This is the dramatic moment police pinned a man to the ground outside a mosque as officers seized a 13-inch blade and chased a stolen car.
Six officers were seen trying to detain the man at the height of the struggle during the broad daylight arrest in Stoke Newington.
The video shows uniformed police shouting “get down” and “give me your arm” as they accost the man and trap him on the floor beside the mosque in Cazenove Road.
Sirens can be heard and officers speak into their radios as the man is arrested by police.
The Met said police were called to the area on Sunday to reports of a stolen car near Stoke Newington station and chased two suspects in a car.
The two men got out and continued to flee on foot.
A 35cm knife was seized and nearby officers discovered an abandoned and damaged Mercedes car.
Two people were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, criminal damage, failing to stop and possession of an offensive weapon and take to an east London police. They have since been charged.
A Met Police spokesman said: “Dwane Mattison, 26, of no fixed abode was charged with dangerous driving, fail to stop, possession of an offensive weapon.
“He was kept in custody to appear Thames Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 30 May.
“Anthony Williams, 23, of Edinburgh Crescent, Waltham Cross, Herts was kept in custody to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 30 May for two non-payment of fines.”
