US Edition13-Year-Old California Girl Fights Off Attacker Using Jiu-Jitsu
- A 13-year-old girl in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, fought off an attacker using jiu-jitsu on May 6, 2025, while walking home from school.
- The attack occurred when a man stepped out from between two cars and attempted to punch her, prompting her to use self-defense skills she learned in jiu-jitsu classes.
- The girl, who has trained in jiu-jitsu for three years under instructor Michael Blackburn at a youth center in Carmel, defended herself by striking her attacker, locking him in a hold, delivering knee strikes, spinning him around, and ultimately throwing him to the ground.
- Sensei Blackburn explained that she forcefully took the man down, resulting in a fractured ankle, and expressed pride in her actions, noting she responded exactly as expected.
- The girl ran home safely, her identity remains anonymous as police continue searching for the suspect with a released sketch, and she hopes her story encourages others to learn self-defense.
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California girl, 13, used jiu-jitsu training to defend herself against crazed attacker: ‘She got him in a headlock’
A 13-year-old California girl courageously used her jiu-jitsu training to defend herself when she was attacked by a crazed man while walking home from school on May 6.
Karate Kid IRL: Instructor Says California Girl Fought Off Attacker with Martial Arts Skills
A man who attacked a 13-year-old California girl may have already received the worst of the encounter because of the teen’s jiu-jitsu’s moves, her martial arts instructor said this week. The post Karate Kid IRL: Instructor Says California Girl Fought Off Attacker with Martial Arts Skills appeared first on Breitbart.
13-year-old California girl fights off attacker using jiu-jitsu
A 13-year-old Carmel girl managed to fight off an attacker on her walk home from school using jiu-jitsu, breaking his ankle. "She punched him, she got him in a headlock, kneed him a couple of times, spun him around, threw him on the ground..."
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