He went to attack a nurse, but picked the wrong one: he had more than a decade of jiu-jitsu training and ended up pinned to the floor “Violence is not part of my shift” | VIDEO

The patient attacked a nurse who had been training in jiu-jitsu for more than ten years. Daniel Nelson pinned him to the floor and kept him under control until security arrived. 🥋

It happened in 2024 at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Australia, while Nelson was escorting the man toward the emergency department exit. Security cameras recorded the assault and how the nurse managed to restrain him.

Afterward, Nelson rejected the idea that assaults should be normalized in hospitals: “Violence against healthcare workers is not simply part of the job; it is unacceptable, and alcohol is no excuse”.

Video:

Incredible footage has emerged of a jiu-jitsu-obsessed nurse taking down a violent patient at a hospital emergency department. Brisbane nurse Daniel Nelson posted CCTV footage of the incident to social media that has since been viewed more than 1.3 million times. Read the full… pic.twitter.com/vF2Mq9ApKI

— The Australian (@australian) August 4, 2026