| | | the jack is being taught how to defend himself whilst in the sitting position during the entire attack episode
it definitely is an art form
I must video at some juncture
in the meantime scmp.com
Chinese professor says he used kung fu on trip to LA to beat off an armed robber wielding a gunJust hours after arriving in LA a visiting academic fended off an armed attacker using kung fu, he says Many of the man’s colleagues had no idea the professor knew the martial art
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“The robber seemed to be frightened. He turned around and ran away with my suitcase,” said Zhou.
Zhou said it was an instinctive reaction and did not recommend that others try to fight off robbers if it compromised their safety. Photo: Baidu
He said he had thought of chasing the man to get back his case, but gave it up after seeing that his companion was nearby.
Zhou received treatment for the wound on his face before reporting the case to police the next day.
Zhou said compromise is a rational choice when a person is confronted by an armed attacker.
“But if most people compromise, there will be an atmosphere to encourage the crime. So sometimes I will not retreat, thinking that brave people win in a hand-to-hand battle,” he said.
However, he still urged the public not to fight armed robbers because of the danger, the newspaper reported.
“I felt scared after the incident,” said Zhou. “Generally speaking, I don’t suggest the public copy my actions. I have learned martial arts before.”
Some of his colleagues in Hunan said although they worked with Zhou for many years, they had no idea he knew kung fu. His students who were excited to see the report said they would learn kung fu from Zhou after he returns from the US.
“Many foreigners think every Chinese person can do martial arts. Now it is even harder to debunk the truth,” wrote one person on Weibo.
Another user said: “Despite that Professor Zhou beat away the attacker this time, I don’t advocate using martial arts to resist guns, because after the gun is fired, all your kung fu is useless.” |
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