Little did he know that To spectacle scholars would take Krav Maga self-defense classes twice a week when Northern California con artists were armed with tools and wore hoods and masks, when they entered Dr. Williamtoo's high-end opticians in San Ramon last month.
Krav Maga According to an instructor at the Israeli Defense Forces Krav Maga, it is “a form of self-defense and physical training first developed by the Israeli military in the 1940s, based on the use of reflexive responses to threatening situations.”
“We were protecting each other, protecting our patients. It's proud of me. That's the decision we made in that split second.”
Four intruders rushed to the optical fantasy. KTVU-TV reportedand began attacking the staff and looting them as much as they could.
KTVU said thieves are targeting gorgeous frames that each cost thousands of dollars.
“They were especially after Cartier branded eyewear,” he told KTVU. “They also appeared to be targeting Gucci and Tiffany's frames.”
However, he and his eyeglass contractor did not have it, so keeping surveillance video shows they are fighting back.
In He told Kron-TV His Krav Maga trained employee fought two other con artists and “probably the worst they could ruin.”
The spectacle technician chased them, grabbed them, delivered kicks, rolled up the chairs and cleared them out of the store. The employee told Cron that it all happened really quickly. More than anything, the emotions… [I] I was surprised, “Is this really going on?” ”
He told KTVU that “training in defensive types of martial arts would benefit him, and he basically went between the criminal and the patient he worked for.”
He also fought for share, saying to KTVU “Did you work on it or try something like grapple?” [with] One of them worked on something else [and] We managed to pull one of their bonnets apart. ”
You can also watch it on surveillance video. This is pulling the shoe from one of the con artists' feet and KTVU said police are analyzing the shoes in their DNA.
“We were protecting each other, and we were protecting patients, so that's what makes me proud. That's the decision we made in that split second.”
If the intruder was only after the glasses, if he and his spectacle scholar told them they had the goods, KTVU said, “My staff, I have always urged them, 'Don't get engaged.” Of course, they have the right to protect themselves. That's what happened in our case. ”
KTVU said the burglars were made of about 12 glasses, but dozens of other people were damaged. Kron reported that the stolen frames were worth between $3,000 and $5,000, with the remaining frames and the store itself operating between $10,000 and $12,000.
You can view video reports here About the incident; this includes store surveillance video clips of employees fighting robberies.
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