Security Company Employee with 4th Dan Judo Confronts Armed Attacker... The Culprit's Final Moments

Police Present Commendation Certificates and Monetary Awards

A man in his 50s who entered a bar wielding a weapon and threatening the staff was swiftly subdued by security company employees who happened to be drinking there.

According to the Suwon Nambu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province on the 7th, at around 9:30 p.m. on the 22nd of last month, a man identified as A (52) suddenly entered a beer pub located in Ingye-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon City, holding a weapon and started causing a disturbance. Although there were many customers inside the establishment at the time, A approached the staff with a long weapon and shouted abusive language.

The Suwon Southern Police Station in Gyeonggi announced on the 7th that it awarded certificates of commendation to two citizens who subdued a weapon-wielding assailant. The photo shows Chief Jo Byeong-no (center) posing for a commemorative photo with Mr. Kim Young-dae (left) and Mr. Kim Jeong-ho. Photo by Yonhap News.

In this urgent situation, Kim Jeong-ho (55), who was sitting near the entrance of the bar, ran up to A and warned him twice, saying, "Drop the weapon." Kim, who works for a private security company, had come to this bar with his junior colleague Kim Young-dae (49) for a drink after finishing work.

However, A ignored Kim's warnings, and Kim attempted to subdue him. Kim first tried a leg sweep technique, but A did not fall. Then Kim wrapped his arm around A's neck, took him down with a rear ankle pick, pinned him to the floor, and twisted A's right arm holding the weapon.

Kim's junior colleague, who was with him, took the weapon from A's hand and called 112. The two held A down and handed him over to the police officers who arrived at the scene.

Kim is known as an elite athlete with a 4th dan black belt in judo. His junior colleague is also a 4th dan black belt in taekwondo and is a large man, standing 186 cm tall and weighing 100 kg.

On the 5th, the Suwon Nambu Police Station awarded certificates of commendation and cash prizes to Kim Jeong-ho and Kim Young-dae, respectively. Cho Byeong-no, chief of the Suwon Nambu Police Station, said, "We deeply thank these two citizens who risked their own safety in a dangerous situation to protect others."

Meanwhile, the police have formally charged A with special intimidation and are investigating the case.

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