"Kung Fu Master" Arrested By "Ninja Cop"

DarkSighted · #2 ● 07-21-2026, 12:29 PM

"Best block, no be there."
Mr. Miyagi, Karate Kid

Mr.NoCredit · #3 ● 07-21-2026, 01:38 PM

Strangest damn headwear on those officers. Headbands!?!

Really!?!

yah · #4 ● 07-23-2026, 09:57 AM

This was near me. The guy is a piece of work.

'I was being merciful by not knocking him the f--- out cold' | Martial arts instructor speaks from jail after viral police encounter

"I missed on purpose." A jailed martial arts instructor speaks out from Virginia Beach Jail after a viral police video.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The man jailed after a viral video showed him throwing a spinning martial arts-style kick toward a Virginia Beach police officer says he never intended to strike the officer and believes police should not have chased him.

In an exclusive interview with 13News Now from jail, Timothy Allen Wegert said he deliberately missed the officer during the July 5 encounter on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Wegert had previously owned a martial arts practice in the Charlottesville area and had temporarily moved to Virginia Beach for the summer to teach martial arts.*

"The anger and hurt, I wanted to let them know that I was being merciful by not knocking him the [expletive] out cold on the sand and then riding past him on the Onewheel," Wegert said.

Video of the incident, which circulated widely on social media, shows Wegert making a spinning high kick as an officer runs toward him on the beach. The officer then immediately tackles him.

According to Wegert, the incident happened a block north of the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier. Wegert claimed he could have seriously injured the officer if he had wanted to.

"Sensei of senseis. I was the CEO of a multimillion-dollar martial arts company," Wegert said. "This officer was fat, slow, and running on sand... the easiest target ever. I had 18 different ways I could've hit him, and I want everyone to know, including the police, I did not want to hurt anyone. I didn't want to kick anyone. I knew it would not make the situation better."

According to Wegert, the encounter with police began after what he described as an agreed-upon fight between him and another man on Atlantic Avenue. He said he did not believe he had committed a crime and fled from officers on a Onewheel-type scooter, leading to a pursuit that ended on the beach.

"They were yelling, 'Taser, taser, taser,' which I thought was so extreme, based on the fact that it's not like I just robbed a bank or committed murder, or there was anyone hurt," Wegert said.

Asked whether throwing the kick was wrong, Wegert shrugged in response, hinting it was up for people to decide.

"Was it wrong for me to throw the kick?" he asked.

Wegert said he believes he will eventually clear his name and wants changes to Virginia Beach police pursuit policies, arguing officers should not have chased him.

He also said that if he were to become chief of police in Virginia Beach after his incarceration, he would "turn the city around."

Wegert has faced charges in the past related to making a threat to burn a house down, stalking, and assault.*

Wegert remains in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center facing eight charges, including disturbing the peace and simple assault on a law enforcement officer. As of the interview, no bond had been set.

The charges against Wegert remain pending. A preliminary hearing is set for early September.