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Jiu-jitsu purple belt eating lunch at Taco Bell takes down thief who tries to grab his phone
Daily Mail UK ^ | July 3, 2024 | Rachel Bowman

Posted on 07/03/2024 4:21:18 PM PDT by Morgana

Shocking video captured the moment a jiu-jitsu-practicing lawyer fought off a thief who tried to swipe his phone while he ate lunch at a Taco Bell in New York.

Kyle, 28, was enjoying a cheese quesadilla on a sunny Tuesday at the Taco Bell on Junction Blvd in Queens when the poacher attempted to steal his phone.

Unbeknownst to the crook, the lawyer had a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and fended off the attack.

Security camera footage showed Kyle immediately put the thief in a headlock and pushed him to the ground when he attempted to grab his phone.

'He wanted my phone. He had come up behind me and was asking me for money or something. I told him no and then he came back and lunged for my phone,' Kyle said in a Reddit post.

'He actually took a screenshot so I have the exact time it happened.'

Kyle was eating at a counter seat next to the door when the sneak tried to grab the man's phone with one hand and another on the door handle to make a quick exit.

The 28-year-old kept a tight grip and scooted out of his chair as he fought off the attacker.

He quickly wrapped his arm around the thief, pushed him to the ground, and grabbed his cell phone off the floor.

The attacker jumped off the ground while Kyle watched him leave restaurant with bated breath waiting to see if he would continue to fight.

'He was saying "I’m good, I’m good." I figured that he just wanted my phone and wasn’t willing to fight anymore so I let him go,' Kyle said.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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yes boo boo it was them
1 posted on 07/03/2024 4:21:18 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana
yes boo boo it was them

Shocking.

2 posted on 07/03/2024 4:26:34 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us )
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To: Morgana

looks like you shouldnt eat by the door.


3 posted on 07/03/2024 4:27:59 PM PDT by RummyChick ( )
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To: Morgana

Yeah, a lot of that has been happening lately. A group of people beat up someone or someone gets raped or robbed and the judge just lets them go.

wy69


4 posted on 07/03/2024 4:30:05 PM PDT by whitney69
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To: Morgana

Unimpressed, he was just bigger and stronger than the punk. Nothing martial arts that I saw.


5 posted on 07/03/2024 4:31:15 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: Morgana

He let him go to attack someone else... moron


6 posted on 07/03/2024 4:31:54 PM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Morgana

Yeah, but was the quesadilla harmed in any way?


7 posted on 07/03/2024 4:31:59 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: whitney69

It happens everywhere. Why should the police spend hours of their time building a case to present to a DA if the end result is always probation or time served?


8 posted on 07/03/2024 4:35:10 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: Morgana

“ I figured that he just wanted my phone and wasn’t willing to fight anymore so I let him go,’ Kyle said.”

That, in a nutshell, is everything wrong with NYC. A rational city would pin a medal on the guy who curb stomped the thief.

L


9 posted on 07/03/2024 4:36:55 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Morgana

Should have broken an arm and hauled butt.


10 posted on 07/03/2024 4:40:09 PM PDT by waterhill (I Believe! Eph. 5:11)
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To: Morgana

‘Take-0’ Bell.


11 posted on 07/03/2024 4:45:07 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Morgana

This is NYC, so the victim will now be charged with assault.


12 posted on 07/03/2024 4:49:32 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Morgana

Has Alvin Bragg had Jiu Jitsu guy arrested yet?


13 posted on 07/03/2024 5:04:04 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: Morgana

Did we ever screw up by not picking our own damn cotton!


14 posted on 07/03/2024 5:10:03 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: Morgana

That was an just waste of Jiu-jitsu. I would have had him down in a chicken wing, begging.


15 posted on 07/03/2024 5:13:58 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Skooz

Years of crime and punishment at Taco Bell....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKO9pf6pxV4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2KA47-nivs


16 posted on 07/03/2024 5:17:01 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: Morgana

He let him go! Had to be a liberal.


17 posted on 07/03/2024 5:24:27 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Morgana

I didn’t see any moves put on him


18 posted on 07/03/2024 5:29:32 PM PDT by roving (Deplorable Erectionists Listless Vessel )
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To: Morgana

Congratulations, Kyle. This is New York, so you are entitled to life in prison.


19 posted on 07/03/2024 5:31:08 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: DAC21

His martial arts instructor also failed to teach him Rule 1, situational awareness. Never sit with your back to the crowd and next to the door. And if for some reason you are forced to, keep your head on a swivel, not looking at your phone.


20 posted on 07/03/2024 6:35:54 PM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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