If you want to take care of your kids, do what these parents did and have them learn Jiu Jitsu, so they can defend themselves from attackers.
As the 13-year-old girl made her way home, an attack lay in wait for her. He hid between two cars and pounced as she approached. However, he didn’t realise he wasn’t dealing with any old 13-year-old. She was “Halfway home, and a gentleman was standing in between two cars, and he stepped out to punch her in the face,” her Sensei, Michael Blackbur, recounted.
As he leaped at her, she was ready for him. His punch missed, and she took the opportunity to turn the tide in her favor. The 13-year-old employed the training she had learnt and started to beat her attacker to a pulp.
“She punched him, she got him in a headlock, kneed him a couple of times, spun him around, threw him on the ground. She had stepped on his foot doing all this, and when she threw him on the ground, he broke his ankle.”
With a broken ankle, shattered ego, and his world completely shifted, the attacker ran (read: limped) from the 13-year-old Jiu Jitsu pro.
Jiu Jitsu Kid Shaken But Safe
Thankfully, the assailant was beaten down by the 13-year-old Jiu Jitsu fighter. Because of her quick thinking and violence under pressure, she is safe. However, the assailant did get away, and he’s a child snatcher. One of the most foul people around.
Since then, police have put together a composite sketch of the man and distributed it around Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. However, the man is still at large, and people are warned to keep a close watch on their children or bring them to their local dojo.
Her sensei is proud of his 13-year-old Jiu Jutsu vigilante. He is encouraging her to take the power she felt on the streets into competitions. “I told her we were proud of her, and she did exactly as she was supposed to do,’ Blackburn said. “You have to fight in class like you’re going to protect yourself on the street.”
The young woman is encouraging other women to learn self-defence. Not only is it good for the mind and body, but it is also key to safety.