk - and is now looking for love.

Mr Dyson posted online: "Just been to see Geoff Ho in hospital.

"He's now able to talk, is in good spirits and doing really well.

"He has also realised that due to his new found fame and hero status, it's now the time to strike and download Tinder.

"We love you Geoff, and are all thankful you're doing well."

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Geoff Ho has regained the ability to speak after being stabbed in the neck

The picture above was taken yesterday of Geoff in hospital recovering after he suffered his injuries.

Smiling, he has scars and bandages around his throat where the attacker struck on Saturday night.

Geoff was initially missing in the aftermath of the atrocity.

During the attack, terrorists rammed pedestrians using a van on London Bridge before going on a stabbing spree at nearby Borough Market.

Geoff bravely used his martial arts skills to confront the terrorists in a bid to save strangers' lives, according to his pals.

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Geoff Ho took on the terrorists but was stabbed in the neck (Photo: Facebook)

Friend Gary Robinson said: "Geoff update is that he is stable but can't talk. He IS a true hero.

"He took on the the terrorists when three rushed in stabbing people, using his martial arts, he fought them off.

"One missed him the other stabbed him in the throat (and possibly stomach). He was hurt protecting others."

He added: "He is in intensive care but 'doing well' according to the doctor. Unbelievable bravery. God speed your recovery. Geoff Ho, proud to call you my friend."

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Journalist Geoff Ho was led to safety by a cop in the London Bridge terror attack (Photo: Ayes Gokkaya)

Another friend, named as Nadeem, said: "Many thanks for your prayers and wishes for Geoff today. I've also passed on your best wishes to his family who really appreciated all what you have said and done for their son.

"For those who do want to see him, please go but he will not be able to talk and is groggy.

"As mentioned Geoff is stable. He cannot talk though and will be monitored for a week as he has a tract.


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"Hero is a word not enough for Geoff, bless him, he took on three vile scum where one hit him in the neck. He has had surgery and the doctor was impressed by how calm he was in everything.

"Dude is a legend who tried to help out the people who was being attacked. Bless him for his good natured heart

"It pained me to see what happened to him but he will get through. Love you brother."

'He is broken into a million pieces': Friends and family tell of their agony as names of the victims of the London Bridge terror attack are revealed

Mirror associate editor Kevin Maguire had earlier written on Twitter: "Thinking of Geoff Ho and other injured. Told he was stabbed after confronting the murderers. Brave man."

His friend Isabelle Oderberg tweeted: "We have found Geoff. He is in intensive care. Thank you for the RTs and messages. I'll be going offline till I hear more."

She told The Age newspaper she would not be surprised if it turned out Mr Ho had got hurt while protecting others.

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Heroic London Bridge bystanders' desperate bid to save victims of terror attack

She said: "He is actually a martial artist and I wouldn't be surprised if he would have stood up and been counted because he's just that type of person. I'm just not even remotely surprised. This is who Geoff is and that's why we love him."

Friend Arlo Jack Barry added on Facebook: "Thoughts are with you Geoff Ho. I'm in awe of your bravery and hope to see you for a pint as soon as!"

Cops probing London Bridge attack raid former swingers club with stun grenades in hunt for evidence

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And pal Elisa Roche said: "If anyone is worried about the Sunday Express's Geoff Ho I'm pleased to say he is sitting up in his hospital bed within the past hour. He has been stabbed in the neck and can't yet talk. But it looks like he is going to be ok."

At least seven people are dead and more than 40 people are injured after terrorists rammed a white van into pedestrians on London Bridge before getting out and stabbing people in the street and the nearby pub.

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[Jimbo]

IMO this man should be getting more publicity than the scum who carried out the attacks. I haven't heard him mentioned on any of the major news networks.

One or two of the London attackers were already known to police as Islamist radicals. Like seemingly every other terrorist who has carried out an attack in The West. Why am I not surprised?

[GeneChing]

Was it bamboo or rattan (http://www.martialartsmart.com/25-16.html)? Probably wasn't martial arts at all, but it was Chinatown.


SF Chinatown shopkeeper, 86, fends off intruder with bamboo stick (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-Chinatown-store-owner-86-fends-off-intruder-11340104.php)
By Filipa Ioannou Updated 6:38 pm, Monday, July 24, 2017

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San Francisco resident Thomas Baker, 49, was arrested after police said he tried to attack an 86-year-old store owner with a knife.

An 86-year-old San Francisco store owner defended his Chinatown business from an intruder armed with a knife by beating him back with a bamboo stick on Sunday, officials said.
A 49-year-old suspect, Thomas Baker of San Francisco, was creating a disturbance in the store on the 700 block of Grant Avenue about 3:51 p.m. when the octogenarian owner tried to get him to leave, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
Baker responded by punching the store owner repeatedly in the back of the head, police said.
The store owner then noticed Baker was holding a knife, according to police. He grabbed a bamboo stick and defended himself, hitting the intruder until he dropped the knife and ran from the store, police said.
Baker was later arrested and charged with aggravated assault, elder abuse and violating probation, according to Sgt. Michael Andraychak, a police spokesman.
He was on probation for a prior charge of assault with a deadly weapon, Andraychak said.
The store owner sustained a head injury from the attack but refused medical treatment, according to police.
“Fortunately, the victim was not injured too badly, it would seem,” Andraychak said.

[GeneChing]

MMA fighter takes down armed robber in Burbank (http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/277399050-story)
POSTED: AUG 30 2017 05:26AM PDT
UPDATED: AUG 30 2017 05:26AM PDT

BURBANK, Calif. (FOX 11) - An armed robbery suspect found out the hard way that holding up a mixed martial arts studio is not an easy target.

Police said shortly after 9 p.m., a man walked into the Defiant MMA & Fitness studio in Burbank and pulled a gun on employees and customers.

An instructor, lightweight MMA fighter Jacobe Powell, knocked the gun out of the suspect's hand and pinned him down until police arrived to take him into custody, authorities said.

The suspect was left bloodied and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

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Kudos to Jacobe Powell. Ain't no guns in the cage. It takes a special kind of dumb to pull a gun in an MMA studio.

[GeneChing]

Karate Kid: Georgia boy fights off attempted kidnapper with martial arts (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/31/karate-kid-georgia-boy-fights-off-attempted-kidnapper-with-martial-arts.html)
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Sebastian Solache, 10, used his karate knowledge to ward off a would-be kidnapper near his home in Georgia. (Fox 5 Atlanta)

When a would-be kidnapper attacked 10-year-old Georgia boy Sebastian Solache, the child put his karate knowledge to the test.

An intruder approached the Solache home in Hall County late Tuesday afternoon, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Solache was in the driveway when a man grabbed him from behind and attempted to drag him toward the back of a neighboring house.

The young boy decided to use his understanding of karate to protect himself from the stranger.

“He drags me and I elbow him in the ribs,” Solache told Fox 5. “From there he slammed me on the floor and ran.”

That’s when Solache ran into his home, where his mom discovered him frightened.

"I was fixing them something to eat when I heard him slam the door and lock it. He was just crying, having a panic attack. He told me, 'somebody tried to take me, mommy,’” Flor Solache said, before noting she saw the man running away when she looked out the window.

“I just felt proud of myself that I was able to escape,” Sebastian said.

Hall County Sheriff’s Deputy Stephen Wilbanks told Fox 5 that Sebastian did everything right during the encounter — screamed and fought back.

"Criminals and predators such as this are looking for easy prey. Our advice is, don't be that victim, fight with everything you have," Wilbanks said.

Investigators described the unknown man as white, with dark pants and a white shirt, with a black cloth covering his face.

Karate gear here. (http://www.martialartsmart.com/karate-styles.html)

[GeneChing]

...hard to call given the context, but two-on-one in a road rage incident seems like a win. I hope he doesn't get busted (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?48947-Busted-Martial-Artists) for it later, assuming it was just self-defense.

There's a vid but it isn't very clear.


Two men instantly regret taking on martial arts expert in road rage incident (http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/19/two-men-instantly-regret-taking-on-martial-arts-expert-in-road-rage-incident-6938099/)
Richard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro.co.uk Tuesday 19 Sep 2017 6:58 am

Two men who took on a third man over a road rage incident are likely to have regretted it immediately.

They started fighting with a martial arts expert in the street in Birmingham and it was all caught on camera.

The fight happened outside a branch of Heron Foods and McDonald’s at the Bell Shopping Centre in Bristol Road.

Footage has emerged of the confrontation which shows the third man dishing out some specialist kicks.

It only ends when one of the people arguing with him is knocked out.

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Police are now looking into the fight which happened on September 2.

A spokeswoman for the force said: ‘It was a road rage incident. There were no serious injuries and investigations are still on going. No arrests have been made.’

One person who saw the video said: ‘When a guy starts standing like Bruce Lee, walk away see another day.’

West Midlands Ambulance Service attended after being called to reports of a fight outside McDonald’s on Bristol Street on September 2 at 13:50pm.

They confirmed that they treated one man for minor injuries. ‘One man, with no visible injuries was treated and discharged at the scene. He was then left in the care of the police. No one was seriously injured.’

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[GeneChing]

There's something to be said for the indomitable martial spirit in the face of this horrible national tragedy.


Wounded in Las Vegas massacre, college student from Rohnert Park survives but loses a friend (http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Wounded-in-Las-Vegas-massacre-college-student-12247945.php)
Trisha Thadani Oct 3, 2017

Before the crackles of gunfire, the run for her life and the sharp, hot pain in her back, Savanna Chasco was singing along to a concert in Las Vegas that she had been looking forward to for months.

The Sonoma County native and her friends were enjoying country music singer Jason Aldean close out the three-day music festival late Sunday night when a gunman unleashed a barrage of bullets into the crowd, killing dozens and wounding hundreds more.

Back at her childhood home in Rohnert Park, her family was just settling into bed when they got the phone call.

“She called us at 11:45, telling us not to worry,” her father, Edward Chasco, told The Chronicle.

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Savanna Chasco, 20, a student at the University of Nevada, Reno, survived being shot in the back when a gunman opened fire Sunday night at the Route 91 Harvest Festival music concert in Las Vegas.

News of the massacre, the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, had not even spread to the public yet. But Edward Chasco said he knew exactly what was happening: “You could hear the rapid gunfire in the background while we were talking to her.”

Immediately after the phone call, he and his family jumped in the car and rushed to Las Vegas, completing a drive that typically takes 10 hours in about seven.

“It was traumatic,” he said from a Las Vegas hotel room.

His daughter, a 20-year-old junior at the University of Nevada, Reno, was shot in the back twice as she and her friends ran to safety, he said.

But even as she was reeling in pain, Edward Chasco said his daughter — a former cheerleader and soccer player who has a black belt in taekwondo— initially refused pain medications so she could be more conscious for her friend, who was also hurt in the massacre.

Another friend in her group was among those fatally wounded, Edward Chasco said.

“She was having the best time of her life with her friends and the one that passed,” he said. “They are thankful they were able to spend that much time together.”

Savanna Chasco has since been released from the hospital and is already eager to get back on her feet, her father said. She has a lot to get back to when she heals: many friends in her sorority, kids she tutors, and dreams of becoming a teacher after graduation.

And, more immediately, she needs to study for a calculus test.

“She is a very strong girl,” Edward Chasco said. “Right now she doesn’t want to be in big crowds, but I don’t think that will last.”

Trisha Thadani is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: tthadani@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @TrishaThadani

[GeneChing]

There should always be a bokuto (http://www.martialartsmart.com/40-03.html) within reach. Always. :cool:


Japanese convenience store clerk stops robbery with wooden kendo sword and fighting pose (https://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/10/18/japanese-convenience-store-clerk-stops-robbery-with-wooden-kendo-sword-and-fighting-pose/)
Casey Baseel 12 hours ago

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“I should tell you that I’m first dan,” he informs would-be thief.

Customer service in Japan really is incredible. For example, on October 16, at around 4 in the morning, a man walked into the Shimojima Minami branch of convenience store Circle K in Shizuoka City’s Aoi Ward.

Noticing that the man was wearing a ski mask and carrying a crowbar, an attentive male clerk who was working at the time quickly anticipated the man’s needs, and helpfully got the ball rolling by asking “You here for our money?”

“That’s right,” the man said, continuing their pithy yet cordial line of dialogue.

Of course, even in Japan there’s a limit to how accommodating business can be, and handing out cash to every robbery who asks for it, politely or not, isn’t something Circle K is prepared to do. So instead the clerk picked up a bokuto, or wooden training sword, that he kept handy.

▼ Bokuto
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“I should tell you that I’m first dan in kendo,” the clerk said as he took a fighting stance, thoughtfully informing the robber that he had progressed to the first tier of the upper certification ranks in the traditional Japanese sword-fighting discipline. At the same time the clerk hit the alarm button, and the robber, not liking his odds against a trained martial artist with police backup on the way, instead chose to flee the scene without stealing so much as a single onigiri rice ball.

▼ The store where the incident took place

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While not quite the same show of brute force as the 54-year-old woman who defeated a convenience store robber with her bare hands, the clerk has been praised by online commenters for his gallantry and awesomeness. It’s actually a shame that Circle K, being one of Japan’s less-successful chains, is actually in the middle of a downsizing process, but if the Shimojima Minami branch does shut down one day, perhaps the heroic clerk can get work as a samurai bodyguard instead.

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[GeneChing]

There's a vid behind the link.


WATCH: Armed raid foiled as shopkeeper turns out to be karate black belt (https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/britain/watch-armed-raid-foiled-as-shopkeeper-turns-out-to-be-karate-black-belt-36442392.html)

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Sibu Kuruvilla subduing a gunman who came in demanding the takings at his shop in Leicester
Richard Vernalls

December 28 2017 6:51 PM

A hapless armed raider looking for "easy money" got more than he bargained for on Christmas Eve when he tackled a shop run by a karate black belt.

Sibu Kuruvilla sprang into action when an assailant came into the Leicester business he has spent three years building up, brandishing what appeared to be a pistol.

He and a shop assistant were about to close up at 10pm after a busy day trading, when the man shouted for them to hand over the takings, waving the gun in the air.

Unfortunately for the unwanted visitor, 43-year-old Mr Kuruvilla is a 1st Dan black ban in Seibukan karate - and has been helping teach Leicestershire youngsters the martial art for years.

With a gun pointed at his head, married the father-of-two waited for the male assailant to get close before snatching the pistol in one swift movement.

He and his colleague then wrestled the attacker into submission in 13-minute struggle, using a leg lock which left the attacker "begging" to "please" be let go.

Mr Kuruvilla, non-plussed, said: "He came over me actually and I was like 'please don't hurt us' and you get to a point where you think you have to do something and you have to react."

"That is where I thought I could do something and I have the courage to do it."

Chuckling at the memory, he added: "Because my sensei (karate teacher) taught me well - tackle people when you're in that situation.

"I do a bit of martial arts, I do Seibukan karate, so it is probably because of that I got the courage to tackle him."

Asked if he thought the assailant had been expecting the moves, Mr Kuruvilla replied: "Yes, he was not expecting that - for us to react and to overpower him.

"He was thinking 'easy money, two minutes, two grand', something like that.

"He was a big bloke."

However, the assailant's attitude had changed after being pinned to the floor in the aisle of Leo's Super Saver store in Main Street, Evington for a quarter of an hour.

Mr Kuruvilla said: "He was begging towards the end - he was tired, he gave up I think - 'please let me go, please let me go' and he said 'I will not come back to my shop'

"I said 'you will not come back to this shop - but you'll go to another shop, so I won't let you go.'

"Then he gave up.

"I put him in a leg lock so he won't move, and my boy was on top of him to make sure he wasn't."

All the while, Mr Kuruvilla - a former artisan chef, who decided to move into groceries three years ago - had his two daughters, aged seven and nine, locked in the shop's back office.

They were able to watch the drama unfold "live" on the shop's in-store TV monitors, but were unable to ring the police because the phone was out of range.

Two other customers came in - and left again - before a third dialled 999.

However, both Mr Kuruvilla and his colleague were able to hit the silent alarm, summoning police who arrived 13 minutes after the man first stepped through the door.

He said his girls had been left scared, and told their grandfather it had been "the worst Christmas ever", while Mr Kuruvilla said he had been shaken up.

Of the man he tackled, he added: "I hope he will learn his lessons and move on as a better person."

Asked why he acted, he added: "There is no other way, if you're running scared, where are you going end up?

"You're going to keep on running.

"You stand up and face what you come up against. That's what I believe."

News has spread of the brave act, with customer Graham Corbett, who served with the Royal Military Police, congratulating Mr Kuruvilla for his "brilliant" actions.

Leicestershire Police said a 17-year-old male was arrested in connection with the incident and has been bailed pending police inquiries.

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[GeneChing]

Yeah, well, I'm just going to leave this one right here. There's a vid behind the link too, if you're curious...


Man says kung fu saved him on date with alleged serial killer (https://nypost.com/2018/02/01/man-says-kung-fu-saved-him-on-date-with-serial-killer)
By Gabrielle Fonrouge February 1, 2018 | 3:47pm | Updated

A Canadian man is crediting his knowledge of kung fu with helping him survive a terrifying night with a Canadian landscaper accused of being a serial killer.

Peter Sgromo had just moved back to Thunder Bay, a city in Ontario, Canada, and reconnected last spring on a social media app with Bruce McArthur — the 66-year-old arrested and charged this Monday with first-degree murder in connection with the disappearances of five men, CBC News reported.

McArthur, whom Sgromo knew through mutual friends, said to get in touch next time Sgromo was in the Toronto area so the two could get together.

They did, and had a casual dinner with light conversation flowing like cheap wine, with topics from business to travel.

“We had no exchange about anything that would suggest that we were going on a sexual date or anything like that,” Sgromo said.

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Bruce McArthur
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There was one thing that struck Sgromo as odd.

“One odd thing was that he had mentioned that he had met this guy in Italy, and I guess he was talking about the date he was on and he said, ‘Oh, he liked it really rough.'”

Sgromo didn’t read too much into it but was just surprised because he didn’t think rough sex was McArthur’s style.

At the end of the evening, Sgromo walked McArthur to his van, where the two started kissing.

McArthur offered to drive Sgromo back to his hotel and when the two got inside, Sgromo noticed it was “emptied out.”

Again, he tried not to read into it.

“Oh, OK, he transports things, so that makes sense,” Sgromo said to himself, knowing McArthur was a landscaper.

The two sat on a bench in the back of the van, where their canoodling intensified.

“We were kissing, kissing turned into some petting. Then he undid my shirt, undid his shirt,” Sgromo said. He added McArthur then grabbed him by the head and pushed him down toward his crotch.

“Then he really grabbed my neck, violently twisted it, right to his crotch and his pants were undone. That’s when I really was quite disturbed.”

He continued: “I think about that grip … For him to grab my neck with one hand, twist it like that, I literally thought one more second he would have snapped [it].”

But Sgromo, who took martial arts classes because of violent experiences he endured while living in San Francisco, acted instinctively and grabbed McArthur’s elbow by the funny bone until he was able to make him release his grip.

“Bruce, what are you doing?” he demanded.

Sgromo then told McArthur to drop him off at his hotel first so he could check on his ailing dog. Once there, he told him the animal was too sick, and he couldn’t leave it alone.

“To me, that was my escape,” Sgromo said. He never heard from McArthur again.

Now, seeing his face plastered across media reports, Sgromo is grateful he trusted his gut that night.

Investigators have found remains of at least three people in two planters they extracted from properties connected with McArthur in and around Toronto. Investigators expect to announce more charges soon.

[Marie_Flowers88]

This is amazing! I wish I know how to do that too

[GeneChing]

My favorite kind of post here. :D


Suspected burglar's victim turns out to be martial arts expert, ex-Hells Angel (http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-palomar-thief-20180227-story.html)

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Palomar Mountain land owner Glen Heggstad (Sean Tague)
J. Harry Jones

Glen Heggstad sent a message to burglars this past weekend: don’t mess with Palomar Mountain residents.

Heggstad spends most weekends at his 37-acre ranch, where he has a trailer and a small cabin that he shares with his best friend and adjacent property owner, Phil Nelissen.

Sunday morning, Nelissen drove to his land and found the gate broken and the trailer parked near Heggstad’s cabin gone.

Squatters had clearly been there very recently. A campfire was going. Lawn chairs had been set up. A mirror had been hung. A generator was running and a pitcher of ice tea sat on a table. There were also a lot of odd items that appeared to have been stolen from other cabins sitting in wheelbarrows and elsewhere nearby.

Nelissen notified authorities, Heggstad and other neighbors to be on the lookout for whoever was responsible.

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The pickup truck stuffed with stolen items from local cabins (Glen Heggstad)

The next morning, a neighbor spotted a black pickup near the cabin and called Nelissen, who in turn texted Heggstad, who was staying in his nearby trailer.

Heggstad jumped into his truck and drove to the cabin.

“I got down there and sure enough, there was this fool asleep in the truck,” which was filled with stolen chain saws, power tools and other things, he said. “Apparently, they were using my brother’s place (he refers to Nelissen as his brother) as a staging area because they had other stolen goods stashed there.”

Heggstad pounded on the window of the truck and asked the man inside what he was doing there. The man, later arrested and identified as Geoffry Brister, 36, came out swinging, Heggstad said.

He didn’t know that Heggstad, a very fit 65-year-old former Hell’s Angel and martial arts expert, would be way too much for him to handle.

“How do I put this delicately,” Heggstad said. “I exercised self-defense techniques against him. He took a couple of swings and I did, too, probably more than a couple. I took a pocket knife away from him and finished defending myself.”

“In the course of him attacking me, he probably took the worst beating of his lifetime,” he said.

Heggstad said he wasn’t afraid of getting hurt during the altercation. “I was only afraid he might get away,” he said.

It was about 20 minutes before Sheriff’s deputies arrived in force, he said.

During that time, Heggstad said he questioned Brister about the location of his friend’s trailer, which he admitted was stashed near Lake Henshaw. It has since been recovered.

Valley Center Sheriff’s Sgt. Russ Ryan confirmed that Brister was arrested and hospitalized for his injuries, which included either a broken or severely hurt jaw.

“We’ve been able to tie the suspect to at least three or four other burglaries between Palomar Mountain and Big Bear and possibly more,” Ryan said.

Brister is a transient with ties to San Bernardino and Big Bear City, Ryan added.

Brister has been charged with robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and receiving stolen property. He is being held without bail at the Vista Detention Facility because of an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction, according to the Sheriff’s Department’s jail information website.

Ryan said property from numerous burglaries was recovered near the cabin and the investigation is ongoing. There was evidence of a second vehicle, but no other suspects have been identified. Ryan said evidence suggested Brister, and possibly others, had been squatting on the land for at least a few days.

Palomar Mountain has historically been the focus of burglars stealing from unoccupied cabins. Ryan said it doesn’t appear that Brister was connected to any recent long-running theft series.

Heggstad said landowners on the mountain are pretty much on their own because law enforcement doesn’t have the manpower to patrol the sparsely populated area on a regular basis. The community looks out for one another, he said.

Heggstad said he wishes Brister’s booking photo, showing his facial injuries, could see print to send a message to others thinking of targeting the mountain.

“It’s up to the landowners,” he said. “We don’t want to look like vigilantes but what we are are really, really ****ed off homeowners. We want these guys to know it’s not going to be easy. We’re not easy pickins’ up here. There is a price to pay.”

[GeneChing]

This wannabe samurai story (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?52919-Bad-Day-for-Samurai-Wannabes&p=1307763#post1307763) just got better....with Wing Chun (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?30153-WC-knife-defense)! I think this counts as a Successful Street Application (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications).


She found a dating app on her boyfriend’s phone. Then she bought a samurai sword. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/15/she-found-a-dating-app-on-her-boyfriends-phone-then-she-bought-a-samurai-sword/?utm_term=.1751187ce81c)
By Kyle Swenson March 15 at 3:44 AM

With her boyfriend finally asleep, Emily Javier reached for the samurai sword she had secretly taped earlier to the side of the bed.

According to an affidavit filed by police, the room was dark, and she sparked her phone to see better. To aim better.

Below snoozed Alex Lovell. He played too many videos games, Javier would later explain to the police, and now he was cheating on her, she claimed. She knew the signs. Tinder on his phone. Scratches across his back. A girl’s hair in their shower drain. In the weak phone glow, Javier allegedly started hacking.

Lovell woke to his girlfriend of two years attacking him with a sword, police say. Survival instincts — mainly martial arts training and all the kung fu films he had watched — clicked in.

“I was able to wing chun my way to survival,” he told the Oregonian/OregonLive in an interview this week over Facebook messenger, referring to a Chinese martial art. He eventually wrapped Javier in a bear hug. “I saw the look in her eyes, and it scared the living poop out of me,” he told the news outlet. “I told her I loved her, and she was killing me. She needed to call police, or I was going to die.”

Javier broke off the attack and made the call, frantically telling a 911 operator she had stabbed her boyfriend and she thought he was dead. “You used a sword?” the operator asked.

When police did arrive at the scene on March 3, they found Lovell curled up in the blood-spattered bedroom, according to the probable cause affidavit filed by police in Camas, a Washington state town northeast of Portland, Ore. Remarkably, he survived the attack despite serious injuries. Lovell almost lost the index, middle and ring fingers on his hand. But in interviews this week, the competitive gamer sounded happy to be alive.

“I was just so proud for beating this samurai wannabe crazy lady with hate in her heart,” the 29-year-old told the Oregonian/OregonLive. “I’ve been preparing my whole life for something like this.”

Javier — who pleaded not guilty this week to first-degree attempted murder, according to the Columbian — had also allegedly been preparing.

Alex Lovell — known as “Biggie” in his local gamer scene — is an avid player of “PlayerUnknown’s Battleground,” a multiplayer online fighting game. As he told the Oregonian/OregonLive, Lovell has been recently logging 12 to 13 hours a day playing the game. The regimen also required “exercises for his hands, wrists and shoulders and also practicing mouse moves and techniques to maximize performance,” the paper reported.

“I wasn’t a sweaty nerd, more of an Ethlete,” Lovell told the Oregonian/OregonLive.

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In an interview with police after the attack, Javier, 30, admitted she was frustrated with her boyfriend for staying glued to his game. Then, a week before the violent incident, Javier said she had discovered Lovell was unfaithful. According to the affidavit, she told police she discovered Tinder, the dating app, on his phone. She also noticed scratches on his back, possibly from a romantic encounter. She found red hair in the shower drain — her own hair was dyed green.

She did not confront her boyfriend. In the past, he had just denied such accusations. This time Javier went to the mall and bought a samurai sword. “I thought, I was gonna stab him while he was sleeping,” she told police.

The relationship reached a crisis point on March 2. According to the police affidavit, Lovell came home but ignored his girlfriend. She allegedly decided to go through with the attack, taping the sword and two knives to the bed. Javier also told police she hid Lovell’s phone so he could not call for help. When Lovell finally went to sleep, she reached for the sword.

In an interview with the Columbian this week, Lovell denied he was unfaithful. “I barely had time to hang out with my girlfriend, let alone another girl,” he told the paper. “I didn’t see it coming, but it makes sense that it happened. She obviously didn’t want anyone else to have me, so — samurai sword.”

Doctors were able to reattach Lovell’s fingers where they were nearly hacked off at the base. He also suffered wounds to his feet, legs, torso, neck and head. His right arm is in a cast. Members of the local gaming scene set up a GoFundMe page for his medical bills. The fund is just $2,000 shy of its $10,000 goal after 10 days.

Javier remains in custody. Her attorney did not return an email for comment.

“The feeling I had when I won the fight with my bare hands is just absolutely the best feeling,” Lovell boasted this week from the hospital. “I’ve played all the sports, won big games, landed some decent tricks on my snowboard. This was better.”

[GeneChing]

18-Year-Old Martial Art Expert From Bengal Beats Up 3 Men Who Tried To Sexually Assault Her (https://www.storypick.com/martial-arts-beat-up-men/)
By Neha Tanwar - 30th March 2018

At a time when crimes against women have seen a steady rise, self-defence has become the need of the hour. Women have taken their safety into their own hands and have invested their time in equipping themselves with the proper form of self-defence so that they can protect themselves from predators. However, just learning martial arts is not enough and you need to keep your head together to apply your knowledge.

A prime example of this was recently set by an 18-year-old girl who taught a lesson to 3 men who tried to sexually assault her. The girl, Priyanka Singha Roy was on her way to a shop at Kamarpara, Sainthia municipality, in West Bengal reportedly with her younger sister when the men tried to assault them.

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She is #PriyankaSinghaRoy from Sainthia,Bengal. Was out on her cycle with her younger sister. 3 men accosted her. She beat them up with such ferocity that people had to rescue them! This 18 year old practices #TaeKwonDo & is a class 12 student.
RESPECT👏👏👏

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The men made lewd remarks at her and blocked her path. One of them also allegedly held her hand. The girl started learning martial arts 10 months ago and warned the men to back off, the police said on Tuesday.

When they didn’t listen to her, she overpowered and beat them up. The mother of the girl told Hindustan Times,

“MY DAUGHTER IS A KEEN STUDENT OF MARTIAL ARTS. THE YOUTHS WERE NOT AWARE OF HER SKILLS. MY DAUGHTER INITIALLY ASKED THEM TO RESTRAIN THEMSELVES, BUT THEY PAID NO HEED AND CONTINUED WITH THEIR LEWD BEHAVIOUR. THEN SHE BEAT THEM UP. “

Anirban Sen, a local resident witnessed the girl’s ferocity first-hand and saw the goons lying on the ground with his own eyes. He said,

“AFTER HEARING A COMMOTION, WE RUSHED TO THE AREA AND FOUND THAT THE GIRL HAD PUT THE THREE YOUTHS ON THE GROUND. SHE TOLD US THAT SHE PUNISHED THEM FOR MISBEHAVING WITH HER. HER COURAGE WILL INSPIRE OTHERS IN THE AREA.”

The news quickly went viral and people are lauding this teenager for having her wits about her and applying her knowledge to overpower her perpetrators.
1. True!


GetafixtheDruid
@onecosmicbeing
Priyanka, the brave young 18 years old Indian girl is a role model for all young ladies in the world who are forced to defend themselves against male predators. 💪👇👇👇#PriyankaSinghaRoy 👏👏👏👏🙏 https://twitter.com/tota_rc/status/978874056928841728 …

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2. So proud!


Tota Roy Choudhury
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She is #PriyankaSinghaRoy from Sainthia,Bengal. Was out on her cycle with her younger sister. 3 men accosted her. She beat them up with such ferocity that people had to rescue them! This 18 year old practices #TaeKwonDo & is a class 12 student.
RESPECT👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/bNYVUN2Jda


Rajkumar Saha
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really proud of u #priyankasingharoy pic.twitter.com/dpoJHk3M4F

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3. We need more like her.


CHANDI
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Lovely👏👏👏
We need more daughters like her in every household. So proud of this daughter #PriyankaSinghaRoy
Love and blessings to this strong & beautiful soul ❤️ https://twitter.com/tota_rc/status/978874056928841728 …

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4. Beti se bacho…


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She is #PriyankaSinghaRoy from Sainthia,Bengal. Was out on her cycle with her younger sister. 3 men accosted her. She beat them up with such ferocity that people had to rescue them! This 18 year old practices #TaeKwonDo & is a class 12 student.
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kumar srivatsa
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Yeh Beti se bacho ... proud of her

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She is #PriyankaSinghaRoy from Sainthia,Bengal. Was out on her cycle with her younger sister. 3 men accosted her. She beat them up with such ferocity that people had to rescue them! This 18 year old practices #TaeKwonDo & is a class 12 student.
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Nilanjan
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The power of discipline and self confidence. U rock, girl !!! 😀😀😀

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She is #PriyankaSinghaRoy from Sainthia,Bengal. Was out on her cycle with her younger sister. 3 men accosted her. She beat them up with such ferocity that people had to rescue them! This 18 year old practices #TaeKwonDo & is a class 12 student.
RESPECT👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/bNYVUN2Jda


Prashant Kamath
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Hope all girls take cue n learn from this episode. It's never late to take lessons in self defense. Always be alert. Kudos Priyanka. Teach many of your neighbours. Encourage them

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The girl could not be contacted as she went to give her class 12 board exams. The accused identified as Amit Sahani, Dip Mandal and Bhaskar Mandal and have now been caught by the police. They were all in their mid-twenties.

This girl’s bravery and confidence will inspire many women and children to take an initiative towards learning self-defence. You go, girl!


This one is definitely a Successful Street Application (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications) but also copy-worthy to our Indian women counter rape with martial arts training (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?65680-Indian-women-counter-rape-with-martial-arts-training) thread.

[GeneChing]

I'm sure some critics will say Yu Kang wasn't doing CMA because it doesn't look like CMA, but what do they know? Clearly they don't know CMA.


'Kung fu' policeman swoops in to save suicidal man (https://www.shine.cn/viral/1805094322/)
Chen Xiaoli
13:02 UTC+8, 2018-05-09

A policeman in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has become the latest Internet sensation after video of him swooping in to stop a suicidal man jumping from a tunnel went viral online.

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The incident happened at Tiancheng Road Tunnel near the East Hangzhou Railway Station on May 6, Metropolitan Express reported.

After receiving a report around 6am, the policeman, Yu Kang, rushed to the scene with two auxiliary police officers, arriving within three minutes.

The suicidal man in his 30s was squatting over the very edge of the tunnel and looked poised to jump.

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He kept waving a long stick in his hand to stop others from approaching him, forcing Yu to talk with him from a distance at first.

The man said he came from Anhui Province and is now working at a construction site, but that people always "blew him off" and weren't willing to be friends with him.

Yu approached the man slowly while he was distracted, before making a sudden swoop from the back. After performing a "hold and throw" technique, Yu rolled down to safety with the man.

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Neither the man nor the policeman were injured in the event, although Yu's shoes and mobile phone were broken.

The suicidal man was later taken to the police station for questioning. Officers criticized his suicide attempt while at the same time encouraging him to build up confidence to face his future.

Chinese netizens applauded Yu for his agility and likened him to a kung fu master.

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Yu, who was born in 1988, is a community policeman from Pengbu Police Station. He graduated from Zhejiang Police College and is known to be good at martial arts.

[Jimbo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRTsabfMTgs&sns=em

[GeneChing]

This Successful Street Application (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications) is actually a Good Day, not a Bad Day for Wannabe Bruce Lees (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?56216-Bad-Day-for-Wannabe-Bruce-Lees). :cool:


OKC apartment security guard uses nunchucks against knife-wielding man (https://newsok.com/article/5598003/apartment-security-guard-uses-nunchucks-against-knife-wielding-man)
by KELSY SCHLOTTHAUER
Published: Wed, June 13, 2018 11:59 AM Updated: Wed, June 13, 2018 2:00 PM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w8wIYf4RGM

Oklahoma City police arrested a man at an apartment complex Friday after he reportedly tried to attack a security guard.

Jerome Dwayne Thompson, 31, was arrested on a complaint of assault with a dangerous weapon about 6:30 p.m. at Wentwood at Grand Hill apartments, 447 Tinker Diagonal St.

Thompson was booked into the Oklahoma County jail, where he remained Wednesday on a $3,000 bond.

The victim, a 31-year-old courtesy officer at the complex, told police Thompson was banned from the property but often stayed with residents.

The victim was putting up flyers referencing Thompson, whom he only knew as "J-Money," when he saw Thompson walking toward him with a steak knife in each hand, according to the police report.

Thompson told the victim he would not leave and that he "would have to kill him because he was about to kill [the victim]," according to the report.

The victim told police Thompson came toward him aggressively, so he pulled his nunchucks out of his pocket and struck Thompson. After a short struggle, the victim held Thompson until police arrived.

While held, Thompson made threats to come back and kill the victim, according to the report.

Police spokesman Master Sgt. Gary Knight said neither man was seriously injured.

"It's certainly something we don't see every day, somebody with knives fighting with somebody who has nunchucks," Knight said. "But thankfully, nobody was hurt, considering both of those types of weapons can do a lot of damage."

[GeneChing]

There's an embedded news video behind this link. I didn't chase down the original instagram vid.


Video of San Diego MMA fighter taking down suspected burglar goes viral (http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-burglary-takedown-20180716-story.html)
Sergio Hernandez takes down a suspected burglar at his fathers house in City Heights. Video of Sergio holding the suspect in a judo move has gone viral on instagram.
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A man suspected of burglarizing a City Heights home on Monday likely regretted his decision after a resident — who happens to also be an experienced mixed martial arts fighter — spotted him and took him down.

A video of the incident, recorded by a neighbor, had been viewed more than 86,000 times as of 7 p.m. Monday.

Sergio Hernandez and his father had just returned from a trip to a mechanic when he spotted a stranger in the backyard of their 40th Street property.

“It was shocking,” Hernandez said. “He was just standing there, inside my yard.”

When Hernandez asked the man what he was doing, he said he was running from a dog. That’s when Hernandez noticed a nearby window was open, the screen on the ground.

The man bolted over a fence and Hernandez took off after him. When he caught up, Hernandez tried to convince the man to come talk to his father.

Hernandez had watched his dad resolve disputes before, even ones that involved a crime, without involving law enforcement. Once, when Hernandez was younger, another kid stole his bike. Instead of calling police, he said his father did a little “’hood investigating,” ultimately identifying the thief and persuading him to give the bike back.

This time, though, his father wanted to see the suspect in handcuffs. Hernandez said the alleged burglar ransacked three rooms in the house before fleeing.

Hearing that police were on the way, the man tried to get away, Hernandez said. That’s when Hernandez threw the man to the ground and put him in a triangle choke, which can be seen in a video of the encounter.

“It took at least five minutes for the cops to show up,” Hernandez said. “It may not seem like a long time, but when you’re holding a giant guy who's trying not go to jail, it feels like forever.”

Hernandez said he’s been practicing jujitsu for 13 years, and won a world title as a brown belt about four years ago. He’s also competed in four professional MMA fights.

When he’s not honing his fighting skills — either in the ring or against suspected criminals — he’s tattooing with his wife at their shop, Pop’s Tattoos in City Heights.

Hernandez said he’s just grateful no one was seriously hurt.

“I think the right thing happened, him going to jail,” he said. “I just didn’t want to take him at his word that he wasn’t going to do it again. I hope he doesn’t have any hard feelings.”

[GeneChing]

I count a jump-kick as martial arts. ;)


Man Jump Kicks Black Bear Who Broke Into Cabin (https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/02/bear-jump-kick/)
By Steve Large July 2, 2018 at 11:59 pm

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) — One man’s close encounter with a black bear has given him a survival story of a lifetime. He jump-kicked the bear in the chest, as it stood on its hind legs in his Fallen Leaf Lake cabin.

“I faced death,” Johnny Bolton said. “And that’s a strange feeling when you do, and then you walk away with a big scratch.”

The bear broke through the front door of the cabin.

“Who knows what happens in these moments,” Bolton said. “I did a jump-kick—this is martial arts training from age 8,” Bolton said. “And I kicked him right in the chest.”

Bolton showed us the scratches on his legs from the bear’s claws. Bolton is no black belt, but against this black bear, his instinct kicked in.

“I didn’t make a decision, I just kicked,” Bolton said. “There was no cognitive process there. It was just instantaneous. ‘I have to move this threat away from me,’ and it was fight or flight, with no opportunity for flight.”

Bolton says the jump-kick didn’t move the bear much but left the animal stunned and maybe even scared.

“When I kicked the bear, the bear urinated,” Bolton said. “When the whole thing was over I kind of checked, ‘Did I? I think I might have.’ And I didn’t. So only one of us wet himself but it was the bear.”

Bolton’s friends were upstairs asleep during the confrontation.

Gerry Orton came downstairs just as the bear was leaving.

“I had no idea the bear was inside the house,” Orton said.

Beating the odds in a face-to-face confrontation with a bear with a karate move he hadn’t practiced since he was a kid.

“There was no wax-on wax-off,” Bolton said. “It was a lucky shot. Hit the bear just right, startled him enough.”

The local Bear League installed an electrified mat on his porch in case the bear comes back.

This isn’t the first time we’ve brought you the story of a local man confronting a bear. In 2015, it was the story of Carl, the man who defended his dog from a bear with a punch, that captured the imagination of the Internet.


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“The man or beast I run from ain’t been born, and it’s mama’s already dead.”

[GeneChing]

There's a vid if you follow the link.


6 days ago
Gas station clerk uses martial arts to thwart robbery (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/26/gas-station-clerk-uses-martial-arts-to-thwart-robbery.html)
Lucia Suarez Sang By Lucia I. Suarez Sang | Fox News

Gas station clerk uses martial arts to fight back robber

Security footage catches Ebrahim Gawargi fighting back a robber with his highly honed martial arts skills.

A Massachusetts gas station clerk who trains three to four hours a day in martial arts tapped into his skills Tuesday night.

Ebrahim Gawargi, who works as a cashier at a Mobil gas station on Route 1 in Norwood, was counting cash when a would-be robber came out of nowhere and tried to swipe the money from his hands.

Surveillance footage shows the man, who was wearing a dark gray sweatshirt, enter the store and try to grab some of the cash. Gawargi was quick to respond, hitting the man repeatedly.

At one point Gawargi was able to grab the man’s sweatshirt, pulling it off before jumping over the counter.

The two men continued to fight before Gawargi pinned the suspect on the floor. After throwing more punches, Gawargi put the man in a sleeper hold and knocked him out.

“I just tried to do what I had to do,” Gawargi told Boston 25. “He grabbed my hand, I had over six hundred dollars in my hand.”

Police arrested 46-year-old John Benedict, of Dorchester.

Gawardi said martial arts is a hobby for him and he never actually expected to use his skills outside of a gym. However, Gawardi said he wasn’t going to stand idly by.

Said Gawardi: “When he attacked me, I had to do something."

[GeneChing]

Eight knife-wielding thugs tried to rob the wrong MMA fighter (https://nypost.com/2018/10/25/eight-knife-wielding-thugs-tried-to-rob-the-wrong-mma-fighter/)
By Yasmin Harisha, SWNS October 25, 2018 | 10:55am
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A group of eight knife-wielding thugs was forced to flee when they unknowingly attempted to rob a martial arts instructor.

Louis Nicholson, 22, was alone walking down a street in Grays, England, at 4 p.m. on Oct. 16 when a gang of thugs approached him demanding his phone.

But Nicholson, who is trained in mixed martial arts and coaches sessions, refused to hand anything over.

Nicholson claims the gang started to attack him but as he managed to fight them off they pulled out knives and stabbed him multiple times.

Nicholson was stabbed under the armpit and received a large gash to his arm, which he has received stitches for.

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Nicholson is a MMA fighter and instructor in Essex, England.SWNS

“I’m minding my business when eight people decide they wanted to liberate my hard-earned possessions from me,” Nicholson said.

“Long story short I said I was ready to fight them because I was not going to give them my things — it was probably a stupid move, I realize that now. So anyway, we start fighting — it was one person against eight, bearing in mind.

“I was doing my best to keep them at bay, I even managed to punch two of them in the face, so they dropped to the floor. Only after they had already attacked me though of course. Anyway, at this point, the absolute cowards decide eight versus one isn’t a big enough advantage for them.

“So they pull out their blades and start stabbing and slashing at me while I’m trying to fight off the others.”

Nicholson claims the fight lasted for two minutes as he tried to move the fight closer to a site where more members of the public were.

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Nicholson was stabbed in the armpit during the melee.SWNS

“I had to fight them all the way down the road about [300 feet] to get to the Metalworks,” he said.

But the unsuccessful robbers eventually ended up fleeing from the scene as Nicholson managed to clear space around him and run into a construction site nearby.

“I got away with all of my stuff,” Nicholson said. “I was fighting them and they had me circled then one of them broke the circle like a coward when I went to swing for him so I ran out of that gap he created.

“I ran in a construction site that was open at the time and shouted for the guys to call the police. And the funny thing, this all happened at four o’clock in the afternoon in broad daylight.

“I have to say though, with zero shadow of a doubt, martial arts saved my life. I would not be here if not for being able to create space and get out of there. So honestly, get your kids trained in martial arts, I cannot stress it enough, it is literally a matter of life and death — stay safe, everyone.”

Essex Police are appealing for information about the attack.

An Essex police spokesman confirmed Nicholson was taken to the hospital for injuries described as serious, but not life-threatening.

Nicholson teaches MMA fighting at Thurrock TSG MMA fight school in Corringham, Essex.

That armpit stab could've been lethal if it was a little deeper and caught the axillary artery.

[Jimbo]

That armpit stab could've been lethal if it was a little deeper and caught the axillary artery.

Indeed. Although it would have been much wiser for him to have given up the phone, it's still quite possible they would have attacked him anyway, just for kicks. He was fortunate, that's for sure. But this does prove that, in certain situations, and depending on the individuals and the circumstances, one man CAN successfully fight against multiple assailants. There are LOTS of people who will tell you that the idea of one man fighting multiple attackers is a fantasy; that even two attackers automatically spells doom for the lone defender, let alone eight. In reality, anything and everything can happen out there (and has). I know of more than a few instances where single guys have fought off multiple attackers.

[GeneChing]

Honestly, who can resist a Kung Fu Cow?

There's an embedded vid behind the link.

5 hours ago
Kung Fu Cow Kicks Unsuspecting Woman Off Her Bike (http://www.ladbible.com/news/viral-kung-fu-cow-kicks-woman-off-her-bike-20181213)
Dominic Smithers in NEWS

Cows are an enigma of the animal kingdom. From the outside they don't ever appear to be doing much, they just stand in a field and eat grass.

The only useful or vaguely interesting thing that cows actually do is lie down because it means it's going to rain and you can bring your washing in from the line.

That was until today.

A video released online has revealed another incredible skill, even more impressive than their meteorological clairvoyance; 'king-fu'.

Yes, according to this shocking footage one deceptively agile cow charges across a road, leaps into the air and heel kicks an unsuspecting rider off their bike, sending them flying into the dirt at the side of the road.

And to add insult to injury, the milky ******* does a runner.

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The cow ran away from the scene after the attack. Credit: CEN

The bizarre incident took place in a rural area of Capiata in the central western Paraguayan region of Departamento Central and slightly less surprising has gone viral since the clip was shared.

In the video footage, a herd of cows is seen crossing a road as two motorbikes pass in both directions, nothing too strange, a fairly mild affair. However, things quickly take a turn for the worse when a rogue cow suddenly quickens its pace and ends up making a beeline for one of the bikers.

As the cow draws level with the motorcycle, it springs into the air, ballet dancer-esque, twists its huge frame and kung fu kicks the biker from behind with its hind legs.

The female motorcyclist is sent crashing onto the grass verge while the brazen cow makes his escape, running off into the distance.


A male biker does stop to check on the injured woman, lying on the ground without a helmet on, but according to local media the woman wasn't seriously inured and didn't need to be taken to hospital.

Janeth Yovanna Morales Vargas wrote online: "What a funny thing, poor biker!"

An anonymous user added: "The cow did not attack the biker, it tried to jump over her to avoid bumping into the motorcycle."

And Gustavo Salas said: "I think the cow was spooked by the bike and reacted by kicking her."

Featured Image Credit: PA/CEN

[GeneChing]

Russian thieves run off after Chinese tourists retaliate with kung fu (http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1134464.shtml)
Source:Global Times Published: 2019/1/3 17:23:40

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A group of monks is seen at the Shaolin Temple on Songshan Mountain, central China's Henan Province braving the chill and practising Chinese Kung Fu after heavy snow hit the region. (Photo: Xinhua)

A tourist group of 30 Chinese arriving at the train station in Saint Petersburg, Russia at 5:15 am on December 20, were terrified when three Russian men came out of nowhere and tried to grab one of the tourists' bag as they walked together to their bus.

They did not get very far as another member of the tourist group, Zhu Chuan from Jinan, East China's Shandong Province tackled one of the thieves.

This lead another of the Russian thieves to reach into his coat and apparently attempt to pull out a weapon, but he too was subdued by Zhao Wenyong, who is an auxiliary police officer from Jinan, Shandong newspaper Life Daily reported.

The two Chinese men used their kung fu skills to deter the robbers who finally fled the scene empty handed, the group's tourist guide told the newspaper.

"It was the first time I have ever witnessed someone snatching a bag back from muggers, using their bare hands," the guide said. "I was frightened. My hands are still shaking," she said.

The group finally boarded their bus and headed to their hotel, but apparently did not report the incident to local authorities.

Global Times

Henan & Shandong - two provinces renowned for their Kung Fu (https://www.martialartsmart.com/kung-fu-tai-chi.html). :cool:

[Oso]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/04/us/woman-kidnap-karate-studio-charlotte-trnd/index.html

hope he gets enough new students to get him a bigger dojo.

I first clicked because I know people in Charlotte. But, not this guy.

Good on him. I hope some video surfaces.

[GeneChing]

luv this :D


An alleged kidnapper followed a woman into a karate studio. It didn't go well (https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/04/alleged-kidnapper-karate-studio-charlotte-north-carolina/2486454002/)
Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Published 7:10 p.m. ET Jan. 4, 2019

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A man in North Carolina allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman, but she led him somewhere he couldn't fight his way out of – a karate studio.

Local media in Charlotte reported that August Williams was arrested after an instructor at Bushiken Karate Charlotte Dojo fended him off when he followed the woman into the school.

Police said Williams tried to force the woman into his car but she made it into the studio, WSOC-TV reported.

Williams was charged with attempted kidnapping, assault and other offenses related to the incident Thursday, WBTV reported. He allegedly had an altercation with police officers who arrived at the scene and was later taken to the hospital for his injuries.

"It's a great thing the people in there were able to help defend her, extremely lucky that it was a karate studio and usually you don't see a suspect act like this," police Capt. –JD Thomas said, per WSOC-TV.

Head instructor Randall Ephraim told CNN that he was cleaning with a few child and adult students still in the dojo when the women came in. Soon after, the man entered, Ephraim told the network.

"I asked how I could assist him and he stated that he was there for the lady. She insisted that she did not know him and tried to kidnap her," Ephraim said.

Williams wouldn't leave at Ephraim's request and soon got physical, the karate teacher told CNN.

"I then went into action defending myself and got him out of the dojo. Once outside he attempted to attack again and was dealt with accordingly," he said.

Follow Ryan Miller on Twitter @RyanW_Miller

[GeneChing]

I'm liking this thread in 2019. All of the stories this year here have been AWESOME. :D


Mugger targets UFC's Polyana Viana, immediately regrets decision (https://sports.yahoo.com/mugger-targets-ufcs-polyana-viana-immediately-regrets-decision-010617478.html)
Jason Owens Yahoo Sports Jan 6, 2019, 5:06 PM

Polyana Viana weighs 115 pounds.

She’s also a UFC fighter with a 10-2 MMA record, with many of her wins coming via painful submissions.

A would-be mugger in Rio de Janeiro clearly wasn’t aware of the latter when he thought a woman of Viana’s stature made a proper target for robbery.

Robber’s cardboard gun doesn’t help his cause

Viana told MMA Junkie that a man with a cardboard cutout shaped like a gun attempted to steal her phone on a Rio street Saturday night.

According to Viana, the man’s decision resulted in a police escort to the emergency room. She told MMA Junkie that he initially asked for the time before declaring that he had a gun and demanding her cell phone.

“He was really close to me,” Viana said. “So I thought, ‘If it’s a gun, he won’t have time to draw it.’ So I stood up. I threw two punches and a kick. He fell, then I caught him in a rear-naked choke. Then I sat him down in the same place we were before and said, ‘Now we’ll wait for the police.'”

According to Sherdog, the rear-naked choke is a popular finishing move for Viana, resulting in a pair of her professional submission victories.

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Polyana Viana used a favorite finishing move of hers on an attacker in the Rio streets Saturday. (Getty)

Viana: Attacker asked her to call police

Viana shared images of her bloodied and battered would-be assailant and his fake gun with MMA Junkie. She said by the time she was done with him, he was asking for the police.


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According to Dana White, this is what happened when a guy tried to rob Polyana Viana

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“I was fine because he didn’t even react after,” Viana said. “Since he took the punches very quickly, I think he was scared. So he didn’t react anymore. He told me to let him go, like ‘I just asked for the time.’ I said, ‘Asked for the time my ass,’ because he saw I was very angry. I said I wouldn’t let go and that I was going to call the police.

“He said, ‘Call the police, then’ because he was scared I was going to beat him up more.”

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An attacker thought Polyana Viana made a good target for robbery. He was wrong. (Getty)

[GeneChing]

'I knew how to defend myself,' says UFC star Polyana Viana after subduing wannabe thief (https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/sport/polyana-viana-ufc-dana-white-brazil-thief-mma-spt-intl/index.html)
By Ben Church, CNN
Updated 3:13 PM ET, Thu January 10, 2019

(CNN)Inundated with messages of support after taking on a wannabe thief, UFC fighter Polyana Viana has begun to reflect on an incident that has gone viral.
The 26-year-old was waiting outside her apartment in Rio de Janeiro when she was approached by a man demanding her phone.
Viana's assailant had a fake gun but he hadn't accounted for the Brazilian's Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training as she launched a devastating counterattack -- aiming two punches and a kick at the man before subduing him with a choke hold from behind.
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"When he got close, I already thought if this guy is a thief, I'll do this and that. I already knew what I was going to do," Viana told CNN Sport.
"I did not do it on impulse, I was calm, I knew what I was going to do. But I only did it because I knew he did not have a gun."
Viana held the man down until police arrived to make the arrest.

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A would-be robber in Brazil (right) was made to regret the moment he targeted Viana (left).

Pictures from the alleged incident, reportedly taken by Viana, appeared on UFC president Dana White's Instagram account showing the man's gruesome injuries.
"On the left is @polyanaviana, one of our @UFC fighters and on the right is the guy who tried to rob her," wrote White, who added: "#Badf***ingidea"
Meanwhile, Viana hasn't been able to answer all the messages of support she's received.
"I got to see how much people like me," said the Brazilian, who has a 1-1 record in UFC.
"My fans, family, friends, they all sent me messages asking me if I am OK or if I got hurt. I still haven´t answered every one."

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Polyana Viana (left) told CNN Sport she felt "calm" throughout the incident.

The Rio police department were unable to confirm the individuals involved in the incident but told CNN Sport that an attempted robbery had taken place.
"A criminal was found immobilized by civilians after trying to rob a person on site," a statement read. "A fake gun was seized with him."
Viana says "nothing had changed" following her ordeal and that's she been busy training -- and dealing with the influx of attention.
But Viana cautioned she doesn't want her actions to inspire others who might find themselves in a similar situation.
"I would not recommend it at all. I'm a trained fighter. I knew how to defend myself because I have knowledge and more so because I managed to stay calm," she added.
Viana's next UFC fight will be against Hannah Cifers on March 2 at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

'I knew how to defend myself' - well, duh, I would hope so. :rolleyes:

But still, luv this gal. :)

[GeneChing]

This woman is my hero for this Monday.


Clerk trained in martial arts dragged armed robber out of store, Madison police say (https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime/clerk-trained-in-martial-arts-dragged-armed-robber-out-of/article_1059e5c3-5e52-5fc7-8ce6-24fa025d40ac.html#1)
BILL NOVAK bnovak@madison.com Jan 25, 2019

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A 56-year-old woman who trained for decades in martial arts took matters into her own hands when a masked gunman tried to rob the store she was working at.

The woman grabbed the suspect and dragged him out.

The incident happened at about 7 p.m. Thursday at Citgo, 3401 Milwaukee St., Madison police said.

The gunman entered the store and demanded money, and the clerk turned him down.

“That’s when he went to the register and grabbed some cash,” said police spokesman Joel DeSpain. “The clerk kicked into action and put her martial arts skills to work.”

Police said the clerk got behind the robber, grabbed him across his chest and forehead, and dragged him out of the store.

“Although summarily dismissed from the store, the robber still got away with some bills,” DeSpain said. “He fled on foot, while the clerk returned to her post and immediately called 911.”

The robber, who was described as in his late teens to early 20s and 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10, was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt under a brown Carhartt-style jacket, dark pants and black boots, and a black ski mask.

[GeneChing]

‘I Just Threw Him’: Woman, 22, Uses Karate Training To Take Down Man Who Broke Into Her Home (https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/01/03/i-just-threw-him-woman-22-uses-karate-training-to-take-down-man-who-broke-into-her-home/)
By Ross Guidotti January 3, 2019 at 6:10 pmFiled Under:Burglary, Greene County, Karate, Local TV, Nemacolin, Ross Guidotti

NEMACOLIN, Pa. (KDKA) — Meeting Hannah Hughes, one is struck by how reserved the young woman is, polite and quiet. But Hughes is also someone you just don’t want to mess with.

It was New Year’s Eve and festivities were wrapping for the Hughes family in Nemacolin, Greene County, when Deb Hughes, Hannah’s mom saw something unusual.

“I saw all of her lights on in the upstairs of her house. She lives right across the street,” Deb said.

Hannah recalls the moment, saying, “She [Deb Hughes] came and met me in this area, and said, ‘Who’s in your house?’ I said there better be no body in my house.”

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Hannah Hughes (Photo Credit: KDKA)

Moments later, Hannah took off.

The 22-year-old telling KDKA’s Ross Guidotti, “I just bolted out the door. The only thing I could think is if I get a hold of this guy, I’m not letting him go.”

She would have her chance. Standing in her home’s doorway was a man, identified as 19-year-old Edward William Staley of nearby Carmichaels. Hannah had no idea who the stranger was.

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(Image Provided)

According to the California University of Pennsylvania senior, things got physical quickly,.

“I pushed him and he came at me to try and push me back. That’s when I grabbed him by the hair and put my arm around his arm and I just threw him,” Hannah said.

Unbeknownst to Staley, he was tangling with someone trained for the task at hand.

Hannah trained for 10 years and was a brown belt in karate.

“A switch went off in my head,” Hannah said.

In a second, Staley was face down and hurting. Hannah, who was now in complete control of Staley, advised him, “Don’t move or I’ll break your neck.”

Staley stayed still until state troopers arrived.

Hannah got a few bruises out of the whole ordeal, but Staley got charged with burglary, assault and some other counts.

Meanwhile, Hannah says while she was angry at first, she hopes Staley makes positive life changes. Given what could have happened, Hannah is okay with the how it worked out.

“It was a bad situation, but it ended in one of the best ways it could have,” she said.

2019 has been doing well by this thread so far. :)

[GeneChing]

Girlfriend pleads guilty to grisly, Tinder-inspired samurai sword attack (https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/01/girlfriend-pleads-guilty-to-grisly-tinder-inspired-samurai-sword-attack.html)
Updated Jan 29, 10:59 AM; Posted Jan 29, 10:58 AM

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Alex Lovell (left) recovers in a hospital after being attacked with a samurai sword in March 2018. His girlfriend Emily Javier (right) plead guilty last week to attempted murder charges. (Courtesy of Alex Lovell / Associated Press)

By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh | The Oregonian/OregonLive

A Camas woman pleaded guilty to trying to kill her live-in boyfriend with a samurai sword after she claimed to find a Tinder dating app on his phone.

Emily Javier, 31, will face up to 20 years in prison for attempted first-degree domestic violence murder, according to The Columbian.

She will be sentenced March 11.

The grisly attack drew national and international headlines last year, both because of Javier’s choice of weapon as well as her boyfriend’s easygoing attitude about the whole episode.

"I was just so proud for beating this samurai wannabe crazy lady with hate in her heart," Alex Lovell told The Oregonian/OregonLive. Emily Javier, his girlfriend, faces attempted murder charges.

“I was just so proud for beating this samurai wannabe crazy lady with hate in her heart,” an upbeat Alex Lovell, then 29, told The Oregonian/OregonLive from his hospital bed.

Javier told police she had hatched the brutal assault on Lovell because she discovered he had a Tinder dating app on his phone and suspected he had been cheating on her, records show.

She also fumed over his penchant for playing video games, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Enraged, Javier said she went to a shopping mall and purchased a samurai sword.

She said she then spent the next week stewing and plotting her revenge before whipping out the saber and repeatedly slashing Lovell in bed during the wee hours of March 3, 2018.

"There's too much blood!" Emily Javier told a dispatcher after she said she attacked her boyfriend with a samurai sword, 911 audio obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive shows.

Lovell, who admitted to playing video games 12 hours a day but insisted he was never unfaithful, suffered life-threatening injuries, including wounds to his torso, neck and the left side of his head.

His index, middle and ring fingers were nearly lopped off at the base, though doctors managed to reattach them, he said.

Though facing months of recovery, Lovell remained positive.

“I was able to wing chun my way to survival,” he said, referring to a traditional Chinese martial art that focuses on close-range combat.

"I've been preparing my whole life for something like this."

THREADS
wannabe samurai story (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?52919-Bad-Day-for-Samurai-Wannabes&p=1307763#post1307763)
Wing Chun (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?30153-WC-knife-defense)
Successful Street Application (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications).

[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDHznEO3zts
Local powerlifter lifts vehicle off man trapped underneath after accident

Just goes to show, any skills can be useful and practical, given the right circumstances.

THREADS
Power Lifting (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?62936-Power-Lifting)
Successful Street Applications (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications)

[Judge Pen]

This sounds like the beginning of a 1970s Chuck Norris flick. But you're right; good on him.

[GeneChing]

I posted this already on Successful Street Applications (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications&p=1312161#post1312161). I'm going to merge it to keep things tidy. :cool:

[Oso]

Sup, JP. :)

[GeneChing]

Video shows jewelry store owner pummeling 'stupid guy' with Israeli martial art Krav Maga (https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/hollywood/fl-ne-hollywood-jewelry-robbery-20190314-story.html)

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Hollywood police are trying to identify and arrest a jewelry store robbery suspect who failed and fled. (Hollywood Police, courtesy)
Wayne K. Roustan
South Florida Sun Sentinel

Police call him a robber but Hollywood jeweler Daniel Setton calls the man -- who walked into his business and tried to take a gold chain -- a disgruntled customer.

“It wasn’t a robbery,” he said. “He was just a stupid, a stupid guy.”

Surveillance video released Wednesday showed the man strolling into DHS Oakwood Jewelers at 2897 Stirling Road about 2:30 p.m. on March 2 and casually walking behind the counter.

“He bought a chain here, two or three months ago, and it broke and I said, ‘No problem, we’ll fix it for you,’” Setton said. “But he said, ‘No, I want a new one,’ and, ‘If you don’t give it to me I’ll take it myself.’”

He is seen going over to the display cases where the gold chains are kept, but the 74-year-old store owner cuts him off and gives him a lesson in Krav Maga, the martial arts Setton learned while in the Israeli Army.

“I didn’t expect I would have to use it one day,” Setton said, with a laugh. “But, what are you going to do? You have to protect your business. He didn’t give me another choice.”

Setton is joined by his wife and two employees who are able to fight off the man and prevent him from taking any jewelry. As punches are thrown, Setton’s wife is seen swinging a yard stick.

“My wife, she was hitting me more than she was hitting him,” he said, laughing. “I was screaming, ‘Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.’”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNdkCX-ZJTU
Hollywood police are trying to identify and arrest a suspected jewelry store robber who failed and fled.

The man seems to be subdued and confused as he leaves the restricted area behind the display cases.

He grabs his broken chain from the counter, walks out the front door of the business, and drives off in a gray-colored Honda, the videos showed.

Setton said his store was robbed of nearly $100,000 worth of jewelry Feb. 19, about 15 minutes before he arrived to work. Had he been there, he would have done the same thing.

“Listen, when you learn [Krav Maga], you do it so many times you cannot forget it,” he said. “It comes back to you automatically like you’re riding a bicycle.”

In this latest case, the man had large, multi-colored tattoos covering each upper-arm and shoulder and wore a colorful baseball-style cap and a light blue tank top with a green and white Rick and Morty cartoon on the front. He was also carrying glasses and wearing a red ‘Supreme’ shoulder-bag with a long red and white strap.

Investigators are hoping someone will recognize and report the man in the video to Hollywood police at 954- 764-4357 or 954-967-4411, or via e-mail or text to hollywoodpdtips@hollywoodfl.org.

Anonymous tips can be given to Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or online at browardcrimestoppers.org.

I found the video strangely satisfying. :)

[Oso]

heh, i drive past that place pretty often.
good on the old guy

this place is a **** hole full of stupid people

[wolfen]

heh, i drive past that place pretty often.
good on the old guy

More like a tie than a win.
They whaled on him forever and even hit him with a pole and he remained standing and walked away.Just as well he didn't walk in on those other guys, his passion might exceed his skills at age74.



Setton is joined by his wife and two employees who are able to fight off the man and prevent him from taking any jewelry. As punches are thrown, Setton’s wife is seen swinging a yard stick.

“My wife, she was hitting me more than she was hitting him,” he said, laughing. “I was screaming, ‘Stop it. Stop it. Stop it.’”

Hilarity ensued. lol At least no one got hurt.

[GeneChing]

heh, i drive past that place pretty often.
good on the old guy

this place is a **** hole full of stupid people

Is this your 'hood then? I was just going to write it off to Hollyweird. :p

[Oso]

Is this your 'hood then? I was just going to write it off to Hollyweird. :p

we were in Hollywood for a couple of years...a bit further inland now.
Hollywood and Dania Beach just to the north are a big mixed bag of wealth and freaks.

the road that place is on is a major east/west artery.

It's also one of the largest concentrations of Jewish folk around here.
I guess it's not surprising there is an ex-Isreali military vet here or there.

[GeneChing]

Not knowing the details, I'm still gonna post this one here.


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CRIME
Police: Georgia man cut with sword after woman walks in on him molesting her daughter (https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/crime/police-georgia-man-cut-with-sword-after-woman-walks-in-on-him-molesting-her-daughter/93-14581fe1-37f3-4860-a04a-18fb9d2972d4)
He's being held at the Twiggs County jail without bond
Author: 13WMAZ
Published: 1:49 PM EDT March 19, 2019
Updated: 1:49 PM EDT March 19, 2019

TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — A Central Georgia man is charged with molesting his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter after an incident in Twiggs County last week.

According to a news release, the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Strawberry Lane around midnight Thursday for a call of ‘an unwanted subject on the property.’

When deputies met with the person who called police, they found out she caught her boyfriend molesting her 5-year-old daughter.

The woman also cut the suspect, identified as John Lawarren Williams, with a sword as he tried to leave the house.

Williams turned himself in to Sheriff Darren Mitchum around 6 a.m. that day. He was treated for a minor cut on his hand and then interviewed by investigators.

He’s charged with aggravated child molestation and two counts of cruelty to children. Bond has not been set.

[Oso]

i have to wonder if the gun was even loaded. certainly the 'shooter' didn't have a high desire to pull the trigger

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2019/03/27/spring-break-armed-robbery-florida-es-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/

[GeneChing]

'WHAT SAVED HER' Teenage girl uses karate moves to defend herself from would-be attacker who ‘followed and tried to grab her’ in Meath (https://www.thesun.ie/news/3996885/teenage-girl-karate-moves-meath/)
Hazel Mulhern said her 17-year-old daughter Kate was walking their new puppy not far from their home when the incident happened yesterday
By Louise Walsh
17th April 2019, 4:05 pmUpdated: 17th April 2019, 4:05 pm

A WORRIED mum has urged parents to make sure their children can defend themselves after her teenage daughter managed to fend off a would-be attacker yesterday.

Hazel Mulhern said her 17-year-old daughter Kate was walking their new puppy not far from their home at Blackcastle Demense in Navan, Co. Meath at 2pm when the incident occurred.

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Kate has a brown belt in karate

Unfortunately for the man, Kate is a brown belt in karate and has represented Ireland twice last year as well as competing in the World Championships in Tenerife in 2017.

Hazel said: "Kate had been walking the pup along the main Navan to Slane Road before she turned into the estate and noticed someone behind her.

"She knew something wasn't quite right so she text her friend to say that she thought a man was following her.

"She had turned into the estate near our home when the man overtook her and then turned back to try and grab her.

"Kate saw another man in a car parked nearby. The pup started growling and barking and whatever way the man grabbed her arm, Kate saw an opening and thankfully remembered her kempo training.

"She kicked him hard in the ribs and fell back against the car before getting into it and speeding off."

She said both men looked to be in their 40s with the attacker wearing a black hat and navy zip-up fleece. She said the car was an old black saloon."

Hazel is now urging parents to look into getting their children self-defence lessons.

She said: "My daughter is ok but very shook up. Please, please parents make sure your kids know how to defend themselves. It's so, so important because that is what saved her.

"She has competed at world level but it's a different story when you are placed in danger and panic sets in.

"Thankfully, she kept a cool head and all her training literally kicked into place.

The young woman trains with Paul Brennan, an Irish Kenpo Karate Union chief instructor in Dublin.

Meanwhile instructor Gerard Curran of Johnstown Kenpo Karate Club, where the teenager sometimes helps in sparring with younger children also encouraged parents to get their children lessons in self-defence.

He said: "It's terrible to think that any young woman should be put in danger like that but thankfully she is highly skilled and used those moves, the moves we also strive to teach kids how to defend themselves here."

Hazel said she reported the attack to local gardai
Kenpo (https://www.martialartsmart.com/kenpo.html) Karate no less.

[GeneChing]

MMA fighter punches a fan she 'caught performing a sex act in front of her' during a photo shoot in Brazil (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6939877/Female-MMA-fighter-punches-fan-performing-sex-act-photo-shoot-Brazil.html)
Joyce Vieira and a friend were taking swimwear pictures on Rio de Janeiro beach
Fighter claims a man was performing a sex act in front of her so she punched him
She can be seen in images raining punches down on the topless alleged pervert
Suspect claimed he 'was urinating' on the beach before Vieira approached him
By CHRIS DYER FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 08:27 EDT, 19 April 2019 | UPDATED: 08:53 EDT, 19 April 2019

A female MMA fighter punched an alleged pervert she claims was performing a sex act while she was taking part in a swimwear photo shoot.

Joyce Vieira and a friend were taking pictures on the Praia do Braga beach in the town of Cabo Frio in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro when she said she saw a man masturbating.

The 27-year-old claims the man had his shorts down and was standing in front of her and her friend while performing a sex act on himself.

In images of her attack on the unsuspecting man, named by Brazilian media as Josenei Viana Ferreira, she can be seen launching at the shirtless suspect.

Dressing in a black swimsuit the martial artist took action by raining down a series of punches on the 26-year-old man, who was topless but dressed in swimming shorts.

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Marial arts fighter Joyce Vieira punched the man she claims was performing a sex act in front of her as she took part in a photo shoot on a beach in Rio de Janeiro

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Joyce Vieira is known as an MMA fighter in her home country of Brazil and has posted pictures of her MMA training regimes

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The MMA fighter claims the man was standing with his shorts down as he masturbated during her swimwear shoot

She said: 'When I looked over there he had his shorts down and was standing on a path where people pass all the time, including children. He was visibly erect, making sounds and moaning.'

In the photos, the martial artist, dressed in a black swimsuit, can be seen punching Ferreira,

Vieira reported the case with police and Ferreira was later arrested for committing an 'obscene act' but has since been released after giving a statement and denying the crime.

After his release, Vieira told local media: 'We feel powerless. It's very strange because he's going to be in the same city as me, and who knows he might be in the same places.

'That's why I have received an innumerable number of messages from women saying that [in similar situations] they didn't file a report, because they know the suspects would end up being released. I think the punishment for these cases should be more severe.'

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Vieira told police she approached the suspect but he would not speak to her so she began punching him

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The MMA fighter training before she attacked a man she claims was pleasuring himself in front of her as she took part in a photo shoot

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Vieira said she has received many messages from women who have not reported similar incidents to the police

Vieira says she had tried to speak to the man but he refused to speak to her so she reacted.

The Civil Police told reporters the suspect had claimed he 'was urinating' on the beach before Vieira approached him.

The Inspector Specialised in Attending to Women in Cabo Frio, Juliana Rattes, said the case will be taken to the Public Ministry 'who will act together with Special Criminal Court'.

MMA fighter Vieira, 27, who is a specialist in Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu, often posts videos of her intense training sessions online.

The case is ongoing, according to Brazilian media.

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Vieira is a specialist in Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu, often posts videos of her intense training sessions online

What an idiot. Just look a Vieira's physique. She had him so outgunned.

[GeneChing]

There's a vid behind the link. It's amusing.



Thief tries to steal phone from Mid-City martial arts instructor - Bad idea (https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/thief-tries-to-steal-phone-from-mid-city-martial-arts-instructor-bad-idea/289-93f5aeae-cc34-4b6b-9a41-4896e2379e26)
Surveillance cameras captured the whole thing
Author: Osama Ayyad
Published: 5:23 PM CDT April 25, 2019
Updated: 10:18 PM CDT April 25, 2019

NEW ORLEANS — When a Mid-City martial arts instructor was approached Wednesday about lessons outside her studio, she didn't expect she'd have to demonstrate her skills, but the prospective student turned out to be a thief.

Surveillance outside of the 36 Chambers martial arts studio shows Meredith Livengood pull out her phone to show a young man training schedules, but moments later the young man snatched the phone from her hand and attempted to escape on his bike.

He didn't get very far. Livengood immediately reacted and put the thief in a martial arts hold, forcing him to drop the phone.

"I saw his phone had no signal, so I showed him our Instagram page on my phone," Meredith said. "I was trying to help him."

The video shows Livengood charge at the young man, and she shouts some things at him. Some of her students came to her aid, but she didn't seem to need it, as she stood between the students and the thief.

"Safety was a priority during the situation," Livengood said. "I wanted him to get to his bike and I wanted him to go. I wanted the whole thing to be over as fast as possible."

As the thief got on his bike and left, footage showed neighbors coming to help Livengood, who said the thief has a lot to learn.

"He underestimated his opponent," she said. "People underestimate women a lot, and they shouldn't."

"He stepped in the wrong garage!" Lo Floyd said.

Floyd lives next door to the gym and caught it all on surveillance video. He wasn't sure if it was real or not.

"But when I saw the anger in the situation and that's when me and my buddy ran down with my bat, but Meredith, she already had it taken care of," he said.

Floyd was blown away and says Livengood is his hero.

"The fact that I've already known she's a black belt, I knew it was in her. But, to finally see it, I'm not gonna cross her," Floyd chuckled.

During an interview, Livengood laughed while saying it's absolutely unwise to challenge a martial arts instructor.

Livengood says she never felt scared during the whole ordeal. Afterward, she felt empowered.

[GeneChing]

Mansfield jiu-jitsu students detain 'brick-throwing men' (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-48546213)
6 June 2019
SHANE MILLS

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The jiu-jitsu students used their skills to detain two men

Martial arts students called a halt to a class and ran outside to tackle suspected vandals after hearing bricks thrown at cars.

The Brazilian jiu-jitsu lesson at a gym in Mansfield was interrupted when the students heard a commotion outside.

The entire class, including an off-duty policeman, ran from the building and tracked two men down nearby.

Police said one man had been charged with criminal damage and another with theft from a vehicle.

Class instructor Shane Mills said: "Thinking back it must have looked quite funny seeing all my students running out in their kit to find them.

"They were already gone but two of my students - one of whom was an off-duty police officer - decided to take a drive with another man who'd spotted them to see if they could find them."

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SHANE MILLS
The whole class ran outside when they heard bricks being thrown at cars

Nottinghamshire Police said a 32-year-old man had been charged with criminal damage and a 30-year-old man was charged with theft from a vehicle following the incident on 20 May.

They are due to appear in front of the city's magistrates next month.

A spokesman said: "Officers were called to Jenford Street following reports of bricks being thrown at parked vehicles.

"Two men were arrested by an off-duty police officer, who was assisted by members of the public, and have since been charged."



Nice work.

[GeneChing]

Firefighter Trained In Martial Arts Stops Would-Be Carjacker: PD (https://patch.com/maryland/takomapark/firefighter-trained-martial-arts-stops-would-be-carjacker-pd)
A Montgomery County firefighter with a background in mixed martial arts stopped a knife-wielding man from stealing an ambulance.
By Alessia Grunberger, Patch Staff
Aug 6, 2019 1:08 pm ET

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A Montgomery County firefighter with a background in mixed martial arts stopped a knife-wielding man from stealing an ambulance. (Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service)

TAKOMA PARK, MD — A patient should never get into a fight with a firefighter — especially if that firefighter has a background in mixed martial arts. One D.C. man, however, had to learn that the hard way.

It all started on July 28 at about 6:30 a.m. Montgomery County firefighter Diego Peclat was standing by an ambulance outside Washington Adventist Hospital when a man — identified as 27-year-old Christopher Broadus — tried to carjack the vehicle, according to authorities.

Takoma Park Police say Broadus, who was recently discharged from the hospital, was being escorted off the premises by security at the time. He had just assaulted a nurse.

Once outside, the would-be carjacker jumped into the ambulance and tried to drive away.

"The guy went on and opened the car door, and I was like, 'Man, here we go,'" Peclat told WTOP.

Police say Peclat quickly sprung into action, but was assaulted by Broadus. The firefighter, WTOP reports, came back swinging — punching the man twice before slipping on a folder of papers on the ground.

Broadus then whipped out a knife and started to chase the firefighter, according to Takoma Park Police.

With the help of Washington Adventist Hospital security, Peclat was able to bring Broadus under control.

Broadus was subsequently arrested and taken to the Central Processing Unit in Rockville. Court records show he was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, and a handful of other offenses.

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Christopher Broadus, 27, tried to steal an ambulance after getting escorted off hospital property by Washington Adventist security. Photo Credit: Takoma Park Police

How far could you get in a carjacked ambulance anyway? :rolleyes:

[GeneChing]

At 60 tho. All the power to this dude.


Victim, trained in martial arts, reports breaking robber’s nose during attempted robbery in Warren
LOCAL NEWS
The victim said he flipped the robber over his shoulder and punched him in the face
by: Nicolette Pizzuto
Posted: Aug 27, 2019 / 09:31 AM EDT / Updated: Aug 27, 2019 / 11:02 AM EDT

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WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – A 60-year-old man told police that he thwarted a robbery in Warren due to his training in martial arts.

Police were called to Trumbull Regional Medical Center, where the victim went for treatment after he said someone tried to rob him in the Hot Dog Shoppe’s parking lot.

According to the police report, the robbery happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

The victim told officers that after he withdrew money from the Seven Seventeen Credit Union’s ATM, a man wearing a ski mask came from behind and put him in a chokehold. He then put a knife to his neck and told him to give him his wallet, the report states.

The victim, who told police that he is trained in martial arts, said he flipped the man over his shoulder and punched him several times in the face.

He told officers he broke the man’s nose, and the man ran away.

The victim said he hurt his hand in the fight, so that’s he went to the hospital.

The report only described the robber as a heavy-set black man, about 5-foot tall.

[GeneChing]

Do they really spell it 'ju-jistu' in UK? I have enough issues with the jujitsu/jiu-jitsu (https://www.martialartsmart.com/judo-jujitsu.html) spelling dilemma. :mad:


Girl uses ju-jitsu to fend off knifeman in Otley park (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-49576674)
4 September 2019

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Alex Jeanguillaume said she had no choice but to use her martial arts training

A schoolgirl used her ju-jitsu skills to fight off a knifeman who tried to rob her and a friend during a spate of attacks in a park near Leeds.

Alex Jeanguillaume, 15, grabbed hold of the suspect and threw him to the ground when the pair were threatened in Wharfemeadows Park in Otley.

She said: "In these situations we're taught how to defend ourselves."

The attack was one of three knifepoint robberies which happened in the park on Friday, West Yorkshire Police said.

The student, who has been a member of the town's ju-jitsu club since the age of five, was with her friend Edwin Tosney when they were confronted and told to hand over their phones.

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The teenager was with her friend in this shelter when they were threatened

She refused and the knifeman pulled the weapon as if he was about to stab her friend.

The teenager said: "I grabbed hold of his arm and shoulder and shoved him to the floor and we ended up grappling on the floor.

"He was shouting to let him go and he would run off. I was trying to hold on to him but he broke free and managed to escape."

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The youngster said her training had taught her to run off in such situations but because the pair were in an enclosed space she was forced to act.

"We are always taught to stay clam in such situations and I feel like if I didn't have my [training] I wouldn't have been able to prevent my friend from being stabbed."

Police said a 17-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man were threatened in two other attacks in the park on the same night.

They are looking at whether all three are linked to another robbery on a 19-year-old and his friend in Pool Road last Thursday.

[GeneChing]

Bodybuilding isn't a martial art but dang, props to this lady. Willie Murphy TCOB


Female bodybuilder, 82, beats home intruder so badly he had to be taken to hospital (https://abcnews.go.com/US/female-bodybuilder-82-beats-home-intruder-badly-hospital/story?id=67289683&fbclid=IwAR3VVuRuz2Z-pueWq6q76IyCtIHZGLgDjOlZhyyf9OR7cEYedz8lV940Su4&fbclid=IwAR3ETGgj3dpWeMnJ67TVf4CvKcdKksyaGbOth8fv8 IbGN7a1LJQlpWkag2c)
By JON HAWORTH Nov 25, 2019, 10:06 AM ET

An 82-year-old award-winning female bodybuilder turned the tables -- literally -- on a home intruder and beat him so badly after he broke into her house that he had to be taken to the hospital.

Willie Murphy says she was getting ready for bed in her home in Rochester, New York, at around 11 p.m. when she heard pounding on her front door.

"[A man] was outside saying please call an ambulance because I’m sick, I’m sick," Murphy told ABC Rochester affiliate WHAM.

Murphy ended up calling police to get the man the help he requested but she didn’t let the man inside, which caused him to become angry, she said.

"I hear a loud noise, I’m thinking, 'what the heck was that,'" Murphy said. "The young man is in my home. He broke the door."

Murphy, who said she can deadlift 225 pounds and recently won a weightlifting competition earlier this year, was shocked but unperturbed.

"He picked the wrong house to break into," she said.

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Willie Murphy, 82, speaks with WHAM's reporter in Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 22, 2019.

She grabbed the first thing she could -- a table. "I took that table and I went to working on him and guess what? The table broke!" she said.

The intruder immediately fell to the floor but the beat down didn’t stop there. "When he’s down I’m jumping on him," Murphy told WHAM, as she demonstrated how she stomped on him.

She then ran into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of baby shampoo next to the phone where emergency dispatchers were still on the line.

"There’s a bottle of baby shampoo on the table," said Murphy. "I grab the shampoo and guess what? He is still on the ground. In his face. All over it. The whole thing. He’s trying to get up and he’s pulling and I got the broom and he’s pulling the broom and I’m hitting him, I’m hitting him with the broom, hitting him and guess what? He wants to get the heck out of there … I had really did a number on that man, I’m serious. I think he was happy when he went in the ambulance."

When police officers finally arrived a few minutes later, the suspect was apprehended and Murphy was applauded by the first responders.

"The officers that came wanted to go on my front porch and take selfies with me," she said. "I’m alone and I’m old but guess what? I’m tough."

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lol, i just watched this story and was coming to post it. kudos to her.

[GeneChing]

London Knife Attacker Identified; Public Lauds Narwhal Tusk Takedown (https://www.npr.org/2019/11/30/783850385/london-knife-attacker-identified-public-lauds-narwhal-tusk-takedown)
November 30, 20192:04 PM ET
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (second from right), Home Secretary Priti Patel (front center) and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick (far left) attend the scene in central London on Saturday.
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Metropolitan Police in London have confirmed that 28-year-old Usman Khan was the attacker who killed two people and wounded three others with a knife on London Bridge Friday before police shot and killed him.

Khan had been living in the Staffordshire area, north of Birmingham, police said. They said Khan had been known to authorities in Britain, having been convicted in 2012 of "terrorism offenses."

According to a 2012 article in The Guardian, Khan had been part of a nine-person plot to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a training camp for terrorists. Although he had originally been sentenced to prison for public protection — an indefinite term until a parole board decided he was no longer a threat — his sentence was revised in 2013 to 16 years with an eight-year minimum, The Guardian reported.

Police said they are not actively seeking any other individuals connected to Saturday's attack and have confirmed that it was being investigated as a terrorist incident.

"[Khan] had been released a year ago on the provision that he had agreed to wear an electronic tag, submit to curfews and restrictions to his movements," Lucy Fisher, defense editor of The Times in London, said in an interview on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday morning. Khan had been released on license, Britain's equivalent of parole, serving only eight years of his 16-year sentence.

"And it was while he was subject to these conditions that he performed this horrific attack yesterday," Fisher said.

Police said they were called to Fishmonger's Hall shortly before 2 p.m. local time, where Khan had attended a conference on criminal justice and prisoner rehabilitation, called "Learning Together," run by the University of Cambridge's Institute of Criminology. Khan had been wearing a fake suicide vest, police said, adding that the attack started inside Fishmonger's Hall. Khan stabbed "a number of people" inside the hall, police said, and The Times reported that one of the two killed died inside the hall.

"I am devastated to learn that today's hateful attack on London Bridge may have been targeted at staff, students and alumni," University of Cambridge Vice Chancellor Stephen Toope said in a statement posted online.

Police said Khan then left the building and moved to London Bridge, where he continued his attack before being apprehended by bystanders, one armed with a narwhal tusk, another with a fire extinguisher. Videos of the attack posted online show Khan being sprayed by a fire extinguisher as another man jabs forward with the tusk.

As Khan is tackled to the ground, a third individual wrests the knife out of Khan's hands and backs away, with police closing in with their guns out. They drag a bystander off Khan, then shoot and kill Khan. London Bridge and the surrounding area remain closed on Saturday, and police are asking anyone who was present at Fishmonger's Hall to come forward with any information.

Amy Coop, a director who attended the Learning Together conference, tweeted that the tusk, 5 feet in length and one of a pair flanking the entrance doors, had been taken off the wall by a man who rushed out of Fishmonger's Hall to follow Khan.


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The Times reported that the tusk-wielder was a Polish man who had worked at Fishmonger's Hall, "setting up events and managing porters." The identity of the other individual with the fire extinguisher, or the origin of the extinguisher, is not known.

Those individuals who intervened to stop the attacker were lauded by both the public and British leadership, earning recognition from Queen Elizabeth II on down.

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said on BBC Breakfast that the civilians who intervened had no idea whether the suicide vest was real.


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"They ran towards him, to stop him from hurting other people. And I'm so proud, and we should all be really proud, of these people," Khan said.

In an interview on Sky News, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that those individuals represent "the best of our country."

Metropolitan Police Chief Cressida Dick echoed Johnson and Khan's sentiments in an interview near London Bridge Saturday morning.

"It's a terrible thing that people found themselves in that position, but as we saw the worst of humankind, we also saw the very best of human spirit and of London," Dick said.

Friday's attack reminded many of the 2017 London terrorist attacks. In March 2017, a car jumped the sidewalk on Westminster Bridge, killing five before the driver jumped out and stabbed a police officer to death. The driver was then shot and killed by another police officer.

In June 2017, a van plowed through pedestrians on London Bridge and crashed outside a pub on the south bank of the Thames, a short walk from Fishmonger's Hall. The rampage continued as three attackers got out of the van, pursuing and stabbing people, killing eight and wounding 48. The attackers had also been wearing fake suicide vests and were killed by police. ISIS had claimed responsibility for the June attacks.

With the country's general election scheduled on Dec. 12 a showdown between Johnson's Conservative Party and Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, Britain's leadership and justice system now grapple with the question: How was a convicted terrorist released from prison eight years early, and how was he able to carry out this attack with an ankle bracelet monitoring his movements?

"For the Conservatives, there will be questions for the home secretary about why, only three weeks ago, she reduced the terror threat in the U.K. from severe to substantial," the Times' Fisher said, adding that cuts to police numbers could have had an impact on their surveillance of Khan.

And in the Labour Party, Corbyn has faced scrutiny over his vague stances on questions of national security, said Fisher. "This week, he was asked in an interview six times whether he would ever be prepared to give the order to kill a terrorist if that terrorist could not be safely apprehended," she said. "Six times he refused to say if he would give that kill order."

"In the minds of voters, there are questions about how secure the nation would be in his hands if he became prime minister," Fisher said.

Alexander Tuerk is an intern at Here & Now.


I'm posting this on the What Stands Out About TCMAists in The Ring? (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?61158-What-Stands-Out-About-TCMAists-in-The-Ring) because when I searched 'narwhal', David's post there popped. Also posting it on Successful Street Applications (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications) because 'narwhal fu'.




If I had said "when does the narwhal bacon" then the correct answer would be "midnight".

[GeneChing]

If you're going to challenge a school, bring your numbchucks (https://www.martialartsmart.com/nunchuck-nunchakus.html). :p

There's a vid behind the link. It's a simple takedown. It's more amusing to see this dude at the school and how the class and instructor deals with it.



Surveillance video captures martial arts instructor taking down man who barged into a private class (https://www.localmemphis.com/news/local-news/surveillance-video-captures-martial-arts-instructor-taking-down-man-who-barged-into-a-private-class/)
LOCAL NEWS
by: Brittani Moncrease
Posted: Dec 2, 2019 / 06:56 PM CST / Updated: Dec 2, 2019 / 06:57 PM CST

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) – A video of a man reportedly caught terrorizing two local business has gone viral. One was a Martial Arts studio. Surveillance video captured the moments an instructor had to take down a man interrupting a private session.

“I’m old. My knees are bad. My shoulder is bad,” said Michael Hooker, KMD Self Defense owner.

But, you couldn’t tell. Michael and Sara Hooker teach self defense.Never did they imagine actually using those techniques in their own studio.

“It’s definitely a little foreign,” said Sara.

On November 23rd, a man they’d seen before came into the building.

“When he came back this time, he had a bow staff with him. He was a little erratic, but not threatening,” said Michael.

“Within about 10, 15 minutes of him sitting down. He got up and started mimicking the movements,” said Sara.

Staff asked the man to stop, but he grew more disruptive and was asked to leave.

Michael said, “When he turned to my wife and yelled at her, I started to move in. He clenched his fist and I tied up with him.”

He held him until police came.

“He was very articulate. There were times where he was calling out the moves that I was holding him in. He obviously had some training to know these things,” said Michael.

Surveillance video captured the altercation.

Now, the duo uses it as a teachable moment.

“The one thing I think people can take away from this is they can see how quickly something can escalate from seemingly nothing to a full on confrontation,” said Sara.

As for the man, Sara and Michael hopes he receives help.

“I don’t think he needs jail time, but he needs to be in a facility that can help him recover from whatever it is he’s suffering from,” said Michael.

The man was detained, but not arrested after the altercation. Shortly after, he returned to the Family Dollar next door causing problems there. Police say following that incident, he was admitted for mental evaluation.

[GeneChing]

Would be ROBBER caught in action in Jiu-Jitsu Blackbelt own CAR!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BxTpK6XerU

[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4m7-69zTP8


JANUARY 10, 2020 / 8:37 PM / 3 DAYS AGO
Mixed Martial Arts: UFC's White says he wants to hire woman who fought shoplifter (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mma-ufc-white/mixed-martial-arts-ufcs-white-says-he-wants-to-hire-woman-who-fought-shoplifter-idUSKCN1ZA052)
2 MIN READ

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FILE PHOTO: UFC fight promoter Dana White speaks on behalf of his friend, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, during the second session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar

(Reuters) - UFC president Dana White plans to fly a former Best Buy employee who thwarted an alleged shoplifting attempt in Hawaii to an upcoming UFC fight in Las Vegas and may even hire the woman, he said on Twitter on Friday.

Security footage that went viral showed Summer Tapasa-Sataraka, 24, battling a man trying to leave the store in Aiea with a speaker, using her forearms to block the exit and wrestling the man to the ground before he left empty handed.

“This is Summer. She stopped this punk from getting away with stealing from Best Buy in Hawaii.

“She got fired for this. Flying her in this weekend and giving her tickets to the McGregor vs Cowboy fight,” White said, referring to the Jan. 18 bout between Irishman Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.

“I want her to work for me! Get ready for the best weekend of your life, Summer.”

In a Facebook post last month, Tapasa-Sataraka said she had seen the man steal from the store before and noticed him trying to walk away with the same item again.

“I just kept thinking ... not today!!” she wrote about the confrontation, which has been viewed millions of times online.

She added that she had already informed Best Buy of her plans to leave the company before the incident and harbored no ill will toward the electronics retailer.

On Friday, Tapasa-Sataraka reposted White’s offer on her Facebook page and suggested she was thrilled.

Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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[GeneChing]

Not sure if this should go in Successful Street Applications (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?49825-Successful-Street-Applications) or Bad Day for Samurai Wannabes (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?52919-Bad-Day-for-Samurai-Wannabes). I suppose it depends if he does time for this.


Man killed when homeowner thrust 3ft samurai sword through door 'during break in' (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-killed-homeowner-thrust-3ft-21286970)
By Jonathan Coles Kelly-Ann Mills
16:53, 15 JAN 2020
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A man who was trying to "break in" to a home was killed by the resident, who thrust a 3FT samurai sword though the front door, a court heard.

Jonathan Roper, 34, was trying to get into the home of David Harris in a row over a mobile phone, the jury was told.

Harris then stuck the one meter long sword out of the entrance to his property where it went into Roper.

The weapon went 25cm into Mr Roper's stomach causing fatal damage to several organs and arteries and he bled to death on the pavement outside, it was said.

The victim and several people had arrived at the property to retrieve some money and a mobile phone they said had been taken the day before during a row, a court heard.

Witnesses in the home said the group had been trying to "break in" when the defendant shoved the sword through the door, Bristol Crown Court was told.

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Harris, 26, of Wells, Somerset, denies charges of murder and wounding with intent.

Anna Vigars, QC, prosecuting, said: "At no stage did David Harris shout a warning nor brandish the weapon. He simply responded by attacking those people outside.

"People are, of course, entitled to defend themselves. The question will be - how proportionately?

"An incident which at worst could have been punch-up on a doorstep instead resulted in the death of a man."

The trial was was told the incident happened at the property in Wells, Somerset when a group arrived at the home.

They were angry over a disagreement that took place in the home a day previously, it was said.

The court heard a group of teens had gone to the house - occupied by dad Adrian Harris and sons Jamie and defendant David - the day before to buy drugs.

But a "disagreement or dispute" ensued involving one of the youths and they all left soon after.

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Mrs Vigars said: "There's some suggestion that a mobile phone was taken [during the dispute] or he was using a dodgy £20 note.

"There's some suggestion there was physical violence used towards him by the same people in the house."

This news of the incident was then relayed back to a group involving Jonathan and Lesley Roper.

The pair spent the following afternoon drinking in a pub before deciding with three others to confront the occupants of the house.

A witness inside the house, who is not being named, described hearing "aggressive banging" when the group first arrived.

Mrs Vigars said: "From upstairs she heard some shouting. She heard the door open and some really angry and quite low voices.

"David and Jamie ran downstairs. She could see the three of them [Adrian] pushing the door to get it shut. Jamie shouted at her not to come downstairs.

"When he came back up he said a group of men had been trying to break in. They went out onto the landing.

"She then saw what she described as a samurai sword and it had what looked like a lot of blood on it.

"David said something like: 'I've got someone'. He knew what he had done."

The weapon - shown to the jury - was described as "about a metre long"

The witness said she could see blood from "tip of the blade to the handle" following the incident, which happened in a matter of seconds

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After Jonathan Roper had been hurt, Lesley Roper was also caught by the blade, causing a sizeable injury to his arm.

Mrs Vigars said: "[The witness] then heard the tap running. When [the sword] was examined it had David Harris' and Jonathan Roper's DNA.

"What is clear is this: Jonathan Roper and Lesley Roper were hurt by a weapon thrust out of the front door.

"The weapon [the witness] saw was covered in blood and David Harris took it into the bathroom to wash it.

"It's a weapon which is instantly and obviously capable of causing huge damage."

After being stabbed Jonathan Roper staggered to nearby Wookey Hole Road, where he bled to death on the pavement.

The trial continues.

[GeneChing]

Lone shopworker swiftly sees off THREE knife-wielding raiders - and reveals martial arts training gave her confidence to fight back (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7912121/Lone-shopworker-swiftly-sees-THREE-knife-wielding-raiders.html)
Sundeep Kaur, 24, was working at a shop in Coulby Newham, North Yorkshire
At around 2pm on Friday, three thugs burst in demanding she hand over cash
Ms Kaur bravely defended her father's store - spraying the thugs with dye
There have not yet been any arrests and police are appealing for information
By JAMES WOOD FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:04 EST, 21 January 2020 | UPDATED: 11:56 EST, 21 January 2020

This is the incredible moment a brave shop worker fends of three knife-wielding attackers all by herself.

Sundeep Kaur, 24, was running her father's shop alone in Coulby Newham, North Yorkshire, when the hooded thugs walked in.

She said she knew it was 'fight or flight' time as the suspects burst in on Friday afternoon to demand cash.

But the thugs quickly found out they'd picked the wrong shop.

As one of the masked trio brandished a knife at her, brave Ms Kaur stepped towards them, whipped out a can of criminal identifier spray and aimed it at their faces.

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One of the knife-wielding raiders appears to threaten Ms Kaur, urging her to hand over some cash

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Brave Ms Kaur (pictured in front of her father's shop) whipped out some criminal identifier spray and began fighting back

The spray is a red gel which stays on the skin for around seven days.

'It's hard to really have time to think, the first thing to do was to defend myself,' she said.

'I kind of just saw the knife and I thought "I don't want to get hit by this." I pushed back and moved forward to them.

'I tried to aim in the face and get the ones trying to get away. They did run pretty quick,' she added.

'I don't really think it's a hero move. You can either fight or flight really.'

Incredibly, Ms Kaur took a moment to compose herself, rang the police, before continuing on with her shift as normal.

She said: 'I kind of just had a breather, police came and I started calming down.

'I just opened up again back to normal.

'I was just kind of glad they ran off.

'I felt a bit of an idiot in case I did get hurt, I was in two minds afterwards.'

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After she fended off the attackers (pictured, spraying the thugs), Ms Kaur took a moment to compose herself, rang the police, before continuing on with her shift as normal

Ms Kaur, from Stockton, said the shop is run by her father, Gurcharan Singh, who's had it for around 10 years.

She says she's previously trained in Gatka, a Sikh martial art, something which gave her the confidence to stand up and be counted.

Police are now hunting the suspects.

A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: 'We can confirm that police are investigating an attempted robbery.

'No arrests at present. Inquiries are ongoing.' I gotta get me some of that gel. ;)

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[GeneChing]

Get your wooden swords here. (https://www.martialartsmart.com/40-06.html) :D


NYC bodega worker fends off would-be robber with wooden sword (https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-manhattan-bodega-worker-fends-off-robber-wooden-sword-20200201-oaxzetauenegdophxfkg5v4bxq-story.html?fbclid=IwAR3nbwVh6K6maLXT-euvRaeA8x8BWkjlh1wPG8CuvnEOgwwPYwBmJ57d4as)
By THEODORE PARISIENNE and THOMAS TRACY
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
FEB 01, 2020 | 5:02 PM

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Alomari Saleh told the Daily News he was working at the Community Grocery and Candy Store on E. 14th St. near First Ave. around 7 a.m. when suspect Zachariah Vasquez charged in with a wooden sword and demanded money from the register. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News)

A brazen East Village bodega worker fended off a would-be robbery suspect Saturday morning — with a wooden sword stashed behind the counter.

Alomari Saleh told the Daily News he was working at the Community Grocery and Candy Store on E. 14th St. near First Ave. around 7 a.m. when suspect Zachariah Vasquez charged in and demanded money from the register.

As the two fought, Saleh pulled out the carved blade from behind the counter and struck Vazquez, 28, in the head with it.

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Zachariah Vazquez, 28, ended up running off and getting with a head injury and was arrested by police, who charged him with attempted assault following the clash with Alomari Saleh inside the Community Grocery and Candy Store on E. 14th St. near First Ave. (Theodore Parisienne/for New York Daily News)

Vasquez was arrested a short while later after Saleh called the cops, and charged with attempted assault. He was also taken to the hospital with a minor head injury.

His arraignment was pending Saturday in Manhattan Criminal Court.

Thomas Tracy
New York Daily News
Born and bred in Brooklyn, crime reporter Thomas Tracy has been covering the NYPD for more than a decade. He joined the Daily News in January 2013.

[GeneChing]

Chinese anti-coronavirus inspector uses his kung fu moves to prevent a man from returning to his home after his village was locked down (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8041665/Chinese-coronavirus-inspector-uses-kung-fu-moves-prevent-villager-entering.html)
A video shows the villager arriving on his bike and trying to go back home
The officer performs martial art moves to prevent the resident from crossing
The intimidated man then gets back on his motorbike and rides off in a hurry
The village has reportedly imposed self-isolation measures amid the outbreak
Coronavirus has killed 2,705 people and infected over 80,326 people globally
By EMILIA JIANG FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 06:44 EST, 25 February 2020 | UPDATED: 09:18 EST, 25 February 2020

A Chinese officer has been caught on camera performing martial art moves to stop a villager from returning to his home after his village was locked down due to the coronavirus.

The video shows the community worker and his colleague standing guard behind a red ribbon stretched across the entire width of a road, preventing outsiders from entering.

The male resident is seen in the footage arriving on his small electric bike and trying to cross the blockade.

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The video shows the community worker and his colleague standing behind a red ribbon stretched across the entire width of a road, blocking outsiders from entering the area

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The villager is pictured trying to enter his neighbourhood. He is taken by surprise when the inspector screams and performs a back flip, followed by another spinning sweeping kick

The cyclist says to the two black-suited officers: 'Just for a short while. I want to go home and have a look.'

The villager is taken by surprise when the inspector screams and performs a backflip, followed by a spinning sweeping kick.

The officer then does another kung fu move while the intimidated traveller gets back on his motorbike and rides off in a hurry.

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The officer then does another kung fu move to prevent the visitor from crossing the blockade

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The traveller, who appears to be scared, gets back on his motorbike and rides off in a hurry

It is believed that the incident took place in Shandong Province, eastern China as the visitor speaks with a heavy local accent.

The officer was allegedly one of the volunteering villagers who acted as checkpoint security guards during the coronavirus outbreak.

The village has reportedly imposed self-isolation measures amid the deadly epidemic, with no one allowed to enter or leave the area.

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The village has reportedly imposed self-isolation measures amid the epidemic of coronavirus. The picture shows villagers with masks guarding a checkpoint in a rural area of Beijing, China

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Villages across China have reportedly set up temporary fences in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak. A villager in Beijing is seen driving his tractor through a checkpoint

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The picture shows passengers with masks travelling on the underground in Shanghai, China

The novel coronavirus, which was first discovered in Wuhan, has so far killed 2,705 people and infected over 80,326 people globally.

Iran's coronavirus death toll has risen to 15 today with the regime refusing to seal off the holy city at the centre of the crisis and pilgrims spreading the virus around the Middle East.

Italy now has at least seven deaths as the country imposes drastic security measures to contain the first major outbreak in Europe.

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People are seen wearing protective masks walking through a market in Wan Chai, Hong Kong

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The novel coronavirus has killed 2,705 people and infected over 80,326 people globally

South Korea has confirmed an additional 84 cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 977.

China's top legislative committee on Monday passed a proposal to ban all trade and consumption of wild animals, a practice believed responsible for the country's deadly disease.

Experts believe that the new coronavirus has been passed onto humans by wildlife sold as food, especially bats and snakes.

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Attempted Wicker Park rapist, scared off by man wielding Medieval Times sword, pleads guilty (https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/7/16/21327489/attempted-rapist-scared-off-by-sword-wielding-man-pleads-guilty-medieval-times-wicker-park?fbclid=IwAR12vuc5xiaQPAMz-kXflSrWOUb_5LvZOKME10lZejvl1yJmpZPlILh0HLY)
A statement from a woman who survived the attempted assault in Wicker Park in 2017 was read in court that said the incident left her ‘shattered’ but that she was healing.
By Mitch Dudek Jul 16, 2020, 5:47pm CDT

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Mac Dolan outside his Wicker Park apartment with a Medieval Times sword he used to scare off an intruder who was trying to rape a female guest sleeping on his couch. Max Herman / Sun-Times file

A man whose attempt to rape a woman in a Wicker Park apartment was interrupted by a sword-wielding “Game of Thrones” fan pleaded guilty Thursday, more than three years after the attack.

Francisco Chavez, 42, who’s been held in jail without bail since his arrest, pleaded guilty to charges that included aggravated criminal sexual assault and was sentenced to five years in prison, according to a Cook County state’s attorney’s spokeswoman.

Chavez sneaked in to the apartment in the morning hours of June 23, 2017.

Mac Dolan, who was 25 at the time and lived at the apartment, awoke at 5 a.m. to the sound of screaming. He hopped out of bed, flicked on the lights and saw a man he didn’t know punching, choking and trying to rip the clothes off a female guest who’d crashed on his living room couch after a night out.

“I saw the guy standing over her, and she was kicking and screaming,” Dolan told the Chicago Sun-Times days after the attack. “And I just started yelling and running at the guy basically and grabbed the sword that we have on the wall and chased him toward the back stairs.”

It was a 44-inch-long, 10-pound sword that he purchased for $100 weeks earlier during a trip to Medieval Times — a restaurant/theater where dinner is served up with jousting and other knightly theatrics in a space resembling a castle.

Chavez took a moment to register what Dolan was doing.

“He didn’t really start running until he saw me grab the sword,” said Dolan, a software consultant. “Then, he went bug-eyed. When I got to the landing at the top of the stairs, I took one cut at him with the sword, but he ducked, and I missed and dented the wood railing.”

Chavez ran down the stairs. Dolan went back to check on the bruised and rattled woman, call 911 and wake a friend visiting from Boston who’d slept through it all on a couch several feet away.

“While we were waiting for police to arrive, I found the guy’s wallet on the ground,” Dolan said. “It must have fallen out of his pocket.”

Around the time the police got there, Chavez walked into a nearby police station in Logan Square and reported he’d been the victim of a robbery, that his wallet was stolen.

Officers ran a search on his name and discovered he was wanted for the attack in Dolan’s apartment.

At the time, Dolan could barely believe what had happened, especially given that he and his then-roommate had spoken more than once about using the sword if someone broke in to their apartment.

A written statement from the woman who survived the attack was read by a prosecutor during a court hearing Thursday. The woman, a musician who was in her late 20s at the time of the attack, said she used concealer on her wounds and played a show the following day.

But, as time went on, she said she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and found herself “shattered” as her life began to unravel.

She said she’s gone through therapy, is healing and expressed hope Chavez could, too.

“I sincerely hope that you are able to heal wherever you are hurt,” she said in the letter.

Everyone should have a sword (https://www.martialartsmart.com/premium-sword.html) lying about.

[GeneChing]

Good for Alijonova.



Charges dropped against woman trained in martial arts who beat two male harassers (https://nationalpost.com/news/world/uzbek-police-drop-case-against-woman-filmed-beating-up-harassers/wcm/878b04a0-5afc-4272-81d6-3c34fe2434f5/)
The Interior Ministry said it had identified the woman and launched a criminal case against her for hooliganism but the move prompted a public outcry

Author of the article:Reuters
Reuters
Publishing date:Sep 14, 2020 • Last Updated 2 days ago • 1 minute read

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Gulsanam Alijonova in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan, September 9, 2020. PHOTO BY TOIRBEK KOMILJONOV/REUTERS

ALMATY — Police in Uzbekistan dropped a criminal case on Monday against a young woman who beat up two men in response to verbal abuse, after a number of public figures including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s daughter spoke out in her support.

Local websites showed a video of Gulsanam Alijonova, 23, who has trained in boxing, karate and taekwondo, in which she chased and beat two men aged 30 and 33.

The video, shot in June, was shared and discussed on social media this month, but on Sept. 8 the Interior Ministry said it had identified the woman and launched a criminal case against her for hooliganism.

The move prompted a public outcry as Alijonova told local news website Daryo that the conflict had started when one of the two men ridiculed her T-shirt and shorts outfit and went on to insult her when she rebuked him.

Alijonova said the man grabbed her T-shirt when she confronted him, at which point she started throwing punches, and his companion tried to intervene.

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Gulsanam Alijonova in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan, September 9, 2020. PHOTO BY TOIRBEK KOMILJONOV/REUTERS
A number of bloggers and public figures, including Saida Mirziyoyeva, the influential elder daughter of the president, criticized the move to prosecute Alijonova, contrasting it with a lenient attitude shown in the former Soviet republic towards domestic violence committed by men against women.

On Monday, police in the Namangan province where the incident took place said in a statement they have dropped the case after the state agency for youth affairs and the local youth union vouched for Alijonova, citing her sports achievements, previously clean record and volunteer work.

[Jimbo]

Good for Alijonova.

Gene,

It probably wasn’t her TKD she used, as the description of the fight is that she “started throwing punches.” More likely she was using her boxing or karate training. Older-style (ITF?) TKD was closer to its karate roots, and hands were trained a lot. The Olympic/sport-style TKD it looks like she practices (from the looks of her uniform) severely underemphasizes the use of punches/hands.

[GeneChing]

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
82-year-old woman saved from intruder attack by bat-wielding elderly neighbor with martial arts skills (https://www.theblaze.com/news/elderly-intruder-attack-karate-bat)
Police officers say they were impressed by 'Miss Kitty's' aggressiveness

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An 82-year-old woman was saved from a harrowing attack by a male intruder when her friend and bat-wielding neighbor beat him down with her martial arts skills.

The stunning incident unfolded in Fontana, California, a suburban city east of Los Angeles.

Elizabeth McCray told KTLA-TV that she was attacked by a man who broke into her apartment and jumped on her while beating her down.

Her cries alerted her friend and neighbor Lorenza "Miss Kitty" Marruja, who rushed over with martial arts skills.

The 67-year-old Marruja told KTLA that the man had tried to attack her before he moved on to McCray's apartment, and that



Gene,

It probably wasn’t her TKD she used, as the description of the fight is that she “started throwing punches.” More likely she was using her boxing or karate training. Older-style (ITF?) TKD was closer to its karate roots, and hands were trained a lot. The Olympic/sport-style TKD it looks like she practices (from the looks of her uniform) severely underemphasizes the use of punches/hands. I'm not going to split hairs on this one although you're probably right. It was the TKD uniform (https://www.martialartsmart.com/Uniforms-tae-kwon-do.html) pic that made me grab that style (and thanks for giving me the excuse to hyperlink to our forum sponsors ;) )

[GeneChing]

CRIME
International judo competitor uses martial arts to disarm suspect in Kansas City (https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article246750171.html)
BY ANNA SPOERRE
OCTOBER 27, 2020 01:04 PM, UPDATED OCTOBER 27, 2020 02:01 PM

Do you know what to do if you accidentally dial 911? Do you know what information is crucial in an emergency? Here's what you need to know to get the police, fire or ambulance service you need fast. BY MARK HOFFER

A Kansas City man used his professional martial arts training to disarm a man attempting to rob him Monday night, police said.

Josh Henges, of Kansas City, was walking home Monday evening when he felt someone grab his shoulder and press a gun against his back, according to a news release from the Kansas City Police Department.

Henges used to be a member of the USA Judo team. He told police he was heading back from a convenience store around 8:15 p.m. in the 4100 block of Warwick Boulevard when a 20-year-old man came up behind him.

As Henges turned around, the young man held the gun up to Henges’ forehead and told him to hand over his possessions, according to the news release.

The judo competitor and Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor then grabbed the suspect’s shoulder and disarmed him.

“Henges said he was able to use his training to take the suspect to the ground and restrain him,” the release read.

He called 911 while holding the attempted robber down.

“He was in grabbing range of me,” Henges told police, according to the release. “You don’t have to hurt him. You just hold him in place, and there’s no permanent injury.”

Officers arriving at the scene found the young man pinned beneath Henges. The suspect was taken into custody.

Police later said the weapon was a BB gun. They are expecting charges to be filed soon, according to the Tuesday afternoon release.

“Henges said he has compassion for the suspect and hope he gets the help he needs,” the release read.

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Good Samaritan uses martial arts training to thwart attempted NYC kidnapping (https://nypost.com/2020/11/16/good-samaritan-uses-martial-arts-to-thwart-attempted-kidnapping/)
By Tamar Lapin November 16, 2020 | 11:03pm | Updated

A New Yorker put his martial arts skills to use and thwarted an attempted baby-snatching in a Big Apple park last week, pinning the perp down for 15 minutes until authorities arrived, he said Monday.

Brian Kemsley, a 33-year-old Muay Thai coach, stepped in when he saw a man trying to grab a baby inside a stroller from a woman who was also holding another child in her arms last Monday in Madison Square Park.

“I was trying to get him away from the mother, and let her get away to safety … But toward the end of it, I was also trying to keep the guy safe from the mob,” he told The Post.

The NYPD said it responded to the park that day around 3:35 p.m. for a report of an emotionally disturbed person, who was taken into custody and to Bellevue hospital for psychiatric evaluation.

The foiled kidnapping — first reported by PIX11 — was captured on cellphone footage showing Kemsley tackling the man to the ground and holding him there.

As he was holding him, Kemsley said, he realized that the man, who kept itching for a fight, was also unwell, at one point appearing to think he was speaking to President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.

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Kemsley said that despite having trained in martial arts, including jiujitsu for a decade, he was “worried about passing out and losing my grip” by the end of the 15 minutes.

“Here’s the thing, I don’t enjoy jiujitsu, I don’t think training is particularly fun, but I have a lot of respect for it as it is absolutely essential in a street fight and self-defense,” he said in an Instagram post about the incident.

“I’d like to point out that when it comes to community security, that smashing someone should not be the priority,” he added in another post.

“We’re not suppose to show up with sticks and start beating people. The priority should always be to defuse the situation safely and as non violently as possible so we do not escalate the situation.”

After the ordeal, Kemsley said a bystander lent him a bottle of hand sanitizer that he “used in one shot.”

Then “everyone started clapping, everyone was grateful.”

“That was a very nice moment,” he recalled. There's a vid behind the link

[GeneChing]

... perhaps the will emerge with some later report.



Elderly Woman, 80, Uses Her Martial Arts Skills to Fend off Two 21-Year-Old Thieves (https://www.newsweek.com/elderly-woman-80-martial-arts-skills-fend-off-thieves-1552831)
BY REBECCA SPEARE-COLE ON 12/7/20 AT 10:18 AM EST

An 80-year-old woman fended off two 21-year-old thieves who were trying to raid her home in France by using her martial arts skills.

Two 21-year-old men appeared at the Béziers criminal court on Friday for assaulting and attempting to steal from her home in Agde in the southern region of Hérault on November 17, according to France Bleu.

It emerged that the men, both from Frontignan, had thought the woman was wealthy so planned to target her house but it was in fact a modest home on the Hérault river, the broadcaster said.

One of the men, a former legionnaire, was wearing a motorcycle helmet and was carrying a semi-automatic pistol, when he rang the doorbell. The gun has not been found, the court reportedly heard.

The woman, who is Belgian and has been described as a "master" in martial arts by French media, opened the door and was confronted by one of the two men.

Instead of retreating, she kicked him in the testicles before punching him several times, according to France Bleu.

As the man tried to contain her, she reportedly struggled as much as she could before screaming loudly to alert neighbours.

Three people came running to help and as they arrived to help, reports say the man attempted to grab the jewelry the elderly lady was wearing but to no avail.

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He then fled, joining the other man who was reportedly waiting on a stolen motorcycle in front of the house. They drove off without having stolen anything.

The driver of the motorcycle, a former soldier, was arrested last week after the discovery of several of his fingerprints at the scene, France Blue said.

The other man who confronted the woman has been sentenced five times in the past, including spending three years in prison for aggravated theft before being released last April, the media outlet added.

He now reportedly faces up to 20 years in prison so asked for a trial postponement in court to prepare his defense. Both men have been remanded in custody as they await trial, reports say.

Meanwhile, the 80-year-old woman sustained wounds to her hands in the attack and has now been given 30 days of Incapacité Temporaire Totale de Travail (ITT), which means time off work due to her injuries.

Newsweek has contacted the local police in Adge for comment.

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[GeneChing]

I'm assuming it went well for the instructor since there was an arrest.


Sheriff’s report: Man arrested after drunkenly picking a fight with a martial arts instructor (https://www.parkrecord.com/news/summit-county/sheriffs-report-man-arrested-after-drunkenly-picking-a-fight-with-a-martial-arts-instructor/)
Summit County SUMMIT-COUNTY | 4h ago

The Summit County Sheriff's report
Deputies arrested a 34-year-old Orem man after he appeared to try to drunkenly pick a fight with a martial arts instructor, according to a report from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded on Wednesday to the scene in Pinebrook, where witnesses reported that the man was being aggressive with a martial arts instructor and appeared intoxicated, according to the report.

Deputies indicated the man assaulted the instructor and that he had a warrant out for his arrest. Deputies booked the man into the Summit County Jail.

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Martial arts trained woman catches molester in Assam, hands him over to police (https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jul/31/martial-arts-trained-woman-catches-molester-in-assam-hands-him-over-to-police-2338337.html)
A video of the woman, who is trained in martial arts, accosting the accused and forcing him to reveal his name has been widely circulated on social media.

Published: 31st July 2021 11:10 PM | Last Updated: 31st July 2021 11:10 PM | A+A A-
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GUWAHATI: A woman has drawn applause for her bravery and presence of mind as she caught a man who allegedly molested her on the pretext of asking direction for a place, and handed him over to the police in Guwahati.

The police on Saturday said that the incident took place in Rukmini Nagar locality under Dispur police station in the city and the accused was arrested.

A video of the woman, who is trained in martial arts, accosting the accused and forcing him to reveal his name and face before the camera has been widely circulated on social media since Friday evening.

She alleged that she was stopped by the accused, who was on a scooter, and asked her for directions of a place on Friday.

When the woman who is in her 20s said she was not aware of the location, he allegedly came further closer to the girl, pretending not to hear her, and suddenly touched her inappropriately.

"I was taken aback initially but after a brief moment, I reacted and caught hold of the back of his scooter as he tried to flee," she said.

She pushed the scooter into a drain on the side of the road and as a commotion was created, people gathered at the spot.

"I have received training in martial arts for self-defence. It helped me in this situation," she added.

The woman informed the police who reached the spot and took the accused into custody.

"The case will be brought to its logical conclusion & justice served. We are committed to the safety & security of our citizens," Guwahati police tweeted.

Here is Bhavana Kashyap's original post (on facebook). (https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2081774441964701&id=100003964960582&refsrc=deprecated&_rdr#_=_)

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The moment 16-year-old martial arts world champ FLOORS fully grown ear-biting brute in street (https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/moment-16-year-old-martial-21586924)
The student says he had a chunk of his ear bitten off in the attack but managed to restrain the attacker

ByToni Guillot
14:34, 16 SEP 2021UPDATED14:42, 16 SEP 2021

16-YEAR-OLD WORLD CHAMPION KICKBOXER TAKES OUT MAN WHO 'THREATENED TO STAB HIM'

A man bit off more than he could chew when he picked a fight with a Teesside Jiu Jitsu world champion.

Student Alex Williams was on his lunch break with a friend when he says an unknown man approached him on Guisborough High Street.

The grown yob became aggressive towards the 16-year-old, shouting: "I'm gunna smash your head in" and "I'm gunna stab you down the alley."

It was at that point the multiple junior world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, jumped into defence mode.

Video footage shows the moment Alex delivered a signature double leg takedown which allowed him to restrain the fully grown man on the ground.

Speaking of the incident, Alex, from Redcar, told Teesside Live: "As he got closer to me I saw an opportunity to defend myself and fight back, so I took it.

"When the fight or flight kicks in you've got to choose one or the other and I chose to fight back and I was focused.

"Obviously I was worried in case he had a knife on him because he has threatened to stab me but in situations like that it's about surviving and I was thankfully ready for him."

The 30 second clip - which has since went viral - shows the man trying and failing, to attack Alex for a second time.

"I thought after I had taken him down the first time that he would have walked away but he came back for more so I just continued to try to restrain him without hitting him.

"I was in a seated position and the move just came to me naturally because I've drilled it a thousand times in training.

"My main aim was to de-escalate the situation safely."

Eventually the man walked away and Prior Pursglove College student Alex rang Cleveland Police.

"There was blood everywhere and I realised he had bitten a chunk out of my ear," added Alex, who is studying maths, accountancy and economics.

"I went to hospital to get it cleaned and I've got six stitches in it now."

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Alex who is trained in BJJ, MMA, mixed martial arts and wrestling at SBG South Shields says he hopes his experience encourages others to take up a combat sport.

He added: "I just saw the situation as a bit of a scuffle but now about 1.3m people have watched the video I can't believe it.

"It's surreal really - but I am glad it's raised awareness for other young people like me to hopefully inspire them to get into a combat sport or something where they can learn to defend themselves safely."

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Alex Williams, 16, from Redcar, is multiple times BJJ Junior world champion (Image: eveninggazette)
The clip was shared by professional fighter and coach Alex Enlund who praised Alex for his efforts.

He tweeted: "Alex shows composure, restraint and courage to handle this situation.

"Get your kid into Martial Arts & Combat Sports it’s unlikely they will become the bully due to the humility learned on mats."

There's a vid.

[GeneChing]

Chinese professor repels robber with kung fu (http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202111/09/WS618a4555a310cdd39bc744d0.html)
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-11-09 17:54

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Pedestrians are seen walking along a street in San Francisco's Chinatown in California, United States, on May 6, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A Chinese professor in Los Angeles repelled an armed robbery attempt by using martial arts last week, Southern Metropolis Daily reported on Tuesday.

Zhou Pigai, a professor at the School of Public Administration of Xiangtan University in Central China's Hunan province, has found temporary residence after the incident with help from local overseas Chinese organizations, a representative from Zhou's university said on Monday.

"He is safe and his mood is relatively calm," the representative added.

The LA Police Department has already filed a case for investigation.

Zhou arrived in Los Angeles to participate in an academic visiting program at the University of Southern California on Oct 31.

The next day, while Zhou was looking for a place to stay in Chinatown, a neighborhood in downtown LA, a robber wearing a black mask got out of a truck parked near him and held him at gunpoint in an alleyway.

Zhou, with experience in martial arts, reflexively disarmed the robber, knocking both himself and the robber down with a kick.

After Zhou got up and retreated to a nearby road, the robber pursued him, holding him at gunpoint a second time while Zhou was checking his facial injuries with his phone.

Zhou handed over his luggage out of caution, but found the opportunity to strike again when the robber approached to take his backpack.

The robber, struck and disarmed a second time, turned and ran with Zhou's case toward the truck that had followed them out of the alleyway.

Not knowing whether the robber had armed accomplices inside the truck, Zhou decided not to attempt to catch the robber himself.

After receiving help from several good Samaritans at a nearby Chinese market, including a witness who noted the truck's license number, Zhou met with the community liaison officer for the LA Chinatown Business Improvement District, and together they filed a police report.

An investigative report from the LAPD revealed Zhou has lost an estimated $3,130 of personal belongings.

Later, Zhou re-enacted the incident and recorded it with the help of locals.

The footage, originally intended for police investigation and public safety education for the community, was later shared online and trended on social media.

Despite the popularity, Zhou said in interviews his actions should not be advocated due to the potential risk involved, adding his initial response was more of a reflex than a well-thought-out move.

However, he also said he did not panic at the time of the incident and one should not be too quick to compromise or back down, as it would encourage perpetrators in the area to commit the same crime repeatedly.

Here's the re-enacting on Facebook: Zhou Pigai, a visiting professor from the Xiangtan University, recounted his recent experience of getting mugged in the Chinatown in Los Angeles, US. When held at gunpoint, Zhou's past martial arts training kicked in and he fought off the attacke (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=631269538053958)

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Florida jogger used martial arts to fight off attacker who wanted his body for 'fantasies' (https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-jogger-martial-arts-fight-off-attacker-wanted-body-for-fantasies)
Logan Smith, 18, charged with attempted murder
By Pilar Arias | Fox News

A Florida teenager is charged with attempted murder after deputies say he came up with a plan to kill a jogger and keep his body in a closet "to fulfill his sexual fantasies."

Logan Smith, 18, of Cocoa allegedly attacked the jogger Monday, but his plans were thwarted when the victim overpowered him using martial arts. Smith was reportedly detained until deputies arrived at the scene, according to an arrest report obtained by FOX 35 Orlando.

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Logan Smith, 18, charged with attempted murder. (Brevard County Sheriff's Office)

Investigators said Smith had a rubber mallet, an aerosol can of Axe body spray, a belt from a robe and a sheet laid out in the driveway of his residence to assist in his plot.

"The defendant walked directly across his street where he hid behind a light pole. He placed the mallet and the Axe aerosol on the ground next to him while he waited for the [victim] to come running down the street as he did regularly for exercise," the arrest affidavit states.

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AXE Deodorant Body Spray products (Gordon Chibroski/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Smith then allegedly tossed the robe belt over the victim's head until it was around the front area of the victim's neck. The victim immediately realized what was happening, and used his martial arts training to turn the tables on his attacker.

Deputies say Smith admitted to watching the victim's routine for about six weeks and made the decision to kill him after watching a movie that showed violent, murderous acts.

Smith reportedly detailed he was going to kill the victim by strangulation, before dragging his body into his home on the bedsheet. He said the mallet was meant to strike the victim, and the aerosol would be sprayed at the victim's eyes, disabling his vision.

"He further planned to place the victim's body into his closet where the defendant stated no one would know, and the defendant could have the victim's body all to himself. The defendant stated that he also planned to play with the victim to fulfill his sexual fantasies," the arrest report said.

The victim told deputies he runs about four times a week and had never met, seen or spoken to Smith.

Smith is being held without bond at the Brevard County Jail, according to online booking records. He is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 10.

Pilar Arias is a multimedia journalist with more than 10 years of experience in broadcast, digital and print production. She covers a wide variety of topics.

It's the Axe body spray part that gets me.

[GeneChing]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E13Iy49fmQk

[GeneChing]

Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Uses Martial Arts Skills To Subdue Man Who Punched An Uptown 7-Eleven Employee (https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/06/24/jiu-jitsu-black-belt-uses-martial-arts-skills-to-subdue-man-who-punched-an-uptown-7-eleven-employee/)
In an incident shown partially on Facebook Live, Idriz Redzovic restrained and pinned a 30-year-old man to the floor while waiting for police to arrive at the store.


Alex V. Hernandez
1:00 PM CDT on Jun 24, 2022

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Idriz Redzovic has been studying martial arts for 20 years. He stopped a teenager from stealing from his car in 2019.


UPTOWN — A North Side jiu-jitsu instructor who went viral after stopping a teen from breaking into his car in 2019 made headlines again when he stopped someone attacking a convenience store employee last week, streaming the aftermath on Facebook Live.

Idriz Redzovic, a third-degree black belt who teaches jiu-jitsu, has been practicing the martial art for more than 20 years. He was taking two of his kids for Slurpees at 7-Eleven, 1532 W. Lawrence Ave., the night of June 23 when he overheard a woman complaining about a man harassing her outside the store, he said.

The 30-year-old man eventually argued with and punched a 19-year-old 7-Eleven employee, police and Redzovic said, leading the martial artist to restrain and pin the man to the ground.

Redzovic continued to hold the man down while while waiting for police, he said. As witnesses began recording the aftermath, Redzovic started his own livestream lasting nearly 20 minutes.

“I wanted to document what was going on, because I wanted to have my side of the story,” Redzovic said. “I put my phone down and I just went Facebook Live just to be covered and show that I never hurt the guy. I wanted documentation where if something did happen, I’m protected legally.”

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The 7-Eleven at 1532 W. Lawrence Ave.
The video shows Redzovic repeatedly asking the man to calm down as he struggles and pleads to be let go. Redzovic continued to restrain the man, asked if he needs water, and helped direct customers trying to leave the store to the rear exit after employees locked the front doors, the video shows.

“Look I wasn’t going to bother you until I stood there and saw you punch him in the face,” Redzovic said in the video.

Officers arrive around 13 minutes into the footage and handcuff the man.

Towards the end of the stream, police can be overheard asking someone “Do you want him arrested?” and someone off-camera responds, “Yeah, hell yeah.” Redzovic also can be seen asking officers to give the man some water.

Police charged the man with misdemeanor battery and retail theft, saying he’d shoplifted food from the store before punching the worker. The 19-year-old employee who was attacked declined comment when reached by phone.

Despite appearing calm in the video, Redzovic said his adrenaline was up and he hasn’t been able to sleep well since the incident.

“I was nervous about keeping the video up but I talked to some lawyers and they said I was fine,” Redzovic said. “I also talked to some older friends of mine that I respect and they told me there’s so much benefit from that video because it shows how to stay calm and how I protected the guy in the video from even hurting himself.”

Redzovic said he neglected to turn off the stream while officers were questioning him, giving police his contact information while the camera was still running. This has led to him receiving messages of encouragement, along with threats and people challenging him to fights, he said.

“I forgot I was live. My adrenaline was rushing and I was trying to stay calm and collected,” Redzovic said. “If I could go back I’d have done a few things differently …These messages are exhausting. I’m a little nervous. My mom is scared right now.”

But if he was put in that situation again he wouldn’t hesitate to intervene because of his religion, he said.

“I’m Muslim and a saying we have is that if you see evil, intervene with your hand and stop it. If you can’t do it with your hand, speak up with your tongue,” Redzovic said.

A different employee working at the 7-Eleven Thursday said he appreciated Redzovic stepping in to assist his coworker.

“The situation could have always been worse and our man here didn’t want to escalate that,” the employee said. “Also having done that in general, not everyone when faced with that responsibility of defending someone, not everyone will. That man did a public service.”

Redzovic was in the news for similar reasons when he stopped an 18-year-old from rummaging through his unlocked car parked outside his Lincoln Square martial arts school in 2019.

In that instance Redzovic used his skills to detain the teen while he called police and the teen’s father. He previously told Block Club he declined to press charges because he felt the teen had made a dumb mistake and he didn’t want to make things worse for him.

Redzovic also wishes the man he pinned down last week reevaluates his life, he said.

“I just wish the best for him. I don’t mean him any harm. I want him to know that,” Redzovic said.

Interesting strategy with fb live.

[GeneChing]

Not on the street... at home :eek:


Intruder breaks into historic Iowa home owned by martial arts master (https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/intruder-breaks-into-historic-iowa-home-owned-by-martial-arts-master/NNJU7GUKBJCTBLRI2NKCAGQ2UY/)

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Good training: An Iowa man's training in aikido was put to good use when his home was broken into earlier this month. (Rkatalan/iStock)

By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
July 17, 2022 at 8:59 am EDT
NEWTON, Iowa — This did not end well for a man breaking into a historic Iowa home.


The man confronted the homeowner, who was a veteran of the French army and a black belt in martial arts, and was quickly subdued, KCCI-TV reported.

Joseph Keith Mahl, 35, was arrested July 9 and charged with first-degree burglary, public intoxication and assault with intent to injure a law officer, according to Jasper County Sheriff’s Office online booking records.

Before that, he encountered Philippe Couillez, who has a black belt in aikido, the Newton Daily News reported. Couillez said he knocked Mahl down hard, but not enough to be severely injured -- just hard enough to subdue the alleged intruder until police arrived.

Philippe Couillez and his wife have lived in what is known as the August H. Bergman House in Newton since they bought it in 2019. The house, built in 1909, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1989.

Megan Couillez was working in Des Moines in her job as a nurse on July 9 when she was notified of a break-in by her home security cameras, which were connected to her smartphone, the Daily News reported.

Philippe Couillez was in bed watching television at about 2 a.m. CDT when he heard a noise downstairs, according to the newspaper. His 5-year-old daughter was asleep and at first, he thought the family cat had knocked over a chair, which the feline had done the night before.

“And then I heard talking and I was saying, ‘My cat doesn’t talk,’” Philippe Couillez told KCCI.

Surveillance footage showed the intruder pushing his way through the front door and then closing it as if he lived there, according to the television station.

Philippe Couillez said he told the man, “What are you doing? Who are you? Get out of my house!”

“He started to yell at me saying, ‘Where is she? What are you doing in my house?” Philippe Couillez told KCCI, adding that he believed the intruder was intoxicated.

As Couillez called 911, he said the man continued yelling and attempted to punch him, according to the television station. He pushed the man down the stairs, but when the intruder got up and grabbed Couillez’s leg, the homeowner’s martial arts training kicked in.

“I punched him in the shoulder so he can let his grip go, pulled my knee up, and pushed him back down there,” Couillez told KCCI.

Police arrived and arrested Mahl. If convicted of the charges, he could face up to 25 years in prison for the burglary charge, the Daily News reported. His bail was set at $20,000.

Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess told the newspaper that it is rare to have a residential burglary occur in the town when the home is occupied. Most of the burglaries in Newton involve garages, vehicles or businesses, according to the newspaper.

“Homeowners have the right to protect life and property under Iowa Code Chapter 704,” Burdess told the Daily News. “The homeowners took appropriate actions to protect themselves and were able to subdue the suspect. We are fortunate that no one was seriously injured in this incident.”

[GeneChing]

Video Shows Martial Arts Expert Take Down Man Wanted for Attacks on NYC Sidewalks (https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/good-news/video-shows-martial-arts-expert-take-down-man-wanted-for-attacks-on-nyc-sidewalks/3801816/)
Ro Malabanan said he was heading to work Wednesday when he saw a man sucker-punch a construction worker in SoHo before running away
By Adam Harding • Published July 30, 2022 • Updated on July 30, 2022 at 2:40 pm


A man accused of punching people at random was taken down by a good samaritan – who just happened to be a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. Adam Harding reports.

It was a case of wrong place at the wrong time for an assault suspect accused of punching two people, including a teenager, seemingly at random on a Manhattan street.

That's because a passerby — who just happens be a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt — chased him down and helped bring him to justice.

Ro Malabanan was heading to work Wednesday when he saw the suspect sucker-punch a construction worker in SoHo before running away. In an exclusive interview with NBC New York, Malabanan said he was worried the suspect would attack someone else — so he decided to intervene.

"I walked up to the guy that (was) hit, to check to see if he was OK. He said he wasn’t okay ... Immediately, my martial arts side kicks in and I'm like, let’s go stop this guy," Malabanan recalled. "Who knows what he’s capable of... My jiu-jitsu training kicked in, and I immediately just jumped on his back, he tried to fling me off of him. I had what's called the seatbelt position, which helped me to drag him down to the ground."

After pinning him to the ground, the martial arts expert stayed on top of the suspect until police arrived. Malabanan's good Samaritan deeds were captured on video, which quickly went viral online.

Malabanan was born in the Philippines but grew up in New York. He teaches boxing, he studies jiu-jitsu — he knows how to defend himself. Now he's just thankful his training “kicked in” at the right time.

"I don’t think I'm a hero, just doing my part for New York ... We New Yorkers are willing to help strangers out because that’s what New York is all about," Malabanan said. "I'm just really grateful I was able to stop someone and put my martial arts to use. Being able to help people, to do it in the real world, is incredible."

And in true New York fashion, Malabanan says right after the cops arrived, he didn't want to wait around — because he was late for work.

"Typical New Yorker,” he said with a laugh.
Follow the link for the vid.

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Attacker completely floored after stupidly picking on world martial arts champ (https://www.ladbible.com/news/attacker-floored-by-martial-arts-champ-20220913)
Shola Lee

Published 20:46, 13 September 2022 at BST
| Last updated 20:46, 13 September 2022 at BST

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An attacker got more than he bargained for after the lad he targeted turned out to be a mixed martial arts fighter.

Check out the video here:


Footage shows the moment Stuart Briggs began fighting with teenager Alex Williams in Guisborough High Street.

Little did Briggs know he'd pitted himself against a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion.

The incident took place on September 14, 2021, with a clip from the incident showing Briggs approaching the young lad, who was 16 years old at the time.

As the fight unfolds, Williams stops his attacker by pinning him down to the ground using a double leg takedown.

Briggs leaves the scene and comes back again, but Williams is able to subdue him a second time, with the attacker eventually leaving the scene.

Speaking to Teesside Live of the attack, Williams said: "As he got closer to me, I saw an opportunity to defend myself and fight back, so I took it.

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Williams is a fighting champion. Credit: Teesside Live/NCJ Media
"When the fight or flight kicks in you've got to choose one or the other, and I chose to fight back, and I was focused.

"Obviously, I was worried in case he had a knife on him because he has threatened to stab me, but in situations like that it's about surviving, and I was thankfully ready for him."

Williams went on to explain that he was forced to restrain Briggs multiple times: "I thought after I had taken him down the first time that he would have walked away, but he came back for more, so I just continued to try to restrain him without hitting him.

"I was in a seated position, and the move just came to me naturally because I've drilled it a thousand times in training. My main aim was to de-escalate the situation safely.

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While Williams was, thankfully, able to de-escalate the situation, he still sustained some injuries, adding: "There was blood everywhere, and I realised he had bitten a chunk out of my ear."

Williams had to get six stitches in hospital following the incident last year.

Briggs appeared on Friday at Teesside Magistrates' Court, where he pled guilting to GBH without intent.

He is expected to be sentenced next month at Teesside Crown Court.

Williams has gone on to start an anti-bullying gym for children, teaming up with fellow martial arts champion Serenity Scott.

And, by the looks of the video, we'd guess a fair few people are already signing up. Follow the link for vid

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Black bear v black belt: Japanese climber uses martial art skills to fight off beast while clinging on to rockface (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11328245/Japanese-climber-uses-martial-art-skills-fight-beast.html)
Terrifying interaction happened earlier this month on Mount Futago, Japan
Footage shows animal charging at him while he clung onto a rockface
Appeared that the bear lunged at him because she was defending her cub
Man says that he thinks his life was saved by his martial arts skills
By OLIVIA DEVEREUX-EVANS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 12:24 EDT, 18 October 2022 | UPDATED: 13:17 EDT, 18 October 2022

This is the terrifying moment a climber was forced to use his martial arts skills to fight off an enraged bear in Japan.

The climber could be heard screaming as the black bear lunged at him repeatedly on a rock face on Japan's Mount Futago earlier this month.

Fearing for his life, the man lashed out at the snarling beast, using his fists and feet to strike it until it gave up and ran away.

The unnamed climber believes the mother bear was defending her cub and that he had invaded her territory.

Japanese climber uses martial arts to fight off black bear

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The terrifying interaction happened earlier this month on Mount Futago in Japan. Footage shows the animal charging at him while he was clinging onto a rockface

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The bear lunged at him as she was defending her cub and even though he punched, kicked and screamed and fought it off, it came back

The footage ends with the bear going to a bush with her cub while the climber, terrified, checks that it is not going to return.

But he said he used his karate and mixed martial arts training as he had to defend himself.

He said that this was likely to have saved his life.

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He then did the same thing, fighting it off until it seemed to give up and run away

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The footage ends with the bear going to a bush with her cub while the climber, terrified, checks that it is not going to return

It comes after a bear injured four people in the Japanese city of Sapporo last June.

Dramatic footage showed the bear bounding down busy streets before it darted across a main road and started clawing at the gates of the barracks where it knocked a soldier to the ground as other troops fled in terror.

Schools were shut and flights were cancelled at the regional airport as a team of hunters were deployed alongside police to track the animal down.

City officials later tweeted that the beast had been 'exterminated' - shot by the hunters.

One soldier was injured in the bear's rampage in the city, which hosted the Olympic marathon and race-walking events last August.

Another victim was mauled by the bear after it attacked him from behind, TV footage showed. The person was taken away on a stretcher.

Earlier, government spokesman Katsunobu Kato told people in the Hokkaido region to be on alert.

'A total of four people, including one Self-Defense Forces member, have been attacked and injured by the brown bear. We express our sincere sympathy to them,' he said.

'Officials from Sapporo City, the Hokkaido police, a local hunting association and other concerned agencies have arrived at the scene. They are coordinating efforts to capture the brown bear, or if deemed necessary, exterminate it.'

Bear shot after injuring 4 in suburban Sapporo, Japan

One of the victims was in their 40s, one in their 70s and another in their 80s, according to NHK, which did not give details of the fourth.

Asian black bears are native to large parts of Japan, including the country's main island, while brown bears roam Hokkaido further north.

The Japan Bear and Forest Society has warned that forest-dwelling bears are being spotted in greater numbers in areas inhabited by humans as they search for food. Follow the link for video and more pix

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Wild Video Shows Moment Martial Arts Coach Saves His Dog From Being Drowned by a Jacked Kangaroo (https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/wild-video-shows-moment-martial-145325656.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABlr6LdNbKGMR1sVCsNxc_2V1UPD Z-qTbbg1jRrT6vFqcssi9sa9Fwuf5LcIeQ8Uxi95Ez6FsNb3mYfF bdG-2ir_4aRnmRqqeO7BiqvyAqpPjH_YNPwAukP_72d4YXYIwwKC26 vGABlYWqaesPMraSjApGKyoVTS4lR0fIkdWHrF)
Declan Gallagher
Mon, October 16, 2023, 7:53 AM PDT·2 min read
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A martial arts coach in Australia caught on camera the wild moment he rescued his dog from a muscular kangaroo, as the beast tried to drown his canine in a river.

The harrowing footage shows the unidentified coach, who works for Mildura Martial Arts in New South Wales (NSW), approaching a remarkably jacked kangaroo as it holds the coach's beloved dog, its snout just above the water.

“I’m gonna punch your ****in’ head in,” the martial artist warns the kangaroo. “Let go of my dog!”

The videographer then lunges for the kangaroo, at which point the beast swipes at the man with his curved talons. The camera then goes under the water. When it comes back above the surface, the dog has escaped, and the kangaroo stands on its own in the middle of the water on its hind legs, looking a bit like a half-man half-kangaroo hybrid ready for a brawl.

The frame swivels to show the dog has safely made it to the other side of the river, far away from the ‘roo, as a second identical dog looks on in relief.

Just before the man flees back to land with his pups, he gives the kangaroo an extra splash of water for good measure.

The video has sent social media users into a frenzy, with many saying they never before considered a kangaroo might try to drown them.

“Kangaroo drowning fear unlocked,” one commenter said.

“Kangaroos are known for holding people/animals down in the water. They’re strong af!” wrote another user.

“Maybe the most terrifying wildlife video I’ve seen,” opined another.

Much like a recent wildlife clip showing a shark sneaking up on a crocodile as it ate a turtle, viewers say this new video is one of the most Australian things they’ve ever seen.

Though less than five people report kangaroo-related injuries each year in NSW, the animals still pose a significant threat to humans and animals alike. They are known to “vigorously defend themselves against dogs,” according to the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. If you feel threatened by a boomer you should never approach it directly or throw your arms out at it. It’s also not advisable to stand up tall or stare at them if they’re in a violent state.


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That roo is buff.

[GeneChing]

Attilio Fini is my new hero.


Can Fencing Be Used for Self-Defense? (https://academyoffencingmasters.com/blog/can-fencing-be-used-for-self-defense/)
BY IGOR CHIRASHNYA ON JANUARY 29, 2024 IN MOSAIC

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I recently came across an inspiring news story about self-defense that underscores the remarkable skills and courage honed by a former Italian National Fencing Team coach, Attilio Fini, who is now 93 years old. Just a month ago, he found himself in a perilous situation that required quick thinking and action.

As he was returning home one evening in Milan’s Piazza De Agostini, Fini noticed a shadow drawing too close for comfort. He soon realized that the approaching figure was pointing a gun directly at him. In that critical moment, he relied on the reflexes and instincts instilled in him during his fencing days.

Fini’s fencing background proved to be invaluable. Without hesitation, he disarmed the armed robber, striking his hand and causing the weapon to fall to the ground. He didn’t stop there; with a swift push and punch, he further incapacitated the assailant, sending him tumbling amidst parked scooters. Two brave bystanders joined in, helping to immobilize the attacker until the police arrived.

The assailant, as it turns out, was wanted for murder in Algeria, his home country, and faced charges for multiple robberies. Fini’s remarkable response to this dangerous encounter can be attributed to the fearless mindset and quick reflexes fostered by his fencing training.

While fencing is not typically associated with self-defense, it undeniably played a pivotal role in Fini’s ability to respond effectively to a life-threatening situation. His story serves as a powerful reminder of the transferable skills and attributes developed through sports, which can unexpectedly prove crucial in real-life scenarios. But also, it raises an interesting question – can fencing be used for self-defense?

Fencing is a combat sport. Much like karate or ju-jitsu, fencing is the act of facing an opponent and coming into physical contact with them in order to gain the advantage. That connection to the combat sports arena gives a lot of people the idea that maybe fencing teaches self-defense skills.

So it’s a good question! We’re going to explore this idea, but we want to start off by being very, very clear: sport fencing is not meant for self-defense. That is not what we’re training for. We are training to get points against our opponent in a controlled situation. Period.

With that as our foundational point, we can start to explore how fencing has a legacy of self-defense and the ways that fencing could help in a combat situation. Though every kind of physical fitness activity would be beneficial for someone facing a dangerous situation, fencing does is a special case.

Dueling vs. sport fencing

We all know that fencing has its roots in dueling. Centuries ago, there was significant training in fencing for people who were in the military or needed to know how to take on an opponent for a duel or some other kind of battle.

Our sport originated from life and death, mortal combat encounters. Dueling meant protecting your life from the opponent, and these duels were to the death. The danger was serious, and so was the need to protect yourself. Swords were sharp, and the risk of getting injured was massive. Even in training. Schools of swordsmanship across Europe taught their pupils rigorously about how they could protect themselves. The parry and riposte were developed to prevent real injuries!

The moves that we do in sport fencing today are legacy movements that are related to avoiding being struck by an opponent or actually striking and opponent. The piste is actually not that different from the narrow streets on which those classical European sword duels took place. It’s important to understand that what we do today in sports fencing has a clear track back to the wound-making realities of dueling.

That’s another important point that differentiates sport fencing from dueling – wounds. Though sport fencing causes the occasional bruise or a stray small cut here and there, injuries are incredibly minor. Competitive fencers especially learn to push past these minor injuries to keep on going, but they are so minor.

Sport fencing is not made for self-defense

The use of weapons in fencing is particularly important, and weapons have a clear advantage in a self defense situation. That being said, is anyone really going to have their epee out with them when they run into trouble and need to use self-defense? The answer here is a resounding “no.” There is almost no chance that a fencer would ever have to use self-defense when they actually have their weapon with them.

Beyond that, there is a reason it’s called “the sport of fencing”. Whereas sport judo or sport taekwondo is still effective in a real world situation, sport fencing is much further from its original form. The techniques that we use have their history in real combat techniques, but the gear that we use and the weapons that we choose are so very different. This is why fenciing has such a low rate of injury, even though it is a combat sport. continued next post

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Focus and attention

The best way to keep from getting hurt in a fight is to avoid it. This is the backbone of almost every self-defense class and seminar.

The basic idea here is that if you don’t ever go walking down a dark alley at night, you can never get mugged in a dark alley at night. There are all kinds of techniques here to prevent becoming a victim of a crime. Think about parking your car under a light, not going into a parking deck alone late at night, making sure you have your keys ready when you get to your car so you’re not fumbling with them.

Something that goes hand in hand with all of that is being aware of your surroundings. This is a skill that fencing teaches pretty wonderfully, because in fencing we have to be so keyed into our surroundings. Focus is a transferable skill. When you’re focusing on your fencing, you’re teaching your brain how to focus in the future.

The essential thing here in terms of self-defense is that fencing teaches you to split your attention effectively. Listening to the ref and the coach and then also paying attention to your opponent and their constantly changing attacks and counter-attacks helps the brain deal with the cacophony of stimuli. If a fencer was to find themselves in a situation where they needed to use self-defense, either to avoid something happening or to face something that’s happening, that fencing training in focus and attention would help.

Footwork and agility

The footwork and agility that fencers work hard to hone in practice is potentially helpful in dangerous situations. Most dangerous situations that people are in require fast reflexes. It’s not only for self-defense: a crazy road situation can be such too. Fencers by nature train to improve their reflexes so that they can have faster reaction times. It’s part of the DNA of fencing.

Bruce Lee did take some techniques from fencing, particularly footwork and stance, when he developed his Jeet Kune Do style of martial arts. His style is meant to be used for self defense in the real world, not for sport. From that standpoint, we can assume that fencing does offer some foundational techniques that can help in a real world scenario.

The real world isn’t the movies

Speaking of Bruce Lee, let’s talk about fencing on film. Fencing in the movies, when we sometimes see superheroes pull out a foil or sabre and go toe-to-toe with an opponent in a life or death match is not accurate to real world self defense. It’s sad to realize that this is the case, but it doesn’t make fencing any less exciting.

We often see someone in a movie or a TV show pick up some long object, like a broom handle or a piece of pipe, and they use it as a sword. This looks really cool and it’s fun onscreen, but that isn’t what it would look like in real life.

Conditioning vs. expertise

The bottom line here is that the conditioning that fencing provides is definitely going to give a fencer some skill in a self-defense situation. Both mental conditioning and physical conditioning.

Improved awareness, agility, mental toughness, physical stamina, etc. won’t guarantee a win if someone is in a street fight, but they definitely contribute and offer some advantage. Something is better than nothing in this case.

What fencing does teach us is how to stay present in our bodies and how to move swiftly. While we don’t carry around swords to defend ourselves, we can at least use some of the skills that we have built in fencing to make some headway in a tough situation.

While fencing can offer some advantages in terms of physical and mental attributes that may be beneficial for self-defense, it is not a complete substitute for specialized self-defense training. Self-defense programs often include techniques for escaping grabs, dealing with multiple attackers, and using everyday objects as improvised weapons, which are not part of traditional fencing training.

In the case of Attilio Fini, his background in fencing definitely contributed to his ability to react quickly and disarm the attacker, but it’s essential to remember that each self-defense situation is unique, and success depends on a combination of skills, awareness, and decision-making. If someone is specifically interested in self-defense, it’s advisable to seek out dedicated self-defense training programs that address real-life threats and scenarios.

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