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| Girl uses ju-jitsu to fend off knifeman in Otley park | Girl uses ju-jitsu to fend off knifeman in Otley park |
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| A schoolgirl used her ju-jitsu skills to fight off a knifeman who tried to rob her and a friend during a spate of attacks in a park near Leeds. | A schoolgirl used her ju-jitsu skills to fight off a knifeman who tried to rob her and a friend during a spate of attacks in a park near Leeds. |
| Alex Jeanguillanune, 15, grabbed hold of the suspect and threw him to the ground when the pair were threatened in Wharfemeadows Park in Otley. | |
| She said: "In these situations we're taught how to defend ourselves." | She said: "In these situations we're taught how to defend ourselves." |
| The attack was one of three knifepoint robberies which happened in the park on Friday, West Yorkshire Police said. | The attack was one of three knifepoint robberies which happened in the park on Friday, West Yorkshire Police said. |
| The student, who has been a member of the town's ju-jitsu club since the age of five, was with her friend Edwin Tosney when they were confronted and told to hand over their phones. | The student, who has been a member of the town's ju-jitsu club since the age of five, was with her friend Edwin Tosney when they were confronted and told to hand over their phones. |
| She refused and the knifeman pulled the weapon as if he was about to stab her friend. | She refused and the knifeman pulled the weapon as if he was about to stab her friend. |
| The teenager said: "I grabbed hold of his arm and shoulder and shoved him to the floor and we ended up grappling on the floor. | The teenager said: "I grabbed hold of his arm and shoulder and shoved him to the floor and we ended up grappling on the floor. |
| "He was shouting to let him go and he would run off. I was trying to hold on to him but he broke free and managed to escape." | "He was shouting to let him go and he would run off. I was trying to hold on to him but he broke free and managed to escape." |
| The youngster said her training had taught her to run off in such situations but because the pair were in an enclosed space she was forced to act. | The youngster said her training had taught her to run off in such situations but because the pair were in an enclosed space she was forced to act. |
| "We are always taught to stay clam in such situations and I feel like if I didn't have my [training] I wouldn't have been able to prevent my friend from being stabbed." | "We are always taught to stay clam in such situations and I feel like if I didn't have my [training] I wouldn't have been able to prevent my friend from being stabbed." |
| Police said a 17-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man were threatened in two other attacks in the park on the same night. | Police said a 17-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man were threatened in two other attacks in the park on the same night. |
| They are looking at whether all three are linked to another robbery on a 19-year-old and his friend in Pool Road last Thursday. | They are looking at whether all three are linked to another robbery on a 19-year-old and his friend in Pool Road last Thursday. |