TechTiger thwarts chainsaw wielding intruder

[AdamHeard]

Even though this is pretty serious, you can't help but laugh at;

"I yelled to my dad, 'Bring something metal and hard!'" Kenny said.

No one but a FIRSTer or engineer would be that specific .



In all seriousness, that's pretty impressive... Training in kickboxing, wrestling & grappling (bjj) myself, I see plenty of guys that seem great in drills, but freeze up when we spar full contact (hey... even happens to me sometimes), let alone a real conflict.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

"I yelled to my dad, 'Bring something metal and hard!'" Kenny said.

No one but a FIRSTer or engineer would be that specific .

I think there's probably a lot of truth to that, Adam.

Also, I'm not really surprised. Mayhem has so much heart. It's a little hard to explain - but after being there this past weekend - I get it. If any of you ever have a chance to travel to Florida for Mayhem, an off season, or the Florida Regional, go! Go compete and/or volunteer with these amazing teams and people. I'm thinking this is the same quiet unassuming Kenny that I met after breakdown Saturday night and also, I agree with Drew - I'm happy that Kenny and his family are ok.

[JohnBoucher]

WOW. What a story. I am glad that everyone is OK. I understand about not pressing charges. Any of us could have a neighbor like that.

BUT....I can't get the image out of my head of Dave appearing at Kickoff with a chainsaw.

[Beth Sweet]

Wow, I guess there is a time when I don't want robotics cited in the news.

Kenny, hope you're doing alright. Know that your FIRST family is here to lean on if you need us.

Woah!

Nice job, man! I've trained in Martial Arts for 6 years entirely so I hope I never have to use what I've learned! But seriously, major props for keeping your head and handling the situation in an efficient manor!

[sexybeast1251]

having a certified wepon makes me feel so much safer on my team ^_^

[David Guzman]

Kenny is such an amazing guy.

When I found out about this I was speechless but all i can say is that I'm glad everyone is ok.

[Akash Rastogi]

I be that was a hell of an experience. So what's gonna happen to this neighbor of Kenny's? Nice job Kenny. Hope your mother keeps spending money on those lessons.

[Elgin Clock]

Front page of Yahoo!!!!!!!!

http://www.yahoo.com/

Good one!! Apparently if you fight off an intruder in a weird fashion, you get front page, but if you draw thousands of people to an international robotics event, you get nothing.
I've never seen The Championship Event on the front page of Yahoo.
Meh.

[Kyle]

So I get online today, open up yahoo.com and watch the video. I think to my self. "wow that was pretty cool." Then open up CD for my daily check of the FIRST world and I see this. Wow! I am happy to hear that no one was seriously injured. Good Job Kenny.

[Arefin Bari]

When I saw him earlier, I told him to beat the crap out of people more often. =)

I spend a lot of time at Kenny's house and I am very glad that everyone was safe. Oh, and he will be on FOX news tommorrow at 1:00 p.m. Make sure to tune in.

[Jared W]

Originally Posted by Kyle

So I get online today, open up yahoo.com and watch the video. I think to my self. "wow that was pretty cool." Then open up CD for my daily check of the FIRST world and I see this. Wow! I am happy to hear that no one was seriously injured. Good Job Kenny.

i did the EXACT same thing..

haha =)

[Qbranch]

Wow that must have done something to that compressers resale value!

Wow... you never know what you'll get in to when you do robotics... great job!

-q

[Arefin Bari]

Here is a http://www.foxnews.com/video2/launchPage.html?091307/091307_ld_hapkido&Hapkido%20Hero&Live_Desk&Teenage %20boy%20subdues%20man%20who%20entered%20home%20wi elding%20a%20chainsaw&US&-1&Hapkido%20Hero&Video%20Launch%20Page&News&/video2/images/091307_091307_ld_hapkido_320x240.jpg link to the video from FOX news today...

[wendymom]

What a great story. Love the way you got to throw Robotics in there.....very nice. Congrats.