Karate monks stop thief

[Nightstalkers]

A Croatian thief got more than he bargained for when he ran into a pair of karate-trained monks as he tried to rob a monastery.
The 35-year-old thief had posed as a beggar looking for a place to stay at a monastery in Zagreb but instead broke into an office there and stole almost £1,500 that had been donated by locals, Vecernji List reported.
But he failed to make it out of the monastery after monks Pejo Orkic, 40, and Ivan Pajtak, 51, cornered him and used karate to first fend off his attacks and then force him to the ground where they held him until police arrived.
The man has been charged with attempted theft and remanded in custody.

 

[Oversoul]

I'm sure the karate helped, but it was already two on one. It might not have even been entirely necessary...

 

[train]

thwarting off his attacks it would be necessary for... the rest probably not...

 

[Ms. Ferret]

Ass-kicking monks. I love it!

 

[mythosx]

i think it helped...one of dem monks was 51 and the other one was 40...sure you can say they arent exactly feebble but the 35 year old should have been in better shape./

 

[Oversoul]

Well, it was still two on one. The karate lends more humor to the situation and probably allowed them to avoid being injured themselves, which is a plus...