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  • 13-year-old girl attacked by grown man used jiu-jitsu skills to break his ankle and fight him off, police say

    05/24/2025 1:24:59 PM PDT · by DFG · 49 replies
    The Blaze ^ | 05/24/2025 | Carlos Garcia
    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...