Gunma bear driven away by karate punches after picking fight with wrong person

[yuiyoshida]

MAEBASHI, GUNMA PREF. – A black bear got the surprise of its life when it attacked a 63-year-old man who happened to be a high-ranking practitioner of karate, police in Gunma Prefecture said.

The man, from Naganohara, was fishing on the nearby Jizo River when what appeared to be an Asian black bear crossed paths with him at around 1:45 p.m. Thursday, police officials said.

The roughly 1.9-meter-tall bear reportedly sprang when they locked eyes.

But its human opponent, standing only 1.7 meters tall, happened to be a high-ranked karate man who fought back with a fierce determination, punching the predator repeatedly in the eyes until it gave up and ran away.

The man emerged from the ordeal with a scratched up face and bites on the head, forehead, right arm and right thigh, before calmly driving himself to the hospital, the police said, adding that he wished to remain anonymous.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/02/national/gunma-river-angler-63-uses-karate-ward-off-attacking-bear/

[MADem]

1. That bear looks like he is wearing Mickey Mouse ears! nt

[LWolf]

2. oops

I read the title of your thread incorrectly.

I thought it said, "Gummy bear driven away by karate punches after picking fight with wrong person."

[CincyDem]

3. EXACTLY !!! I read it just to see how the gummy bear picked the fight in the first place. n/t