The 17-year-old brown belt has been training karate since he could walk, having his father and teacher by his side ever since. Now dedication to the arts paid off when he helped fight off would-be muggers outside a local mall.
John Benedict Jr.'s says he was leaving a Long Island mall on Wednesday night with some friends when a much bigger and older teen approached him, demanding a gold chain he was wearing.
When the intended victim refused to hand it over, the culprit tried to punch Benedict. The would-be mugger found himself eating dirt when he was shoved to the ground.
However, the melee wasn't quite over. The assailant left and came back with a car full of other teens armed with tire irons and crow bars.
According to the karate teen he wasn't really scared at all "because when I train in my classes I fight against six or seven adults at the same time."
Benedict was able to fight off his attackers, while a friend, who also recently took up karate, was able to chase away two of them. Two other attackers were arrested by police.
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