A champion of martial arts struck down a man and subdued him sexually abused to a teenager Outside Moorgate station in central London, England.
The incident occurred on December 5th, when Ivan Skokoa 29-year-old jiu-jitsu expert, used a Sweeping technology the legs to immobilize the attacker. According to police, Skoko then held the person with his knees until police arrived. Daily Mail.
Minutes before his intervention, the man, who was wearing a black hooded jacket, allegedly touched the woman’s bottom. 14 year old young man when she went home.
The situation escalated when… Two teenagers challenged the manwho reacted violently and tried to strike and chase the young people. At that moment the martial arts master decided to intervene.
Skoko, who is a black belt 1.90 tallHe was on his way to the tube station after finishing a training session at a gym in Moorgate when he observed the situation.
“I saw something serious was happening, so I crossed the street and realized it.” The girl said, ‘That man grabbed my butt'”Skoko explained to the Daily Mail. The minor also stated that the man turned around and looked at her after touching her.
The Jiu-Jitsu expert, of Croatian origin, initially commented on this decided to wait to assess the situation. However, the attempted physical attack on the two young people was the trigger for their intervention. “When I saw that, I took my headphones off and thought, ‘Let’s just take this guy down,'” he said.
Skoko explained that he executed an effective takedown: “I finished him with a leg swing. That was very effective. He stopped resisting.” The man resisted arrest when the City of London Police quickly arrived on the scene to subdue and arrest him.
The champion emphasized the seriousness of the man’s act by explaining that he grabbed the young woman and tried to hit two other minors. “Things are getting terrible here. I don’t know how to solve this problem. “I can’t handle it every day,” he said.
It’s not the first time Skoko has done this specialized personal defense trainer and runs classes at the Fight City Gym in south London, intervenes in a situation of public violence. Just over a month ago, he arrested a suspected thief armed with a hammer at Borough Station.
In response to growing security concerns Skoko is preparing an online course called “Primitive Jiu-Jitsu.” Teaching safe self-defense methods to people of all abilities. “Ordinary people will be able to defend themselves just like I did,” he said.
Skoko is an excellent athlete, champion of the British Open 2025, NAGA London II 2025 and the IBJJF London Fall Open 2025 in the adult black belt category.