Hero SWAT officer saves woman held hostage by agitated knifeman with dramatic martial arts throw. This dramatic video appears to show the moment a hero cop disarms a knife-man who was holding a woman hostage - with a brutal martial arts move. The clip has been widely shared in China, where police chiefs have praised the quick-thinking SWAT officer. In mobile footage seemingly from the crime scene, a terrified woman is held captive by a man wielding a huge meat cleaver in a hotel lobby.<br /><br />He is shown facing off with a group of officers holding riot shields.<br /><br />It is not clear what his demands were, but the agitated man is seen holding the woman with his left arm and threatening cops with the blade.<br /><br />As the situation appears to escalate, a SWAT officer runs at the suspect, grabbing the arm with the knife and throwing the man to the ground using his own body weight.<br /><br />The suspect also appears to have his arm broken in the process.<br /><br />The SWAT officers and the other armed police at the scene rush over to subdue and cuff the hostage taker, bringing the tense stand-off to an end.<br /><br />The woman who was taken hostage also appears to be unharmed as the video ends.<br /><br />Official police accounts on Chinese social media have been sharing the clip and praising the SWAT officer's action.<br /><br />No further details were given about the case.<br /><br />Music at end: Black Wind by Dhruva Aliman<br />https://dhruvaaliman.bandcamp.com/album/snooper<br />http://www.dhruvaaliman.com/<br /><br />
