A 13-year-old minor from California whose name hasn't been widely shared, is making headlines for her heroism. On May 6th, she was walking home from school alone, when an unknown male stepped out in front of her from between two parked cars and tried to punch her in the face. Immediately, the young girl went into defense mode and used her jujitsu training to defend herself. She punched him, got him into a headlock, kneed him a couple of times, spun him around, and threw him to the ground and when she did that, she broke his ankle.
The girl managed to run home safely. Meanwhile, her assailant fled. Police were not immediately able to identify a suspect in the foiled attack – and asked anyone in the quaint beach community with a population of about 3,100 to come forward if they had potentially helpful information.
The girl said she hopes her story inspires others to learn self-defense.