April 24, 2024

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Chania: “He attacked me and I laid him down”

An eight-year-old boy in Crete neutralized a robber using Thai boxing techniques.

The fearless little boy aroused respect and pride for his ward from his coach, a martial arts teacher. The little Greek athlete talks about the incident like this. On the way to the convenience store for shopping, the boy met a young man who tried to rob him of the money given by his father.

According to an 8-year-old Cretan from Chania, “he was not scared at all” and “kept” the would-be robber with Thai boxing techniques: “He attacked me and I took him down.”

The boy’s coach, proud of little Giannis, stressed how important self-defense is, especially in these days with rising crime. newsbeast.gr.



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