Judo champ jailed in train station beating

[Kadie]

Judo champ jailed in train station beating
Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer

Friday, October 2, 2009

(10-02) 13:55 PDT MENLO PARK --

Horseplay between a martial arts master and a Menlo Park amateur at a Peninsula Caltrain station turned into a full-blown assault and put a national judo competitor behind bars, authorities said today.

Matthew Walker, 25, of Tacoma, Wash., won his category in the 2009 President's Cup tournament held by USA Judo, the sport's governing body in this country. On Friday, however, he was in San Mateo County Jail on $100,000 bail stemming from the late-night incident at the Menlo Park station.

Walker, who is 6-foot-3 and 275 pounds, is to be arraigned Monday in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City.

According to prosecutors, the shorter, lighter victim, a 25-year-old man, and his 23-year-old friend from New York met Walker and a second man, Robert Davis, 22, of Redwood City, after they all got off the Caltrain headed home from a Giants game Tuesday night.

The Menlo Park man approached Walker - who was wearing a judo jacket - and they struck up a conversation about their shared passion, prosecutors said. The man had some training in Aikido, prosecutors said.

"They start playing around - it gets out of hand from the victim's perspective and the victim asks Walker to stop," said Deputy District Attorney Morris Maya. "The play, or whatever it is, escalates and the victim says, 'Cut it out, this isn't funny anymore.' "

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The Menlo Park man ended up with a broken leg and face wounds, Maya said. The New York victim was knocked out.


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[BlooInBloo]

1. (1) Akido people are useless in a fight, (2) To hell with that bully.

[WeekendWarrior]

3. Aikido people who don't really know Aikido

are useless in a fight. I saw one video where an Aikido master faced off with a Karate champ and the Karate guy never even touched the Aikido guy. The Aikido master kept throwing the karate guy off balance, until karate guy was so dizzy he didn't know which way to turn. Then Aikido guy pounced. Man down.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Not this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxb0PCBV0vk

[WeekendWarrior]

5. No, it was this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-U5L0QPkrE&feature=related

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. Isn't Segal a big phony with a questionable resume?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. I would like to hear the other side of this story.

The first thing that jumps of the page is "man approached Walker - who was wearing a judo jacket - and they struck up a conversation ".

Sounds to me like someone bit off way more than they could chew. I don't believe an Innocent "play" session between strangers ended in a severe beating and broken leg.

I learned, long ago, not to wear anything with "Judo" or anything from the Dojo. It's been a while since I've had a problem but there was always some asshole who wants to test you or your art.

[Oregone]

6. Yeah, there is probably a bit more to it I think

[redqueen]

7. "there was always some asshole who wants to test you"

Yep. I wonder if there's more to the story as well.

[ddeclue]

12. The Waco Kid...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ITqS2uTPD4

[ddeclue]

8. OK here's one guy you'll definitely need the taser for if he doesn't surrender peacefully.

:rofl:

[ddeclue]

9. Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTiSzFp4arg

:rofl:

[Hassin Bin Sober]

11. LOL. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.