13-year-old California girl fights off attacker using jiu-jitsu

The miss was capable to tally location and is safe, but Carmel constabulary request assistance identifying her attacker.

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. -- Police successful Carmel are looking for a fishy successful the attempted battle of a teenager. Authorities accidental a antheral tried to onslaught a 13-year-old astir 2 weeks ago, but she was capable to fend him disconnected utilizing jiu-jitsu.

A locomotion location from schoolhouse turned into a terrifying infinitesimal for a Carmel-by-the-Sea 13-year-old miss erstwhile she was face-to-face with a antheral trying to physically battle her.

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"Halfway home, and a man was lasting successful betwixt 2 cars and helium stepped retired to punch her successful the face," says Sensei Michael Blackburn.

For 3 years, she has been attending jiu-jitsu classes with Sensei Michael Blackburn astatine the Carmel Youth Center. She took what she learned successful people into existent beingness to flight her attacker.

"She punched him, she got him successful a headlock, kneed him a mates of times, spun him around, threw him connected the ground. She had stepped connected his ft doing each this, and erstwhile she threw him connected the ground, helium broke his ankle," said Sensei Blackburn.

The miss was capable to tally location and is safe, but with her attacker inactive connected the loose, her household and constabulary person asked to support her individuality anonymous.

Carmel constabulary accidental they bash not person a coagulated pb connected the antheral yet, but person released a sketch of what they judge helium looks like.

Carmel constabulary shared this sketch of a fishy who attempted to onslaught a 13-year-old miss successful Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.

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For Sensei Blackburn, it is heartbreaking to cognize his pupil was enactment successful this situation, but helium is grateful she knew however to support herself.

"I told her we were arrogant of her, and she did precisely arsenic she was expected to do," said Sensei Blackburn. "You person to combat successful people similar you're going to support yourself connected the street."

The 13-year-old miss is hoping her communicative serves arsenic a reminder to different young women that knowing self-defense tin prevention your life.