A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt named Ivan Skoko sprang into action when chaos erupted at London's Borough Underground station.The Croatian-born fighter, fresh from a training session and heading home on the Northern Line, heard screams and initially feared something like a stabbing had occurred. It turned out a 14-year-old girl had just been robbed—her phone stolen.
He kept full control, warning the guy not to move, and even shifted their position toward the wall to avoid any risk of tumbling onto the tracks.Video from the scene captures the suspect pleading, "I don’t want to stab you, bro," while pinned safely.British Transport Police arrived about 25 minutes later and arrested the man on charges including theft, possessing an offensive weapon (a rusty claw hammer was found), and handling stolen goods. They also recovered two phones, one in a Hello Kitty case.Skoko, who recently took gold in the ultra-heavy division at the British Open, downplayed any heroics: "It was just a natural instinct to protect women, children, and the elderly—no thought of fame or anything else."A true example of training meeting real life!
Once passengers pointed out the suspect, Skoko acted fast: he forced open the train doors, jumped onto the platform, and in mere seconds used a precise judo foot sweep to take the man down—especially after seeing him reach into his pocket, possibly for a weapon.