Ro Malabanan subdued a homeless man who was allegedly assaulting people. Other alleged victims of Frazier, 28, gathered as Malabanan pinned the accused perp to the sidewalk in front of the Converse flagship store on Broadway, according to third-party footage shared by the fighter. “He tried to swing me off then - but for those of you in the know - a seatbelt position dragged him down to the floor, and I immediately took his back and pinned him to the ground.” Malabanan, 44, checked in with the victim before running after the suspect and taking him down from behind, the good Samaritan explained to his Instagram followers.
Ro Malabanan, who has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a yellow belt in judo, was walking to his boxing instructor job last Wednesday morning when he saw Samuel Frazier sucker-punch a construction worker, the fighter told The Post. Good Samaritan slashed across face in NYC subway station: copsĪ mixed martial arts fighter sprang into action to subdue a homeless man who was allegedly attacking people in the heart of Manhattan’s Soho shopping district. Good Samaritans detain suspected gunman in double-homicide Victim, 78, in brutal Access-a-Ride video ‘scared’ with attacker still on the loose But as I said, you would have done the same thing if you were in my position.More than he could chew: Gruesome photo shows how NYC crook took a bite out of good Samaritan’s chest “For those of you that have reached out to me, I genuinely appreciate the kind words. And at the end of the day, we are just trying to do the best we can. As human beings, I believe we have to show empathy and compassion to others because we are all going through things. As New Yorkers, we must help each other out so we can go about our business without having to fear for our lives. “As a martial artist, it is my responsibility to stand up for those who cannot. New Yorkers coming together to get a dangerous person off the streets. What I experienced yesterday was just that.
I feel that most people in the situation I was in would’ve done the same because as much as most of the world thinks that New Yorkers are rude, there is an unspoken rule that when someone’s in trouble, we will go out of our way to help someone. “Except I was able to use my training to stop a mentally sick person in harming another human being until the authorities were able to get there and do their job. In a separate post to Instagram Malabanan wrote about how much positive feedback he has received since going viral for what happened in SoHo.Ī post shared by RO those of you that are new to my page, I get harassed at least once a month based on my race or how I look, so what happened yesterday is nothing out of the ordinary,” he wrote. Malabanan lists boxing/jiu jitsu coach and actor among his job titles.
Being able to help people, to do it in the real world, is incredible.” I’m just really grateful I was able to stop someone and put my martial arts to use.
“We New Yorkers are willing to help strangers out because that’s what New York is all about. “I don’t think I’m a hero, just doing my part for New York,” added Malabanan. I had what’s called the seatbelt position, which helped me to drag him down to the ground.” My jiu-jitsu training kicked in, and I immediately just jumped on his back, he tried to fling me off of him. Immediately, my martial arts side kicks in and I’m like, let’s go stop this guy,” Malabanan recalled. “I walked up to the guy that (was) hit, to check to see if he was OK,” he said (ht NBC New York). A post shared by RO also posted a video where he explained what he witnessed that day.
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