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Fil-Am comedian turns to martial arts, jokes after bike mugging

An average of 175,200 bikes are stolen in the US every year — that's 1 bike stolen every 2 minutes according to the FBI.

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NEW JERSEY — Richard Kiamco is not training in Brazilian Jiujitsu to become the next Filipino American mixed martial arts champion.This stand-up comedian is training in martial arts to be able to defend his dear life on the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey.On February 10, Kiamco was biking his way to work at the Laugh Tour Comedy Club by the Newport Mall in Jersey City when he was jumped by a group of teens, he described as e-bike pirates.He sustained a forehead injury after the Citi Bike he was riding to work was stolen from him.This brazen bike thievery happened in broad daylight.&quot;I&#x27;m just going down when I heard...like someone&#x27;s feet were like running really fast, and I looked back and there&#x27;s someone, and they’re about to swipe and trying to grab me.&quot;<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/29/23/fil-am-saves-the-day-for-hamilton-on-broadway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fil-Am understudy saves the day for &#x27;Hamilton&#x27; on Broadway</a></div>He got away from the attacker, but not for long because another one came along on a bike.&quot;There was definitely more than one. I’m going faster, my heart&#x27;s racing — all of a sudden, a bike hits me.&quot;That&#x27;s when he got hit hard and fell off the bike.&quot;I&#x27;m crashing into the fence, so, I had a helmet, I just braced myself, I go into the fence and I fall, they come over and start shoving me off,&quot; he said.&quot;I just like &#x27;What do you want?&#x27; so loud and so like, it was primal, because at that point I might be dead now. I&#x27;m still alive and survived this crash and I&#x27;m, like, If I don&#x27;t fight now, I&#x27;m assuming they’re trying to kill me.&quot;His attacker took off with his bike.An average of 175,200 bikes are stolen in the US every year — that&#x27;s 1 bike stolen every 2 minutes according to the FBI.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/3/knicks-nets-hold-filipino-heritage-nights-for-fil-am-nba-hopefuls-1347" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Knicks, Nets hold Filipino heritage nights for Fil-Am NBA hopefuls</a></div>But according to an independent study by Project 529, if unreported bike thefts are to be included, this number will be significantly higher at 2 million annually or one bike stolen every 30 seconds in the US.As the Jersey City Police continue to investigate this case of teen bike pirates, Kiamco says he will continue to attend Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy — an effective post-traumatic stress disorder treatment.For many, getting attacked for a bike theft is no laughing matter but for the Fil-Am comedian, it is now — and is material for his current stand-up shows at the Laugh Factory.&quot;For me, and I mean maybe for many comics, we take something very painful, and transform it, we flip it, we laugh at it, we mock it,&quot; he said.&quot;I use humor to free myself of that pain.&quot;<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/2/13/filipino-designers-models-join-2024-ny-fashion-week-1955" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Filipino designers, models join 2024 New York Fashion Week</a></div>

An average of 175,200 bikes are stolen in the US every year — that's 1 bike stolen every 2 minutes according to the FBI.

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Fil-Am comedian turns to martial arts, jokes after bike mugging

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Don Tagala

Published Feb 17, 2024 11:18 AM PHT

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