ATM Fantasy

Really, I'm not sure what to make of this story from miamiherald.com.

I mean, here we have someone who reportedly tells police he's got "a black belt in martial arts", and who kicks a gun out on one robber's hand while another threatens him with a knife ... And there are five or six of the robbers, no less!

And to top it off, our guy claims he "jumped in his truck, tried to follow them but lost them when he got to the corner."

This guy is either extremely skilled, one tough brother and lucky at the same time, or we're dealing with a bunch of robbers that are not too motivated - and obviously could need some more practise at robbing people. Oh yes, teamwork drills could come in handy too...

...or we have another case involving a martial arts "spin doctor" - spinning fantasy tales. And this tale seems just a "little" too fantastic to me. But then again, what do I know? I sure wasn't there.

Whole story:
A man with martial arts skills defied a robbery gang in Hollywood.

A man told police that about 11:45 a.m. Oct. 21, he drove his truck into the parking lot of the Wachovia Bank and walked to the ATM to make a deposit.

As he was finishing the transaction, he said five or six men approached him at the ATM. He said one man flashed a kitchen knife and said, "Take all your money out or I'm going to kill you."

The victim said he hit an emergency key on the ATM as the group approached him and the machine swallowed his card.

He said he explained to the knife-bearing robber that the machine had taken his ATM card and the robber told him: "I'll kill you."

The victim told police he was a black belt in martial arts and managed to kick a gun from another robber's hand.

That robber picked up the gun and the thieves ran. Jumping in his truck, the man tried to follow them but lost them when he got to the corner.