Martial Arts and Officer Safety
Expertise in a martial art can help you end resistance and even attacks quickly and effectively, reducing risk of injury to you and the suspect.
April 6, 2022
Expertise in a martial art can help you end resistance and even attacks quickly and effectively, reducing risk of injury to you and the suspect.
April 6, 2022
Included in the benefits to participating in any form of martial art are the increased fitness and flexibility one gains, as well as the psychological effect of enhanced self-awareness and self-assuredness.
February 28, 2022
In a close-up encounter with a suspect who is drawing a concealed weapon, you are unlikely to outdraw him, but you can outfight him.
July 30, 2020
In a close-up encounter with a suspect who is drawing a concealed weapon, you are unlikely to outdraw him, but you can outfight him.
July 30, 2020
These easy to learn and simple to use techniques can help you take a resisting subject into custody.
May 4, 2020
If a subject you're approaching reaches for a gun in the front of his waistband, you can use these Police Krav Maga moves to disarm him.
March 19, 2020
Why the Marietta (GA) Police Department made Brazilian jiu jitsu training mandatory.
February 17, 2020
An officer with the Grove City (OH) Police Department was uninjured despite being body-slammed to the pavement in a parking lot during an arrest on Monday.
February 12, 2020
Is the law on use of force really changing? What is science saying about bias? What can you do to be safer on the job?
November 13, 2019
Officers should follow the practices of S2P3: situational awareness, self-control, presence, positioning, and prevention.
October 18, 2019
LAPD Captain Greg Meyer (ret.) discusses some of the mistakes that officers make when attempting to deploy a TASER, and how tactics and training can help fix those mistakes.
April 24, 2019
Chokeholds are some of the most controversial and effective techniques that officers can use to end attacks.
March 5, 2019
Born in Brazil and now a United States Citizen, Jorge Gurgel says he is proud to help police officers in dynamic situations by providing them with some training in his own skills learned in the gym.
February 4, 2019
By applying basic principles of fighting, you can increase your chances of successfully countering and surviving a sudden edged weapon assault.
February 3, 2019
"We will be taking a look at old methodologies and training programs that have caused “scars” on the psyche of public safety personnel. Discussions will involve the “Use of Force” continuum model, techniques for physical force, and testing your program to the ethos of 'Are you range or real?'”
January 8, 2019
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