Judo helped this Japanese woman to stop a thief!

Judo helped this woman to stop a car thief.

A woman used a judo throw to overpower a man who attempted to steal her car here early Tuesday morning, police said.

“I was desperate,” said the victim, Mariko Yamauchi, 45, a housewife from Daito, Osaka Prefecture.

The suspect, 24-year-old Ryo Aoki, was arrested for robbery resulting in injury. He has denied the allegations saying,” I have no recollection of that.”

At around 6:30 a.m., Yamauchi found Aoki getting into her car parked on a street in Fukushima Ward, and attempting to drive away, investigators said.

Yamauchi hurled the man onto the ground using a judo technique called “tomoenage” after wrestling with him for several minutes. She suffered slight injuries after being hit by Aoki on the face and stomach.

Aoki had been reportedly restrained by Yamauchi and unable to resist by the time officers arrived at the scene in response to an emergency call from a passer-by.

Yamauchi, who also has a rank of third dan in karate, was on her way to a sports club with a 46-year-old woman.

Source: Mainichi

Don’t mess with a girl that knows Judo…It can be really bad for your health…Talking about Judo, if you have time, take a look at this anime or manga called Yawara!

Curiously, this article reminded me about the series. The technique used for this case is also used in the anime…a lot!

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