After a video began circulating showing an 11-year-old girl fighting off an attempted kidnapper on Tuesday in Escambia County, many people are crediting the girl’s quick thinking for saving her life.
Investigators said Jared Stange, 30, attacked the girl at her bus stop Tuesday morning. Michael Friedman owns Champion Karate in Lake Mary.
Friedman displayed how a child can best fight off an attacker. [RELATED: VIDEO: Man attempts to kidnap 11-year-old Florida girl at bus stop, deputies say] “When he’s grabbed.
He’s going to start using his shoulder blades to loosen up. He’s going to start throwing his elbows. Elbows are an equalizer, so elbows and knees are very very powerful,” Friedman said.