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Canadian on a Bible retreat uses Brazilian martial arts to fight off a grizzly bear

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The Fort Frances Times is reporting that an Alberta man on a Bible retreat “successfully used his Brazilian martial arts training on the weekend to fend off a charging grizzly.”

According to the article, the martial arts training kicked for Lyle Simpson after being ambushed by the bear. He kicked the bear in the face. The bear was stunned. The group of friends regrouped and made the fifteen minute trek back to Whispering Pines Bible camp.

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One Response to “Canadian on a Bible retreat uses Brazilian martial arts to fight off a grizzly bear”

  1. Roger Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 8:11 am

    >fend off a charging grizzly

    Or as I call it, my day job.

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