The default image for a martial artist is one of an individual with discipline and principles. However a couple in China, both of whom happen to be martial artists and one of great competition record got into a gruelling argument which ended up sending the husband straight to the hospital.
Doctors at Xi’an hospital were shocked to see a 3-centimeter (1.2-inch) gold medal in the distressed husband’s esophagus.
Once the foreign object was extracted from the man’s body, he explained that the gold medal actually belonged to his wife and that he swallowed it to exact revenge on her, according to Shanghaiist.
The husband revealed he was a champion in Sanshou – chinese kickboxing, while the wife is a taekwondo champion.
The man explained the incident took place when his wife ruined his trophy after a heated argument which prompted him to swallow her gold medal to get even?!
Given the fact both are very good at martial arts many spectators were curious as to why exactly they would resolve a conflict like this.
The husband explained that they decided not to let the dispute reach a point of getting physical since it would’ve led to the destruction of their house.
While the martial arts couple managed to avoid any actual physical conflict, their argument still ended up with one of them going straight to the hospital.
