Blind homeowner subdues intruder!

[arnisador]

Blind homeowner subdues intruder (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804220356)

Man wrestles suspect down, calls police (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804220356)




A blind homeowner used the wrestling skills he learned more than 30 years ago to overpower an intruder and hold the man at knifepoint until police arrived Monday morning.


"I just kind of panicked and just kind of went crazy after that," Allan Kieta said. "I've wrestled all my life. My dad's a Marine; he taught me some stuff. You're thinking in your head all this survival stuff."
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An Indianapolis police official called it one of the most incredible tales of citizen self-defense that he's heard in years.


"It's pretty remarkable for anyone that's blind to be able to defend themselves, let alone make an apprehension," Lt. Jeff Duhamell said. "To be able to grab this guy and hold him down until police got there is pretty remarkable."


Now that's what I call a feel-good story!

[rshawtx]

Here's the same story from MSN:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24288752

The perfect melding of ground and knife work.

[tellner]

Some 32 years ago, Kieta had been a champion wrestler in high school, and his father was a Marine who taught his son some tricks of the trade. Since he couldn’t see to trade punches with the intruder, Kieta said he knew he had to use his wrestling skills to get the fight onto the floor, where blindness would not be a great handicap.

Used tactics that maximized his advantages and minimized his disadvantages. Then he used a weapon to keep the guy from starting the fight up again. Pure beauty.

[taeman22]

you can take away his sight... but you cant take away his skills.

[arnisador]

News story on it from the time (Today show):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OySqxU57U