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Father-son kung fu duo take down 7 thugs in relocation 'talks'
Staff Reporter 2012-11-30 09:09
The conclusion of the negotiations. (Internet photo)
Thugs hired on Oct. 29 by a local Communist Party office in Hebei province obviously had not watched enough kung fu movies before they tried to "persuade" the family of a famous martial artist to sign over their property to the government. The negotiations ended with seven of them sprawled on the floor while the family casually filmed the aftermath.
The Shen family home was one of around 30 households scheduled to be demolished to clear the way for a government construction project. As is often the case, families caught within the government's blueprint are relocated, sometimes to areas far away from and with far fewer local facilities than the homes they leave. While there has been the occasional victory — the house owned by the family of Luo Baogen now sits smack in the middle of a Zhejiang highway after they insisted that the government compensation was not enough — most are eventually coerced to leave.
The father of the Shen family had more than just words to back up his refusal to move, however. He has reportedly won multiple medals in martial arts competitions and even holds a Guinness world record in the field, according to the local police. He also trained his son from an early age, making them a formidable duo.
Formidable enough that when three men showed up at their house to negotiate their relocation compensation, the father-son duo quickly dispatched them when the talks came to blows. Four men who came rushing in as reinforcements also ended up piled on top of their fellow thugs, as may be seen in the video footage taken by the family.
No one was seriously injured, according to a local newspaper.
The family claims that the hired hands illegally broke into their residence. The police said they have begun looking into the fight and will determination whether the conflict was a case of forced intrusion and violence.
Kung Fu Expert in China Beats Up Mob of 50 Trying to Evict Him
Posted on November 30, 2012 by WashingtonsBlog
To understand the background of the incident – and the plight of Chinese homeowners attempting to resist eviction when the government wants to build something on their land – watch this short video:
Now that you’ve got the background, you’re ready for the story from the Telegraph on the Kung Fu hero:
When 38-year-old Shen Jianzhong was faced with a mob of thugs trying to evict him, he asked himself what his hero, Bruce Lee, would do.
The answer, according to a video that has attracted more than two million hits on the Chinese internet, is turn to kung fu.
For 20 years, Mr Shen had been practising kung fu, teaching himself Bruce Lee’s system in his courtyard home in Bazhou, Hebei province.
Working in a local gym as a fitness coach, he is also the holder of a world record, at least according to an association in Hong Kong, for the most press-ups in a minute using a roller. “I am now training to break the record for most press-ups on a balance beam,” he said.
At the end of October, Mr Shen was able to put his kung fu into action. For six months, a property developer had been trying to get his hands on Mr Shen’s house.
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At first, the property company stuck up posters warning of dire consequences for any families who held out. Then, Mr Shen said, when 70 of the 100 households had left, the threats escalated.
“This mob of thugs would block the street most days. They would pick on the women, threatening to kill their kids. Then people started tossing bricks through windows and letting off fireworks at night. Some people got beaten on the street.”
On October 29, as Mr Shen went to work and his wife popped out for a packet of instant noodles, a mob of “30 to 50 men” materialised at their front door.
“My wife tried to close the door, but they pushed it back and she tripped over. That is how the fight started,” said Mr Shen.
With a flurry of kicks and punches, he and his 18-year-old son, a fellow kung fu devotee, set about the attackers, rendering seven of them near unconscious in the hallway.
“It was self defence. I really cannot remember what kung fu skills I used.
It was quite messy. Only seven people were injured because the rest were scared and stayed outside. Some of them ran away,” he said.
When the police arrived, however, they were little help, insisting that since the thugs were unarmed, it was Mr Shen and his family who were in the wrong. They urged the family to sign the contract.
Instead, the Shens posted their homemade video online, where it has gone viral as a rare David versus Goliath moment in the bleak fight against China’s avaricious property barons.
They then fled, on the evening of November 21, to Beijing. Upon arriving in the capital, however, Mr Shen’s son was arrested by the police, who said they would charge him with assault.
“I do not regret the fight, but I am worried about my son,” said Mr Shen.
“I think they are trying to fit up him up with some crime. I am concerned that my actions will end up hurting him,” he said, acknowledging that officials may try to emotionally blackmail him into signing over his lease.
Here’s video of the aftermath … showing the injured thugs:
