Boy Applies Rear Naked Choke to Pit Bull

Nine year old Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner Drew Heredia is a hero.

In a move that seems more likely to be found in a Jackie Chan movie than real life, Heredia saved a 12 year old girl from a pit bull by holding the animal in a rear naked choke hold he learned from Bakersfield Jiu Jitsu (California) until authorities arrived.

Talk about courage.

Apparently, Heredia and his female neighbor were out getting the mail when a pit bull attacked the girl’s dachshund. When the girl tried to step in, the pit bull started attacking her instead. That’s when the nine year old took matters into his own hands, taking the dog’s back and applying the choke for more than 20 minutes until Animal Control finally arrived.

“He was moving really hard, like one of those rodeo bulls,” Heredia said, according to an article at Living in the Whine Country . “Then he went limp (during the choke).”

Amazing!