Posted on 05/24/2025 1:24:59 PM PDT by DFG
California police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to attack a 13-year-old girl but ended up with a broken ankle after she fought him off with jiu-jitsu.
The incident unfolded on May 6 at Carmel-by-the-Sea as the girl was walking home, according to Michael Blackburn, her jiu-jitsu instructor, who spoke with KSBW-TV.
“Halfway home, a gentleman was standing in between two cars, and he stepped out to punch her in the face,” said Blackburn.
The girl reacted by using the jiu-jitsu training she had undertaken for three years in Blackburn’s classes at the Carmel Youth Center.
“She punched him, she wrapped it, got him in a headlock, kneed him a couple of times, spun him around, threw him on the ground,” Blackburn said. “And she had stepped on his foot doing all this, and when she threw him to the ground, she broke his ankle.”
The girl then ran home and is safe with her family.
The man, however, got away.
The girl's identity is being withheld from the public for her safety, given that the man is still at large. Carmel Police Dept. Commander Todd Trayer said that police have a sketch of what the man is believed to look like.
“The person was acting unusual, like potentially under the influence of something or dealing with some other personal issues,” said Trayer.
Blackburn went on to say he was grateful his student was able to defend herself.
“I told her we were proud of her, and she did exactly what she was supposed to do,” he added. “You have to fight in class like you’re going to protect yourself on the street.”
Carmel-by-the-Sea is a tourist location on the central coast with only about 2,300 residents.
The police sketch and the Blackburn interview can be viewed on the KSBW news video on YouTube.
If only it was caught on video!
you go girl... I wouldn’t blame ya if you went back and broke the other ankle.
If she had killed him, we would have one less child assaulter on the streets.
Agree that this is suspicious. My almost 12 year old daughter has been taking Ju Jitsu for over 2 years and I don’t see her or any other under 16 year old being able to take on an adult male.
Maybe she had severe RBF and he couldn't help himself.
RBF - Resting Bitch Face
Gentleman? My ass!
These girls are a bit older than 12 and they used karate.
https://youtu.be/PoENMzywGGM?si=CJFpR2JgkkLrIsa7&t=283
It’s a funny scene if nothing else.
She gave him the Super Deluxe Smackdown. Good for her, keeping her wits about her, and not freezing up in shock.
Of course, usually, the complete lack of any description provides a very accurate description.
And they haven’t found him, yet we know he has a broken ankle.
Hmm...
He had “personal issues”. Who cares ? Lock his ass up. What’s up with children being randomly punched?
Must have been fun!
Soon Tek Oh was a favorite actor of mine and played well off Roger Moore.
Real martial arts trained girls in the Man With the Golden Gun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvg-d3nMtCE
Reminds me of one of the extras for John Wick 4 in which they interview stunt people coping with the highly skilled Donnie Yen. “We told them if you work with Donnie he’s quick so watch out.” Next scene was a student man bleeding from a split in his forehead. Looked unhappy.
not really any homeless people in Carmel
I’ll look for them tomorrow when I go to get my snickerdoodle cookies
Sam Kinison:
“This is America, G**dammit! Reagan is president and Clint Eastwood has his own police force!”
My question too. How do they know he had a broken ankle?
jui jitsu leverages moves that increase the power of the user by concentrating on vulnerable joints- they are trained to crank on vulnerable joints without needing much power- instead of relying on power punches and kicks- it’s a very effective art- you can make a grown person cry with little effort if you know what you are doing- I wouldn’t want to fight someone trained in it- even a smaller person-
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