A man in North Carolina allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman but she led him somewhere he couldn't fight his way out of – a karate studio.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police said a karate instructor stepped in to help a woman after a man tried to force her into his car outside a north Charlotte karate studio Thursday night Police said August ...

Police say a kidnapper in California wound up messing with the wrong guy when chasing a woman into a karate dojo.

According to CNN affiliate WSOC, a woman ran into the Bushiken Karate Charlotte Dojo around 9 p.m. on Thursday saying a stranger tried to force her into his car. The woman somehow escaped and ran ...

A man tries to kidnap a woman by forcing her into his car, in north Charlotte, North Carolina. She breaks free, and runs into a nearby karate studio pleading for help.

Karate head instructor Randall Ephraim fought off a man who tried to kidnap a woman. (Credit: Bushiken Karate Charlotte Dojo) Nation/World ...

A suspect’s attempts to kidnap an unsuspecting woman in a North Carolina suburb landed him in the hospital after a karate instructor from a nearby dojo stepped in to save the day.

A man tries to kidnap a woman by forcing her into his car in north Charlotte. She breaks free, and runs into a nearby karate studio pleading for help.

Police said a karate instructor stepped in to help a woman after a man tried to force her into his car outside a north Charlotte karate studio Thursday night.

Police say a kidnapper in California wound up messing with the wrong guy when chasing a woman into a karate dojo.

Police said a karate instructor stepped in to help a woman after a man tried to force her into his car outside a north Charlotte karate studio Thursday night.