Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Makes use of Martial Arts Expertise To Subdue Man Who Punched An Uptown 7-Eleven Worker
UPTOWN — A North Aspect jiu-jitsu teacher who went viral after stopping a teen from breaking into his automobile in 2019 made headlines once more when he stopped somebody attacking a comfort retailer worker final week, streaming the aftermath on Fb Reside.
Idriz Redzovic, a third-degree black belt who teaches jiu-jitsu, has been training the martial artwork for greater than 20 years. He was taking two of his children for Slurpees at 7-Eleven, 1532 W. Lawrence Ave., the evening of June 23 when he overheard a lady complaining a couple of man harassing her outdoors the shop, he stated.
The 30-year-old man finally argued with and punched a 19-year-old 7-Eleven worker, police and Redzovic stated, main the martial artist to restrain and pin the person to the bottom.
Redzovic continued to carry the person down whereas whereas ready for police, he stated. As witnesses started recording the aftermath, Redzovic began his personal livestream lasting practically 20 minutes.
“I needed to doc what was occurring, as a result of I needed to have my facet of the story,” Redzovic stated. “I put my telephone down and I simply went Fb Reside simply to be lined and present that I by no means damage the man. I needed documentation the place if one thing did occur, I’m protected legally.”
Credit score: Alex V. Hernandez/Block Membership ChicagoThe video reveals Redzovic repeatedly asking the person to settle down as he struggles and pleads to be let go. Redzovic continued to restrain the person, requested if he wants water, and helped direct clients making an attempt to depart the shop to the rear exit after staff locked the entrance doorways, the video reveals.
“Look I wasn’t going to trouble you till I stood there and noticed you punch him within the face,” Redzovic stated within the video.
Officers arrive round 13 minutes into the footage and handcuff the person.
In the direction of the top of the stream, police may be overheard asking somebody “Would you like him arrested?” and somebody off-camera responds, “Yeah, hell yeah.” Redzovic additionally may be seen asking officers to present the person some water.
Police charged the person with misdemeanor battery and retail theft, saying he’d shoplifted meals from the shop earlier than punching the employee. The 19-year-old worker who was attacked declined remark when reached by telephone.
Regardless of showing calm within the video, Redzovic stated his adrenaline was up and he hasn’t been capable of sleep properly for the reason that incident.
“I used to be nervous about conserving the video up however I talked to some legal professionals and so they stated I used to be effective,” Redzovic stated. “I additionally talked to some older mates of mine that I respect and so they instructed me there’s a lot profit from that video as a result of it reveals the right way to keep calm and the way I protected the man within the video from even hurting himself.”
Redzovic stated he uncared for to show off the stream whereas officers have been questioning him, giving police his contact info whereas the digital camera was nonetheless working. This has led to him receiving messages of encouragement, together with threats and folks difficult him to fights, he stated.
“I forgot I used to be reside. My adrenaline was speeding and I used to be making an attempt to remain calm and picked up,” Redzovic stated. “If I may return I’d have accomplished a couple of issues otherwise …These messages are exhausting. I’m a bit nervous. My mother is scared proper now.”
But when he was put in that state of affairs once more he wouldn’t hesitate to intervene due to his faith, he stated.
“I’m Muslim and a saying we have now is that when you see evil, intervene together with your hand and cease it. If you happen to can’t do it together with your hand, converse up together with your tongue,” Redzovic stated.
A unique worker working on the 7-Eleven Thursday stated he appreciated Redzovic stepping in to help his coworker.
“The state of affairs may have all the time been worse and our man right here didn’t need to escalate that,” the worker stated. “Additionally having accomplished that generally, not everybody when confronted with that duty of defending somebody, not everybody will. That man did a public service.”
Redzovic was within the information for related causes when he stopped an 18-year-old from rummaging by his unlocked automobile parked outdoors his Lincoln Sq. martial arts college in 2019.
In that occasion Redzovic used his abilities to detain the teenager whereas he known as police and the teenager’s father. He beforehand instructed Block Membership he declined to press prices as a result of he felt the teenager had made a dumb mistake and he didn’t need to make issues worse for him.
Redzovic additionally needs the person he pinned down final week reevaluates his life, he stated.
“I simply want the perfect for him. I don’t imply him any hurt. I need him to know that,” Redzovic stated.
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