Bullshido on a Plane (man tries to open plane door midflight)

**sdave** · Posted On: 9/14/2006 12:55am

Originally Posted by RedGonzo

Sounds like he should have trained reality based aikido in a telephone booth, for real realism-ness.:sad1:

Wolfenberger grabbed his LEG, not his wrist.

Maybe if he knew Systema he could have used the "strike that makes you sit back down and let the crazy man open the airplane door"...

**JohnnyFive** · Posted On: 9/15/2006 10:50am

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...RIT&SECTION=US

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) -- A Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter who allegedly tried to open the emergency door on a cross-country flight may undergo a mental health evaluation after making incoherent statements Thursday during a court appearance.

Carlos Alberto de Oliveira, 43, of Porto Alegre, Brazil, spoke erratically in Portuguese during a brief hearing Thursday in Loudoun County General District Court. An interpreter was only able to convey some of de Oliveira's comments, which included multiple references to ransom and money.

Several members of the Brazilian press who attended the hearing and heard the entirety of de Oliveira's comments in Portuguese agreed that his statements were largely nonsensical.

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If only he'd followed the gentle path of Judo, he would have felt much more comfortable flying through the air. We judoka should feel sorry for our ground-seeking brethren.