A delivery man in southern China was able to apprehend a knife-wielding robber thanks to his skills in kung fu.

Chen Zijing, a 39-year-old restaurant delivery man, caught one of two robbers after they tried to rob a woman, according to the News Express Daily newspaper.

Two men on a motorcycle attacked a woman in a street in Guangzhou’s Baiyun district on Tuesday. Witnesses claim that the two young male robbers rode on a motorcycle as they approached the victim. The two robbers reportedly grabbed the woman’s gold necklace, dragging her for some distance before her necklace finally snapped.

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The attack left the woman on the ground, bleeding and in pain with multiple injuries. Upon hearing her cry for help, Chen then chased after the two robbers on his electric scooter.

The two robbers reportedly crashed into a train and fell off their motorcycle and onto the ground. Seeing Chen approaching, one of the men attempted to attack Chen with a knife, but failed to do so as Chen caught him by the neck and threw him to the ground, rendering him unable to fight.

Chen then sat on top of the fallen robber who was lying flat on his face. He reportedly pulled the robber’s trousers down to limit his movement until authorities arrived. The other robber was also caught by police later on the same day.

As for his skills, Chen said that he learned kung fu while he was still a young boy growing in his village.

Learning from the Village

Speaking of kung fu villages, one such village in Tianzhu county in southern China’s Guizhou province boasts of villagers who know some form of martial arts, reports the South China Morning Post.

These villagers, mainly farmers that belong to the Dong minority group, are skilled in various forms of martial arts, including those that use weapons such as sticks and knives.

Although the reason as to why the village has such a level of expertise in martial arts is quite unclear, what is clear is that it has been passed down from generation to generation.

Tagskung fu, Robber, Guangzhou, Baiyun district