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Man Unwisely Tries to Rob Wisconsin Tae Kwon Do Studio

2009-03-14

Fox Point, Wis. A robber gets more than he bargained for when he targets a Tae Kwon Do studio in suburban Milwaukee.

The robber thought he could quietly slip in and out of David Kang's studio in Fox Point with some loot.

What he didn't realize is that he would encounter a Tae Kwon Do master who wasn't about to let him off the hook. Kang was giving a private lesson Tuesday and heard someone in his office. Kang found the man going through his closet, grabbed him by the neck and sat him down while he called police.

The robber took off and Kang gave chase, finally catching up with the man and holding him by the neck until police arrived.

Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#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.

Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-03-14 15:44

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

Posted by: gorb 2009-03-14 14:57

#4 Boot to the head.

Posted by: Plastic Snoopy 2009-03-14 13:38

#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

#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

#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

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