11 Year Old Jiu Jitsu Student Protects Himself and Sister from Kidnapping Suspect
Jay Yano didn’t have the day after Thanksgiving off, so he planned to take his two young children to work with him. As his son Jonah (who trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) and his daughter Brooklyn loaded into his truck, parked right outside their home, Yano left the vehicle running as he quickly walked to the truck’s rear.“That’s when I noticed the guy walking from across the street, coming over,” said Jay Yano. The truck quickly began to pull forward, with 9-year-old Brooklyn and 11-year-old Jonah inside.
He ran to the driver’s side door. “When I opened the car door, I saw my son holding the guy down with his left hand,” said Yano.
“I just grabbed his shoulder and started punching his face, telling him to get out of the truck,” said Jonah Yano.
Jonah Yano, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner said he wasn’t scared
his younger sister was in trouble and he needed to help her. Despite being much smaller than the 35-year-old man, Jonah gave his father enough time to pull the suspect out of the truck. “If my son didn’t jump in, he would have just taken off with her down the street,” said Jonah Yano.
After making sure his children were safe Jay Yano caught the suspect and held him until police arrived.
Jonah Yano’s parents said their son’s years of jiu jitsu practice came in handy but beyond that, it was a brotherly love, which can’t be taught. “I’m proud of him,” said Jay Yano.
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