Posted on 06/23/2012 8:53:53 AM PDT by Doogle
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Two teenagers got more than they bargained for when a Washington state woman they attempted to assault turned out to be an expert in martial arts.
KATU reports that Priscilla Dang was jogging in her Vancouver neighborhood last Friday when she was approached by two teenagers on their bikes.
One pulled in front of her as the other groped her from behind.
Fortunately for Dang she had studied Kung Fu for 18 years at a martial arts school owned by her family. She used the training to teach her attacker some manners.
"I grabbed him and said, 'You need to apologize, and he did,'" said Dang.
Then things escalated when the second teen started swearing at her.
Dang said that something snapped inside her and that is when her Kung Fu background really kicked in as she punched him twice in the face.
"He started coming in for a few, and I was lucky enough to dodge his shots. I came up for another one and I got him good, and I think that upset him," she told the news station.
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Josiah Sullivan
“Actually, she backed down when one of them pulled a knife and her “shots” only served to piss the guy off. A .357 would have been more efficacious.”
Nothing wrong with backing down in the right circumstances.
She handled it exactly right for the circumstances.
She wasn’t harmed, the perps were arrested and SHE didn’t get arrested, nor does she have to worry about a “wrongful death “ lawsuit. (or some dumb-ass overzealous prosecutor trying to make a name for himself)
I am all for being armed, but shooting the idiots isn’t always the best answer.
Unlike the movies..martial arts has always taught you just do enough to get yourself out of a situation, out of harm...at least the classes I had in college did.
Ditto. Unfortunately self defense is a fine line of weighing a lot of factors involved in one's safety in that situation and long term. Obviously do what you can do protect yourself in the circumstance, but sometimes that means moving away from a situation. It really does take a cool head to think through the situation like she did versus just react.
Dang! I’d let her kung my fu!
That’s hilarious.
Psssst!
I know I am not allowed to ask, but what race were they?
Wish I had a pic of Keanu Reeves saying “I know Kung Fu.”
She studied for 18 years and could only manage a stalemate until police arrived.
They were stupid. It transcends all color and ethnic lines.
I had a brown belt in karate at one time and all those sparring sessions over the years only convinced me that martial arts skills aren’t going to save your butt in a real street fight. If anything, I learned to stay away from trouble because I was much more knowledgeable about the likely outcome.
“One pulled in front of her as the other groped her from behind.”
That’s sexual assault right there.
“the younger suspect was turned over to his parents.”
“The Sheriff’s Office urges people to avoid physical confrontation with suspects.”
I know I am not allowed to ask, but what race were they?
Since it wasn’t in the article the rule of thumb is ,: If it isn’t mentioned they were black.
9 out of 10 times you will be right.
I studied for seven years, and the person who owned the building that housed my school expressed the thought that, if you protect yourself w/a firearm, the authorities “...nail *you*!”
Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six isn’t the prevailing sentiment in that particular Oriental community. They quietly flatten the person and then dematerialize.
My daughter is taking her test for her karate black belt this afternoon :-) She’s been studying for six years. This type of thing is one of he reasons I wanted her to start karate.
More here (with video interview):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/woman-beats-up-gropers_n_1619537.html
So you did learn something. Keeping a clear head, being observant, and not letting adrenaline take over and cloud your judgement are some of the best lessons. Even in Krav Maga, which was made for street survival, the first and primary lesson is observation and avoiding dangerous situations in the first place.
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