Black Belted
Mark-Jason (his friends call him "M-J") White, 26, was at home in Gainesville, Fla., Sunday when he heard a noise downstairs. White, who shares the home with his two sisters, went to investigate.
Downstairs, he found a man had smashed a window and was inside. M-J wasn't any too intimidated: White holds a second-degree black belt and is a martial arts instructor who teaches Cuong Nhu, which blends elements of Shotokan, Wing Chun, Judo, Aikido, Tai Chi Chuan, Vovinam and, for good measure, boxing.
"I told him to get down," White said. At first the man complied, but then made his move. White was too fast for him. "I quickly moved behind him and struck [him] once in the middle of the back and he basically flattened out," White said. "At that point, he was more pliable."
When police arrived, the intruder was on the ground with White making sure he wasn't going anywhere.
"In essence, he gift wrapped this case for us," said Police Lt. Keith Kameg. "He did a great job."
Christopher Brunson, 22, was charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling -- something he should know all about, since he's a University of Florida student, majoring in criminology. He told police he had been drinking too much, and thought he was at his own home. His house, police noted, was about four miles away.
"I tell my students all the time, if there is a situation where you have to use self-defense, you have to monitor what you're doing," White said, explaining why he didn't hit Brunson hard enough to cause any injury.
Thought he was at his own home? Here at the Mug Shot Museum, we call that the Rip(ped) Torn defense.
Source: Gainesville Sun
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Posted by Jim in southwest Illannoy on March 17, 2010:
Should I even mention about White having a black belt? Too late, done did.
This could be considered a CLM (career limiting move) since most places hiring people trained in criminology prefer that they work on the other side of the law.
Posted by Jim in southwest Illannoy on March 17, 2010:
It's appropriate that the ad that came up when I viewed this article is for training in self defense. The first rule I've always followed of self defense, and the one Brunson broke, is to try to keep out of places where you'll need it. Fortunately White was properly trained, and fortunately for Brunson, White was also trained in only using as much force as necessary.
Posted by Bob in Illinois on March 22, 2010:
Jim in southwest Illannoy, it's interesting that you should mention using only the 'force neccassary' now if we can only get the current law enforcement and schools to understand and use that concept.