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“MEMPHIS, TN – While on location for another story, abc24.com shot exclusive video of a fight between a MATA security officer and another man on Monday, August 22, 2011.

According to witnesses, the MATA employee accused the man of harassing a woman in the area and challenged him to a fight.

The video on abc24.com shows the two men fighting, our crew says the altercation lasted about 30 seconds.

A MATA spokesperson told abc24.com the security officer was off-duty at the time of the fight and they are investigating.”

Original report: MATA Security Officer Involved in Fight

 

Originally posted by Alain Burrese at the Warrior’s Edge here

Huffington Post article & follow-up:  Shawn Custis Arrested For NJ Nanny Cam Home Invasion

“NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities have arrested a man wanted in a New Jersey home invasion that left a mother beaten, an attack that was captured on a nanny cam {on Friday June 21, 2013}.

The Essex County prosecutor’s office said 42-year-old Shawn Custis was arrested Friday in Manhattan by the prosecutor’s office and the FBI. Custis faces charges of attempted murder, robbery, burglary and child endangerment.
The attack last Friday {June 21, 2013} in Millburn was captured on a hidden camera in the woman’s home. A man can be seen bursting into the home, punching and kicking the woman and throwing her down stairs while her 3-year-old daughter cowered on a couch. Police withheld the names of the woman and child.
County chief of detectives Anthony Ambrose said Friday that Custis was being transported to an undisclosed location in New Jersey.”

From Brother John Glendening, a few years ago.

Bullying Victims Fight Back With Help From Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Royalty
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 1:17 am

UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro this weekend will rightly include homage to the iconic Gracie family, creators of Brazilian jiu-jitsu nearly 100 years ago, creators of the Ultimate Fighting Championship nearly 20 years ago, creators of legendary family fighting figures and jiu-jitsu instructors that span the globe.

But the Gracies’ most positive impact might be felt at a middle school in a Denver suburb where a seventh grader is unafraid of bullies for the first time since he can remember.

Martin Hendricks, 12, spent a week this summer at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, Calif., in an intensive program designed to make him “Bullyproof.” He learned as many jiu-jitsu self-defense techniques as a kid can absorb in five days, he memorized a blueprint for dealing with a bully fairly and squarely, and he gained self-confidence. The first week of school he put the lessons into practice.

“I’m still a little nervous but it all went well,” Hendricks said quietly in a phone call to Rener Gracie, his personal instructor at the academy. “He’ll never bother me again. Let me tell you about it.”

Full article here.

From Officer / Special Agent –and CQB Kajukenbo brown belt– Ron Keel.  The event happened a while back but it is still good to see.

Officer Keel had this perspective: “I would not suggest this course of action in 99.9% of the cases.   Be the best witness possible, but if faced w him pulling the trigger, then take any and all action you deem necessary!!”

Martial arts experts foil armed robbery at hotel in LA – Saturday, November 05, 2011
 LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Martial arts experts acting as Good Samaritans foiled an armed robbery at a hotel in Los Angeles.

“The incident happened at a Comfort Inn in the 300 block of North Vermont Avenue on Wednesday.

According to Los Angeles police, a man with a backpack walked into the hotel lobby at about 11:40 p.m. He approached the lone clerk, asked about the price of a room, and then pointed a gun at him and demanded money.

Fearing he may be shot, the clerk complied with the suspect’s demands, opened the register and gave him money.

At that point, two martial arts experts, who were guests at the hotel, entered the lobby. They were visiting Los Angeles from Oregon for a martial arts tournament.

They heard the clerk’s cry for help and immediately jumped into action.

“I hear ‘Gun. He’s got a gun, he just robbed me,'” said Brent Alvarez, an MMA fighter. “At that point I’d already stepped one foot off the elevator and the guy and the gun was on me. He’s putting it in the back and thought he was going to be sneaky and escape.”

“Bret was in front and he’s trying to be the diplomatic guy, trying to calm the guy down, tell him, ‘Hey, man. It was a bad decision. Let’s make it right from here,'” said MMA fighter Billy Denney. “From there we disarmed him, we got the money.”

The two grabbed the suspect, wrestled the gun away from him, took him down to the ground and held him until officers arrived.

The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Luis Rosales of Los Angeles. Officers found a loaded 9 mm handgun and cash taken from the hotel register in Rosales’ backpack. He was booked for armed robbery with a firearm with bail set at $101,250.”