I paddled out at the cove in Perth last Thursday lunch time on my sup and a surfer old dark guy about 55 year was arguing with another standup guy and yelling at him to leave the water ( that sup guy had been in line up 1 min and hadnt caught a wave ) also only 5-6 surfers out all gumbos apart from 2 average surfers including DICK head who was a very low skill surfer & waves glassy 1-2 ft . The old angry surfer paddled up to me and yelled at me to leave the area I had been 15m away from him and he paddles up to me. He kept yelling at me to leave area and I told he to go away - By the way I have surfed he for 30 years and live just up the 1km road and a local - this guy lives no where close to this spot and I heard lives in Bali - The Dick pulls my leg rope and I fall off into water and the dIck swims into my face at full speed and throws my paddle 10m away from me - I was a black belt in full contact Karate 20 years ago so felt no threat but was just laughing at the amazing stupidity of this poor old man pretending surfer - anyway as any defensive person would do - I put my hand out as he swam full speed at me and into my hand so I pushed he head under water for about 20 seconds and waited for he to stop swimming towards me as he did after losing his breath.
Old man Dick then surfaces and yells at me that I tried to drown him and gets onto his board and paddled up to me full speed and spears his board at my face from 1m away, the board spears off the side of my head and dings his board, if I hadn't have turned my head at the last second the board would have hit me direct in the face. I laugh at old **** face and tell him "thats assault dick" and "I'm off to the Cottesloe police to report you" - The old Man man was scared by that comment and he paddles off to sit 20m away bitchin to the other surfers and 5 minutes paddles in the shore. I keep riding for another hour and no one in the water has any hassle what-so-ever and everyone, about 8 surfers and 2 stand up dudes - gets heaps of fun glassy waves until the sea breeze fills in about 1pm.

I am writing this as I personally was never scared for my own safety as I'm a past black belt in karate and could have easily on 5 or 6 times elbowed him in the face and instantly disabled him - BUT luckily for him I am a man of PEACE- But I am very worried this DICK will attack another rider who does not have my self defence skills and they could get badly hurt by this DICK and his his obvious thoughtless love of spearing surfboards in to other peoples faces.

Also for the record I am disabled rider and only have 30% use of my right arm after badly breaking my shoulder 4 years ago. I sup because I can no longer surf as it is to painful with my damaged shoulder and without the great sport of sup I would have to give up wave riding - I cannot lift my right arm above my waist - so when the DICK pushed me off my stand up into the water I can only swim with 1 arm and I'm pretty much defenceless and pretty hard to get back to my board quickly - hence why he could just paddle quickly on his surfboard to me and spear his board at me as I float in water. I never disclose this injury info as it is my own issue and I still sup and kite to push the keep fit.

If you know this guy please email me - so the Cottesloe cops want talk to him and are worried he will attack another person soon - I reckon a chat to Police and a charge will sort him out.

PEACE to all

Johnnokeys