Bad Bear, Take that!

[BHJ]

I definitely wouldn't recommend trying this at home. from "The week"
http://theweek.com/speedreads/646645/63yearold-japanese-man-fights-bear-karate
63-year-old Japanese man fights off bear with karate

11:03 a.m. ET



ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images
Most people don't respond to charging bears by fighting back. Yet rather than run from a snarling Asian black bear, one Japanese man decided to put his karate skills to the ultimate test.

Atsushi Aoki, 63, was fishing in the mountains when the bear attacked him. "The bear was so strong, and it knocked me down," Aoki told Tokyo Broadcasting System. Aoki took up a karate fighter stance, putting his right fist in front of him, and punched at the bear's eyes, which made the beast retreat.

"I thought it's either 'I kill him or he kills me,'" Aoki said. After fending off the bear, he was able to get back to his car and drive to the hospital to treat the wounds on his head, arm, and leg.

"[Aoki] drove himself to the hospital and even remembered to grab the fish that he had caught," a police officer told Agence France-Presse. Jeva Lange

 

[HERMET]

Badass of the week.

 

[Realtor]

Video?

 

[Bushwick100]

Lucky SOB!

 

[Dogwood]

 

[BanjoJohn]

I saw another article that was almost identical, but went on to say;


"The ursine adventure was hailed in the Japanese press as a man-versus-nature tale of triumph.

“Man fights off bear with bare hands!” the Nikkan Sports tabloid screamed.

Despite media excitement over the episode, authorities in Japan advise against this course of action when confronted by one of Japan’s numerous wild bears.

Earlier this year four people were killed in separate bear attacks."

I wonder if those four were fighting, running, or playing dead?

 

[nitrousfedlx]

That's a badass dude for sure! LOL

 

[bre_1983]

Man.....I want to train at his dojo!!!

 

[HfdSARG]

Bear is no match for the crane!!

 

[Survivor Johnny]

Heck ya the old guys is a bad ass