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The New Jersey Attorney General has just announced that Gracie Survival Tactics has now been approved as official police training. Before the state of New Jersey, it was the Manteca https://grapplinginsider.com/manteca-police-department-adopts-gracie-survival-tactics-training-program/ Police Department from Northern California that most recently started to implement Gracie Survival Tactics training; the only Jiu-Jitsu program

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Manteca Police Department Adopts Gracie Survival Tactics Training Program

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 Lucy Wynne

The Manteca Police Department in Northern California has started implementing Gracie Survival Tactics training, which is currently the only Jiu-Jitsu program that is certified for law enforcement in California. Nearly all of the officers in the Manteca Police Department are trained in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. “In jiu-jitsu, if there’s distance,

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Video: HBO Real Sports Investigates BJJ in Law Enforcement, Features Rener Gracie

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Ben Coate

Police brutality and the misuse of police force has been a hot topic in this country over the past few years as seemingly countless videos have surfaced of police officers using excessive force or misusing their power to subdue suspects. Many jiu-jitsu practitioners have suggested mandatory police training in jiu-jitsu

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Former NYPD Detective Pushes for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Training for Police

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Ben Coate

Police reform has been a hot topic in the United States for well over a year, since the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer and the widespread protests and riots that followed. Politicians and pundits on both sides of the aisle have their own

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Proposed Michigan Police Reform Bill Would Require Officers to Hold Blue Belt in BJJ

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Ben Coate

Police reform has been a hot topic across the country for well over a year, with many states and cities enacting a wide variety of changes to how law enforcement officers are trained and funded. Now, according to Fox 47 in Lansing, MI, one proposed Michigan police reform bill would

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Sao Paulo Deploys Unarmed BJJ Police Squad For Protests.

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Lucy Wynne

Police in Sao Paulo have adopted a new technique for dealing with anti-World Cup street protests by deploying unarmed officers trained in BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu). The news comes as multiple UFC Champions have been demonstrating that a background in effective martial arts can give you the confidence, and the