Nude martial artist fights the police

Wang Fu?

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CHAPPAQUA - A naked martial arts expert battled police on Hardscrabble Road, absorbing two Taserings and swiping a cop’s baton before he was finally taken down by four officers.

The man, 28-year-old Peter Lu of Peekskill, is being examined in the psychiatric unit at the Westchester Medical Center, where authorities arraigned him this afternoon. He was remanded without bail to the Westchester County jail on the same Valhalla campus as the hospital, pending a hearing Thursday in Town Court.

The fight took place shortly before 6 p.m. yesterday, after the completely naked man inexplicably showed up and started banging on a woman’s front door. The woman called police, and Mount Pleasant Police Officer Frank Cavallaro responded.

Lu, seeing the officer, came charging.

“It was sort of a police officer’s worst nightmare,” said Police Chief Louis Alagno.

Cavallaro used a stun gun to immobile Lu, who fell to the ground. The officer then ordered him to place his hands behind his back. Lu refused, so the officer Tasered him again.

Lu complied this time, putting his hands behind his back. But when Cavallaro went to handcuff him, Lu started fighting again. In the ensuing melee, Lu knocked the Taser cartridge out of the officer’s hand, disabling the device.

The officer then lifted his baton and swung at Lu, who knocked the stick to the ground, picked it up and “came at the officer,” Alagno said.

“It’s apparent he had martial arts training based on the moves he was using,” the chief said.

That’s when Cavallaro took out his gun. It was at this point that three other officers arrived from neighboring departments. Lu continued to fight, but the officers managed to take him down and cuff his hands and ankles.

As with Lu, Cavallaro was taken to Westchester Medical Center, where he was treated for a shoulder injury. He may require surgery, Alagno said.

The chief praised Cavallaro’s response, saying “the officer showed great restraint by not using his gun. He probably would have been justified, especially when Lu was armed with the baton.”

Police still don’t know why Lu showed up at the woman’s house. She doesn’t know him and he apparently has no connection with other neighbors, the chief said.

Authorities also don’t know why Lu acted out. He was rambling incoherently in English at the time.

“I would describe his behavior as bizarre,” Alagno said. “Was it drugs? Was it mental illness? I don’t know.”

Police, in searching the area, found Lu’s clothes and car at a construction site a half-mile away.

“It’s apparent he had martial arts training based on the moves he was using,” the chief said.

Great publicity for us MAers.
They ( especially the chief of police) should first check something like that before they issue a statement to the press. If I got taesered then they would say “It’s apparent he had breakdance training based on the moves he was using” or what?

Finally, I made the newspaper!

more like, “it’s apparent he was fucked up and high as a kite” (and the cop still got his ass beat)

I know. I read the article a couple times times but never saw anything to substantiate that he was really a martial artist vs someone who watched too many movies or read a few books. On the other hand, he was able to disarm the policeman twice.

Of course, he has to be an expert for the policeman’s sake, it would be really bad to get beat that badly by some joe.

maybe it was “Showmywang Karate?”

or “it’s apparent he had martial arts training based on the fact that he’s asian.”

Lol nude martial arts.

Lol asian martial arts.

Nude asian martial arts?

tell me more.

“It was sort of a police officer’s worst nightmare,” said Police Chief Louis Alagno.

So, if you know the cops are coming for you, strip down and run straight at them. It will leave them in a state of shock and awe and they may not know what to do…that is, until they come to their senses and tase your naked ass.

Of course they wanted to say he was a MA expert. He handled two of them pretty soundly and he’s Asian - what other “proof” do they need to make such a claim. I wonder if, as the tagline at the top of the forum says from time to time, he was trying to put the “naked” back in the rear naked choke? If I were the cop I would be scared too.

we know it wasn’t you:

after the completely naked man inexplicably showed up and started banging on a woman’s front door.

“Knocked out of his hand” doesn’t really describe Lu’s martial apptitude now does it?

BTW, moneys on PCP.

Did anyone make the obligatory “Don’t taze me bro!” joke yet?

Reminds me of that new show on Nat Geo or Discovery, whatever channel about Bounty Hunters. I saw an episode where they bust into this house looking for a fugitive who is Hispanic and find him in the back room.

“Hey! show me your hands! Do you speak English? Show me your hands! Ok, do you speak Taser!?”

Priceless.

That’s exactly what i read as well, lol.

Naked back in rear naked choke, eh?

Wouldn’t that be categorized as sexual assault?

also DON’T TAZE ME BRO, NO BRO, DON’T TAZE ME

or

Aw fuck, i can’t believe you’ve done this…

Of course they wanted to say he was a MA expert. He handled two of them pretty soundly and he’s Asian - what other “proof” do they need to make such a claim. I wonder if, as the tagline at the top of the forum says from time to time, he was trying to put the “naked” back in the rear naked choke? If I were the cop I would be scared too.

:3some:

perhaps the cops took one look at him and determined he was essentially “unarmed”

Agreed. The public still entertains the idea that Asians=martial arts.

Secondly, how do THEY KNOW he was a martial artist? Constable McHayseed held a degree in hoplology AND Human Movements and then decided to become a cop?

I think not.

good nude-fu…good kiai