Defensive Tactics
Aside from the obvious benefits of the art itself, we are only beginning to tap into the full potential of what Jiu-Jitsu offers law enforcement officers
Instead of training for that perfect repetition with a completely compliant partner, let’s challenge our students with a “what next” frame of thought
When instructors create a safety culture and invite their students to participate actively in that culture, the chances of injury are reduced exponentially
Deputy stopped a vehicle and was startled when two men came out of the nearby woods and attacked him
Detective Wojciech Braszczok faces top-level assault charges in the September 2013 attack on an SUV driver
Police said the judge set a dangerous precedent, creating the impression that people who disobey officers can get away with it
Officer nearly lost consciousness in the attack
Suspect exited a residence in the December incident and stabbed a deputy in the chest — body armor prevented the attack from causing serious injury
San Jose’s top cop tackled a murder suspect who managed to escape a police holding cell and scale a fence while handcuffed
Michelle Manhart took the American flag from a group of protesters who were reportedly stomping on it in protest of racism
Video has been released of the brutal melee between police and a family that ended with a suspect killed, another suspect shot and a cop shot
Ten people were arrested at a Philly community meeting after protesters battled with cops in anger over the DA’s decision in a fatal OIS
Husband-and-wife meth users disarmed an officer and a sheriff’s deputy then forced them to their knees before the husband was killed in a struggle
One firefighter head-butted an officer after being stopped for running a red light; the other kicked an officer’s leg when he was restrained at a bar
Spring breakers were drinking on a beach Sunday when between 10 and 15 people started fighting
Trooper Tressa Winans was called to the bus Thursday to remove an unruly passenger when the attack occurred
At one point, an LAPD spokeswoman said, the man grabbed hold of a sergeant’s holster
Had past bank robbery conviction, wanted probation status and lived under false name
Chief says initial signs show that the officers used what they had learned
Officer’s gun was found partly cocked and jammed with a bullet in the chamber and another in the ejection port, indicating a struggle for the weapon
With two Chicago cops beaten and on the verge of getting shot, Ray Robinson knew he needed to join the fray
Female officer’s head was repeatedly slammed into the ground during the vicious assault
Risk of transmitting the disease depends on whether the HIV carrier has a “high viral load” and the severity of the bite
Police trainers should attempt to move officers who have mastered individual skills toward developing schemas — blocking groups of well-learned skills together for different environmental problems
I was privileged to have been trained by the great James Lindell of Kansas City Police Department in 1979, and learned his system of Lateral Vascular Neck Restraint (LVNR) as well as his follow-up protocol
School principal is asking students to bring cans of food such as corn and peas as a way of fighting off a school intruder