YORK, Pa. — Police tactics are in the spotlight after protests gripped the nation. States—including Pennsylvania—have passed police oversight bills since the killing of George Floyd, but calls for ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Every incoming Louisville Metro Police Department officer receives 52 hours of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu training in the police academy. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a style of the Brazilian ...
Education for law-enforcement officers shouldn’t end when they graduate from basic police academy. After all, law enforcement is a challenging profession, one in which new trends, issues and dangers ...
ST. PAUL — Told by a police officer that he’s under arrest, a man clenches his arms in front of his body, refusing to put them in position to be handcuffed. One officer wraps his arms around the man’s ...
MANTECA (CBS13) — A force for change is leading to newly trained police officers, and they're taking an element from one of the world's most violent sports: mixed martial arts. For the Manteca Police ...
MARIETTA, Ga. — The Marietta Police Department says that training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu helped officers see significant reductions in injuries during arrests, both to themselves and those being ...
Devout readers may recall that I've grappled with Jiu-jitsu before. In the early days of "Stretching Out," I paid a visit to Rio Pro Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in Westlake, one of the premiere schools of its ...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Frankfort police department is taking a different approach to training by utilizing Jiu-Jitsu. Brian Jones, owner of Valhalla Academy partnered with the force to teach ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the eyes of Allan Manganello, each of his fellow Louisville Metro Police officers should be required to undergo more hours of jiu-jitsu training per year. Jiu-jitsu is one of ...