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2009-03-14 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Man Unwisely Tries to Rob Wisconsin Tae Kwon Do Studio

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-03-14 01:46|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 He must have been a real sweetheart of a sensei. Back in the good old days, a street fighter dojo would have left a beaten up robber naked in a ditch at 3am, 30 miles away.

Robber would think he had been abducted by aliens.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-03-14 08:58|| 2009-03-14 08:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Basic princple of aikido (yeah, I know this guy teaches tae kwon do but aikido is the Master martial art IMO and this sensei's actions sound very aikido-like):

Use only the force you need at the moment. Keeps you from being pulled off balance and allows tranquility of the soul, which in aikido is as much of an objective as speed and power.

Also facilitates being able to handle multiple attackers at once, when blindfolded, in the black-belt exams.

Given that the offender didn't threaten anyone with violence, catchign him and turning him over to the cops seems about right to me.

Now, if he had been stupid enough to take a swing at the sensei or pull out a knife, all bets would be off ....

Posted by lotp 2009-03-14 09:04|| 2009-03-14 09:04|| Front Page Top

#3 "Break his ankles so he cannot stand, Break his knees so he cannot run. Break his shoulders so he cannot lift a hand against you. Break his elbows so he can hold no hostage." 1,2,3,4.

Thats what the man tought in my school.

Posted by Skidmark 2009-03-14 09:33|| 2009-03-14 09:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Boot to the head.

Posted by Plastic Snoopy 2009-03-14 13:38|| 2009-03-14 13:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Sounds like the robber was a Tae Kwon dodo.

Posted by gorb 2009-03-14 14:57|| 2009-03-14 14:57|| Front Page Top

#6 The only thing I was taught by the ROK Marine I befriended in Vietnam was how to silence someone - immediately, permanently, and with as little noise as possible.

The guy holding that Nutria better not let go, or he's going to have some stubs left for fingers. Those little monsters are merciless.

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