California teenage girl fends off attacker by using jiu-jitsu

Assailant in Carmel tried to punch 13-year-old in face before she threw him to the ground and broke his ankleA 13-year-old California girl is reminding the public that knowing self-defense can save one’s life after she reportedly used her martial arts training to fend off a stranger who tried to assault her – breaking the grown man’s ankle in the process.The girl, whose name has not been widely shared, recently had to fight to protect herself three years since she began attending jiu-jitsu classes in Carmel, California, about 75 miles (120km) from San Jose, the local news station KSBW reported. Continue reading...

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